The Burial of the Old Gods [Lyric Video]

Track four and title track from the album "The Burial of the Old Gods." Archeologists believe that Gobekli Tepe was intentionally buried, and I wrote a song fictionalizing the event. I wrote the lyrics, AI supplied the music. Lyrics © 2026 Luke Manning. All rights reserved. All lyrics are original human-authored works. No permission is granted to reproduce, adapt, publish, distribute, or incorporate these lyrics into another work without authorization from the copyright holder. (Verse One) These stones were carved by hands That never plowed nor reaped They prayed forgotten tongues To mute gods who now sleep We now invoke the skies Our gods speak through thunder A roaring declaration "The old pillars must go under" (Prechorus) Priests gather in temples pristine Clad in woven robes serene Say "These were men who worshipped beasts Their old ways are heresy" (Chorus) We bury the temple As though ancestors' bones We bury the temple May earth veil the stones We bury the temple We bury old gods' echoes (Verse Two) Bring baskets, bring hide slings Bring stone to dig the soil We shall rise before dawn Until nightfall we shall toil By firelight then we feast Praise our gods for harvest gold Cast the bones upon the dirt And seal away the gods of old (Prechorus) Priests gather in temples pristine Clad in woven robes serene Say "These were men who worshipped beasts Their old ways are heresy" (Chorus) We bury the temple As though ancestors' bones We bury the temple May earth veil the stones We bury the temple We bury old gods' echoes (Bridge) I do the bidding of the priests I dig and pour the earth Yet as I gaze, half-buried fox Is that his cry I heard? Do I see a vulture soar? Or hear a distant leopard roar? Is that the voice of ancestors? Beneath the temple floor? (Dual leads guitar solo) (Prechorus) Priests gather in temples pristine Clad in woven robes serene Say "These were men who worshipped beasts Their old ways are heresy" (Chorus) We bury the temple As though ancestors' bones We bury the temple May earth veil the stones We bury the temple We bury old gods' echoes #metal #heavymetal #oldschoolmetal #göbeklitepe #humanlyrics #lyricvideo