Black rituals light up Californian summer skies
Occult masses held in honor of the Babylonian divine
Bohemian excess dedicated to the demonic kind
Malevolent wizards in black suits, briefcases and ties
Worshiping Moloch, the demonic deity of the grove
In the candle lit hue of this midsummer’s nightmare
Though forget not that it is the men that society adores
Who put on their black cloaks in this ritual of care
As they cremate the effigy of the pure young child
To honor of their horrific sacrifices of yesteryear
Since 1881 these hideous rituals have occurred
As dramatic performances with less than implicit ideals
When they’re not supercharging the laws of attraction
They celebrate their stay with superfluous acts of sexuality
Man on man pleasure between the politicians and the rich
Not wholly unlike the nature the current political system
In celebratory success of themselves and their rituals
They’ll return to the grove during July next year
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