the choruses on the new blind guardian album
are stacked several dozen voices high
not crazy sevenths & thirteenths brian wilson style

but minor chords and towering fifths
like enormous crystal sculptures
in far-flung fields

where the wind blows
and the rain turns to ice
and the traveler squints

but continues on
the solos meanwhile on the new blind guardian album
are cleaner than ferraris

yes
the singer still sounds like he's afraid of a monster
and yes

his subject matter still comes
from science fiction and fantasy books
and there's a dragon on the album cover

and then what's more get this
this dragon, flanked by two dudes with axes,
is emerging from a fucking pyramid

you've seen that bumper sticker,
"real men worship jesus"
go ahead

keep telling
yourself
that