Poor fool, wih all this sweated lore I stand no wiser than I was before I know that ignorance is our fate On crooked ways or straight No dog would linger on like this So I turn to the abyss Evil spirit arise, I will join in your company Evil spirit arise, you only know what I want to see Evil spirit arise, tell me how everything ought to be Evil spirit arise, to lose my soul is my destiny Now, I know th emptiness of what I teach That man's conversion is beyond my reach I know dread spirit this is you My heart is harrowed through I don't care if I'm lost, this thing must be Though life should be the cost Than shall I see, with vision clear The meaning of sacred sign Mysterious spirit hovering near Answer me, if now you hear