Paroles de Cathedral in flames

Circle within circle
And when that hour came
From words they passed to deeds
Spires, spirals, and stones rise
'and in the distance
A cathedral in flames'
Given a chance to recover his breath
And exposed
To the process once more
The youth squirmed
In a shower of gold
That etched on his skin the words:
'paradise stands
In the shadow of swords'