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The Vessel
05:46
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Godless ruler, invoker of the malediction
Decaying, spreading the affliction
Oblivious unending gaze
Labyrinth of endless daze
A curse was brought upon us
By a single twisted mind
Locked away in halls of madness
Festering as time went by
Dreaming as his mind went through
The point of no return
Yet clinging to this world
Hands clenched upon the throne
Staring into the abyss
Idle and alone
The king was made the vessel
For the doom to come
The dream transpired to others
As the veil became weeker
And as more were enslaved
Horrors came from beyond the gates
The void was brought upon you
By a single dreaming mind
Locked away in nothingness
Madness came as time went by
When the morning came
The sky was black as night
Blood flowed down the streets
Denizens crawled in plight
Surrender to insanity
Vessel to the savagery
Devoured by the affliction
Slaves to the malediction
Most noble and ever loyal
This city is your grave
A torn womb where madness seeps
The wound that ever bleeds
Where nightmares come to life
A grave calling lullaby
Godless ruler, invoker of the malediction
Decaying, spreading the affliction
Oblivious
A curse was brought upon us
By a single twisted mind
Locked away in halls of madness
Festering as time went by
Dreaming as his mind went through
The point of no return
Yet clinging to this world
Hands clenched upon the throne
Staring into the abyss
Idle and alone
The king was made the vessel
For the dread to come
The absence of the monarch
Condemned the land to nothingness
Were life was once a boon
Now sustenance to impending doom
This city devours
Nightmares brought to life
By a single twisted mind
Hunters in the dark
Feasting on mankind
Decaying as his eyes observed
The horrors of beyond
Drifting from this world
Unable to return
Staring from the abyss
Idle and alone
The king was made the vessel
A ruler to no one
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2. |
The Ritual
05:26
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Sharpen your blades
For my will is written in flesh
Tempered in blood
Living sculptures ever so fresh
Behold my design
Upon these naked bodies
In the heart of this doomed city
I hear the chilling screams
Maidens cry beneath dark skies
As flesh begins to reek
Blood flows thick as it erupts
No pity for the weak
Flames come forth
All is engulfed
A calling from the deep
Behold the unholy ritual
Before us lies the pure
Calling from beyond
Desire so obscure
Smothered be the flames
Vanquished be all life
As the gate reveals
The void is gazing from the other side
Thick fog now brings forth
The beasts that roam the night
Carnage rages beyond sight
As the vessels are devoured
The thirst is to be quenched
Mangled bodies torn to shreds
The great one will emerge
Rise
Rise in the City of Devora
A fountain of slit throats
Bursts as I walk the earth
The influence beyond the veil
My flesh crafted plan prevails
For the souls hidden away
Inside these pale walls
You must accept your fate
You must answer the call
Go forth my darkest minions
Go forth my vile ones
Drag them by the throat
Bring them one by one
The jaws of carnality are open
In hope to sate my lust
As night descends
In my unholy kingdom
As bodies rise
In eternal dominion
My will is done
I am complete
Give in to the jaws
A fountain of slit throats
Bursts as I walk the earth
The influence beyond the veil
My flesh crafted plan prevails
Let there be a recreation
Each and every night
Drag them by the throat
Bring them one by one
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3. |
The Cathedral
06:57
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Beyond these walls
A reign of savagery
Across the halls
Is sculpted immortality
The finest are chosen
Among the flock
Their flesh assembled
An the naked rock, bloody
As the gates open
I hear the screams
Such melodies
Are that of dreams
Purity is woven
In merciless perfection
I touch the crevices
Shiver in anticipation
Oh what sweet decay
The chants of pain
Demand foreplay
A million souls
Cry as I approach the walls
And feel the scars
Behold my temple of insanity
You are here to serve
As my eternal fantasy
A puppet to my urge
Shiver as I thrust
Call me your Majesty
As I peal the living skin
You belong to me
Blood flows thick from within
Ichor flows to the ground
As tender flesh emerges
Seeps into the underground
I can't control my urges
Oh what sweet decay
The chants of pain demand foreplay
Come join us in this cathedral
As muscles are exposed
As skin has been removed
White light turns to crimson
Deep thick vermillion
I kneel before the altar
Screams echo from afar
Hanging heads upon the wall
Skinless limbs trying to crawl
But I am not satisfied
Until the purest are defiled
I will feed, rend and thrust
All are torn by my lust
Give in
This temple of carnality
This monument to gluttony
Transpires vile misery
Cathedral of living flesh
The stench exhales death
A monument to my desire
Built upon the defiled
Give in
Surrender to the pact of flesh
In the most unholy cathedral
This temple of depravity
This monument to savagery
Transpires vile agony
Cathedral of living flesh
The stench exhales death
A monument to my desire
Built upon the defiled
This temple of insanity
Debauchery
The finest are chosen
Among the flock
Their flesh assembled
On the naked rock
Bloody
As the gates open
I hear the screams
Such melodies
Are that of dreams
Oh what sweet decay
The chants of pain
Demand foreplay
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4. |
The City
05:56
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Most unholy city
A beacon to the void
Your eternal presence
Corrupted to its essence
Corpses rot in the streets
As beasts trample the dead
The living hide and pray
But the screams engulf the pleas
This is no place for gods
All are bound to feed the jaws
The wheels are turning
In everlasting grind
As blood feeds the echoes of the night
Nightmares are revealed there is nowhere to hide
The choir sings at the great cathedral
As poison fills the air
At the town square
A fire burns red
As the victims lay bare
Most unholy city
A beacon to the void
Your eternal presence
Corrupted to its essence
Corpses rot in the streets
As beasts trample the dead
The living hide and pray
But the screams engulf the pleas
Separated from the world
A parallel reality
Fleshed out in the void
By those who dream
The city walls reign high
Impervious to those who wish
To look beyond the veil
Of eternal agony
We bones, are here
Waiting for yours
The choir echoes through the night
As the never ending dream
Saturates the minds and bodies
Of those who dare resist
Unholy machinations beneath moon and stars
Slaves are dragged through the dirt
And taken to the rituals
The frail are broken
To please the hungry
The foul are pleased
To sate their hunger
Madness reveals the jaws
Open to devour all
The path is paved in blood and carnage
As the rituals perpetuate the hunger!
Corpses rise in the streets
Beasts feed the dead
The living cry and scream
As they are dragged outside
There is no place to hide
All are bound to feed the jaws
The wheels keep turning
In everlasting grind
As victims feed the dead
Through the night
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The Devouring Void Evora, Portugal
Black/Death Metal from Portugal & Australia.
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