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House of the Harlot
05:12
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We caught the tread of dancing feet,
As we loitered down the moonlit street,
Inside, above the din and fray,
We heard the loud musicians play
The ‘Treues Liebes Herz’ of Strauss
As we stood beneath the harlot’s house.
The shadows raced across the blind,
Like black leaves wheeling in the wind
Like strange mechanical grotesques
Making fantastic arabesques
We watched the ghostly dancers spin
To the sound of horn and violin,
Like wire-pulled automatons,
Slim silhouetted skeletons
Went sliding through the slow quadrille,
Their laughter echoed thin and shrill.
They took each other by the hand,
And danced a stately saraband.
Sometimes a clockwork puppet pressed
A phantom lover to her breast,
Sometimes a horrible marionette
Came out, and smoked a cigarette
Upon the steps like a living thing,
Behind the shadows seemed to sing.
Then, turning to my love, I said:
“The dead are dancing with the dead.”
But she – she heard the violin
And left my side, and entered in:
Love passed into the house lust,
Now she is whirling with the dust.
Then suddenly the tune went false,
The dancers wearied of the waltz,
The shadows ceased to wheel and whirl,
I knew that soon would be my turn.
I saw a shade so familiar,
With an eerie glow in the eyes of her,
She made a gesture as to beckon
Me, to join the ranks with the fallen throng.
I lost the struggle deep within,
So she took my hand and lead me in
Into the darkened house of lust
Where lover’s blood turns into rust
And so with cold fingers entwined
We dance until the end of time
Slowly here, forever, falling
Falling lovely and amazing.
And down the long and silent street
The dawn, with silver-sandaled feet,
Crept like a frightened girl,
And banged her fist on the door:
Let me in!
Let me in!
Let me in!
Let me in!
Let me in!
Let me in!
Let me in!
Let me in!
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Communion
03:50
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Denial
The source of my guilt
Desire
The game I cannot win
Forgive me!
Release me!
The other side
What is there for me?
The cold and the dark
Of long lonely sleep
A savage
And a beast
You are
Just like me
Forgive me!
Release me!
God knows
I cannot fight
The urge in my mind
No longer do I know
What is right
God knows
I cannot fight
The hunger in my mind
As the water turns into wine
And the wine into blood
My hand is numb
After all the wrong I’ve done
So please reach me
And give me peace
Forgive me!
Release me!
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3. |
A Thing so Vile
03:45
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I woke up and lost my faith today
What I see around me is a hunting ground
Everyone is yet another prey
I prowl sniffing like a well-trained hound
I fear that I’ve done something absolutely
Vile
I know that you have something that I want
And the way you look so scared is the best part of the fun
I let you run and you can hide – whatever you like
But when I got you in my sight I come like a bullet from a gun
I fear that I’ve done a thing so vile
The beauty must die
The power is long gone
But the spirit lingers on
Die
The beauty must die
What have I done
A thing so very vile
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In the still of the moonless night
Come to me in the circle of serpents
O dark satanic mistress
The scarlet queen of hell
Dance before me
Remove your crimson veil
The queen of harlots
Lilith the destroyer!
My blood is thine
So drink deep from me
The secrets of men and the gods
You whisper into my ears
I pledge my soul unto thee
From your snow white breasts
I drink the wine of mysteries
Between your thighs like a statue’s
I writhe in ecstasy
Dance before me
Remove your crimson veil
Mother of the demons
O divine Babalon!
In my benighted chamber
Cold tongues lick my skin
My blazing flesh in her hands
The scarlet whore drives her nails in
Dance before me
Remove the crimson veil
Redeem me from my being
Make me come again!
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5. |
The World Coming Down
04:13
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So many times I have heard it before
That in the end there’s nothing for us all
No matter what I do one day it is time for a farewell
But looking back I feel that I’ll be leaving hell
And I’m not sorry for – at all
It’s the world coming down
The world coming down, tonight
All our little dreams
All our castles in the air
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Nothing ever lasts
Somewhere behind there must have been
The point of no return
If you would have a second chance
Where would you be?
It’s not that we didn’t try hard enough
But it’s because we have done damn too much
And here we stand by our graves
It’s the world coming down
The world coming down, tonight
All our secret fears
Have now come to pass
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Nothing ever lasts
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To a Passer-by in Black
04:48
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The streets fell into silence
Tall, slender, in heavy mourning
A woman passed
With a glittering hand
Raising the hem of her skirt
I found her so beautiful in black
A widow before we even met
I wanted her for my own death
When it was that we first met
Away all the nameless people faded
I parted her painted lips
With a furtive glance
And kept them a part for all night
With a dreamy hand
I found her so beautiful in black
A widow before we even kissed
I wanted her for my own death
So quietly you touch the flowers
So softly you caress the trees
The hand that used to be so warm
Is now a hand so cold
And the woods stand so dark and still
As the wind ripples the wintry sea
Like the dying leaves of the solemn trees
In time all the things must pass away
But I whisper your name time and again
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Morning Star
05:14
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The fire and brimstone
That’s what we call our home
From the nether worlds we climbed so hard
Just to be on your side
The priests and the preachers
They warn you of the charmers
And how right they truly are
We’ll take you much too far
The sons of Morning Star
The sons of Morning Star
Born to kill and to burn we are
The sons of Morning Star
For so many years
With fear in the eyes
You have tried so hard
To tie us down
But better be warned, now
For here we are again
With all our fury
Definitely not heaven sent
You with your little charms
You better step aside
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8. |
Waratah
05:53
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Burning eyes of fire
Like bleeding suns
The beacons in the dark
Swirling colours
Of black and red
The lace on your skin
Red, red, red is your colour
The blood on the face of the moon
Every drop I take of the gift
Of your dusky womb
I smell the marks
Here and there
The great silver eye is full
The scent of iron warmth
Tells me where you have been
Now naked and open like the night
Salty rivers run
From your true heart
The stream into the sweet sea
Between the sheets of crimson
Your breath in my ears
I drink deep
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9. |
Rapeman
03:36
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Forgive
Or revenge
Sow love
Or breed hate
She – she wants
She wants me
Now – she hunts
She hunts
Me
Always remember it is better
To forgive than to take
The sweet revenge
On the one you couldn’t have
But the human nature
Plays its dirty tricks on you
And you write a list
Of the things you really want to do
Rapeman, she wants to
Rapeman
I will stay true to you
I will
Never cast my eyes over
Another one like you
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In the land of sand
Where the river flows
They are waiting for me
Kings in the chambers
Of eternal stone
Whisper in the hour of sleep
Nothing is stranger to men
Than silence, and wisdom, and kindness
In the fires of fate
I forge myself
The Spirit of Solitude
Did I leave behind
Anything I would miss
Have I done anything I would regret?
Bury me in a nameless grave
The Devil walks in my wake
I’m not here for just anyone
Give me the Moon, Stars and the Sun
All is sorrow
And the pay of man is death
The High Gods’ laughter I hear
Do what thou wilt
Shall be the whole of the Law
And love shall be the sole thing that binds
By the powers of the seven Angels
I break the seal and cross the Abyss
By the powers of the seven Angels
I break the bonds between you and me
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11. |
Happiness in Crime
04:07
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A lonely heart
To a lonely soul:
I know it’s you I’ve been searching for
Through all these long years
When I was lost
The dreams that I used to dream
I know by now
Were not the dreams for me
And I don’t care if you will stay
Now, hold me for a little while
I’ve been
Waiting for
The time to come for our
Happiness in crime
As these words fade away
There is nothing left to hide
I know that some of them say
That you have the cloven hoofs
But when I look at you
I don’t mind the poison in our food
Like the finest wine you are
And I’m too shy to taste
Will I die without knowing
It’s just the same
Give me a sign, a little smile
God, tell me you want me
Please, I have to know
This cannot go on
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12. |
Untitled
05:35
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Antipope Oulu, Finland
Formed in 2004 and hailing from Northern Finland, Antipope presents a unique brand of heavy metal infused with progressive rhythms and wrapped in gothic doom and pierced by of black metal. Antipope's albums have each their own themes, and lyrics dive into history, occult and esoteric twilight zones. ... more
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