Drink the blood, shadows cast
Formless flesh your disguise
Divine Hell ritual
Crush your shape, unholy dance
The captive angel flailing still
Inside the dark, the dark inside
Taste of the necrotic cadaver
See the blood, obscene prayer
Intoxicate seraph pure
Evil sublime, agony
Purified by my perversion
The captive angel flailing still
Inside the dark, the dark inside
Taste of the necrotic cadaver
A perfect suggestion
You understand despite
The words you can really hear
My carnal intention
Unfolds before your very eyes
The night is cold and clear
I cast my gaze to see
Your voice is warm and near
But it means nothing to me Sea breeze turns to gale
It’s harder now to see
Your words are like a veil
Hours drip by, time burning
Your wine spills from
The glass you barely hold
Disrobing, sublimely
Reaching down to claim the prize
The night is cold and clear
I cast my gaze to see
Your voice is warm and near
But it means nothing to me Sea breeze turns to gale
It’s harder now to see
Your words are like a veil
But they mean nothing at all
Breathing
Scratching
From the inside
Untouchable
Unreachable
Uncertainty
The night is no disguise
The darkness is a mirror
I was feeling blind
Everything seemed new to me You made up my mind
Lies were really truth you see
See the blood, obscene prayer
Intoxicate seraph pure
Evil sublime, agony
Purified by my perversion
The captive angel flailing still
Inside the dark, the dark inside
Taste of the necrotic cadaver
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that's where the song starts!
all the folks throwing the word "techno" around in the comments just remind me how little most metalheads know about any music that isn't metal. takes more than just synths, guys.
When I saw comments mentioning 'techno' elements of the song I quickly scoured it, thinking "how could I have missed that?" Then I realized that people were talking about the synth playing some bass in what sounds like saw waves. People... techno is a genre (not to be confused by other genres like trance or house). it's not a descriptive term. Nothing in there resembled techno at all... by that standard this song is country because it uses a guitar. It isn't the instruments, but how you use them that makes the song what it is. In this case it was used so well that I've never even thought anything of it until I read the comments.
Imo,this song has a lot of very diverse and contrasting parts that all work well together as a whole. Definitely not your average Death Metal (or any other genre,for that matter) song. One of my favorite Akercocke songs,without a doubt!
Some people clearly are too blinded by the trve aspect and dont notice how much of a musical masterpiece this is in the songwriting and technical aspects. This band never will get enough respect.
I don't hail Satan or any god, but I am a fan of Akercocke's music. Their style has really pulled me in over the years. To me, their music is smooth, heavy, dark and enjoyable. A favorite of mine is Seraphs and Silence. From Texas, HAIL AKERCOCKE.