Blood, Retribution and a Quick Change of Clothes (Feat. Louis Henn)

from In Memory of Me by Betray The Emissary

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Tonight I will escape free from this odd humanity
I go to serve the hunger of this beast I bear with me
I move amongst the shadows formed by clouds which fill the sky
I must seek out my god, the moon, and pray it hears my cry
I seek ripe flesh, an innocent, my unsuspecting bride
Death and I unite.

I walk amongst the city people, overwrought with life.
The stench of fear drifts through the air and thus I find my mark
A couple, unescorted through a darkened path
Captivated by their love…love I will divide.

I follow the kill, completely unaware that I
Am holding their lives in my hands
The sands of blood seep through my fingers
I am the hourglass, I am the instrument
Through which the lives of mortal waste shall pass

I’ll raze this world at last
At last…retribution

No, I must keep my mind focus on the task ahead
At this rate I’ll never satisfy my appetite for virgin flesh
And how would I pacify this beast that pulls at me?

My senses returned to me, I find my prey within my reach
I’ll tear the flesh from their bones and we will be appeased
The perfect opportunity arises as one takes a knee
It seems he wants to savour this night for eternity

But I cannot help myself anymore
I can almost taste their hearts as I begin to crawl
And moving silently through the darkness which blankets the floor,
A simple twist of the neck and his life is no more

How fitting that this life’s passing is eased by the screams of its lover

Alone with her, I beat at her head till her consciousness fails
As she sleeps peacefully, I’m left to savagely gorge myself on her entrails.

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from In Memory of Me, released March 28, 2008

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