Cathedral of Pain
Cathedral of Pain: Embrace the Abyss of Despair
Lyrics
A leaden weight upon my deck
A heavy burden on my conscience
Is dragging to the ground
Dragging me down to the ground
A cursed serpent on my neck
A cursed burden or guilt on me
Is tugging round and round
Continuously pulling and tormenting
Can’t breathe no more
Feeling suffocated and overwhelmed
So stuffed with lies
Weighed down by deceit and untruths
Our cathedral gates , are open!
Symbolic gates of a cathedral are open
Thou shalt hear hags’ delirious cries,
Expectation of chaotic and mad expressions
Whores’ lips, all candlelit with candor,
Prostitutes' open honesty in candlelight
Thugs’ tongues will weep the songs of lies
Criminals speaking deceitful words
The pope will clench his cross in splendor
The Pope displaying religious authority
Proclaiming fraternity with God!
Declaring unity with God
This is Cathedral Of Pain
Reference to a place of intense suffering
Kneel down and ask of thee forgiveness
Encouragement to seek forgiveness through prayer
Then ladle mouthfuls from the source
Consuming corrupt and insincere offerings
Of rotten flesh and prayers’ falsehood
Indulging in falsehoods and hypocritical prayers
Feed on the ego with remorse!
Feeding on guilt and regret
Thou shalt hear cacophonies of prayers,
Hearing dissonant and chaotic prayers
Entrancing odours of incense,
Smelling captivating but deceptive incense
Slaves hear him not while hoofs are rattling
Ignoring the suffering amidst distractions
The devil’s raising up his sword!
Evil forces rising with destructive power
The lungs inhale the loathful air
Inhaling a vile atmosphere of pain
Consuming sufferings and blights
Enduring hardships and afflictions
A fiendish dance, a whirlwind of despair,
A malevolent dance celebrating despair
I spin, a devil in delight!
Enjoying wickedness and suffering
There is a bridge beyond the gates of heaven
Mention of a passage leading to nowhere
Leading a slave to nowhere and away…
Entrapment in a journey without purpose
The Saturn’s mouth, devouring, endeavors
Depicting the insatiable hunger of Saturn
Its endless hunger to be quenched in vain…
Struggling to satisfy endless desires in vain
Destroying bonds with hoops of sulphur,
Breaking connections with destructive forces
Our blackened souls invite the Bane.
Inviting a curse upon corrupted souls
O Satan, Saturn! Thou cometh, join us!
Invocation of Satan to join in suffering
Feast upon this Cathedral of Pain!
Feasting on the pain within the cathedral
The towers shine with fires of a Deity
Towers representing divine power
The One I worship following the urge
Worshiping an unknown deity with passion
I’ll raise the banner to the skies’ infinity
Raising a symbolic banner against a false god
Foreshadowing the death of the Demiurge!
Anticipating the downfall of a false ruler
A subtle touch of Master’s hand
A subtle influence from a dark authority
Will stain mendacious carrion gallows
Corrupting and staining deceptive structures
We revel deadly poison’s scent
Indulging in the intoxication of self-destruction
And merge as one with our own shadows
Merging with one's own dark and hidden side
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