Mortem

Darkness is lightened by torches As unblessed lethal flames start to glow Words are read to seal her fate

As they walk into the night Fear runs down their spine For what they are about to unveil Is far beyond their

Late at night you will see Ungodly shadows flying free The night’s as black as never before Heaven's

Acolytes of darkness gather for a spirit session Masters of illusion excelling in the art of divination Way beyond

Corpses from the past And recent ones corrupting fast Are awakened by the stench Of a burnt and lecherous

In the dark can He be seen Where no light can ever reach In a realm safe from the light The seven pray to

By the middle of the night they’ll rise From empty graves left behind Subversive slaves in life Their corpses

Wise scribe instructed in the abyss Johannes Anania, the tortuous priest He’ll unveil the secrets of hell’s

Unlocked are the bloody gates of Hades As the feeble candlelight fades The ghostly ravisher will strike again

They stalk the night searching for the next victim To perpetrate a sadistic ritual They gather at an old abandoned

A hideous reality unveils before you Your soul is trapped in the fiery, steaming abyss A demon’s hateful stare in

Related to the old prince of night Surviving mongrels of a long extinct race Forever restrained by daylight A

Time has come to end my life I leave my body, my soul descends A demon’s face is the seventh gate Through

Crawling, creeping, lusting Awaiting the dead of the night The body and face of a man Turn to black

Funeral chants in this gloomy and misty night Hear the bells toll as the bats are taking flight It’s the