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Deathwish - At The Edge Of Damnation lyrics



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01. In The Name Of God

Avenging angels,
Songs of god, religious maniacs
Believe the lies that they speak
Or the flames will take your soul
Hypnotized, living dead
Under a cloak of fear
His hand will strike down
Those who turn to the night

In the name of god
Deception of the blind
In the name of god
The bane of mankind
In the name of god
Endless war and pain
In the name of god
The curse shall remain

Evil seeds manifest
In minds that think free
Cast out those who will not follow
Keep the beast at bay
Countless lives have been
Destroyed, persecution, holy war
Just fuel for the fire
That burns for evermore

Hide behind the holy mask
Their own lusts satisfied
Gorging on the riches
Taken by deceit
But they can't escape
The wings of death
That take them to their lord
An angry god casts them down
Into flames eternal.

02. Demonic Attack

They thought he was the anti-christ
For it was the time of his coming
Evil was inside the boy
You could see the devil in his eyes
They would drive devil out
They would follow the
Teachings of the lord
They would deliver his soul from hell
Withhold not correction from the child
For if thou beatest him with
A rod he shall not die
We shall deliver his soul from hell

They took him to a darkened room
To beat the devil out of him
This violence was the only way, they said
To make him well again
But the boy could take no more
The spasms racked his body
And he did lay in death so still
They said it was a demonic attack

And so they laid him on the bed
Left the room and locked the door
They thought that life would soon return
The good lord would not let him die
Time passed and the flesh did rot
One by one they were led away
But still inside their twisted minds
They could not accept the truth

03. At The Edge Of Damnation

The priest looks so malicious
The eastern sky the rising sun
Claws outstretched to meet the morning
Many will die before the day is done
They are many
They are evil
They shall destroy
They will drag your soul
Down into hell

People tell me I'll be alright
Soon I will be well
But I'm at the edge of damnation
Looking into the mouth of hell

Again I'm falling now I'm back here
All around me I can see
Bodies writhing, screaming, crying
People dying in agony
Demon army, desecrating
Everything they see
Black rats scuttle through
The debris of the slaughter
Feasting on the flesh of humanity

Death's black shadows drawing nearer
They are upon me now
I have tried so hard to get back home
But I can't remember how
Now I'm taken
So fast downwards
Please someone help me
They're dragging my soul down into hell

People told me I'd be alright
But I knew time would tell
I am taken into damnation
The very pits of hell

04. Exorcist

By the virtue of the power vested in me
In the name which is above every name
In the power of the father
And of the son
And of the holy ghost
I exorcise this influence

Bow down to Satan
He is the master
He sensed your fear
Cry out for help but
Cry out for help but there's no-one to hear

Exorcist from the child you tried to expel me
Now scream out in terror
Scream out in pain
Exorcist now that I possess you
To take your own life is the only way
Exorcist, even god can't help you now
Exorcist, can you hear my laughter
There's blood on your hands
Look at what you've done
Your wife and your daughter
You've killed and dismembered
Now start to run

Thrust the blade deeper
Hear voices approaching
As you're twisting the knife
Hear what they're saying
It's the act of a madman
Who's taken his own life

Exorcist from the child you tried to expel me
Now scream out in terror
Scream out in pain
Exorcist now that I have left you
Watch your own life's-blood ebbing away

05. Leaving Your Life Behind

Reality will fade away like your memories
Like the past
Numbly kill your precious time
Hours that should go so fast
Fearful of the morning
For pain is all that's there
A demon is within you
Created by despair

The violence pounds like thunder
In the turmoil of your mind
Drifting into nothingness
Leaving your life behind

Clawing for the surface
Every breath feels like your last
The creature's staring at you
All evil now unmasked
The system lies before you
You know now it's rotten to the core
Pray for your deliverance
It cannot be this way evermore

Can't stop the destruction
Cannot hold the anger in
Escape into a nightmare
As you see the end begin
The horror eats into you
The terror makes your senses reel
It can barely be believed
The coldness that you feel

06. Dance Of The Dead

Drowning of the dead, drowning in the sea of life, as you fight against the tide
Spinning in a whirlpool, a lifetime flashes by
Take the road of despair, the path of destruction
Followed by the jackals, that tear at your flesh

Hear the voice command, it's hunger must be fed, line up to die
Join the Dance Of The Dead

Gaze into the mirror, see the empty eyes, feel the world closing in
The void comes ever nearer, feel the knife at your throat
It's edge cuts in deep, screaming for the pain to stop, while you live it never will
The noose in pulling tighter, life hangs by a thread, and now you can only give way
As you're choked into submission, so your will is broken, join the living dead
Parasites start to feed, on the life that seeps away

Hear the voice command, it's hunger must be fed, the tune of sorrow playing
Begin the Dance Of The Dead

07. For Evil Done

Raising up the foul carcass of war, try helding the lambs to the slaughter once more
The nearer you get, the harder to turn, if you will burn
Greed is the master, an evil desire, crushing the helpless, building the fire

Corroding the mind, corroding the will
Creating aggression, desire to kill
Smelling the hate in the city at night, fueling the anger, who has the right, punish defiance
There's no trial, there's no jury, but soon to taste death in the face of such fury

So talk of tomorrow, their turn to suffer will come, retribution, a cult for the scum
But when the axe is brought down on the neck of the beast
Who knows of the evil, that will be released

08. Sword Of Justice

We're sick of the scum, that lurk in the streets
If you commit crimes pray we never meet
The night has fallen, once again we ride to seek and destroy, from us you can't hide

Vigilant riders, hear our roaring bikes, mercy is not given, the Sword Of Justice strikes

The judges are weak, justice must be done, we are the new law, we forgive no one
Rapist and killers are crushed with our might
An eye for an eye, we know what is right
We search the back streets, there the vultures dwell, they shall be the victims, we will give them hell
We have lost loved ones, inside us burns hate, it's pointless running, you must face your fate

09. Forces Of Darkness

This night will realize your worst fears, bring to life your darkest dreams
Unholy power rising up, to meet your silent screams
If you let the ritual take it's course, light the candles, whisper the names
Soon you'll realize what it means, to take part in such a deadly game

Don't play with the Forces Of Darkness, it's something you can't understand
Invoke the power beyond and you'll be in it's command
Can't you see that you've been cast, in a fool's role
Don't play with the Forces Of Darkness, or you'll pay with your very soul

As the sacred words are spoken, the sacrifice of life is made
And blood falls down upon the altar, underneath the gleaming blade
And you who know so very little, will not realize before it's too late
Now very close you are to eternal damnation, how you are sealing your own fate

Don't you know, you fool, you'll lose your soul to Satan
You fool, you know, you're going to go to hell,
Don't you know, you fool, you'll lose your soul to Satan
You fool, you know, you're going to go to hell

Pure evil appears before you, roaring, terrifying to behold
Can't help but run from the place that's safe, to get away you forget all you've been told
And so you find you're at his mercy, summoned from the darkest depths of hell
Now to return but he'll take you with him, there'll be no one spared, this tale to tell