Hosannas in Extremis
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Invading tempestuos skies
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When Inanna rose, bringing angels repose
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And Narcissus' date as their prize
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Blinded by Diana's mirror
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Wherein coffined truth struggles, forlorn
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And covetous stars out their eyes to deceive
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The horrors performed on Her shores
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As jewelled Ishtar, in darker Aeons
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Trespassed Ereshkigal's grasp
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Her ravening twin, wreathed in whispers and wind
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Now inspires Catharsis to dance
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Through the weave of white vaults
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Where the shadows revolt
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At the incest of spiritual love
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Castrata choirs, bereft of such lusts
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Spatter virginal breasts with their blood
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The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelwe
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(Thirst-ridden) Wolves serenade a moon
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Who seems no mistress of Herself
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And heavens pour forth vast casualties
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Thy host given up for me
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Thou which wert once and then ceased to be
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Art now ensconced to chapters
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Of a lengthening tragedy
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Whilst we scream free
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Deep forests impale the sinister mist
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Their sorcery taught to the clouds
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Who muster like mountains, a fountainous wish
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To vex the sweet dead from silk odious shrouds
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Storm-woken sisters of Judas unfurl
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As Psyche to Sapphic lament
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Wrapt in thy tresses and taloned caresses
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Whisper me secrets beheld beyond Death
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"Desires
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I was loath to lose
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To the vrgin-bloodied priests
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Whose lord fantasied on Magdalene
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And sought to savour Her as a beast
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Her aching sex
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A rose undone
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As mine in tears and spasms wrung"
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Ebon Nemesis, slain Jericho's stone
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has built thee a marbled stair
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By candlelight to Eden abd Serpentine throne
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Where ravens rape the tenanting angels there
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Hurry, else Death may spy us here
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And quicken the pulse of dawn
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Embering flames writhe to life again
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The starry brow threshed with poisonous thorn
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Huntress, draw back the silvered bow
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Thy dogs set upon the manger
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The enemyy in throes...
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Whilst drifting forgs devour
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All Hallows witching hour
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On this long, dark seance for the soul
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Through malevolent Scylla, Charybdis graves
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Our conquesting spirits pour forth, unassuaged
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Occultnesses watch us and Seraph, afraid
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Like fireflies olunge to Her maw, midst crashing black waves
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"Remember with pride what thou art
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Lest we forget in awe of our terrible past"
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When Dark royalties drank of despair
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Idols hewed down 'neath a desert god's stare
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In thrall to revenges sworn there
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What dreams could we father, when farther we fell
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To nightmare... ?
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"Well versed in misery
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We have lain naked in darkest ravines
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Now the sun has set in slumber, We delight
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Like serpents in arousal
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Coiled to strike at the light"
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Now abyssed Lucifers master the earth
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Uncloister jaded harlots once served
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Enthralled by cruel raptures, rehearsed
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Kiss slumbered beauty and weapon our thousand year curse
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The laughter of Khaos
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Gatekeepers flee the onslaught
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A World enslaved to flame
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Bondage in Phallustine
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Pleasure temples for my bride
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Nubian grace swiftly seize
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Thieves blood-divine
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Empires thrive on sacrifice
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The Rape and Ruin of Angels (Hosannas in Extremis)
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Cradle Of Filth |