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This Next Song Is About Death

by Leper

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1.
In ainm an Athair, agus an Mhic, agus Spiorad Santo Ar n-Athair a tha air nèamh Gu naomhaichear d’ainm Thigeadh do rìoghachd Dèanar do thoil Air an talamh mar a nìthear air nèamh Tabhair dhuinn an diugh ar n-aran làitheil Agus maith dhuinn ar fiachan Amhail mar a mhaitheas sinne d’ar luchd-fiach Agus na leig ann am buaireadh sinn Ach saor sinn o olc Oir is leatsa an rìoghachd Agus an cumhachd, agus a’ ghlòir, gu sìorraidh Amen
2.
I tell you this Flesh and blood cannot inherit The Kingdom of God I tell you this We will not all sleep But we shall be changed... Where is thy sting? I tell you this In a twinkling of an eye The trumpet will sound and we shall be changed The corruptible will go on to be incorruptible And death will be swallowed in victory...
3.
I was the one - asked the question Pleased to believe - anyone would I was the one - asked the question Pleased to believe anyone would know Up against the wall - of illusion Marvel at the fact - everyone was Up against the wall - of illusion Marvel at the fact - everyone was gold Skeleton hands - on the wall Skeleton hands - like a hollow wind Skeleton hands - I remember Skeleton hands - reaching up again I never felt so unprepared Cover death, no don't pretend It isn’t coming to your door The author understands us all What happens to the least of these When all are cold and threatening? Where do you go when you leave? Can anybody answer me?
4.
Mourners grieve for those who are asleep They fear they have to grieve like all the rest Those who rest in peace will not sleep for long Oidhche mhath He will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep Those of us who are left we will not preceed He will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep Those of us who are left we will not preceed So until that day Why don't we just say Oidhche mhath He Himself will come down with a loud command And the dead in Christ will be the first to rise He Himself will come down with a loud command And the dead in Christ will be the first to rise So even though we grieve Encourage us to see The light is all we need to find our way As for the ones we've lost They will not sleep for long We know one day that we will see them again
5.
I've got thirteen silver bullets in a glass by the bed Garlands of fresh rye and monkshood by the door Everyone loves a good story Boy do I think I've got a doozy She seems to be in love with the moon Stares out the window to bathe in the gloom I'm never sure what she's been drinking I'm never sure what she's been thinking I'm never sure if I need to be ready for The next time the moon is full Can't really tell how old she is Doesn’t really matter as long as she is I think I'm getting used to the unprovoked rage Not really bothered by the restlessness In fact I kinda like the increasing aggression Even though I don’t always feel I sleep safe Considering I love her like I do The last thing I want is to shoot I've got thirteen silver bullets in a glass by the bed Garlands of fresh rye and monkshood by the door In the night she says she hears the stars singing Whispering to her with all their secrets Sometimes I can swear I've seen her aura shifting Into a vicious mood She's always been a little bizarre So maybe these bristles under her tongue are Just a way to justify my fear of the unknown
6.
This is the evil that takes place in all things The same destiny overtakes all The hearts of men moreover Are filled with evil and madness After they join the dead the living have hope This is the evil that takes place in all things Beneath the sun For the living know that they will die They know that they will have no further reward And they are forgotten Their loves, their hates Their jealousy will long since have vanished Never again will they have part In anything that takes place Beneath the sun I saw the tears of the oppressed and they had no comforter Power was on the side of the oppressors Declare the dead who are already dead Are happier than the living who are still alive But better than both of these are those Who have not been born yet Those who have not yet beheld the evil that is done The fool will fold his hands And simply ruin himself Better one handful of tranquility Than two with toil Chase the wind, chase the wind, look again Behold the evil Beneath the sun
7.
I am the dark one I am the dark one in love with the light Desired servant everything that is right Still the slave of everything that is vile Drunk on the blackest of wine Till my skull is split From the riddles, from the riddles Till my heart becomes pure, nothing but sorrow awaits Till my blood becomes clear, death is where I dwell Till You call me forth from the grave Nothing but sorrow awaits at the end of the trail Death is where I dwell, death is where I dwell Till You call me forth from the grave Till You call me forth Call me forth from the grave…
8.
I need mercy, you need mercy We find mercy on our knees And it’s getting ever darker here Ever colder and alone Never thought that I could fall so far Amazed by how vile I've become Am I changing into something else Less than holy, less than righteous now Forgotten all that I knew once Trading pearls for swine and filth Behold my bed, a field of stones Realm of shadow and despair Misery is all that I have left Cannot recall my way back
9.
We are not so much As animals, my dear Even though I do suppose Behave as them, I fear We bite and scratch over this and that And I can be so cruel But in spite of all the venom in my kiss You know I do love you And pay no mind, don’t even mind the dragon in my glare When, held up to the passion in my eyes I hope it won't compare Ravage my heart with but a glance of your eye We have no right to ever forget why I looked into the cavity My chest remembering My heart was missing right from where I know it used to be You’ve let me take your heart out And replace it with my own The Sovereign has delivered yours It's beating right in here, you know I don’t even mind, don’t even mind the spiders in her hair When held up to the glass in her eyes, they just don’t compare I don’t even mind, don’t even mind the serpent in her stare In spite of all the venom in her kiss, at least I know that she’s still there Irony, principalities, the ruler of the air Wants nothing less than our destruction Pain beyond compare The Sovereign has decreed that we enjoy each other's lives We must refuse to just sit back and watch the romance die The Sovereign has decreed that we enjoy each other's lives We must refuse to just sit back and watch the romance die
10.
Sorrow Fear Hatred Malice Destruction I've gathered all the darkness I could find To glean which pieces I would like Magic Rage Murder Deceit Oppression Corruption A Thiarna Iosa, let Your words be hidden in my heart That I might seek Your face I have explored every pleasure that I could And I have discovered none of them could fulfill me
11.
I know You want me to come home But the black things inside of my soul Convince me to stay They scream so loud, they scream so loud Try as I may I just cannot drown them out They scream so loud, they scream so loud Try as I may I just cannot drown them out Where is the exit?... I have been searching for the exit... Where is the exit? I have been searching for the exit... Take me out of this pit Pull me out of this pit This pit of slime, this pit of slime This black pit of slime Black slime, black as ink This black pit of slime The arms in the wall... Reaching through the cracks in the wall... The shadows are blocking the hall Their shadows are blocking the hall All of the arms are reaching through The cracks in the wall Are blocking the hall The shadows are blocking the hall Pull me out of this pit Of black things, of claws and jagged teeth And filth and stink and hate and fear Pull me out For I do want to hear You again I still want to hear You again... When You speak For I still want to hear you again... When You speak Release me, release me Where is the exit?… Pull me out of this pit This pit of slime Black slime, black slime Black as ink, black as tar This black pit of slime Where the arms are The arms in the wall, the cracks in the wall... And the shadows are blocking the hall… And the voices they lie… But I will believe, I do believe That You are exactly who You say You are… I will believe, I do believe I will not be convinced otherwise For I am Your sheep And I know Your voice... For I still want to hear You... When you speak... I still want to hear You... I will believe, I do believe I will not be convinced otherwise Those voices they lie Defend me from those lies Defend me from the voices that lie Defend me from the arms From the cracks in the hall And the shadows when they pull and they call I still want to hear You... When you speak…
12.
You are the one who has lifted me up Out of the jaws of the ravenous one For the enemy seeks for my destruction You are the ransom of life and the king on the throne The resolution at the end of the drone You are the morning, You are the light You are the day, You are the night You are thy guidance, You are the Son Miraculous Christ, the merciful one You are the truth, the way, and the life Defending my honor from Lucifer's lie You are the shepherd who cares for the flock Beaten and battered, You will bandage me up I am the one who has wandered away You forgive my transgressions and called me by name You are holy

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released November 4, 2019

Skot Shaw: vox, guitar, drum programming, percussion, keys, bass
Jennifer Mercy: vox
Justin Filizola: synth, back vox
Colleen Davick: back vox, flute, tambourine
Anastasia Robieson: violin on "Ùrnaigh an Tighearna (Prayer of the Lord)"
Shawn Browning: guest vox on "Tha Thu Naomh"
Gang Vox on "Fon Ghrèin (Beneath the Sun)": Stewart Brown, Scott Cifone, Colleen Davick, Darren Davick, Justin Filizola, Meghan Filizola, Sonia Lyle, Mellie Manfredi, Rachel Shaw, Bob Thompson, Alice Waterbury, Ryan Wendt, Sara Wendt

Music and lyrics by Skot Shaw
Recorded and mixed by Ed Bialach
Mastered by Trevor Sadler at Mastermind Productions
Graphics by Juan Garzon
Photos by Skot Shaw, Rachel Shaw, and Juan Garzon
©&℗ 2019 Grrr Music (ASCAP)

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Hundreds of years ago, Leper emerged from the cold clay of a long-forgotten grave in a forested fog somewhere between Skotland and Sveden. The pulsating rhythm from within the tomb still in the chest, the now-breathing creature –reanimated, stunned, staring down – remembers.... how a lifeless wretch lives again. ... more

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