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The Cleanser
04:33
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In the dead of winter, he comes from the trees
Silence… Do not wake from your dreams
If he finds you, you’ll beg on your knees
Silence… He will not hear your screams
Running from darkness
Ice on your breath
Praying for solace
Freezing to death
Call off the search
There is no one to find
As he whispers… now you’re mine
In the morning hours, he watches us all
Waiting… He hides within our walls
If he finds you, he will kill us all
Waiting… He’ll tear us all apart
Running from darkness
Ice on your breath
Praying for solace
Freezing to death
Call off the search
There is no one to find
As he whispers… now you’re mine
Now you’re mine
Bow down to he who has cleansed us all
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2. |
Dead Tree Summer
06:40
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I see your portrait fading after time
Pulling at my presence as you disappear
Sliding off the nails from which you hang
The smile on your face won’t save you from
The fall that you will
Take…
The last chance you will take
Walls cave in as you run from the stranger you’ve become
No more hope. No more dreams. Seed your lies into me.
The skies have opened up from the storms you had brought
Leaving trails of horror and everything to rot
The coldness of your heart leaves everything so bleak
And every move the storm makes pushes you further from me
Walls cave in as you run from the stranger you’ve become
No more hope. No more dreams. Seed your lies into me.
The streets are scarred with hatred from all forgotten souls
How could you protect me inside a broken home
I pray your heart of ivy shelters from the caustic rain
It’s been a dead tree summer and everything has changed
Walls cave in as you run from the stranger you’ve become
No more hope. No more dreams. Seed your lies into me.
Into me…
Fuck you for bringing this hell on me
Walls cave in as you run from the stranger you’ve become
No more hope. No more dreams. Seed your lies into me.
Into me…
When you look out your window, do you see the forest for its trees?
No…
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I feel it circling, the hate of all I use to know
These distant voices inviting me to go
The walls they echo all the pain
“There is nothing left in this world to believe in”
I won’t stand and wait to repeat this ungodly mess
I’ll wrap the noose around my neck when it’s my time
I will follow through if there is
No one left to stop me here... no one left to weep
I will disappear from here for(ever)
(For)ever is the longest time to think of your regrets
I will suffocate your darkest
Memories of time so great, they shatter through the glass
Darkness fills the heart when I look deep into the past
The halo high above your head held by your fucking horns
Leave all the signs of where angels feed on the wise
Where angels feed on the wise
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4. |
Death in Texas
06:13
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I kill everything
The Texas desert never promised a cure
I’ll do whatever it takes to move forward
If that means death then may tomorrow never come
All of your life is undone
I fucking warned you
Choke on the barrel
Choke on your pride
Can you taste the irony of being alive
No fucking witnesses
I don’t need an alibi
I’ve got the .45 and I decide who dies
It’d be a pleasure being welcomed to your home
Will you feel the same when I am wearing your bones?
You’re a nuisance in a 13-loop knot
I am relieving you from everyone’s thoughts
I will not warn you again
Choke on the barrel
Choke on your pride
Can you taste the irony of being alive
No fucking witnesses
I don’t need an alibi
I’ve got the .45 and I decide who dies
Lead a man to water to choose if he will drink
The water will fill your lungs as you sink
We must feed the restless
There will be a death in Texas
Let the water cleanse me
Watch the desert disappear
I fucking warned you, now, you get what you get
It’s been an honor to collect on your debt
Choke on the barrel
Choke on your pride
Can you taste the irony of being alive
No fucking witnesses
I don’t need an alibi
I’ve got the .45 and I decide who dies
A bluebird lays on your carcass to sing
It will sleep forever because I kill everything
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5. |
Clever Devils
03:52
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Everything inside has left you sore
No one else can stop the pain you feel
It’s turned you to a godless fucking whore
You won’t leave here…
Your blackened eyelids drown
What else have you found?
Your body’s lifeless now
What else have you found?
You look for someone close to bring you through
But the clever devils drag and pull you down
And there’s not a fucking thing that you can do
You won’t leave here…
Your blackened eyelids drown
What else have you found?
Your body’s lifeless now
What else have you found?
What else have you found?
The devils drag you down
Look inside yourself
You dug this grave yourself, you cunt
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Rise
04:46
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Tracking blood through halls of black
Within our dark lord’s palace
Horns covered in filth
Fur crisp and stagnant
Come hither to thine throne
Stand amongst the fallen one
Within the ashes of the underworld
Our lord comes forth and with him
We shall rise
Stench of death and decaying eyes
A smile full of flies
Tangled hair and rancid skin
He invited me in
Come hither to thine throne
Stand amongst the fallen one
Within the ashes of the underworld
Our lord comes forth and with him
We shall rise
Bow to no one
Hail to no king
He came to me so pure in thought
And provided me the knowledge I craved
Come hither to thine throne
Stand amongst the fallen one
Within the ashes of the underworld
Our lord comes forth and with him
We shall rise
Hail to no king
Hail to no god
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The Crown
09:16
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Bury your child – bring me its head
I cannot feast until its blood has been shed
Cut off the scalp – pull out the brain
Another life lost is another I gain
Sharpen the dagger – polish the blade
Slit your wrists if you are afraid
Open the cellar – turn off the light
It will not help you make it through the night
I wear the crown
You are my children
Kneel at my throne
Beg for forgiveness
Live by my rule
All shall applaud
I am the killer
I am your fucking god
I’ve come to the woods to feed the fear of others
The book of their worship is nothing but covers
I’ll build the fire to keep the peace
The practice we learn is the one that we teach
I’ll live for my sanity while they pray for my soul
Their fear in the world continues to grow
I’ll love nothing if there’s nothing to love
When we beg to the sky, hell will reign from above
I’ve come to the woods to feed the fear of others
The book of their worship is nothing but covers
I’ll build the fire to keep the peace
The practice we learn is the one that we teach
I’ll live for my sanity while they pray for my soul
Their fear in the world continues to grow
I’ll love nothing if there’s nothing to love
When we beg to the sky, hell will reign from above
I’ve come to these woods to feed the fear of others
The book of their worship is nothing but covers
I’ll build you a fire to keep the peace
The practice they learned is the one that they teach
I’ll live for my sanity while they pray for my soul
But their fear of the world, it continues to grow
I’ll love nothing if there’s nothing to love
When they beg to the sky, hell will reign from above
I speak in blood… the blood of the serpent’s tongue
Enter the chapel – fall to your knees
You’ll eat your tongue if it does not offer praise
No one to call to – no one to save
My altar will be your grave
I wear the crown
You are my children
Kneel at my throne
Beg for forgiveness
Live by my rule
All shall applaud
I am the killer
I am your fucking god
I am your fucking god
I am the bounty
I am the law
I am the killer
I am all that is flawed
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The Witch
11:07
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To the woods I went a walking through
A forest I explored
A home had come upon myself
I entered through the door
Greeted by Aradia with grace and pleasure, still…
I found myself entranced with her
Upon the devil’s hill
To the woods I went a walking through
A forest filled with light
The trees had all surrounded me
To hold me from the flight
Grounded by Aradia with soft and tender will
I found myself enticed by her
Upon the devil’s hill
To the woods I went a walking through
A forest made my home
The winter’s end had let me in
Through all thine blood and bone
Halted by Aradia with stomachs, two to fill
I found myself consumed by her
Upon the devil’s hill
She crawls within my skin
I fought so hard to leave but
She crawls within my skin
I laid beneath the stone and
Suffered more each day I hid
The blade felt sharp in my side
I’ll die before I let her in
A pity, for a fool I am
Falling to the darkness
Welcomed into hell
Falling to the darkness
To thee I bid farewell
Branded by the devil
Nails on fire ripping flesh
Helpless to the fury
Pull it from the open chest
When you hear the silence break
Run before the devil takes
you…
She speaks in tongues and lore
I fall the victim to her when
She speaks in tongues and lore
I raise my hands to my ears
But still I hear the roar
I fell so softly to her
I’ll die before I cave inward
Scraping all my thoughts away
Falling to the darkness
Welcomed into hell
Falling to the darkness
To thee I bid farewell
Branded by the devil
Nails on fire ripping flesh
Helpless to the fury
Pull it from the open chest
Clawing at the gates
Heaven, dreams, and fantasies
Burning to the ground
Invited into disbelief
When you hear the silence break
Run before the devil takes
Fastened down by chain and bolt
May your lord preserve my hold
Branded by the devil
Nails on fire ripping flesh
Helpless to the fury
Pull it from the open chest
Clawing at the gates
Heaven, dreams, and fantasies
Burning to the ground
Invited into disbelief
BY THE WITCH
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Vetis Falling Waters, West Virginia
Vetis was formed in 2016 by Brad Worthington, Kevin DeMine, and Jason Sweeney, all formerly of the band LEFT from
Hagerstown, MD. Vetis released their demo, Evil Looms, in October 2017. On December 21st, 2018, Vetis released their debut album, The Invitation.
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