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Graves of the Fathers

from None So Vile by Cryptopsy

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Sextons of the churchyard
Have seen unblessed things;
Ground no longer hallowed
Has sprouted new graves.
Descendants of clan
That unsurped maternity
hear whispers in their blood;
This summons of the Fathers.
Adherence to the principle
Of “man by woman born”…
Anachronistic ritual
Soon to be obsolete.
“Forgive me Father
For I know not what I do;
My grave beckons
As irresistable as drawing breath.”
Nature abhors a vacuum,
The same is true to a tomb…
It cannot be empty.
A barren womb of plenty…
A vacant grave must be filled.
For this the Fathers’ will,
Material birth be abjure,
A mother’s cunt is unpure.
Sired in blasphemy,
In nocturnal obeisance to rotted hearts
Filled with necrolatry
Reverse the life cycle be reborn through Death.
“Forgive me Father
For I know not what I do;
I leave a void to fill one,
Hear my prayers from far below.”

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from None So Vile, released July 3, 1996

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Cryptopsy Montréal, Québec

Cryptopsy is an influential extreme metal band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. For over 20 years, they have sculpted and pushed the boundaries of their metal genre.

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