1. |
To The Gallows
05:18
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Inquisitor:
A rope for
You sinners
To have your
Dark souls cleansed
In awe of
Our God's name
Your life is
Terminated
You still dare
Oppose us?
Or keep your head
Held high?
To the gallows
Of Salem
You foul witch
Will die
Narrator:
Twice you grieved in birth
Thrice you grieved for partners
Now you face alone
The Justice of the New World
The unbending will
Doesn't fit your kind
Might be the devil's work
Or might you be his pawn
Crowd:
Bridget
Bishop
Bridget
Bishop
Inquisitor:
A shaming death awaits
Those who do not bend
They contaminate the air
Of our blessed paradise
Yet the kingdom of faith
Reeks of phony heaven
The children of God
Won't stand out of the mass
Bridget:
Hypocrisy of judgement
Won’t ever be an act of God
So easy to take a life
Replacing the Creator
Bridget, furious:
You accuse me of witchcraft
As if I’d ever be the devil’s maid
The rope might break my neck
Yet blood won’t cleanse your filthy hands
You pretend to be the shepherds
For lambs subjected to your rule
The path you show leads to heavens
That satisfy your malice and your greed. You filth!
I know nothing of reason
That strips humans of freedom
If your God commands as such
Then cursed he may be forever
You need
Puppets
Tied to
Religious strings
Inquisitor:
Witch
Your pact
With Satan
Ends tonight
Bridget:
Shameless
Fools
You bathe
In sulfur
Inquisitor:
Enough
Of words
Now march
To the gallows
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2. |
The Murderess
04:28
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Is being born a sin
For which you must be tortured?
A life you didn’t choose
And now cannot deny
Poor kid and poor wife
Now a silent mother
Serve with your head low
Alone in your despair
Murderess you took
Lives inside your palm
Murderess you shook
The order of the Fates
Children of wrong birth
Won’t fit for you
Thus, cut the strings
Of life yourself
Your hand around a neck
Oh murderess
The young girls struggle
But they won’t comprehend
Leading to salvation
Your helping hand towards the heaven
You carved a path
To end the everlasting sadness
A society so pretentious
Put a weight upon your shoulders
Temporary pain - your offer
To escape this misery
Saved the most
She could ever have
From this rotten world
So cruel to her
Look how
The tides have turned
Now she has to suffer
Judgement of man and god
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3. |
Saffron Cloaked Nymph
06:15
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Μηλινόην καλέω, νύμφην χθονίαν, κροκόπεπλον, ἣν παρὰ Κωκυτοῦ προχοαῖς ἐλοχεύσατο σεμνὴ Περσεφόνη λέκτροις ἱεροῖς Ζηνὸς Κρονίοιο, ἧι ψευσθεὶς Πλούτων᾽ ἐμίγη δολίαις ἀπάταισι, θυμῶι Περσεφόνης δὲ δισώματον ἔσπασε χροιήν, ἣ θνητοὺς μαίνει φαντάσμασιν ἠερίοισιν, ἀλλοκότοις ἰδέαις μορφῆς τύπον ἐκπροφαίνουσα, ἄλλοτε μὲν προφανής, ποτὲ δὲ σκοτόεσσα, νυχαυγής, ἀνταίαις ἐφόδοισι κατὰ ζοφοειδέα νύκτα. ἀλλά, θεά, λίτομαί σε, καταχθονίων βασίλεια, ψυχῆς ἐκπέμπειν οἶστρον ἐπὶ τέρματα γαίης, εὐμενὲς εὐίερον μύσταις φαίνουσα πρόσωπον.
The keeper of dead
The master of the souls
Deceived by his brother
Became with him as one
In the Erebus
Persephone gave birth
A child born of thunder
At the mouth of Cocytus
The offspring of Zeus
Disguised in the shadows
Oh, goddess, of moon
Oh, saffron-cloaked nymph
Bringer of nightmares
Oh, you, who tames our madness
Shining in the darkness
I call upon Melinoe
So pale the
moonlight
Shines in
Tartarus
The offspring of Zeus
Disguised in the shadows
Oh, goddess, of moon
Oh, saffron-cloaked nymph
Fear now the wrath
A never-ending winter
mortals pay for sins
Committed by their gods
The ferryman awaits
The souls reaching Acheron
Removing the gold
That blinds their hollow eyes
A sea of stars
Ravages our pure dreams
Minds turn blind
Oh, Saffron Cloaked Nymph
The shades of moonlight
Illuminates our hearts
A wish upon the moon
We call upon Melinoe
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4. |
Goddess Rán
04:37
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Lying in blood
Beneath the waves
In stormy seas
Only death awaits
Rán
Inside your net
My hollow body
Has fought to death
Amongst the gods I seek to dine
Held my axe high in the sky
Till ship met ship when Thor was watching
A fight for glory
Salt
Upon my face
Aegirheim
My resting place
Rán
Capture my soul
For I have fought
For Ragnarok
Rán capture my dying soul
Inside your net and take me home
Queen of the sea don't throw me into
Helheim
Goddess
Pretty and fierce
Hear my plea
Set me free
Salt
Upon my face
Aegirheim
My resting place
Rán
Capture my soul
For I have fought
For Ragnarok
Plundering
Wasted
So did
My breath
Beneath the waves
I ‘ve faced death
In your embrace
Regained faith
The ocean is my home
My bed is made of sand
Ràn you fierce goddess
Take care of my body
Rán
Take me with you to
The abyss of the water
Straight into the trench
Of eternity - and death
I'll find my brothers bathed in your realm
My soul was taken but I'll live again
Salt and blood is all I see
Food for fish all those who may bleed
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5. |
Erinyes
04:55
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Judgement is delivered through insanity
No one can clean the stain of their crimes
Don't you dare forget your sacrifice to Erinyes
Feel their wrath to pay for your sins
Don't you dare forget your sacrifice to the Furies
The ancient wisdom cannot be defied
Ancient ones living in the inferno of Hades
Blood for blood their holy cycle of hell
Sisters older than the gods known to man
Frenzy - their mastery when hounding the mortals
Blood of father Uranus runs through your veins
-Erinyes-
Titanic rage lingers for the ones morally broken
-Furies-
The fearsome deities will decide their fates
-Erinyes-
Minds led to deeds better left unspoken
-Madness-
Those beneath the earth are left in awe
Rulers of the world must pay their due respects
To the crones born of decay
Living amongst the shadows of immortals
Oath breakers
And criminals tremble
This scourge does not deserve
A life in sanity
Ashes of the dead
Blind your foul eyes
Chthonic revenge
Lacking redemption
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Melinoë Thessaloniki, Greece
Atmospheric death/black metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece. The idea of Melinoë was brought to life in 2019, by Georgia Alma (Guitars), Nota Atropos (Bass), John V. (Drums) and frontman Teo Pavlidis. The name stems from the ancient Greek Goddess, Melinoë, daughter of Persephone and Hades, or Zeus, as mentioned in the Orphic Hymn. The seed that binds and combines light and darkness. ... more
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