Ritual of Withering Ruin

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Altar hymns of ancient covens
Purifying human form through arcane ritual
Black blood, transcendent dagger
Release me from the curse of flesh

Heathen chanting echoes throughout the temple halls
Their shadows dance in the torchlight
The high priestess speaks, in an elder tongue,
The incantation of my doom
My body convulses, as my mind departs
Of nothingness and eternity I shall become

Depart the flesh
Deny the self
Be of nihility
And in infinity reign

Dagger pierce me, and drain me of all soul
Before this congregation, I seal my pact
To reject my corporeal form
And renounce this putrid world

Lay me upon the altar, unconscious and bare
Light it aflame so, to ashes, I burn
Rid the world of my essence
For I am the void, from which I’ll not return

Beyond life, beyond death
Beyond the furthest reaches of time
I’ve achieved the highest form
Greater than any manmade god
Through this ritual of withering ruin
Of nothingness and eternity I have become

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from Antarcht, track released January 30, 2015
Lyrics by BRJ

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Formed in 2014, Antarcht is a two-man black metal project hailing from Eugene, Oregon.

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