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Venus Victrix I

by Venus Victrix

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1.
I wrap myself in black This dress dark as night A mourning shawl, though none have died Though when I make my oath The consequence foreseen I've seen the sacred scrolls, I know what it will bring A glimpse into Rome's past, You'll see - we are a people raised by wolves. This great dishonor, a crying shame unto Rome's daughter The scared flame of Vesta's Virgins burns inside of me A kingdom will fall and a people freed. To my father's house I fly With vengeance in my breast A dagger, sleeve-concealed, destined for my chest A glimpse into Rome's past, You'll see - we are a people raised by wolves. This great dishonor, a crying shame unto Rome's daughter The scared flame of Vesta's Virgins burns inside of me A kingdom will fall and a people freed. My solemn word is pledged My gilded knife held high, "By Mars, avenge my death! My oath sealed as I die!"
2.
The storm is raging, tumultuous seas A blood-red sky, and the kraken set free I beg you do not raise anchor this day Your port will be Hades, a watery grave. And the maelstrom churns And the maidens they mourn For the ones who set sail And the sirens they wail And the ships they descend Neptune's Wrath has no end. The days passing by and I wait by the shore Why did you leave me? What was it all for? They tell me that one day you might still return But in my heart I know that you're gone Into the wine-dark sea, I know there's no hope for thee Into the wine-dark sea, I know there's no hope for thee And the maelstrom churns And the maidens they mourn For the ones who set sail And the sirens they wail And the ships they descend Neptune's Wrath has no end.
3.
Crumbled ruin, moss-invaded spires Sanctuary behind the thorns & briars Reckless bones crack and groan and shamble Necromantic chants behind the brambles... Within these walls, the dead will rise An ancient curse, lamented cries Hungry for flesh, but never fed Walpurgis night, unleash the dead Burning ebon-black, my incantations Across aeons, 'waiting liberation Within these walls, the dead will rise An ancient curse, lamented cries Hungry for flesh, but never fed Walpurgis night, unleash the dead A dire incantation, the curse weakens and falls Releasing all the hungry undead within these walls.
4.
Amaterasu 02:26
5.
Tsukuyomi 07:22
On a winter night Guided by moonlight To the forest shrine Geisha painted white Underneath the moon The flash of her blade She cuts off her hair The moonlight now fades Tsukuyomi The shinobi path Yin and Yang, two halves Make-up just as mask Geisha now wears black Underneath the moon The flash of her blade She cuts off her hair The moonlight now fades Tsukuyomi The blackness of night The moon's perfect white The Yin and the Yang Both one and the same Tsukuyomi
6.
Dancing wild contortions in the presence of Bacchus Druids gather at the pyre Shadows of pagans flicker in the trees Reflections of perdition's fire Here we have gathered in these wicked woods Wreathed in the incense of sandalwood From within the smoke the visions made clear Transcending weakness and transcending fear Blood red wine for The Horned One Sandalwood for The Horned God Wide-eyed revelry lasting hours Underneath the wine-god's spell Forgotten personas, slaves and masters Forget about heaven and hell Drink, forget yourself, forget your life Drink, lose yourself, lose your mind Here we are gathered, the Bacchanal Answering our master's beck and call From within the smoke the visions made clear Transcending weakness and transcending fear Blood red wine for The Horned One Sandalwood for The Horned God
7.
Change 05:20
Dead of night, we ride for the sunrise Five sisters journey on This city, neon-wet reflections It's there and then it's gone Disappear from the face of the earth, Home will never be the same A thunderclap echoes in the distance Gray clouds above the plains Bloodshot bottles & broken eyes that gaze at blackened skies The bard is cursed to walk the roads until the day he dies. Certain as the tides come in, the moon waxes and wanes The only thing that stays the same is everything must change. The raven cries out in my vision, "Everything must end, some wounds, scar of dissension, broken things you cannot mend." A gypsy rose from the water, A second life would end. A storm is blowing in from the east, leaves ripple in the wind. Bloodshot bottles & broken eyes that gaze at blackened skies The bard is cursed to walk the roads until the day he dies. Certain as the tides come in, the moon waxes and wanes The only thing that stays the same is everything must change.
8.
Evil spirits plague this home Desert ghuls, the formless ones Offerings for sacred Bast Divine comes, a strip'ed cat The temple has a guardian, the demons driven out. The temple has a guardian, house watched by golden eyes. This is now a House of Bast Feline sent here for his task Prey upon the Seti shades Prowl the night when sunlight fades The temple has a guardian, the demons driven out. The temple has a guardian, house watched by golden eyes...

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Written and recorded under the auspices of Venus. Dedicated to the cults to all the gods and goddesses of the earth, known and unknown.

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released April 1, 2014

T. Marie - Vocals, bewitching melodies
KJLK - Guitars, Bass, Drums, Composition
J. Klein - Guitar leads on track 1, 2, 3 & 6
K.P. Turner - Noise and chaos
S. Colca - Hypnotic Howls

Engineered by Matt Kjeldsen at Bunker Base Studios. Mastered by Mac McNabb at Oxford Audio.

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The mystery cult of Venus Victrix is currently served by KJLK (instruments, composition & lyrics), Tiffany Marie (vox & melodies), J Klein (solos), KP Turner (general noise & chaos), and S Colca (additional vox).

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