Entombed in the Midnight Hour

The rain slowly wets my face as I pass through the cemetery gates Shadows licking every move I make enshrouding the earth where I walk The sound... The spinechilling sound of owls howling in the night Yes, they sang for me For me they chant, speaking in tongues Preaching for my restless soul Choirs as if from the abyss itself A dirge of celestial creeps Through the night this opus was heard as a symphony of the dead [chorus:] In the glare of the moon The winds kept embracing me Filling me with its decay As I fixed my eyes on the moonlight tombs in ruins surrounded in black These catacombs, these distant graves almost seemed to glow Closing in as they called for me I bowed in front of the tombstones I observed their ancient shape The nocturnal breeze grew stronger and so did the howling of the owls I turned around and read the epitaph and so my blood froze cold as ice There my name was engraved I saw it clear, in the glare of the moon Lurking in the darkest of shadows away from the unbearable light Something was watching and slowly approaching With eyes of fire and a breath of death itself Punctured lungs and pierced through the heart It slit my throat as I gasped for my final breath Drenched in blood, completely drained and as I fell to the ground I beheld this creature of the night But when my soul arose to join the night, claws of death pulled it back, in the glare of the moon [chorus:] In the glare of the moon [metal vocals by Jensa Carlsson of persuader:] In the glare of the moon - I drank the blackest blood In the glare of the moon - But my eyes remained obscure In the glare of the moon - The night filled my lungs In the glare of the moon - And so I was reborn... ...in the glare of the moon

Submitted by Morgoth — Apr 26, 2025

Scratching on the wooden lid, inhaling the coffin air Slowly opening your eyes, just to see the blackness of the grave Dead, but breathing... just silent creeping From within, the sound of a devilish voice hissing, whispering, speaking to thee... [chorus:] Rise from the grave You are blessed from the scythe of the grim reaper From now on you shall walk by his side to spread the plagues of pain and suffering For him their souls For you their blood and the pleasure of dread Leaving the remains for the earth and the worms... ...and so you are blessed - Reborn by the seed of death Your pulse grows stronger... Pounding, beating Chiming like the bells of hell, as if the veins shall burst Something grows deep within, some infernal embryo Like a spawn of a demon, of a devil, of Satan himself, constantly repeating... [chorus:] Rise from the grave You are blessed from the scythe of the grim reaper From now on you shall walk by his side to spread the plagues of pain and suffering For him their souls For you their blood and the pleasure of dread Leaving the remains for the earth and the worms... ...and so you are blessed - Reborn by the seed of death Aeons of death and iniquity Carry this inheritance throughout the evolution The lid slams open as the earth gives away Behold this night, this starclad night of resurrection [choirs by mattias holmgren of embracing] Reawakened in pure depravity Reborn in immortality, in endless sins Baptized in the ancient ones' blood You are a spawn of a demon, sent back to life Reborn by the seed of death And in the horizon the silhouette of a man is dancing Swinging his cloak in ritual moves, holding a scythe raised to the sky And from his throat comes the words... ...as if reading your mind... [chorus:] Rise from the grave You are blessed from the scythe of the grim reaper From now on you shall walk by his side to spread the plagues of pain and suffering For him their souls For you their blood and the pleasure of dread Leaving the remains for the earth and the worms... ...and so you are blessed - Reborn by the seed of death

Submitted by johnmansley — Apr 26, 2025

When twilight falls over the wastelands where the tombstones are overgrown When fogbound clouds embraces the moon and the stars are shining so bright You shall dig in the name of the lord Unchain the powers you've been longing for Stain the earth with the holy blood Until the ceremony's complete [chorus:] Outnumber the living The dead shall rise and smell the incense Unholy resurrection The dead shall rise and smell the incense Like weed from hell the crypts emerges from the ground The carrions trembles and opens their eyes and crawls out from the tombs Eat, devour the human race Feed upon mortality Behold and watch as they resurrect Deliver this gift to mankind [chorus:] Outnumber the living The dead shall rise and smell the incense Unholy resurrection The dead shall rise and smell the incense [Guitar lead by Ulph Johansson] The night vanishes slowly but the mist of horror remains Countless generations are now awake to infect the earth with this plague The soil is black and shall so be for a thousand years to come Life and death is united it all is now the same [chorus:] Outnumber the living The dead shall rise and smell the incense Unholy resurrection The dead shall rise and smell the incense ...smell the incense! ...the dead shall rise! Rise from their graves! [Guitar lead by Andreas Johansson of bleeding]

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 26, 2025

[Cello by Maria Hamrin] Twelve chimes echo from beyond Mixed with whisperings from the coldest of winds Saluting the birth of the darkest hour The time when spirits are flying free [Female vocals by Ann Akerman of Lucky:] The circle of candles is lit Evocations are spoken by twisted old lips Summoning of the ones who cannot be named Invoking the souls of the dead [chorus:] Entombed in the midnight hour The awakening of the dead Entombed in the midnight hour Rise and walk the earth Coffins are lowered into the ground Mud and earth is torn down and closes the graves Blood, blood is poured in ancient signs As abysmal storms brood beyond the trees The chantings drown in the howling winds The candles are quenched by whirling restless souls The ground trembles as more blood is spilled The coffins open from within [chorus:] Entombed in the midnight hour The awakening of the dead Entombed in the midnight hour Rise and walk the earth [Guitar lead by Ulph Johansson] The dead have risen from their graves Awakened by the souls of the ancient ones The fog of death sweeps across the land to consume the earth [chorus:] Reborn in the midnight hour We all shall resurrect Reborn in the midnight hour We all shall walk... consume the soil... the dead shall walk the earth

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 26, 2025

Sinister - unholy conjurations Raises black daggers in the dim candlelight Rhapsodies - chantings in the night Words of ancient wisdom, remembered Open gothic shrines containing human blood glimmering crimson, liquids of death Yet unaware, but soon to detect as these shrines are now burning to ash [chorus:] Sulphuric acid flows down the sculpture of clay, dissolving, corroding it's smooth shape as skin's dripping from the boiling ravaged flesh Veins implode in convulsing jerks, torn as strings which snappes like limbs Blood collapse - the enigma of melting within - the essence of death invoked Burning blood - and shriekings far away Erosion of the organic tissues inside Curse of death - inconceivable affliction Physical leakage by bowels defunct Bodily deformity Mutilation of the shattered torso bursting of the strain Corporal infection, like poisonous injection An excavation through pus and flesh and bones [chorus:] Sulphuric acid flows down the sculpture of clay, dissolving, corroding it's smooth shape as skin's dripping from the boiling ravaged flesh Veins implode in convulsing jerks, torn as strings which snappes like limbs Blood collapse - the enigma of melting within the essence of death invoked In the unearthly arms of voodoo Fiery powers unleashed and cast upon you Scorching deathspells and soulconsuming spirits nailing the heart Putrefaction sets in but the eyeball's still see Beholding this rapid decay Flesh and bones crumble into dust and buries the final decomposing bodyparts in the reeking ashes Ceremony - the curse is complete The blood of the victim has collapsed One again - the unholy preparations for another ritual has begun [guitar lead by Christer Bergqvist of Disorge] [chorus:] Sulphuric acid flows down the sculpture of clay, dissolving, corroding it's smooth shape as skin's dripping from the boiling ravaged flesh Veins implode in convulsing jerks, torn as strings which snappes like limbs Blood collapse - the enigma of melting within the essence of death invoked

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025

Staring on the golden chalice, watching deep into the black boiling water inside In trance you beholds it's swirling dark majesty as the past flashes before your eyes Final thoughts written on the parchment A last memorandum for the living world A silence quite as the grave spreads within and unites with the inner emptiness So sharpen the blade and open your veins Lay the noose 'round your neck and dive into death [chorus:] Drink from the suicide glass, kiss the venomous lips Enjoy the taste of death - Raising the chalice! Inhaling the fumes from the reeking juice, This is what you chose - Raising the chalice! Drink, let your soul set free, with a smile you'll see The false eternity - Raising the chalice! Now it's time to close your eyes and swallow your pride, Take the final step - Empty the chalice! Sip and you will exit this life and enter the abyss beyond As rigor mortis sets in, your mind will rise escaping this useless host Just a gulp away, it's just to swallow and then you will feel Fell how the pain of life is slowly being drained So tear your veins, kiss your wrists With stainless steel you shall end this misery Obliteration - the perfect solution Suicide, the ultimate sacrifice Mix your tears with the blood and get it over with Finis malorum - life is complete when you die [chorus:] Drink from the suicide glass, kiss the venomous lips Enjoy the taste of death - Raising the chalice! Inhaling the fumes from the reeking juice, This is what you chose - Raising the chalice! Drink, let your soul set free, with a smile you'll see The false eternity - Raising the chalice! Now it's time to close your eyes and swallow your pride, Take the final step - Empty the chalice! ...and as you weep and falls into eternal sleep, drowning in it's nothingness... [chorus:] Drink from the suicide glass, kiss the venomous lips Enjoy the taste of death - Raising the chalice! Inhaling the fumes from the reeking juice, This is what you chose - Raising the chalice! Drink, let your soul set free, with a smile you'll see The false eternity - Raising the chalice! Now it's time to close your eyes and swallow your pride, Take the final step - Empty the chalice!

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 26, 2025

Count the stains Read your sins within the blood Caressing the scorched flesh Desolated and helpless With your forsaken soul crying out in agony Your lacerated eyes Gazes straight into death And the throbbing red stream keeps ebbing as you stare... Heading for death Meet the void beyond the gates Forever burn in the purgatory Bloodcurling whisperings from your lungs, throat and lips Take my hand and I'll spare your soul Follow me through eternity Come to me, I'm bleeding for you [chorus:] Lick the wound - let the black blood flow in thee Lick the wound and feel the rush as life begins again Lick the wound - to be blessed by the hand of death Lick the wound, to feel the rush as life begins again Wrists torn open wide Pulsating erupting veins As if the wine of life itself You shall seek unto it's well Feast upon the blood of the dead A gluttony in demonic seed Suck until the very last drop Drink, swallow, quench your thirst A desire deeper than passion itself Join with me in a crusade for blood, an everlasting orgasm of ecstasy Feel the hunger within, feel the ancient lust Drying veins crying out in pain Lick my wounds and become one with the night In the ageless obscured infinity Close your eyes and greet immortality Greet the demons' cold embrace The touch of death shall awake you let the carnage begin, my veins are open for you [Guitar lead by Jens Ryden] [chorus:] Lick the wound - let the black blood flow in thee Lick the wound and feel the rush as life begins again Lick the wound - to be blessed by the hand of death Lick the wound, to feel the rush as life begins again

Submitted by MetalElf — Apr 26, 2025