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Sola Pravitas

by Plaguebringer

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"A precipitant flight betwixt stifling trees; A foolish, desperate craven... destined to hang" As in a nightmare, I stumbled through woods My cloth ripped by judgment sudoric flesh shorn The phantom of terror loomed, ever giving chase As a capricious spectre not bound to one face Still shaken by horror, fresh blood on my hands I'd awoken to the sound of her screams I'd sinned as I slept, surely even God wept As my mother was taken from me So I fled from total depravity Into the mercy and light of your love I can't forget what I've done So forgive me Father, I'm coming Home With a rope 'round my neck. The rivers and fields of gold lie Where tragedy dies and the sun never sets I'm Innocent, Though I've thrice Christ denied Though I've revelled in sin Though I, like flowers defiled Clothed myself in beauty whilst rot lay within Twice before, mine own hand was stay'd The LORD as my shepherd, answered as I prayed But my fingers were crossed, I'm still clutching the blade Simply a justified sinner destined to hang So with one step towards heaven and a kick of my feet A noose woven from fate's thread tighten'd round me I finally wept as my grief became dreams of piquant ecstasy So farewell O' alluring obscenity Thus I reap from the wages of sin I'm dying to see what's to come So forgive me, Father I'm coming Home With a rope 'round my neck The rivers and fields of gold lie Where tragedy dies and the sun never sets Though I've thrice Christ denied Though I've revelled in sin Though I, like flowers defiled Clothed myself in beauty whilst rot lay within
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So I set to wander, questions, revelations mine to ponder Adrift in a fugue and burdened so by his call What shall it profit a man, should it be these lives are ended by my hand? After all I share blood with that bastard and his son... But still, if I am to answer my friend, If among the elect I still claim to stand Is it not my duty to wreak vengeance as His hand? So I shall dash them 'gainst the stones Weep Sinners The reckoning is at hand I come before the Son of Man You are liars and witches who speak naught but filth O'er cursed altars shalt your blood be spilled O Father, their roots grow sick with rot And the fruit falls not far from the tree Thus in righteous fury I shall grind their bones to dust "Dost thou not see how they tremble at thy feet? The perverse and the wicked, their flesh be thine to reap!" For the black and iniquitous, I come A Holy Avenger of Blood Golden Sword in hand Save me your sorrows Spare me your tears This work has only just begun Oh dear brother, bereft of mothers virtue It seems we share only her blood Cursed thou art,and destined to rot Blessed is he who is Chosen by God. Like a flood Drown me in his blood Father Failure Sinner Satan's Son
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Servant of The Serpent, pernicious Malcontent! Blaspheme never again nor profane your Maker's name! Fratricide! As I spill your blood in his name, I Invoke. His mouth awash with curses, evil dances gayly 'pon his tongue Lies spill forth risen from an open grave Spare me your vies and your sink of sin If they lead you astray shall I tear out your eyes? Your tongue? And make offering of your blood? Shall we go into the fields? O LORD, Witness I am my Brothers Keeper! Before The Throne of Judgment I stand illuminated, free from Sin A blinding light coursing through my veins as I am sanctified through the Election of Grace In Blood my name is writ, recorded in His tome Justified I raise my blade and cleanse this filth before His throne YOU DARE?! Speak again and you'll be put to the sword! Judgment rendered by a holy hammer In the house of the LORD "... Amen" I am my Brother's Keeper! His eyes burdened by lust, heart tempted by the endless whispers of The Snake, hands shed my innocent blood Thus alone shrouded in Darkness, I await my chance in nearby alleyways to claim my birthright at the edge of this blade This sanguine sacrifice shall become my offering A gift that God himself would never accept Shall cleanse this filth before His Throne
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Malicious Spirit! Crawling Death! Conjurer of many Faces! So, I followed him down through this Vale of Illusion Where only whispers and promises dwell Forgive thy Son, O' Father in Heaven I've been lead astray whilst under his spell Oh how wrong I've been all along My facade of righteousness fed the gaping maw of Hell He said, "Stained crimson blade in hand, grind their bones and desecrate and rake and reap and rape until thy work is truly done " And I followed him down, through this Vale of Illusion Where only his whispers and promises knell Forgive thy Son,O Father in Heaven I've been lead astray whilst under his spell Oh how wrong I've been all along Among maggots I lay, a blanket of worms for warmth And though none dared assemble before me, Tongue honed sharp through riches I claimed I declared the Kingdom of Heaven But all that remains is merely a mouthful of Dust O Beguiling Phantom, How sly thou art I have been bested I beg reprieve From this unending night "Thy will be done"
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A vicious curse has been cast on me By a doppelganger with a parasitic smile A shifting visage shrouded in darkness How could so many faces seem so vile? Though at first captivated by beneficence Vainglory and majesty at once did conspire With demagoguery and mockery, Once reviled with suspicion Now I wept onto hands stained crimson As chastened love died there in my arms Whence came the onset of this aporia? The thinning and ailing of time? Am I haunted by memories or merely delusions of a fanatic mind? An epoch spent drowning in despair, enraptured by self righteous sin? Or predeteriminstic heretic hypocrisy, hellbound corruption from within? God alone knew how I felt Consumed as I was by jealousy and ignorance Covetous of earned rest As distorted visions molest me I assume the burden of The Beast I've submitted and debased myself, As a disciple of this Cloven Priest. Another day bleeds past me I can't count the hours Remnants of dying light fade As The Night Devours His visage wreathed in darkness How could so many faces seem so vile? His masque once of pure arcane beauty transforming before my sight His warm smile inverting once beguiling now distorting into perverse caricature of life As diabolical grin tears through the remnants of skin, I fled in horror, terrified Yet every time I close my eyes I see these faces, taunting Haunting me until I die Another day bleeds past me I can't count the hours Remnants of dying light fade As The Night Devours

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released April 28, 2023

PLAGUEBRINGER IS:

Aaron Lang - Bass
Aaron James - Guitar
Oswin Wong - Guitar
Greg Smith - Drums
Diaro Irvine - Vocals

All songs written and performed by Plaguebringer
Synths by Randy Slaugh & Diaro Irvine
Additional writing credits: Michael King
Drums recorded at Oracle Recording Studios in Edmonton, Canada by Diego Fernandez
Guitars, Bass, & Vocals recorded at Diaro's house in Calgary, Canada
Mixed & Mastered at The Grid in Montreal, Canada
Cover Artwork by Patricia Taylor
Layout by Cole Hadley
Band Photo by Karolynn Mattern
Insert Poster Artwork by JSS

This work is based on the novel The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg.

Contact: plaguebringercanada@outlook.com

This project has been made possible in part by FACTOR,
the Government of Canada, and Canada's private radio broadcasters.

Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce à FACTOR, le gouvernement du Canada, et les radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada.

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