Christian Death =============== Atrocities ~~~~~~~~~~ Transcribed by: John Mc Donagh(mcdonghj@unix2.tcd.ie)... with help from Elaine. These lyrics have been taken straight from the poster "Back to the Womb" that accompanies some copies of Atrocities. IMO Valors lyrics are quite good on this LP. Judge for your self... Will-o'-the-Wisp (Valor) 3:15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Laughter sipped away tears of stone Introducing spies to shadows By the bottom of the glass gaiety stopped The deaf were told lies by the dumb Two shiny magnets began to reign Introducing spies to shadows A plague in the land hiding under the star Delousing ended all songs New songs to sing Twitching the puppeteer string Introducing spies to shadows Introducing sad distant hosts to silence The tongues like seeds in a vacuum Anger echoed within Stone words remember The Gift of Sacrifice (Valor, B. Galvin) 6:23 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We were swollen lanterns of prey Lighting the way for hunger to feast Our firm young skin free to befoul Caressing intrusion of the beast Bodies like toys bargain for favours The gift of sacrifice Wiping my body never again clean Guilt bleeds from taste of my sin In my shame are memories of passion The one thing of pleasure within Bodies like toys bargain for favours The gift of sacrifice No flowers to spare, she gave herself them And when she returned she was, she was Still still Bodies like toys bargain for favours The gift of sacrifice Strapping Me Down (Valor, B. Galvin) 2:36 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Candles burning under secret floors When was love ever more wet This table is cold, I wish for you now Prism eyes no sooner forget One hundred and twenty experiments Only the lucky were sodomised Will I ever awaken with you in bed Does your passionate cup still weep I was already in pain, My sweat was dry The promise of pleasure remained Crystal tears embedded in cheeks Felt holy men burn me with flames Black crosses with wings On the arms of the hands Wiping brows on the heads of blonde hair A wall of faces Strapping me down Strapping me down A wall of faces Strapping me down Strapping me down Strapping me down Forever Forever Forever The Danzig Waltz (Valor) 3:31 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forever lost is my gentle love My lips, like powder in the wind Thirsty dreams in the ocean of kiss Buried beneath forty years In my rebirth I have not forgotten Not even that which I wish to forget Fields of sleep lay beside you You can not feel and my hands are dust When memories dance pure Sorrow bows in shame Our breath, impressions on a splintered mirror Deeper my colourless heart sings Our souls search astray Torn by the thief of life Chimere de-si, de-la (Valor) 4:41 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the presence of love Evil remains a mask The face of illusion on all sides Flaunting abandoned, lovers Restless with the heat Pondering moments, ground to fine ash When naked flesh had ceased to writhe Chimere de-ci, de-la Hold my hand as we walk this path Through the flowers to the musk of the bath Close the door, let the crystals drop We shall climb the pyramid of fear Chimere de-ci, de-la Silent Thunder (Valor, B. Galvin) 6:32 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My bed is the garden where voices all meet Hands skim through the water beneath my pillow Stones like rain wash away the hours The hands on my clock, sex, wilted flowers Silent Thunder pries me to sleep Falling the edge so steep And if my eyes shy from the morning My lips will taste of unripened fruit Words without a language call from the past The future was the day before the last Silent Thunder pries me to sleep Falling the edge so steep Strange Fortune (Valor) 3:52 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ They preserved elegant paintings Pouring wine how bitter the toast Stray rumours told in cafes Respect in the enemies eye Strange fortune A warm lovers secret revenge Dance of the flowers in stolen perfume A glass of champagne, a crust of bread Respect in the enemies eye Strange Fortune Ventriloquist (Valor) 4:31 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Born amongst beauty, O' Beloved Grandeur of the mountains Where my eyes were harlots His eyes were steel He wanted everyone to be as perfect as them Such tormented perfection When everyone spoke Steel spoke his word When everyone spoke Only steel was heard Blind diary love rotting in his heart Vomiting to sleep, martyrs of his praise They wanted everyone to be as perfect as him Such tormented perfection When everyone spoke Razors cut open ears When everyone spoke Deafness mumbled the years Never was there perfection The mountains are so ashamed Beauty is a stranger Where ugliness remains Gloomy Sunday (S. Lewis, R. Seres) 3:01 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday is gloomy, my hours are slumberless Dearest the shadows I live with are numberless Little white flowers will never awaken you Not where the dark coach of sorrow has taken you Sunday is gloomy on shadows, I spend it all My heart and I have decided to end it all Soon there'll be candles and prayers that are sad I know Let them not weep, let them know that I'm glad to go Angels have no thought of ever returning you Would they be angry if I thought of joining you Gloomy Sunday Death is no dream for in death I'm carressing you With the last breath of my soul I'll be blessing you Gloomy Sunday The Death of Josef (Valor, David Glass) 4:28 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Men were poring over there loops and whorls Short of definite judgement Remains, Reportedly drowned During the last days awake Calm fell to sleep Never to rest in peace Haunting dream sung by The choir of the dead Now the "Angel of Death" Is at their mercy Suffering the pain of Tortured bodies --oOo--