[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus III]
Throw yourself
Into the vessel of possibilities
Your green muse
The apparatus for soul mobility
A gateway to secrecy

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Spirit, Absinthe
Spirit, Absinthe

[Verse 2: Papa Emeritus III]
Seven seals
Devilish creatures trumpets the end of time
Cloven Hooves
Anti-Saint wormwood catapulting your mind
Into the jaws of death

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Spirit, Absinthe
Spirit, Absinthe

[Guitar Solo: Nameless Ghoul (Fire & Aether)]

[Verse 3: Papa Emeritus III]
There's no return
From this excursion of possibilities
You're at the seventh gate

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Spirit, Absinthe
Spirit, Absinthe

[Outro: Papa Emeritus III]
Let none of this earth inherit
This vision of my spirit

[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus III]
You have the power
You wear the crown
From the pinnacle to the pit
It is a long way down

[Verse 2: Papa Emeritus III]
You wield the scepter
You wear the gown
From the pinnacle to the pit
It is a long way down

[Verse 3: Papa Emeritus III]
In your empire
They stare in frown
From the pinnacle to the pit
It is a long way down

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
You are cast out from the heavens to the ground
Blackened feathers falling down
You are cast out from the heavens to the ground
Blackened feathers falling down
You will wear your independence like a crown

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 4: Papa Emeritus III]
Cruciger globus
You stand your ground
The orb disfigured
What's flat looks round
From the pinnacle to the pit
It is a long way down

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
You are cast out from the heavens to the ground
Blackened feathers falling down
You are cast out from the heavens to the ground
Blackened feathers falling down
You will wear your independence like a crown

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
I feel your presence amongst us
You cannot hide in the darkness
Can you hear the rumble
Can you hear the rumble that's calling

I know your soul is not tainted
Even though you've been told so
Can you hear the rumble
Can you hear the rumble that's calling

[Chorus]
I can feel the thunder that's breakin' in your heart
I can see through the scars inside you
I can feel the thunder that's breakin' in your heart
I can see through the scars inside you

[Verse 2]
A candle casting a faint glow
You and I see eye to eye
Can you hear the thunder
How can you hear the thunder that's breaking
Now there is nothing between us
From now our merge is eternal
Can't you see that you're lost
Can't you see that you're lost without me

[Chorus:]
I can feel the thunder that's breakin' in your heart
I can see through the scars inside you
I can feel the thunder that's breakin' in your heart
I can see through the scars inside you

[Guitar Solo]
[Keyboard Solo]

[Bridge: Papa Emeritus III]
Can't you see that you're lost without me

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
I can feel the thunder that's breakin' in your heart
I can see through the scars inside you
I can feel the thunder that's breakin' in your heart
I can see through the scars inside you!
I can feel the thunder that's breakin' in your heart
I can see through the scars inside you
I can feel the thunder that's breakin' in your heart
I can see through the scars inside you

[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus III]
We're standing here by the abyss
And the world is in flames
Two star-crossed lovers reaching out
To the beast with many names

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
He is, He's the shining and the light without whom I cannot see
And He is insurrection, He is spite, He's the force that made me be
He is Nostro Dispater, Nostr'Alma Mater
He is

[Verse 2: Papa Emeritus III]
We're hiding here inside a dream
And all our doubts are now destroyed
The guidance of the morning star
Will lead the way into the void

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
He is, He's the shining and the light without whom I cannot see
And He is insurrection, He is spite, He's the force that made me be
He is Nostro Dispater, Nostr'Alma Mater
He is

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
He is, He's the shining and the light without whom I cannot see
And He is insurrection, He is spite, He's the force that made me be
He is, He's the shining and the light without whom I cannot see
And He is the disobedience that holds us together
He is Nostro Dispater, Nostr'Alma Mater
And we are falling over the precipice

[Instrumental Outro]

[Intro: Papa Emeritus III]
Dust…
Sh, sh, sh…
Sh, sh, sh…

[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus III]
I was carried on a wolf's back
Here to corrupt humanity
I will pummel it with opulence
With corpulence and greed

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
In God, you trust
My mummy dust
Dust…
My mummy dust

[Verse 2: Papa Emeritus III]
Your cavalier of crapulence
To this feast of rapacity
I'll bury you in treasures
Just to feed your incapacity

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
In God, you trust
My mummy dust
Dust…
My mummy dust
In God, you trust
My mummy dust
Dust…
My mummy dust

[Keybord Solo: Nameless Ghoul (Air)]

[Interlude: Papa Emeritus III]
Dust…
Sh, sh, sh…
Sh, sh, sh…

[Verse 3: Papa Emeritus III]
You're the possessée of avarice
I'm the ruler of the earth
I will smother you in riches
'Til you choke on sordid mirth
You are summoned in cupidity
Purulence and lust
I'm the magnet for stupidity
And divine, you feel my thrust

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
In God, you trust
My mummy dust
Dust…
My mummy dust
In God, you trust
My mummy dust
Dust…

[Outro: Papa Emeritus III]
In God, we trust (Ah-ah-ah)
My mummy dust (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
In God, we trust (Ah-ah-ah)
My mummy dust (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
In God, we trust (Ah-ah-ah)
My mummy dust (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
In God, we trust (Ah-ah-ah)
My mummy dust (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus III]
A higher power underground
From seraph skies and now to chaos bound
He's sitting sacred and profound
In midst of sinners looking up to kiss his crown

[Verse 2: Papa Emeritus III]
Pathetic humans in despair
Defaced, deflowered, now to death devout
A fallen angel in his glare
In midst of sinners kneeling down before his clout

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Old One, Master
All beauty lies within
Old One, Master
All beauty lies within you

[Verse 3: Papa Emeritus III]
This oasis is a poisoned well
Of rotting carcasses that clog the deep
A prince in exile here in hell
In midst of sinners flocking up like soulless sheep

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Old One, Master
All beauty lies within
Old One, Master
All beauty lies within you
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Old One, Master
All beauty lies within
Old One, Master
All beauty lies within you
Old One, Master
All beauty lies within
Old One, Master
All beauty lies within you

[Outro: Papa Emeritus III]
Your infernal majesty!

[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus III]
Ever since you were born you've been dying
Every day, a little more, you've been dying
Dying to reach the setting sun
As a child, with your mind on the horizon
Over corpses to the prize you kept your eyes on
Trying to be the chosen one

[Pre-Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
All those things that you desire
You will find here in the fire

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Put your hands up and reach for the sky
Cry for absolution
You'll be down on your knees and you'll cry
Cry for absolution

[Verse 2: Papa Emeritus III]
Even now when you're here you are movin'
Hysterically seeking out what needs improvin'
And you're still asking for the sun

[Pre-Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
All those things that you desire
You will find here in the fire

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Put your hands up and reach for the sky
Cry for absolution
You'll be down on your knees and you'll cry
Cry for absolution

[Bridge]
You'll cry, you'll cry, you'll cry (You'll cry, you'll cry…)
You'll cry, you'll cry, you'll cry (You'll cry, you'll cry…)

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Put your hands up and reach for the sky
Cry for absolution
You'll be down on your knees and you'll cry
Cry for absolution
Put your hands up and reach for the sky
Cry for absolution
You'll be down on your knees and you'll cry
Cry for absolution

[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus III]
Living in the night
'Neath heavens torn asunder
You call on me to solve a crooked rhyme
As I'm closing in
Imposing on your slumber
You call on me as bells begin to chime

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Are you on the square
Are you on the level
Are you ready to swear right here, right now before the devil
That you're on the square
That you're on the level
That you're ready to stand right here, right now
Right here, right now

[Verse 2: Papa Emeritus III]
Hiding from the light
Sacrificing nothing
Still, you call on me for entrance to the shrine
Hammering the nails
Into a sacred coffin
You call on me for powers clandestine

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Are you on the square? Are you on the level
Are you ready to swear right here, right now before the devil
That you're on the square
That you're on the level
That you're ready to stand right here, right now
Right here, right now

[Guitar Solo: Nameless Ghoul (Fire & Aether)]

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Are you on the square
Are you on the level
Are you ready to swear right here, right now before the devil
That you're on the square
That you're on the level
That you're ready to stand right here, right now

[Outro: Papa Emeritus III]
Right here, right now
Right here, right now
Right here, right now
Right here, right now
Right here, right now

[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus III]
In an ice-capped fire of burning wood
In our world of wire, ignite our dreams
Of starry skies and you and me
As realized our bigger themes

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Oh, take me internally
Forever yours, nocturnal me
Take me internally
Forever yours, nocturnal me

[Verse 2: Papa Emeritus III]
Do or die, what's done is done
True beauty lies on the blue horizon
Who or why, what's one is one
In pure disguise of vulgar sons

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Oh, take me internally
Forever yours, nocturnal me
Take me internally
Forever yours, nocturnal me

[Bridge: Papa Emeritus III]
Whatever burns, burns eternally
So take me in turns internally
When I'm on fire, my body will be
Forever yours, nocturnal me

[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus III]
In an ice-capped fire of burning wood
In our world of wire, ignite our dreams
Of starry skies and you and me
As realized our bigger themes

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Oh, take me internally
Forever yours, nocturnal me
Take me internally
Forever yours, nocturnal me

[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus III]
It's the same old song that I always sing each year
But just because it's perennial doesn't make it less real

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
And I believe that you could be
What I need to believe
I believe

[Post-Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Oh, it just keeps coming 'round again
It just keeps coming 'round again

[Verse 2: Papa Emeritus III]
The conclusion I need is easily reached with you
You have given me all and there's nothing left to do

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
And I believe that you could be
What I need to believe
I believe

[Post-Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Oh, it just keeps coming 'round again
It just keeps coming 'round again

[Outro: Papa Emeritus III]
I believe you could be
What I need to believe
I believe you could be
What I need to believe
I believe you could be
What I need to believe
I believe you could be
What I need to believe
I believe you could be
What I need to believe
I believe you could be
What I need to believe
I believe you could be
What I need to believe
I believe you could be
What I need to believe

[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus III]
The Earth was spinning all vacant and waste
And there was silence over the ocean
When a voice came thundering from above
The first day of light was in motion
Then the voice said may fruits be created
And seeds take root as they may
And no crimes were as yet committed
Life was breathing its second day
In his image, this voice made a man
And a woman to love each other
They became the rulers of the world
And the third day was their mother

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Now, who will pray for Babylon
Sing a song to Babylon
On your knees before Babylon
Beat that drum because Babylon is falling

[Verse 2: Papa Emeritus III]
Man and woman learned how to make fire
And the kingdom's walls were extended
On the fourth day the walls were reaching so far
No one knew where they ended
Now, no one heard that voice anymore
And metal cities came to ascend
On the fifth day spring turned into fall
And a rain fell over the land
But no walls can stop such a rain
That keeps on falling forevermore
I was told that by the sixth day
The Earth was like an open sore

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Now who will pray for Babylon
Sing a song to Babylon
On your knees before Babylon
Beat that drum because Babylon is falling

[Verse 3: Papa Emeritus III]
The Earth was spinning all vacant and a waste
And there was silence over the oceans
When a voice came thundering from above
The seventh day was in motion

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Now who will pray for Babylon
Sing a song to Babylon
On your knees before Babylon
Beat that drum because Babylon is falling
Falling

[Segue Outro]
I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created, and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground, for I regret that I have made them