Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Akercocke
Canonical path: /akercocke/the-promise
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Promise
Read The Promise lyrics by Akercocke on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Promise
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Draw near - partake of this altar
For you are fairer in beauty
Than other daughters of man
Recognise and embrace
This glorious proclamation
Of eternal damnation
Place all your faith in sex and death
Rather than the wisdom of the divine
Have no pity for those
Mired in the prophet delusion
Content to be servile for a lifetime
Tis better to be king for a day
Your passing will leave
Scant trace in history
Wiped from memory
Like forgotten dream
Like sand slipping through fingers...
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Akercocke performs "The Promise", and this lyric page sits inside the Akercocke catalog on LyroVerse.
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