COVEN LYRICS

1. Too Late To Pray

Million fools are taken, by the madness that you teach
Blinded by the mindlessness that you preach
Pearly gates of solitude, so cold & far away
You tell them if you're gonna reach them
You'll have to pray, that means you'll have to pay

They line up by the thousands to buy their way out of hell
You're selling things you have no right to sell
But they'll all be there & they're waiting
To watch your body burn
Just like everyone of us
You'll get your fishing turn
Burn

[Bridge:]
As God above is watching the world he planned to save
He contemplates the price that he has paid
As that he lifts the body of his son from earth below
And to your own destruction he finally lets you go

2. Ministry Of Lies

I am your savior and so you'll obey my every manipulation
Search through the pages in total dismay
Hoping to find your salvation
Pray with me and God will set you free

There's nowhere in the Bible it says you have to be poor

See me change before your eyes
Into a fountain full of lies
I seem to have you mesmerized, take my advice
Now I have borrowed to never return
My Army of Faithful, will you ever learn ?

There'll be no second coming, it seems that I have lied
Thanks for the cash, I'll see you in hell
Then I'll just let you all die
Die !

In my hand I hold a dollar bill
For this is the seed of life
You cannot live and prosper without the seed
And with the seed I will sprout into a tree
And drop leaves of forgiveness upon your soul
I'll be handing the bread basket around
So give me your bread and I'll pray for your sins
And I'll die for your soul

3. Spellbinder

Bring out the magic, so long since passed
The world will be trapped within my grasp
Study each page, practiced just right
Hell's own power will be my might

No one will know the power I hold
It's in all of us, the days of old
Spellbinder

Confidence fills me, the time is now right
To bring out the chaos from deep in the night
Circle of magic constructed, articles heeded in place
Avenging spirits arise, staring into my face

Asteroth, Grand Duke of Hell
I conjure thee to complete this spell
All is gained, nothing lost
My soul is yours, if that's the cost

[Repeat twice]

4. Succubus

Superstition, seductress of death
Murderous bitch from the grave
Convicted, a disciple of Satan
Raped & then burned at the stake
Virgin, bitch of the faith
Tormented the earth once before
Resurrect the slut from the grave
My beloved satanic whore

[Chorus:]
She's back from the grave
To fish & enslave
You cannot be saved
Succubus
She'll drain you of breath
Suck you to death
Bury what's left
Succubus

{Bridge:]
Castration, damnation, the price you will pay
Religious salvation provides no other way
Fatal attraction, you fall under her spell
Begravement, enslavement
You're on your way to hell

Bitch of death and disease, whore to hell's master of slaves
Slut, going down on her knees, sucking you into the grave
Spreading her legs in air, Succubus weaving her spell
Consumed by her cavern of death
She opens her gateway to hell

[Repeat chorus twice]

5. Death Walks Behind You

Insane, my middle name, my mind illegally slain
Insanity taking me down, human hunt without a sound
Silence, class shut up, I don't mean to interrupt
But you kids will never learn
How to make those fishers yearn

[Chorus]
Free at last to walk again
So let the fishing hunt begin
Holocaust, dormant sleep
None left to weep

Deadly game, reinsane, not one soul will remain
Human stew of nuclear waste not one thing can curve my taste
Six years, out at last Good behavior ? I laugh
Search begins, thirst for blood, dehumanize forbidden world

[Repeat chorus twice]

6. Frozen Bones

Brought up on the needle, hungry veins to feed
Addict head to toe, sell your soul for what you need
You wanted drugs so badly you'd suck for cash
Die, as fate would dictate
This evening's work will be your last
Your time has passed

[Chorus:]
Killer rampant lives to take
Leaving bodies in his wake
Frozen bones the only clue
To tell us what happened to you

[Bridge:]
Put away your bible you haven't got a prayer
He's somewhere out there watching you
You won't know when or where
He'll pick you up like any John

Out on roads remote
You'll take your place among the dead
His hands have closed around your throat

Brought up on the needle, hungry veins to feed
Addict head to toe, sell your hole for what you need

Killer rampant lives to take
Join the bodies in his wake
Frozen bones the only clue
To tell us what happened to you

7. Propaganda

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the mighty USA
I've closed my mind to any other way
Without choice I'll fight your wars
Give my life to save your shores
So little do we ask of you
A chance to live, can you come through

[Chorus:]
Paint with propaganda for eyes that cannot see
A picture so self-righteous it's obscene
America is number one, but what a nasty web we've spun
How will we ever get our fingers clean

Cold & ancient arctic winds give way to winds of change
Perhaps a final chance to ease some of the strain
If you'd forget about tradition
And that stupid flag you wave
You might just save the world
While there's still a world to save

[Chorus]

Corruption!

[Bridge:]
Without choice I'll fight your wars
Give my life to save your shores
So little do we ask of you
A chance to live, can you come through

8. Justified Suicide

Death is a constant, life just a prayer
Some are successful, while others despair
To end is so easy, to live is so hard
Relentless depression is breaking your guard
Your problem a small one, solution is clear
Yet you continue existing in fear
Why leave it up to the cold hands of fate
There's really no reason to wait

[Chorus:]
It's always the darkest just before dawn
Surely no one will notice the fact that you're gone
Why leave it up to the cold hands of fate
It's much too late

Misery, lifeless, tag on your toe
Reside in a freezer, to science you go

In society's eyes, you need not exist
In terms of importance, you're last on the list
Hookers, junkies, crime & deceit
A drawer in the morgue, a pleasant retreat
Eternally suffer, eternally rest
Make up your mind as to which would be best
Bullet to brain or razor to wrist
Or step off a building, you'll never be missed

9. Ted Bundy

He looks like a lawyer, his case is of death
Objection denied as he takes your last breath
Convicted a fool, death is your cell
Verdict of guilty, sentenced to hell

[Chorus:]
Sadistic bastard of deaths comprised
Vicious butcher the face belies
Torture and savagery that logic defies
Everybody dies
Ted Bundy

Killer is captured, justice prevails
Escape ever present, security fails
Bloodrush of freedom, he must kill again
Psychotic overthrow, death without end

[Repeat chorus]

[Bridge:]
I feel no remorse for the deeds I've done
I'm out for enjoyment & killing is fun
With no fear of dying, I'll go to the chair
I'll return from the grave to kill once again

[Repeat]

10. Silent Night (Violent Night)

I sit within the pentagram that burns upon the floor
I chant the invocation like a thousand times before
Again my master rises from the darkest depths of hell
He's asking me to kill again, I cannot break his spell

[Chorus:]
Put down your fishing cross
And let me lead the way
You feel your blood grow colder
But it's much too late to pray
My brutal wrath will now unwind
I'll strip your life away
Silent Night, Violent Night
I'll take you to the grave

Reality returns to me, again I take the blade
I must fulfill this prophecy for the deal that I have made
A butcher without mercy, I'll kill without regret
I'll hunt you down relentlessly and rip your flesh to shreds

[Repeat chorus]

[Bridge:]
You feel the cold steel pierce your brain
As I slam it through your eye
A sea of blood runs down your chest
As you look unto the sky
Feel the plague of death descend
A violent end awaits
I twist the knife inside your skull
As silence overtakes

Silence overtakes







COVEN LYRICS