Down, chemical sacrament
Blasphemous prayer
Deliver me from this
So serene apocalypse

Just make me fucking numb
Deaf, blind and fucking dumb
Return to sacred sleep

This could be my requiem
And I'll feel no pain
This could be my requiem
But don't bury me too deep

Drain infected brine
Sickened cesspool shell of mine
Strap up the hands of time
And push the soul into the vein

Just make me fucking numb
Deaf, blind and fucking dumb
Return to sacred sleep

This could be my requiem
And I'll feel no pain
This could be my requiem
But don't bury me too deep

Sink, suffer, self destruct
Rise, stronger, reconstruct

Dispose, discard, deny

And I will feel no pain


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Requiem Lyrics as written by David Randall Blythe Chris Adler

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    I think this song has to do with drug abuse and how drugs bring you to that happy place " Just make me fucking numb, Deaf, blind and fucking dumb. " points towards that and " This could be my requiem, and i'll feel no pain " is Randy saying that his smoking or whatever is his requiem but he'll feel no pain because hes happy while doing it.

    sacrificedon August 27, 2006   Link
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    it could just be another reference to alcohol. randy uses the same comparison in 11th hour and it was about alcohol. the "deaf, blind, and fucking numb" part compared to the "SEDATE, NUMB, DEAF AND DUMB" you know, same kinda thing. randy's biggest problem seems to be alcohol, which he's already getting better from what i've heard.

    burnthepriest17on September 20, 2006   Link
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    one of the best songs on the CD. SINK...SUFFER...SELF DESTRUCT. RISE....STRONGER...RECONSTRUCT! one of the best parts of the album, SACRAMENT RULES BITCH

    burnthepriest17on August 26, 2006   Link
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    alright, I have just recently watched the dvd that comes with the "deluxe edition" throught the dvd it has a few references that randy might have something wrong with him, like an illness, bet that never really say. so maybe if you look at the lyrics as if he is talking about a disease, that might open up some new doors of discusion

    babiestastegoodon August 29, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    'throught'

    babiestastegoodon August 29, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    what the, Im meaning to spell THROUGH OUT god i hate computers

    babiestastegoodon August 29, 2006   Link
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    HAHAHAHA

    Dressed2Depresson August 29, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    Seven? Is that you?

    Dressed2Depresson August 29, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    its just steve (thats me)

    babiestastegoodon August 29, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    wtf you how do you guys no eachother?

    sacrificedon August 29, 2006   Link

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