Covenant of pure corruption
Sink my teeth deep into you
Solemn oath of sheer destruction
Nightmare, through and through

In that hour, I'll devour
Hope is swallowed up in pain
Taste the venom, feel the power
Coursing through my veins

I'm corruption
I'm destruction, through and through

Trust in me, for I will set you free
With a Serpent's Kiss
With a Serpent's Kiss

Be my lights and I won't stray
Make me beg make me pray
Tell me when to laugh or cry
When to live and when to die

Forgotten and betrayed
Rotting and decayed
Left to wither, without a voice
Left to slither, without a choice

[solo]

Crucifier, spitting fire
Say your little empty prayers
This empire, growing higher
To the sky I swear

Sharp tongue severs, like a razor
Swimming in a sea or rage
Vindicators, masqueraders
All the world's my stage

I devour
I empower, god of pain

Trust in me, for I will set you free
With a Serpent's Kiss
How could it come to this?
With a Serpent's Kiss


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    sure its about satan, but what about this part:

    "Be my lights and I won't stray Make me beg make me pray Tell me when to laugh or cry When to live and when to die"

    is that from the pov of adam/eve?

    ZodiacDon August 29, 2008   Link

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