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lord below, your abysmal horrors we call forth
awaken -- rise up and cleanse this earth with fire

the taste of victory awaits our wicked tongues
as you sleep beyond the light your blessed idol acts agent to your will

for vast aeons has slept, lurking 'neath the haunted deep
sea soaked perversion, arise
named of the foulest tongue, his will ebbs within me
beckoning -- what was shall once more be

in the house of the dead you lie and wait
oh lords of black earth
controlling the minds of the meek
staining this planet with visions of murder and hate

for vast aeons has slept, lurking 'neath the haunted deep
sea soaked perversion, arise
named of the foulest tongue, his will ebbs within me
beckoning -- what was shall once more be

we pray for the earth to open
free you of your ageless tomb
our knees bent in your worship
oh great gold one, i scream for your return

madness unhallowed
ascending moon of darkness never to wane
lurking without end
behind life in time and space

an evil so vast
beyond man's power to bear
an essence insane
dethrone the sovereign -- and with your might reclaim

i serve allegiance to your will
i scream the incantations
lord unholy, your horrors i invoke

come forth my lord
in praise we sing of your return
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renegade On Apr 11, 2004
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No, this song doesn't have anything to do with Satan. It is about the Great Old One Cthulhu.

Elements that confirm this:

  1. The Lord below is sleeping, and the cultists wish he could rise from his eternal sleep - Satan, in christian mythology, is not sleeping, he's active

  2. He has beeing sleeping for vast aeons - a word frequently used by H.P. Lovecraft in his short stories

  3. He stains this planet with visions of murder and hate - Cthulhu, in the short stories, drive many people all over the world insane through dreams

  4. Sea soaked perversion - confirms he inhabits the ocean, unlike Satan who inhabits Hell

  5. We pray for the earth to open, free you of your ageless tomb - this confirms the Lord Below inhabits the Earth physically, unlike Satan who, according to christian mythology, is in Hell, which is not a physical place on Earth. Cthulhu lies trapped in his pacific sunken city of R'lyeh

  6. And last - Oh, Great Old One, I scream your return - Cthulhu is a Great Old One, perhaps the most powerful of them, he's a priest of Azathoth.

this song is epic. theres a fuckin billy and mandy episode about cthulhu haha funny shit.

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this song is about the dark lord or satan coming up from hell to reign on this earth. they probably wrote it realizing that most of this world is run by the devil anyways with all the wars and prejudices and all that shit. this song is fucking amazing and anyone who thinks otherwise should try and play the intro on drums. only then can you talk shit

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this is my favorite song on this cd, i love the beggining

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Completely agree with Stein, very well put. The song is most assuredly about the "Cthulu Myth" by H.P. Lovecraft. I thought exactly the same when I first read the lyrics.

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what ever its about, the start sounds like he really is calling satan or cthuloo or whatever

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H.P. LOVECRAFT REFERENCE!

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"named of the foulest tongue"

"ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"

So awesome hearing Lovecraft references. THese guys own.

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Yep, its about Cthulhu. Nice too see another lovecraft song, but id love to see something other than Cthulhu. And Stein, its mentioned in quite a few places that he is NOT one of the strongest, and actually quite weak compared to the other ones. hes rather the most well known and worshipped on earth.

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Burtal ass intro, thats all i have to say

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omfg...!!! unbelibable intro.....!! definetly not impossible to play nor the fastest or anywhere near you see but what i like bout them is their harmony to carry the guitar riffs and drums all in an increadebly orchestrated way...!!! i fuckin love this band...!! and for the record this is most definetly bout cthulhu educate urself and read for all those others out there that have no idea.... l8tz!!