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Drawn into the labyrinth

of those damned by lust of the flesh

naked, tattered and tormented bodies

ripped apart

by the howling shriek of a whirlwind

ensnaring a deviant kind

threshing about forevermore

Minos, then whispered to him,

“you are now prisoner here!

condemned to the boiling of blood

for the souls you’ve bestowed upon us

in the wickedest ways

from war-ridden days on the earth

sentenced in the past to a lifetime eternally.

this assailant now ours for eternity”

Banished to the underworld

but the judge could not foresee

he was an enemy and he’s come to slay his king

from beyond the gates I have come for victory

I am the enemy and I’ve come to slay your king

[solo m. pugh]

The judge kneeled to submit

and present an offering

hold back to watch him plea

as he grovels on his knees

“In exchange for all your mercy

I will grant you amnesty”

but the lies between his teeth

hold a stench of fantasy

[solo m. low]

[solo m. pugh]

[solo m. low]

[solo j. schwallier]

Engulfed by a maelstrom of lustful dead

he snatched out the tongue from the judge’s head

putting his limp serpent body to use

he strangled Minos with his tail like a noose

Eyes grown darker appearing shallow and thin

life is seeping forth from the dead vessel within

I have freed them all from this Cretan

I have freed them all

Condemned assailant

will release the weight off of the crown

nothing will sway him on his path to Cocytus

he is bound

With blood drying fast on his fingertips

his vigorous yearning to massacre wickedness

nothing can stand in his way

on this journey to slay the beast

not even the hand of god