Incubus - 1988
"Serpent Temptation"
Track List:
1. The Battle Of Armageddon
2. Voices From The Grave
3. Sadistic Sinner
4. Incubus
5. Blaspheming Prophets
6. Hunger For Power
7. Serpent Temptation
8. Underground Killers
Line-up:
Francis M. Howard - guitars
Moyses M. Howard - drums
Scot W. Latour - bass, vocals
Facts:
Produced by Micheal R. Howard and INCUBUS
Recorded at Southlake Studio, Metairie, LA (January 1988)
Mixed at Track Record, N. Hollywood, CA (February 1988)
Mastered at Capitol records, Hollywood, CA
1. THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON
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Roaming souls
Prisoners of the bottomless pit
Tempting us
To be tortured in the everlasting fire
They are trying
To penetrate
Into your...
Religious ones
Protected by the words of Christ
Militant atheists
Destroying the ones that are unsafe
With evil powers
They are pestilenting
The human race
They are trying
To penetrate
Into you faith
CHORUS
Spirits of damnation
Who wander throughout the world
Trying to destroy us before Armageddon
For the ruin of our souls
Beware the Anti-christ will be here
To exterminate our religion each year
Because he knows the son of man is near
Dont be afraid Jesus Christ will be here
The end is near
Lets all beware
Of the prophecies
LEAD
LEAD
LEAD
Deads and alives shall be judged
By all holy forces
Sinners will be Satans wrath
For a thousand years they will regret
Its coming so lets all be aware
Theyre trying
To penetrate
Into you faith
CHORUS
Spirits of damnation
Who wander throughout the world
Trying to destroy us before Armageddon
For the ruin of our souls.
2. VOICES FROM THE GRAVE
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Mesmerizing sounds I hear telling me to kill
Telling me submit to the power
Demonic overtones I fear stealing my freewill
I am now the man of the hour
Controlling all my thoughts now I dont know
Right from wrong there is no hope for escape
Stung by wicked words as the silence
Speaks to me there is no hope for escape
CHORUS
Voices from the grave
Telling me to sin
My soul is what they crave
Killing me within
Disembodied spirits near pervading through my soul
Getting harder to live in this Hell
Angry voices loud and clear now they take control
Now they leave me just an empty shell
Controlling all my thoughts now I dont know
Right from wrong there is no hope for escape
Stung by wicked words as the silence
Speaks to me there is no hope for escape
CHORUS
Voices from the grave
Telling me to sin
My soul is what they crave
Killing me within
LEAD
Nothing to do but heed to their world
And live to their every command
All of my thoughts are sacrificial
And used for their violent plans
Mustering strenght to fight the attack
Released from a hypnotic state
I drop to my knees and pray to the Lord
To save me from my evil fate
Screaming in pain Im thrown to the floor
And grabbed by their arms of control
The powers of evil the powers of good
Are fighting for my weakened soul
LEAD
A winner emerges darkness prevails
No futures in sight for me
Cant take the pain darkness delivers
Dying will set me free
Clenching the gun sweating in fear
Knowing the end is surely near
Pulling the trigger launching death
Evil inside me gasping breath
Lifeless pile dead and gone
Evil around me still lives on
Lesson in life the road is paved
Follow God and youll be saved
Beware of voices from the grave.
3. SADISTIC SINNER
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Alone in my house
Full of hate and fear
Your death is near
My passion for killing will take you to death
I slay a victim I torture his wife
They die by my knife
Im coming for you
So take your last breath
The more I kill, the more the need grows
I dislodge the eyes and hack off the nose
CHORUS
Im a sadistic sinner
I will slash you at will
It is the devil inside me
Who makes me wanna kill
Evil
And you will die by my hand
Killer
And Ill make you understand
Possessed
Just like the knife in my hand
Killer
He taunts my soul and he twists my mind
The blood of my victims is all they can find
I dismember the body as its blood is being sprayed
I gaze in splendor at the mess I have made
Cold is the blade
I carry in rage
They live in fear
My passion for killing will take you to death
My soul is a demon that no one can save
I spread my disease
Im coming for you
So take your last breath
The more I kill, the more the need grows
I dislodge the eyes and hack off the nose
CHORUS
Im a sadistic sinner
I will slash you at will
It is the devil inside me
Who makes me wanna kill
Im
Sadistic
Sinner
Ill kill you slow, Ill kill you fast
Im coming for you, Ill kick your ass.
4. INCUBUS
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When our powerful structure creates sound
The walls of the hall start coming down
Youre thrashing and slamming like theres no end
The mob starts to get out of hand
Distorted sound goes through your ears
The pounding of the bass creates fear
You stop and breathe when we slow down
You have no chance cos our drummers not fucking around
Now youre gonna have this torment
For the rest of your life
No peace, No chance, No sleep day or night
Were coming through your nughtmare you will see
So be ready to meet the power of...
CHORUS
Incubus, Incubus
LEAD
CHORUS
Incubus
You are the victim, because you betray us
Youve got no place to hide
You cant destroy us well crank the decibel high
Our sound can never die! Die! Die!
The missions not over
Preparing for your destruction
Well thrash you with all emotion
Youre running out of time
Theres nothing you can do
Were taking your breath from you
Nothing you can do, Take your breath from you
Well smash your skull
Came from the word
Only one word
Came from the sound of Incubus.
5. BLASPHEMING PROPHETS
+++++++++++++++++++++++
Modern world men
Blinded by technology
Using the Lords words
For their own material needs
Stealing the goods
From the faithful ones
Evangelists in suits
Dominating their thoughts
And souls thrown in blasphemy
They dont know about the truth
But they try to convince you
CHORUS
I wonder how God can resist
Using his words like this
Speaking the holy words
But in a different way, in terror
They teachem not to be saved
But leading them to an error, leavingem unsafe
Malignant force are speaking
Through the false prophets
They dont know that an evil spirit
Can take a preachers soul
LEAD
LEAD
A fucking organization determined to rule the world
Preparing those for their supreme evil one
Ask for good help, now
Before its too late, you all
After they steal your soul they even take your money away
Trying to put all other religion down
Like if them all was in vain
Satan is draining their souls
And they cant feel it
They are all blind now
Cos they left their true religion
Each day their legion
Is growing more and stronger
Pretty soon therell be
No one left to survive
Innocent people looking for guidance
They dont know who theyre messing with
CHORUS
I wonder how God can resist
Using his words like this
Taking the Bible to make a profit
They cant escape from the blaspheming prophets
LEAD.
6. HUNGER FOR POWER
+++++++++++++++++++
Rational human beings irrational in other ways
Betraying each other in an unfriendly race
All they do is think for themselves
Ask them for some help and theyll tell you to go to Hell
Welcome to the brutal world
Vehemence, the way it goes
Rejoicing for the disgrace of the succesful one
The jealousy is the weapon of the incompetent bum
So if you think youve got your best frined
You better look back, you never know what he might do next
The anger is built in silence
Its gonna cause some ignorant violence
Thats a goal rule number one
To achieve in command
What theyve done in the past
Youre gonna letem pay back
I wonder why you do to others
What you dont want them doing to you
If prejudice has a value in life
Evil would rule you too
Remember for all the bad things you commit
Youre gonna pay with the same coin, you damn fool
LEAD
Breaking the barrier between patience and rage
That are controlling you
Now youre feeling what your best friend was going through
Thats the way the circle of life
Has been for many years ago people are so greedy
When theyre in trouble, they look for you
You cant lose this society battle
Evil plans are coming to your mind
To fight back, a sabotage
That has happened many times
CHORUS
Hunger for power
When you die
All you have
Wont go with you
Hunger for power
Stupid fight
You better stand straight
Or you might fall
LEAD
CHORUS
Hunger for power
Youll never know
What might happen
To us all
Hunger for power
When you die
All you have
Wont go with you.
7. SERPENT TEMPTATION
+++++++++++++++++++++
The human race started with Adam and Eve
They lived in a world where they were free
So listen and beware that this is Hell
Cos they ate the fruit from the tree
CHORUS
Mighty force
Evils mighty force
When Satan took a Serpent form
The couples destiny was then traced
Leaving Gods wrath frustrated
They couldnt resist the Serpent Temptation
CHORUS
Mighty force
Evils mighty force
Mighty force
Evils mighty force
We now live in a world of civilization
Were still affected by the Serpent Temptation
Technology wont help you to get salvation
The devil doomed Gods creation
So lets destroy the devils fucking nation
LEAD
8. UNDERGROUND KILLERS
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They kill for a reason
Theyll strike anyone
Doesnt matter how old or young
Payem big cash, theyll giveem a slash
Explain how it should be done
A shot in the head
The man cut in half
Tortured till death
Youll never see him back
CHORUS
Underground killers
They are everywhere
Killing for money
They dont care
Leaving their victims covered with blood
Underground killers
Will make a mess
Whose killing plans have been set
Murdering their victims without mercy
They promise to make it worse
Tellem their next mission
And theyll giveem death
Burn him alive
A high voltage jolt
A stab in the back
They pomise youll see him dead
LEAD
Slay the victim to death
Dead bodies everywhere
Brutality is their authority
Killers are not afraid of death
CHORUS
Underground killers
They are everywhere
Killing for money
They dont care
Leaving their victims covered with blood
Underground killers
Will make a mess
Whose killing plans have been set
Murdering their victims without mercy
They promise to make it worse
More massacre for the long future generation
Their customers are the only police source of information
Youve paidem in full
For the dirty job theyve done
Now you must die
Like the other ones.
Great thanks to Pier for sending me this lyrics.
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