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Cemetery Souls

by Dehumanized Deity

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1.
Dishonour Among Thieves 06:02
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A solemn reminder of the times we nearly died The curse that left us damaged and burned a hole inside The moment our courses collided We rose from the sands of defeat Our fate lay before us decided The demons collapsed at our feet We lay in the wake of the aftermath The mirror's reflection is blind Threads of life entangled, playing a dangerous game Our hearts are pouring red, alas we are one and the same Navigate troubled waters, storming past the gates The tossing and turning of seas, turn back before it's too late A loneliness that leads to flaw A comfort found in misery The intertwining of our hurt Condemns us both to failure A crime once thought so victimless claims casualties among us Reliance on companionship will either hurt or kill us Hand in hand we walk together through the scorching fires of hell Paradise lay just beyond, the final footsteps of our freedom Many lives have been forgotten Many times we have lost our way back home The only answer is survival The day we stop fighting is the day we start dying Searching for light that's been left in the shadows Self pity impairs the sight Gathering weapons to combat the onslaught The fight has been brought to our door Deep in denial, chemically caged A foregone conclusion, setting the stage Seeking asylum among the insane The covenant fractured and flawed The end of allegiance, the end of an era Delivering the final goodbye
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Suicide of a Shattered Mind 06:32
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All the world is separating, my spirit sinks beneath the floor All the things I'm contemplating, in my heart a civil war Never wanted a way out All I needed was some understanding I hold my breath and watch it waste away All the tears I couldn't cry Portrait of a shattered mind Hide away and disappear Live on borrowed time and swallowed fear Deep inside this hole I'm buried No way to dig myself out I hold my breath and watch it waste away My love of life disintegrating Fate calls to me no more The thought of death intoxicating To dim the lights and close the door Never wanted any sympathy All I asked for was some understanding I hold my breath and watch it waste away In sorrow and pain I'm tortured again Forgotten and lost, my life is the cost Broken promises to myself Expectations I cannot live up to A degradation of my integrity A loss of words coinciding with a loss of hope I know my time is fading fast, it never lasts Conquered by my tribulations There's just so much I can't explain The acid rain...is pouring down upon me
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Dig My Grave In Hell 03:06
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SPOKEN - Two wolves live inside each man, a representation of good and evil. An internal struggle between light and darkness. An anger that slowly slithers its way through my blood Temptation rises as my heart is set on vengeance A fatal encounter, a choice between two different paths Broken and beaten my victim begs for their life to be spared Motivated by shallow greed, driven by reckless ambition Pay no mind to consequence, you reap what you sow A lust for the flesh deconstructing my moral code An insatiable hunger that cannot seem to be sastisfied Unchain the wolves from cerebral captivity Dismantle the threat of regrets, let primal instincts guide the way A home we've grown accustomed to The ugly truth of selfish pride Perversion of my empathy Dig my grave in hell A bond beyond blood, an act of defiance One last shred of light peeking through the darkness No emotion, no remorse No regrets, no surrender A crystal clear course of action Salvation through pain Redemption my only intention A lifetime of love is the prize
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Cemetery Souls 07:36
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Sever the cords of life support And piece through the wreckage left behind This earthly plain is a graveyard Join the ranks of the restless dead Faint memories dance across my mind of times i truly felt alive The bones beneath my blood can hardly contain my flesh Die inside a little at a time, becoming all I once despised Brace myself against the fall, one last chance to lose it all The faith that life is fleeting gives me some sick form of relief The anguish I've encountered has never been unique The weight of the world breaking bones in my shoulders A tiny speck in the universe is all I'll ever be The weight on my conscience, the certainty of death Every second brings me closer to the plot that's dug for me These delusions have gone way too far There is no hope left in life, no paradise Our only purpose is to sacrifice Building up these paper walls to watch them fall We are all cemetery souls, destined to die We are all cemetery souls, destined to die Like a shadow at my back, anticipating my collapse Whispering into my ears Like a nameless growing threat, collector coming for his debt Salivating at my fear We are all cemetery souls, destined to die We are all cemetery souls, destined to die DIE!! All my ashes laid to waist, time is holding me in place When my expiration date is due and the end is near I will welcome it with open arms, crystal clear My existence fraught with peril and endless pain My accomplishments forgotten, leaving jsut a stain
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A Life Once Lived 05:32
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The skies turned black above us as if they knew A life had been taken from us, the living gathered to view Deep inside a fear of waking, the suffering just prolonged The sun withdrawing from his vision, it doesn't feel like it belongs The threads of life are ripping at the seams A positive perception out of reach Rejecting all advances to improve When I'm gone there's nothing left to lose The smiles of strangers hold no comfort within the echoes of his heart A fragile voice among the shadows, a young man drowning in the dark Night falls and panic sets, pain does not heal or forget This hell has gone too far, the soul drained of life A spirit once alive, the body an empty vessel
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Sufferance 03:24
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An overdose of torment in the twilight of hell My strength is fading faster every second Digging nails into my head to silence all the screaming A weak and wounded wretch I have become Circling swarms of suicidal thoughts attack my conscience A thick black fog is darkening my soul Waging war inside against a cruel and heartless bitch Victory achieved only through death Injecting poison into my veins like a venomous snake Consuming what's left of self respect, endangering my sanity Stoking the flames of an insatiable hatred Igniting an anger long suppressed Ruthlessly unmasking the fragility of hope Through sufferance the tyrant holds dominion Lucidity is lifting as I'm drowning in denial Dementedly dragged deeper into chaos Echoes of unending loss erode the waking hours I've stripped myself of sweet salvation's glow With heavy heart and hollow head I close my eyes And drift away beyond this earth, into the skies A single solitary method of escape Trapped inside emotion and there's nowhere to run A tragic ultimatum like a gunshot to the head But I am the one who pulls the trigger
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Claustrophobia 03:42
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Breathing heavy, eyes are shut The light inside faintly flickering The piercing cold bites into my flesh as i sit alone in darkness An aching pulses inside my bones and my heart cries out for freedom Trapped within my paranoia, no escape seems necessary Damning myself to a lonely confinement The hatred of self spreading outwards The blessed release of an absence of thought A symbiosis with nature The passage of time takes its toll as i slip further into madness The howling wind is screaming sorrow and the moon has reached its crescent My nerves are numb, my mind is blank Overcome with the softness of silence Finally free from the population, the space of time is tightening In my mind's eye I see the bodies hanging lifeless from the trees They call to me with outstretched hands, they call to me to be among them Thousands more emerge from the forest, decomposition on their faces Too weak to run, too weak to fight them I welcome the darkness in my heart Awake the spirit, purge the soul Invite the violence, regain control
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The Absence of God 04:50
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The absence of god The cathedral in flames Denial of christ Remembrance of mortality I carried the cross on my back Waiting for you to praise me for always protecting your name I baptized myself in your blood and threw myself down at your feet Begging for you to release me The burden of sin Purged by the lamb An unkept promise An ancestral myth I broke myself free of your chains and fashioned some cuffs of my own The flaws in my system exposed I tore my heart out of my chest and put all my pain on display No longer a victim of lies The sacrifice of the son A guilt manufactured by shame The tyranny of the father Spiritually enslaved Behold the myth adorned with a crown of thorns The kingdom is waiting for all the marching saints The blasphemy of the children Punishable by hell The freedom of intelligence A danger to the belief Fall to your knees and give up your free will Your path has been decided Submit to your god and you will be shown mercy Torment awaiting the sinners Blessed be those who don't think for themselves Knowledge is just a distraction The king sits high on his throne made of gold Building an army of soldiers Blood has been shed by the saviour for resurrection of mankind A gathering of his disciples, a magnified cult of control A method of indoctrination designed for consumer appeal The church holds the keys to the kingdom But the door has been locked from within
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Dreaming of Death 04:18
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As the soft touch of slumber reaches my eyes i drift off to sleep Reality fades into fog as the dreamworld strengthens its hold I find myself travelling desolate roads far from the land that I know A growing sense of dread hangs in the air above me like smoke I watch in helpless horror, my movements encased in concrete The taker of life drawing nearer, the oncoming angel of death Unable to deflect my gaze, they fall to the ground as the blade cuts them down My mouth forms a scream but my throat doesn't let loose a sound The once blurry faces revealed, the ones I once knew are destroyed Their bodies mangled and torn, left to bleed out in front of my eyes I watch in helpless horror, my movements encased in concrete The agony of their demise, my mind being tortured in sleep Devoid of comfort in the hours of nocturnal rest Plagued by visions of murder Night after night the terrors reappear The mind playing tricks on the soul
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Embrace the Chaos 04:38
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The quiet eyes of the moon blind me to the pitch black sky I'm only aware of the darkness inside, and hopeful the past is behind us My motives clear, my focus set We carry on lest we forget Atrocity is born of fear The reaper's scythe is drawing near A unity of darkened hearts, a machine made of broken parts The tragedy of building trust Extinction at the hands of lust The whispering voice of the wind speaking in hushed tones of reverent guidance The burning flames of internal desire feeding on my need for conquest I lay on the sacred altar and place my hands over my heart Resistance is futile in nature, I surrender to all my impulses Embrace the future, kill the past This life was never meant to last As the vulture feeds on death the weak trade honour for respect Ignorance disguised as bliss Power held inside a kiss Mastering the art of lies A silent mind will fantasize Embrace the chaos within An incantation defying moral code An undecided hatred as reality implodes No forgiveness and none is desired A life in chaos, a life inspired

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This album was written during a time of enormous personal loss and confusion. As I examined the choices that had led me to such a dark and painful place I was forced to address my mortality and question my path. If every human being is meant to suffer through their days on this earth only to be rewarded with an eternal sleep beneath the dirt.. then what is the point? This is more or less the theme of the music and lyrics behind "Cemetery Souls".

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released February 8, 2017

Rhett Anderson - all instruments, vocals, and production

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A viciously heavy and dark one-man project that combines the ferocity of death metal with the chilling atmosphere of black metal. Add in doses of doom, thrash, and progressively influenced compositions and you have the unique sounds of Dehumanized Deity. All instruments, vocals, recording and production by Taber, Alberta, Canada’s own Rhett Anderson. ... more

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