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Cleanse the Soul Lyrics — Slayer | Dork

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Cleanse the Soul Lyrics

Lyrics

Cleanse the Soul

From South Of Heaven1988

Written by Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Tom Araya, Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Tom Araya

Produced by Rick Rubin, Slayer

Lyrics

Cleanse the Soul

Body that rests before me With every dying breath Spellbound and gagged I commence your flesh to dirt Body that lay before me In everlasting death Entombed in an abscess To rot and lie stinking in the Earth Empty altar awaits its victim, stained glass windows black Candles burn the midnight oil, incense fills the night Observing trance awaking state, lying still unknowing Reciting the passages of time, prepare for the impaling Death's an art, flesh and earth never part, a power of the mind Death shines on the air of silence, a ritual of endless time Purged of your dead body, sacrificed of your life Unearthly ritual sealed in fire, enter the kingdom of desire

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About this track

"Cleanse the Soul" is a song by Slayer from the album South Of Heaven, released in 1988. The song was written by Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Tom Araya, Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Tom Araya. It was produced by Rick Rubin, Slayer.

Slayer profile →South Of Heaven album →Track profile →

Track 8 of 11American Recordings Catalog P&D

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Rick Rubin— 1,304 credits as songwriter & producer →
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Kerry King— 285 credits as songwriter & producer →
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