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Ghost

He Is (Live)

Release date: 8th December 2017

From Ceremony and Devotion
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About This Track

‘He Is (Live)’ by Ghost is a 2017 metal track from ‘Ceremony and Devotion’. The lyrics place two star-crossed lovers at the edge of catastrophe, with the world “in flames”, before turning into a devotional refrain that presents a singular figure as both luminous guide and violent catalyst. The language moves from abyss and destruction to a catalogue of divine force, including lines about insurrection, spite, and compulsion, as the narrator credits that power with reshaping their ability to see. It is performed as a live statement of belief, angled towards blasphemous worship and defiant momentum.

"He Is (Live)" is a track by Ghost, from the album Ceremony and Devotion, released 8th December 2017. It's filed under Metal. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 12 articles about Ghost.

About the Artist

Ghost

Ghost

Lyrics

He Is (Live)

[Verse]

We're standing here by the abyss

And the world is in flames

Two star crossed lovers reaching out

To the beast with many names

Sing it

[Chorus]

He is

He's the shining and the light without whom I cannot see

And He is insurrection

He is spite

He's the force that made me be

He is

Nostro Dispater

Nostr'Alma Mater

He is

[Verse]

We are hiding here inside a dream

And all our doubts are now destroyed

The guidance of the morning star

Will lead the way into the void

Sing it!

[Chorus]

He is

He's the shining and the light without whom I cannot see

And He is insurrection

He is spite

He's the force that made me be

He is

Nostro Dispater

Nostr'Alma Mater

He is

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

He is

He's the shining and the light without whom I cannot see

And He is insurrection

He is spite

He's the force that made me be

He is

He's the shining and the light without whom I cannot see

And He is

The disobedience that holds us together

He is

Nostro Dispater

Nostr'Alma Mater

And we are falling over the precipice

[Outro: Guitar Solo]

Alright

Do you like heavy music?

Do you wanna hear a really heavy song?

Did you know that we do have one really heavy song on our setlist?

And it's coming up right now, correct?

Alright then

Do you want to hear it?

How badly do you want to hear it?

You wanna hear it real bad

Okey dokey San Francisco

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Track details

From Ceremony and Devotion

2017
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Ceremony and Devotion
Ceremony and Devotion
Ghost
8th December 2017
Release year
2017
  1. 1Square Hammer (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    4:24
  2. 2From the Pinnacle To the Pit (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    4:16
  3. 3Con Clavi Con Dio (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    3:53
  4. 4Per Aspera Ad Inferi (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    5:01
  5. 5Body and Blood (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    3:53
  6. 6Devil Church (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    2:18
  7. 7Cirice (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    6:00
  8. 8Ghuleh / Zombie Queen (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    7:39
  9. 9Year Zero (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    5:42
  10. 10Spöksonat (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    0:53
  11. 11He Is (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    4:45
  12. 12Mummy Dust (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    4:20
  13. 13Absolution (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    5:23
  14. 14Ritual (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    7:42
  15. 15Monstrance Clock (Live In The U.S.A. / 2017)
    6:12
  16. —Cirice (Live)
  17. —Devil Church (Live)
  18. —Mummy Dust (Live)
  19. —Spöksonat (Live)
  20. —Con Clavi Con Dio (Live)
  21. —Absolution (Live)
  22. —Ghuleh / Zombie Queen (Live)
  23. —Body and Blood (Live)
  24. —Square Hammer (Live)
  25. —He Is (Live)
  26. —Per Aspera Ad Inferi (Live)
  27. —Monstrance Clock (Live)
  28. —Year Zero (Live)
  29. —From the Pinnacle to the Pit (Live)
  30. —Ritual (Live)

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
Ghost, Tobias Forge
Producer
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Mastering Engineer
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