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Ghost – Ritual – Demo (2009) | Track profile | Dork

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Ritual – Demo

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Ritual – Demo

Release date: 2009

From Demo Cassette / Myspace DEMOS

About This Track

"Ritual – Demo" is a track by Ghost, from the album Demo Cassette / Myspace DEMOS, released 2009. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 12 articles about Ghost.

About the Artist

Ghost

Ghost

Lyrics

Ritual – Demo

[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus I]

Tonight, we're summoned

For a divine cause

Remembrance, no

But for their future loss

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus I]

In this chapel of ritual

Smells of dead

Human sacrifices from the altar–

[Verse 2: Papa Emeritus I]

Beduins and Nomads

Carried through the times

Through pestilences and famines

These ancient scrolls of rhymes

Our fallen angel vexed

Was banished from the sky

Recite now, from the text

And pray for all to die

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus I]

In this chapel of ritual

Smells of dead

Human sacrifices from the altar bed

On this night of ritual

Invoking our master

To procreate the unholy bastard

[Bridge: Papa Emeritus I]

Our father, who art in Hell

Unhallowed, be thy name

Cursed be the sons and daughters

Of thine nemesis who are to blame

Thy kingdom come, Nema!

[Verse 3: Papa Emeritus I]

Tonight, we summoned

For his unholy fiend

Now celebrate

The end

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus I]

In this chapel of ritual

Smells of dead

Human sacrifices from the altar bed

On this night of ritual

Invoking our master

To procreate the unholy bastard

[Instrumental Outro]

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Demo Cassette / Myspace DEMOS

2009

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Demo Cassette / Myspace DEMOS

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2009

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Writer: A Ghoul Writer
Producer: Ghost