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Ghost

Ritual (Live)

Release date: 8th December 2017

From Ceremony and Devotion
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About This Track

"Ritual (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

Ritual (Live)

[Intro]

Alright, you know it's getting late and stuff

And it's not really the weekend yet, now is it right?

So we are leaving with our last little ritual here

But make this count now

So give me good claps

Come on, San Francisco

Give us some claps now, huh

Right

[Verse 1]

Tonight, we're summoned for a divine cause

Remembrance, no, but for their future loss

[Chorus]

This chapel of ritual

Smells of dead human sacrifices from the altar

[Verse 2]

Bedouins 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]

This chapel of ritual

Smells of dead human sacrifices from the altar bed

You sing it Frisco

Yeah

On this night of ritual, invoking our master

To procreate the unholy bastard

[Bridge]

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!

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

Tonight, we summoned

For his unholy fiend

Now celebrate

The end

[Chorus]

This chapel of ritual

Smells of dead human sacrifices from the altar bed

Come on!

On this night of ritual, invoking our master

To procreate the unholy bastard

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]

Thank you, San Francisco!

You do understand that we are not done, right?

We're gonna play another song

Do you honestly believe that we would leave you with a shitty ending like that?

We do not believe in shitty endings, you know

You see, we believe in happy endings

I want you to promise yourself, and me

That tonight when you go home

Give either yourself and, or, someone dear to you, or close to you

An orgasm tonight, huh?

Would you promise me that?

Yes, good

We're gonna do one last song now

Coincidentally, this song is about happy endings

Specifically, how to achieve one female happy ending

Most likely, overcomplicated, however ritualistic way

But, before we let you go

Will you sing loud and clear

A song to celebrate the female orgasm!

In the name of Satan

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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
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2017
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    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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Production & Engineering

Writer
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Producer
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