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Ceremony and Devotion
Square Hammer (Live)

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Square Hammer (Live)

Release date: 8th December 2017

From Ceremony and Devotion

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About This Track

'Square Hammer (Live)' by Ghost is a metal track from 'Ceremony and Devotion', released in 2017. The lyrics place the singer in a dark, nocturnal scene, framed by devils and a sense of being summoned to perform under pressure, with bells and a creeping inevitability building to a direct interrogation. The chorus questions “Are you on the square?”, doubling down on the theme of testing someone’s honesty and readiness to swear, in a manner that feels taunting and ritualistic rather than explanatory.

"Square Hammer (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

Square Hammer (Live)

[Verse 1]

Living in the night

'Neath devils, torn asunder

You call on me

To solve a crooked rhyme

And as I'm closing in

Imposing on your slumber

You call on me

As bells begin to chime

Stockholm!

[Chorus]

Are you on the square?

Are you on the level?

Are you ready to swear right here, right now

Before the devil?

That you're on the square?

That you're on the level?

That you're ready to stand right here, right now?

Right here, right now

[Verse 2]

Hiding from the light

Sacrificing nothing

Still, you call on me

For entrance to the shrine

Hammering the nails

Into a sacred coffin

You call on me

For powers clandestine

California!

[Chorus]

Are you on the square?

Are you on the level?

Are you ready to swear right here, right now

Before the devil?

That you're on the square?

That you're on the level?

That you're ready to stand right here, right now?

Right here, right now

[Guitar Solo]

[Papa Emeritus III]

California, are you with us?

[Chorus]

Are you on the square?

Are you on the level?

Are you ready to swear right here, right now

Before the devil?

That you're on the square?

That you're on the level?

That you're ready to stand right here, right now?

Right here, right now

[Outro]

Right here, right now

Right here, right now

Right here, right now

Right here, right now

Good evening, San Francisco!

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Track details

From Ceremony and Devotion

2017

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Album

Ceremony and Devotion

8th December 2017

Release year

2017

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

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