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1. The Enemy InsideIt gained control of methe dark side of my mindthis hollow shellA body with no soulFeeding on me, growing inside, this parasitedormant within, now it's alive, it came to lifeFeeding on me, growing inside, this parasitedormant within, now it's alive, it came to lifeWith each breath I takeI feel the painIt has a hold of methe thoughts I thinkdeep within my bodyeating me from insideI can't controlthis other selfThe enemy, the enemy, the enemy inside of meFeeding on me, growing inside, this parasitedormant within, now it's alive, it came to lifeFeeding on me, growing inside, this parasitedormant within, now it's alive, it came to lifeSeparate from myselfActions without thoughtsin constant agonydistortion of realityAlternate emotionsnow come to lifemy soul asleepunconscious, but awakeThe enemy, the enemy, the enemy inside of meFeeding on me, growing inside, this parasitedormant within, now it's alive, it came to lifeFeeding on me, growing inside, this parasitedormant within, now it's alive, it came to lifeIt gained control of methe dark side of my mindthis hollow shellA body with no soulWith each breath I takeI feel the painIt has a hold of methe enemy inside2. Silent ViolenceI cut your throat, wide, openingA hole in your neckYour blood sprays my skin warm and wetyou can't feel your heart beatingscream no one is listeningI cut your tongue from your mouthdying you feel yourself slip awayyour dead body will be left, unburiedon one will find you deadAll is quiet as I force my fist down your cut throatGrabing tendons and veinsI pull your insides out through your lipless mouthYour stiff body is cold and stilldying you feel yourself slip awayyour dead body will be left, unburiedon one will find you deadViolentSilencedying you feel yourself slip awayyour dead body will be left, unburiedon one will find you deadHaphazardly I remove your spleenAnd your liverThere is much bloodEyes have been removedWhile you were still aliveNow I tear your flesh, I am ripping your skindying you feel yourself slip awayyour dead body will be left, unburiedon one will find you deadFingerless hands, clenched - I continue to dissectblood spurting from punctured fleshyour naked body stripped of skinsoon you will rottenInsects infest your flesh3. LycanthropyThe blood of the wolfInfects my bodyin the night hear the howlingscreaming, flesh chewed to the bonebleeding, eternal horrordying in the darknessnow one of usbitten by the wolfnow one of usWhen the moon is fullAnd the night comes downFear all unnatural soundsHuman beast, animalCurse of the lycanthropedying in the darknessNow one of usbitten by the wolfNow one of usCarnivorouslust for human fleshlegacy of bloodAnother victimCarnivorouslust for human fleshlegacy of bloodinfected deadthe blood of the wolfinfects my bodyin the night hear the howlingscreaming, flesh chewed to the bonebleeding, eternal horrorWhen the moon is fullAnd the night comes downFear all unnatural soundsHuman beast, animalCurse of the lycanthrope4. Still Alivedead, but now I wakeRotten - eight years in the gravesmell the ripe decayNo eyes in my skull, but I still seeAlive, I'm dead, alive - something has given me lifeCut me I bleed no bloodstab my skin, out runs the pustry to kill what's already deadA dead corpse living rottenResting dead - now I risefrom the grave, my flesh is decayedAlive, I'm dead, aliveYou tried to kill meI don't die that easilyback from the deadI live againAlive, I'm dead, alive - something has given me lifedrinking the blood from a severed headliving flesh soon will rottenhorrors of the undeadA headless corpse, dead - convulsingbleeding, no blood leftNo way to kill what is deadAlive, I'm dead, alive5. Beneath A Black Skylook to the skyit's turning blackno sun shining lightday turns into nightno moon abovelost in the shadowseclipsing the sunonly darkness abovebeneath a black skyAll life will endinfinite wintereternal darknessthunder cracks the silenceemptinessabove us only blackfrozen stiffnothing remainsbeneath a black skylook to the skyit's turning blackno sun shining lightday turns into nightemptinessAbove us only blackhollow horizonNo sun rising6. Human TargetMy life, my soulmy thoughts are my ownI live to diethat's why I was bornkill or be killedthe law of the landstanding tall, I'm not running scaredHuman targetScarred, beatenmy bones were brokenbruised, mistreatedfor what I believe inSurvive or diefear for your lifeI grip the gun tightthree shots to the chestone to the headStanding tall, I'm not running scaredliving through the violenceI'm just surviving - there's no way to end thisone more dead, one survivesinstinct to liveliving through the violenceI'm just surviving - there's no way to end thisliving through the violenceI'm just surviving - there's no way to end thisone more dead, one survivesinstinct to liveI won't - dieMy life, my soulmy thoughts are my ownI live to diethat's why I was bornkill or be killedthe law of the landstanding tall, I'm not running scaredsurvive or diefear for your lifeI grip the gun tightHuman Target7. Remains Of YouYou saw your life pass before your eyesI watched your body twist in painRotten bodies, deadleaking pussing limbsSeparated headssmell the rotting deaddegenerating fleshmutilated after deathmoulded decayed skindecompositionbodily disintegrationI took an axe to your headchopping rotten fleshbrain is seeping from the cracks in your skullblood drains from holes in your torsoI took your life from youCollapsed organs now rot and corrodeYour empty body - bloatedPus clots on discolored skinlifeless abused remainsRemains of younothing remains of youonce aliveNow just pile of fleshdecompositionbodily disintegrationI took an axe to your headchopping rotten fleshbrain is seeping from the cracks in your skullblood drains from holes in your torsoI took your life from youI violate the rotten deadbodies tortured, stiffened carnagein my mind I need to killAmputate, cutting skin, through the bonedisfigured human fleshleaking pussing limbsseparated headssmell the rotting deadI took an axe to your headchopping rotten fleshbrain is seeping from the cracks in your skullblood drains from holes in your torsoI took your life from youI defile the rotten corpsemutilated after deathmoulded decayed deadYour empty body - bloatedPus clots on discolored skinlifeless abused remainsRemains of younothing remains of you8. Suffering In EcstasySuffer inside myselfthere is no hopeIn this gravebottomlessthe deepest depthsan empty pitno way to livedeadIt's killing methis deadly plaquepoisoned bloodruns through my veinsfinding pleasurewithin the painI'm sufferingA step awayfrom the edgeone more rushAll I need isA harder pushthere is no curemy infection is self inflictedI'm sufferingin ecstasyslowly dyinginside my bodylocked awaywith no escapefinding pleasurewithin the painA step awayfrom the edgeone more rushAll I need isA harder pushthere is no curemy infection is self inflictedIt's killing methis deadly plaquepoisoned bloodruns through my veinsfinding pleasurewithin the painI'm sufferingSuffer inside myselfthere is no hopeIn this gravebottomlessthe deepest depthsan empty pitno way to livedeadA step awayfrom the edgeone more rushAll I need isA harder pushthere is no curemy infection is self inflictedI'm sufferingin ecstasyslowly dyinginside my bodylocked awaywith no escapefinding pleasurewithin the pain9. Tomorrow's VictimPremonition, I dreamt of horrorknowledge of the futurei've broken through the barrierTranscend beyond my bodythe spirits call to methese nightmares are realityReflections - of another lifeReflections - in my eyesVisions, victimsI've seen each deathmurder, tortureI know the next - deadThrough shadows of the mindReaching for the lightI've seen them dieWhen I close my eyesReflections - of another lifeReflections - in my eyesI've seen the deadtomorrow's victimI've told of places I've seenbut have never beenTerror, fearas each life endsHorror, dreadI've seen the next - dead10. Torn To The BoneBlood on skin, so paleStained and coldthere's something I've wantedfor so longthe taste of fleshhunger for bloodsever the skintorn to the bonefresh blood bleedsdripping from woundsveins leakas skin turns bluethe taste of fleshhunger for bloodsever the skintorn to the boneBodies ripped apartskin begins to rotinjest the infectionof the deadBlood on skin, so palestained and coldthis is something I've wantedfor so longthe taste of fleshHunger for bloodSever the skintorn to the bone11. HauntedI hear screams, echoes of the deadin the silence - screamingHaunted by the deadlistenthey're calling me to join themRotting awayI'm decomposingRotting insideSlow decayI wake screaming in the middle of the nightburning insideI'm turning coldRotting awayI'm decomposingRotting insideSlow decaySkin sweating, my heart skipped a beatsomething behind mesomething I can't seeRotting awayI'm decomposingRotting insideSlow decayHaunted - hauntedhaunted by the deadRotting awayI'm decomposingRotting insideSlow decaySilence the screaming has stoppedmy body hangs dead, swinging from a ropein the silencelistenthey're calling you to join themRotting awayI'm decomposingRotting insideSlow decayRotting awayI'm decomposingRotting inside* Chris Barnes (ex-Cannibal Corpse) - lead and backing voices* Allen West (ex-Obituary) - rhythm and lead guitar* Terry Butler (ex-Death) - bass* Greg Gall - drumsSuffering In Ecstasy is dedicated to the memory of Mark Hauser -- september28, 1957 - may 27, 1995. Rest in peace my friend. -C* All songs written by Allen West and Chris BarnesWebpage: http://www.iuma.com/Metal_BladeE-Mail: MtlBldRcds@aol.com
