Demo, by The Crypt Alive

Demo

by The Crypt Alive

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1.	Valley Of Ashes 03:29	lyrics	download
Hiding here behind a thin facade of gold and grandeur We of shallow heart and gilded form Hollowed out inside by this world we so despise For the maggots of our dreams have become flies Existing now in this perpetuated hell Created from our human vice Sinning merely to pass the time Until they kill the fucking lights Sleepless nights and bloodshot eyes Weeping for a long dead life A moment's peace is all we ask Swill the absinthe, numb the pain Set thine cold innards aflame Derive solace from a flask Born into a world of filth and reared on mimicry Clutching only fragments of a rotted dream Cursing the heavens which lie so high above Winking down in abject mockery I hesitate to call myself a human being For it feels as though my heart no longer beats As the sun retreats below the vast horizon Stretching the shadow's cold embrace Freezing my lungs like ice upon my breast Perhaps that's how I like it best Sleepless nights and bloodshot eyes Weeping for a long dead life A moment's peace is all we ask Swill the absinthe, numb the pain Set thine cold innards aflame Derive solace from a flask Come now to the edge my dear I promise you'll feel not a thing The rocks below, how they beckon us One final plunge and we'll be free Sleepless nights and bloodshot eyes Weeping for a long dead life A moment's peace is all we ask Swill the absinthe, numb the pain Set thine cold innards aflame Derive solace from a flask
2.	Oceans Of The Embalmed 04:04	lyrics	buy track
Unto this earth is cast a scornful reckoning of man Born of the brightest minds Chemically it misconstrues Corrupting all that inhale its acrid breath From the graveyards raising wretched creatures in search of flesh Sanity in man abandoned Humanity within the mind by instincts now reclaimed Nullifying love and empathy In hunger ravenous they shall confide Blurring the horizon with their shambling forms Consuming swarms draw nearer still Prayers of wasted words fall upon deaf ears Hopes of salvation dwindle and fade Now all is lost, save for revnants of the old No consolation to the withered souls Could these looming structures ever bring Damned to chase the whispers of a ghost The rotting throat of death Swallows all before its maw Regurgitating bones into the dirt Stomaches bulge with skin Crying out in endless gluttony Cravings unfulfilled forevermore Sanity in man abandoned Humanity within the mind by instincts now reclaimed Nullifying love and empathy In hunger ravenous they shall confide Blurring the horizon with their shambling forms Consuming swarms draw nearer still Prayers of wasted words fall upon deaf ears Hopes of salvation dwindle and fade Now all is lost, save for revnants of the old No consolation to the withered souls Could these looming structures ever bring Damned to chase the whispers of a ghost No consolation to the withered souls Could these looming structures ever bring Damned here to exist as fucking ghosts
3.	Sanguivorous 03:14	lyrics	buy track
"Arise, my pawn, from your place of rest" Implores a voice from beyond the black "We've work to do, so waste not a breath" "Obey your craving, spread our seed of death" Sanguivorous plague Upon mankind inflicted Feeding ravenously by night I succumb to damnation All human virtue dethroned Usurped by addiction Cursed forever by forces unknown To these unholy rites Clawing my way from the grave Driven by vengeance and rage I shall bury those who left me this way Bear my teeth, leave their corpses drained Stalking into the hamlet, so quaint Beneath the moonlight the crimson shall paint Aborting life with glee Bringing the pestilence of hell upon thee All will bow to my throne Adorned with skin, erected by bone Sanguivorous plague Upon mankind inflicted Feeding ravenously by night I succumb to damnation All human virtue dethroned Usurped by addiction Cursed forever by forces unknown To these unholy rites I, for my blaspheme, condemned To hang by the neck until dead Stone cold, entombed by the spade Presumed never to awake Slumber interrupted Resuming this mortal coil For now I dance on a string Controlled from a higher plane
4.	Irreverence 03:24	lyrics	buy track
This blade forged of fire, and honed with the taste of blood Has pierced the mighty hearts of champions Shattered their hubris and wrapped them in a sheet Set fire to their kingdoms, And left their orphaned children weeping at my feet I, the Promethean, resign From this creed of falsehood These dead and buried gods no longer govern me With sword in hand I shall defile their place of worship Now and forever free I reclaim my dignity The faithful's eyes be gouged Entrails unwound, and prideful hearts devoured And to their gilded idols They will pray in vain Every ounce of bloodshed Repaid in full I, the Promethean, resign From this creed of falsehood These dead and buried gods no longer govern me With sword in hand I shall defile their place of worship Now and forever free I reclaim my dignity Rotting within the earth Entombed in effigy Relics of the insanity Of revering the unseen I, the Promethean, resign From this creed of falsehood These dead and buried gods no longer govern me With sword in hand I shall defile their place of worship Now and forever free I reclaim my dignity Madness Blind faith is madness But madness knows no end
5.	The Final Sigh 03:45	lyrics	buy track
Hunger, beastial swelling within An endless, burning, primal desire From the greatest sin my grandest pleasure is derived The usurpation of a mortal life Upon the foulest winds whispers of my name doth ride Yet an apparition I remainImmortalized by fear and folklore Though I am very much alive The fleeting rush as my hand constricts the throat Watching the color drain, the light fade from the eyes Carnal enrapturement unmatched by drug or sex The final sigh for which I strive Before my face, rigid as stone Countless have been slain The urge to suffocate shall not remit Never to be appeased Propped erect within the grave Riveting my attention Sockets agape, the magget wrought one be entombed Bleeding from a carved smile upon the face Remorselessly I seal your final resting place The fleeting rush as my hand constricts the throat Watching the color drain, the light fade from the eyes Carnal enrapturement unmatched by drug or sex The final sigh for which I strive Before my face, rigid as stone Countless have been slain The urge to suffocate shall not remit Never to be appeased Before my face, rigid as stone Countless have been slain The urge to suffocate shall not remit Never to be appeased

about

After many years of recording, re-recording, re-writing, and lineup changes, The Crypt Alive finally releases their demo to the world.

credits

released October 8, 2012

The Crypt Alive is:

Justin Deatherage - Vocals
Walker Glenn - Guitar
Aron Hetsko - Drums
Parker Long - Bass
Jay Woodall - Guitar

Recording/Production Personnel:

Walker Glenn - Vocals, Guitar
Aron Hetsko - Drum Programming
Parker Long - Guitar, Bass, Mixing, Mastering
Jay Woodall - Guitar

Derek Myers - Additional Production
Juan Vargas (FromHellDesigns) - Artwork