Rites Of Blood — Manilla Road

One night among the graves I found a sacred place Where blood of life still flows >From sacrificial blows Ah, hidden from light of sun Ah, the Rites have now begun

Inside this sanctum Blood still feeds the gods Blasphemous Requiem The Rites of Blood

I hid among the rocks And watched the Dance Macabre Upon the altar stone A young girl writhed and moaned Ah, with spikes made out of gold Ah, they nailed her to the stone

Inside this sanctum Blood still feeds the gods Blasphemous Requiem The Rites of Blood

Nothing sacred here In this place of fear Where the blood runs cold

I could hear the cries As the virgin died Upon the stone

The crimson stained altar began to glow As death turned into life The virgin tore away the spikes of gold Blood pouring from her eyes

She ripped out every heart Tearing bodies apart The Accolites all dead She came to me and said Ah, I come from dust of earth Ah, to dust she did return

Inside this sanctum Blood still feeds the gods Blasphemous Requiem The Rites of Blood