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- Cleanse The Soul Lyrics / with translations[Lyrics: Araya, King; Music: Hanneman]
Body that rests before me,
With every dying breath,
Spellbound and gagged,
I commence your flesh to dirt.
Body that lay before me,
In everlasting death.
Entombed in abscess,
To rot and lie stinking in the earth.
[LEAD: KING]
Empty altar awaits its victim
Stained glass windows black.
Candles burn the midnight oil,
Incense fills the night.
Observing trance awaking state
Lying still unknowing.
Reciting the passages of time
Prepare for the impaling.
[LEAD: HANNEMAN]
Death's an art, flesh and earth never part,
A power of the mind.
Death shines on the air of silence,
A ritual of endless time.
Purged of your dead body,
Sacrificed of your life.
Unearthly ritual sealed in fire
Enter the kingdom of desire.
[LEAD: KING]
Body that rests before me,
With every dying breath,
Spellbound and gagged,
I commence your flesh to dirt.
Body that lay before me,
In everlasting death.
Entombed in abscess,
To rot and lie stinking in the earth.
[LEAD: KING]
Empty altar awaits its victim
Stained glass windows black.
Candles burn the midnight oil,
Incense fills the night.
Observing trance awaking state
Reciting the passages of time
Prepare for the impaling.
[LEAD: HANNEMAN]
Death's an art, flesh and earth never part,
A power of the mind.
Death shines on the air of silence,
A ritual of endless time.
Purged of your dead body,
Sacrificed of your life.
Unearthly ritual sealed in fire
Enter the kingdom of desire.
[LEAD: KING]
Facts about Cleanse The Soul
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Cleanse The Soul is written by Jeffery John Hanneman, Tomas Enrique Araya, Kerry Ray King.
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It is first released on July 05, 1988 as part of Slayer's album "South of Heaven" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 7th track on this album.
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When we look deeper into its meaning, Slayer's 'Cleanse The Soul' navigates through the degrees of death and the sacrificial rite, turning coaxing pictures to express the alteration of the earthly corpse into a ghostly entity. The illustrations of death as a delicacy and the ritual of chronic eternity give insight into the force and enigma that are lurking around the issue of mortality. The lyrics of Cleanse the soul can be summarized as really talking about spirituality, angst, despair, reflection, and solitude. In the same breath, the song talks about the power of death and decay, the practices of ritual and sacrifice, and the concepts of transformation and transcendence. The lines are very much graphic and direct in their representations of death, decay, and ritualistic sacrifice, which is a reason they are recommended for people aged above 17 only. The intense and adult nature of the themes and the imagery make them very unsuitable for the younger ones.
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Cleanse The Soul falls under the genre Rock.
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Cleanse The Soul song length is 3 minutes and 02 seconds.
Who wrote Cleanse The Soul lyrics?
Cleanse The Soul is written by Jeffery John Hanneman, Tomas Enrique Araya, Kerry Ray King.
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When was Cleanse The Soul released?
It is first released on July 05, 1988 as part of Slayer's album "South of Heaven" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 7th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Cleanse The Soul lyrics?
When we look deeper into its meaning, Slayer's 'Cleanse The Soul' navigates through the degrees of death and the sacrificial rite, turning coaxing pictures to express the alteration of the earthly corpse into a ghostly entity. The illustrations of death as a delicacy and the ritual of chronic eternity give insight into the force and enigma that are lurking around the issue of mortality. The lyrics of Cleanse the soul can be summarized as really talking about spirituality, angst, despair, reflection, and solitude. In the same breath, the song talks about the power of death and decay, the practices of ritual and sacrifice, and the concepts of transformation and transcendence. The lines are very much graphic and direct in their representations of death, decay, and ritualistic sacrifice, which is a reason they are recommended for people aged above 17 only. The intense and adult nature of the themes and the imagery make them very unsuitable for the younger ones.
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Which genre is Cleanse The Soul?
Cleanse The Soul falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Cleanse The Soul?
Cleanse The Soul song length is 3 minutes and 02 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by TFHSongwriter(s): Jeffery John Hanneman, Tomas Enrique Araya, Kerry Ray King
Record Label(s): 1988 American Recordings, LLC
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