Temple of Desecration

from Apathetic Disaffection by Horst

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lyrics

forgotten wounds
knotted and unhealed
halcyon despair
only strength is in pain to bear

scars over scars
scores-of shouldered sores
sworn to bitterness
in the chalice, so drink deep

the body is a temple
corporeal divination
the sinews disassemble
despite its consecration

the mind is a fortress
that provides no protection
hidden fissures line the walls
that are just a mere projection

no holy remedy
no divine intervention
finite self-designed misery
no great ascension

painful sacrament of guilt
the most graceful inhabitants wilt
as they kneel in ruins of mental undoing
cries deafen, silent but resonant

ignored anguish
distorted growth
poisoned waters
on the altar of dishonor

the body is a temple
corporeal divination
the sinews disassemble
despite its consecration

the mind is a fortress
that provides no protection
hidden fissures line the walls
that are just a mere projection

bear witness
thou shall not see
cast your voice
thou shall not ascend
lament your sins
thou shall not heal
cast your voice
thou shall not rise

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from Apathetic Disaffection, released December 9, 2020

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Horst Cincinnati, Ohio

Horst is a studio project with musical influences ranging from thrash, doom, power metal, gothic rock, and industrial, with a lyrical focus on the pains of the modern human condition.