Some lyrics from the upcoming TEMPLE OF BLOOD album

A Show of Force

Verse 1:
They lost their sense of purpose
and fell away
To serve the basest instincts
of the depraved


One leader stood against them
And brought a test
Bring forth your slumbering god
by your request

OR ELSE …

Verse 2:
They met upon the mountain
To see what’s real
They cried out loudly in vain
Their god concealed

The leader then stepped forward
To show the way
Entreating The One above
To call down flames

Chorus:
Beckon, and summon, and conjure, and pleading for a
Signal, a vision, a symbol, a gesture
They don’t relent, They show no remorse
They won’t renounce their ways without a show of force

Screaming, and running, and bleeding, and dying from the
Slashing, the stabbing, the piercing, the slaughter
They don’t relent, They show no remorse
They won’t renounce their ways without a show of force
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Exalted

Verse 1:
From a lowly station a most unlikely champion arose
He wielded power in his hands and with every word he spoke
He challenged all the reigning powers who took His life away
When He defied even death it forever made His name

Chorus:
Exalted – His subjects proclaim –that our king’s throne is Exalted – Let all exalt His na-a-ame

Verse 2:
In time, the word of His victory spread across every land
His every sacrosanct decree outlived the kingdoms of man
In death His domain spread out to Heaven, Hell, and everything
He proved his worth to the world and that’s why we call our king

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:
From peasant born - Ruling class scorn
Both prince and king – of humanity
Unite the tribes - Heal all the lives
Rule shore to shore - Forevermore

Learn from His life – Endure all strife
He leads us on – To right the wrong
Speak what is right – Walk in His light
The life He led - is Exalted

Repeat Chorus

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Trilemma

Was He – really - insane – Had He lost His mind?
Wouldn’t – we see – some proof – that demonstrates these signs (harmony)
There should – be some– display – in the things He did
And yet – we find - someone – who’s cogent and lucid (harmony)

Pre-Chorus:
Must face the three, Just one can be, The way you see, Reality
Are you willing, to face the thing, that questioning and truth might bring

Was He - simply - a fraud – Did he just deceive
Perhaps – He knew – His lie – and He didn’t believe (harmony)
What would – He have – to gain – for him to pretend
Needy - Tortured – Despised – Meeting a gory end (harmony)

Chorus:
Madman – Liar - or Supreme - Messiah
Caught in a – Trilemma
Must appraise - each case
Psycho - Con man - or Cosmic Sovereign
Trapped in a – Trilemma
The choice you - must face

Was He – indeed – a god – all that He had claimed
Willing - to die – for man – and endure the world’s shame (harmony)
Were His - teachings - arcane – wisdom in disguise
Given - every - escape – But chose death over lies (harmony)

Repeat Pre-Chorus:

Can’t be –taken – in part – can’t equivocate
There’s no – room in – His words – for an in-between state
Records – recall – His words - Witnesses attest
When all – options – are judged – this case is put to rest


Repeat Chorus:

(solo)

Repeat Chorus:
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Escape from the Abyss

Verse 1:
Don’t – plunge into the depths – Must – exit from this void -
Trapped – so far from the world – From – the past you enjoyed
Clutch – onto a crevasse – Cross – over the expanse
Make – your way to the top – Try – to safely advance

Pre-Chorus:
Must use every resource - at any cost
Must find some way out – Or all is lost

Chorus:
Escape from the Abyss – Escape from extinction (harmonized)
Extend your hand outwards – towards the light of The Son (harmonized)

Verse 2:
Feel – panic setting in – No – sight of ground below
Can’t – handle this distress - So - frightened to let go
With – no rock to stand on – You’ll - surely meet your fate
Call – to throw down a line – Soon – it will be too late

Bridge: (growl)
An unending chasm of death
Disconsolate and bottomless
Vast cavern of despondency
The darkest depths of nothingness

Looks good. Can't wait to hear it.

Good stuff. You write all those?

i'm not much of a lyric guy, but i'm definitely looking forward to the new music.

AWESOME!

I've yet to pull the trigger on buying ToB albums, but this may be my first. First the awesome album cover and now some first class lyrics.

DallasBlack wrote:

I've yet to pull the trigger on buying ToB albums, but this may be my first. First the awesome album cover and now some first class lyrics.

Same here. I'm hoping the new heavier direction will give me an excuse to finally buy one.

Dark Horseman wrote:

Good stuff. You write all those?

Thanks, glad you like them. Yeah, I wrote all the music and lyrics on this album (except for the cover of "Battle Angels").

That's one reason this stuff takes so long! It's pretty rare for a metal band with melodic vocals to have the same guy write both things. Besides STRYPER or POWERMAD, I can't think of many.

Troublezone wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

I've yet to pull the trigger on buying ToB albums, but this may be my first. First the awesome album cover and now some first class lyrics.

Same here. I'm hoping the new heavier direction will give me an excuse to finally buy one.

Are you looking more forward to a heavier direction in the vocals or music? Or both?

I thought our music was pretty heavy/thrashy before but we've definitely stepped it up a notch without tuning the guitars down to Z.

No offense man and I know you're working from a DIY budget but the production is what holds me back. I'd love to hear the first album especially remastered. Do you know Cliffy at all? I think some of what he's done is stellar.

Did you not like the production on our second album?

We'll be sending it off to a pro this time to get it mixed and mastered.

I've actually been contemplating doing a re-recording of 6 so tracks from our first two albums because my singing has gotten so much better and so has the musicianship in the band. Plus I don't have any patience with bad production any more.

It was better but the vocals are buried at times.

Yeah. That won't happen again.

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Are you looking more forward to a heavier direction in the vocals or music? Or both?

Both. (mostly the vocals)

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I've actually been contemplating doing a re-recording of 6 so tracks from our first two albums because my singing has gotten so much better and so has the musicianship in the band. Plus I don't have any patience with bad production any more.

Go for it.

That would be cool and i'm looking forward to the new one.