I yearn to feel your chaste redemption
So light a candle for all my sins
Burn me deep to purity,
I want to feel the flames within.
Bring the fire to purge my soul,
And the whip to cleanse my flesh
Beat your sick faith into me,
Make me feel like I've been blessed.
Provide the hell behind your fear,
Time after endless time,
Bleed my soul of righteousness,
Let your religion rape my mind.
The lashing of a sacred creed,
Abuse of all divine,
Degradation and hypocrisy
Burning lies forced deep inside.
Steal my soul to save your own,
Scare your God into me,
Scar blind faith with dead beliefs
And all things pure and holy.
Pray for all these deadly sins
That scream within your virtue
Crucify me for all I've done,
And let me die inside you.

Gehenna 1998