The Wretch
from Visions of Esoteric Splendor by Serpent Rider
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lyrics
In combat the woman destroyed,
Her frame reduced by acid
Crawling foe victorious in her would-be death
The wretch forever, the torment eternal!
Betrayed by family, a body of vermin
Gone is glory, replaced by The Wretch!
Alien body, impossible to control
Fists and nails that tear anything that draws close
Comfort is impossible and the pain is forever
A dozen hands invisible stretch out,
Warped around a distorted frame
Her body now made of faces
That scream forever
And the solitude draws towards always
But with an iron will, the Wretch can be overcome
The body can be reformed, and the glory can return!
Her frame reduced by acid
Crawling foe victorious in her would-be death
The wretch forever, the torment eternal!
Betrayed by family, a body of vermin
Gone is glory, replaced by The Wretch!
Alien body, impossible to control
Fists and nails that tear anything that draws close
Comfort is impossible and the pain is forever
A dozen hands invisible stretch out,
Warped around a distorted frame
Her body now made of faces
That scream forever
And the solitude draws towards always
But with an iron will, the Wretch can be overcome
The body can be reformed, and the glory can return!
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from Visions of Esoteric Splendor,
released October 22, 2021
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Oct 2021 -
Jun 2019
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