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Threnody

by Praetorian

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    Praetorian's first full-length album, released in 2002.

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1.
Soul Collector 04:20
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I plague tormented minds Fighting for the dark Crushing confused passages To nightmare realms embark Soul collector In peace of death I deal Blood flecks in my hair Sharp screams fade away One day here, tomorrow there Submit your will to me For you I will reveal The gift of anonymity No more pain to feel Wearing down your heels Scabby beards of grey Crusted cloaks of agony Taking those who stray Soul collector Running through the night Scourge of the land More for me and death for you I am the master's hand
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Wide-eyed Death 04:49
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The rage in my eyes is just your reflection I'm lacking emotion in wide eyed death The blade in my chest won't escape it is stuck Holding on to your last gift to me your face like mine is alarmed and contorted You cannot hide what you have done Decision to run is a revelation Fearing the odour of my rotting breath I no longer feel fear You're running scared I no longer shed tears You're eyes run like water My pain and your glory Were all to brief Now I am gone Only you can feel grief My last gift to you
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All Alone 05:10
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In your dreams Dreamt that I came after you You went down Down the hole I dug for you You awoke Awoke to find me standing there Then you screamed screamed before I disappeared Never seen before Terror rising to the fore I"m hunting down your back You"re all alone Can you feel Feel my presence watching you It is cold The cold is paralyzing you You will see See the monster that I am You will be All alone when I return You fear me Fear what I will do to you Wonder why Why I have come after you Could it be I am something you have built Yes my dear I am you, I am your guilt
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Ravenous 05:55
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We met by pure chance And shared a night of desperate romance She infected me with her poisoned hands of pain She left me feeling bloodied and strained Ravenous kisses tear my tongue Feverish fingers claw my back Placid eyelashes drain the love Still I think of her and hope that one day She'll return Now in memory of the sacred witch I burn She took a bite of me, leaving me to bleed Just once more to feel her burning touch I plead Blessed are the weak Confined to restless sleep
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Harlequin Dreams 05:52
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Finally returned from In hand glacier splitting The perils of creeping ice overcome For the biting winds cease The child is gone, the king returns Reinforced with strength and fire Breed through trial in pain and sickness Red ice lies shattered under wisdoms sword I am the one, the one you seek I haunt your dreams I am the Ruler of your sleep! Angry cries will no longer be silenced Companions rejoice at the arrival None in existence can capture free spirits Shadow's claw shrinks from all sight None shall halt the wrath of wisdom's way Destiny will not lie in waiting Rocks wont crumble into raging seas Defiant hearts will vanquish the enemy Dreaming of existence Dreaming of fulfillment Dreaming of existence Dreaming of fulfillment Wings of freedom leave the smoke behind Over the horizon the sun sets low Night adorns me in black silken cloak Transcending the warp the black library calls Once again the shadows crawl Screaming doom wails from my hands None shall halt my journey there The path of the Harlequin awaits me
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Incisions 03:52
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Incisions penetrate the skin The faceless ones peer down Mind alive I'm paralyzed What do they want from me Clinical emotionless They know of my consciousness The blade, the pain excruciates My soul is stripped and bare Stainless steel horror realm I don't know where I am Silent scream is trapped inside Like the secrets my body hides
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Sarcophagus 04:43
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Feels like the wall crumbling on me Lights out I don't want to see Death's Head gripping my shoulder Leave me in my Black Embrace Locked within this Wormwood sarcophagus I am my own gaoler The will to be free Died within me Wallow in self inflicted Misery! Enter into the wasteland Cursed souls screaming of past shame Tears fall onto the cracked earth Flesh peels, oh where the Horns reign
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Thylacine 04:11
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Night 06:58
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The light flickers, shadow grows The sleeping dragon dies A serpent, slithers Into the open night Evil eyes, illuminate Black times Rotting finger Pierces flesh and bone Alone without fire Blood without life Soul without desire Worms devour last remains As a crumpled letter Flutters helplessly In the wind Poisoned needle infects Rusty razors break the skin The watchman sleeps Gate is open Trees sigh As the birds cease to fly The sword shatters The armour rusts Crimson tide ebbs from a Horrific wound And the cup is drained

about

Threnody
Lament for the dead
First full-length album by Praetorian

credits

released January 1, 2002

Jonathan: Guitars / Vocals
Rick: Bass
Ryan: Drums
Ian: Guitars / Vocals
Sean: Keys

Produced and engineered by Theron Rennison
Recorded at Backbeach Studios, Rye, Australia
Mastered at Crystal Mastering by John Ruberto
Layout and design by Jughead
Cover concepts by Jughead and Praetorian
Photography by Cecelia Bedford and Kim Rothbart

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Praetorian

Praetorian
EST 2001 Melbourne, Australia.
Progessive Metal elements influenced by Gothic, Black and Death Metal.

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