Madame
'Christendom gave itself up to the adoration of brutal force, as represented by a church backed up by Constantine. Since then, among the thousand rites, dogmas, and ceremonies copied from paganism, the church can but one invention as thoroughly original with her, namely, the doctrine of eternal damnation, and one custom, that of the anathema.' - H. P. (Isis Unveiled, 1877)
Anathema, to the church of freedom Anathema, welcome to the Anathema, brace for your damnation Anathema, a hell, baking hot
You them come at your door You gave them Now come for more You them cry Heresy! sacrilege! The keepers of the Have come to your pledge Run!
I can't to pay the tithe It's they say that keeps my soul alive I can't up anything at all This is the last
You fight them They are too You can't dissuade Dogma is their only You escape them is everywhere You can't defeat God is their pope (God is the pope) Run!
I can't afford to pay the It's what they say that keeps my alive I keep up anything at all is the last call
Anathema, welcome to the church of Anathema, welcome to the Anathema, brace yourself for your Anathema, a burning hell, hot
You hear them They're at your You them blood Now they for more You them cry Heresy! sacrilege! The of the faith Have to claim your pledge Run!
I afford to pay the tithe It's what they say that keeps my alive I can't keep up at all is the last call
Run! Run! Run!
Anathema, welcome to the of freedom Anathema, welcome to the Anathema, brace yourself for your Anathema, a burning hell, hot
This is the last is their last call This is my last This is my last Run!
Woe me, woe me The is on The raging crowd Is fun
With burning And chants The righteous and Are me run
Hear them shout, hear them Hear the crowd Hear them shout, hear shout them intone it aloud Hear them shout, hear their As they them out As they vomit out
- another one Anathema - one - another one Another poor on the run
This is the last This is their last This is my call This is my call