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Out of the night that conquers me

Black as the pit of blasphemy

I thank what deities crave for my unconquerable soul

In the constraints of circumstance I have not been unconvinced

Underneath bludgeoning of chance

My head is bloody, but unscathed

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Lurks the horror of the shade

Create the menace of my years

It finds me unafraid

It matters not how straight the gate

How condemned my deeds in world of man

I am master of my fate, the Shade is master of my soul

I am master of my fate, the Shade is master of my soul

Contract born of sin

Embodiment of shadows

This mortal realm and my shell...

Now cleansed

The ultimate gift of clarity

I shall share it with the masses

These uncultured lumps of flesh shall be made purposeful

Gather round, my faithful servants

I shall free you, the burden of...

Life

Render your limbs utterly useless, and place your bodies upon the alter

The Shade now demands penance to pay for your existence

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Lurks the horror of the shade

Create the menace of my years

It finds me consumed