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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jeff Hanneman
Jeff Hanneman
Guitar
Tom Araya
Tom Araya
Vocals
Dave Lombardo
Dave Lombardo
Drums
Kerry King
Kerry King
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeff Hanneman
Jeff Hanneman
Songwriter
Tom Araya
Tom Araya
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Slayer
Slayer
Co-Producer
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Producer
Andy Wallace
Andy Wallace
Mixing Engineer
Allen Abrahamson
Allen Abrahamson
Assistant Engineer
Chris Rich
Chris Rich
Assistant Engineer
David Tobocman
David Tobocman
Assistant Engineer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
How I've waited for you to come
I've been here all alone
Now that you've arrived
Please stay a while
And I promise, I won't keep you long
I'll keep you forever
[Verse 1]
Graze the skin with my fingertips
The brush of dead cold flesh appease the means
Provoking images, delicate features so smooth
A pleasant fragrance in the light of the moon
[Chorus]
Dance with the dead in my dreams
Listen to their hallowed screams
The dead have taken my soul
Temptation's lost all control
[Verse 2]
Simple smiles elude psychotic eyes
Lose all mind control, rationale declines
Empty eyes enslave the creations
Of placid faces and lifeless pageants
[Bridge]
In the depths of a mind insane
Fantasy and reality are the same
Graze the skin with my fingertips
The brush of dead warm flesh pacifies the means
Incised members ornaments on my being
Adulating the skin before me
[Verse 3]
Simple smiles elude psychotic eyes
Lose all mind control, rationale declines
Empty eyes enslave the creations
Of placid faces and lifeless pageants
[Chorus]
Dance with the dead in my dreams
Listen to their hallowed screams
The dead have taken my soul
Temptation's lost all control
[Chorus]
Dance with the dead in my dreams
Listen to their hallowed screams
The dead have taken my soul
Temptation's lost all control
Written by: Jeff Hanneman, Tom Araya

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