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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Deicide
Deicide
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brian Hoffman
Brian Hoffman
Composer
Eric Hoffman
Eric Hoffman
Composer
Glen Benton
Glen Benton
Lyrics
Steve Asheim
Steve Asheim
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Deicide
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Producer
Scott Burns
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Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Father
Why have you forsaken me?
[Verse 2]
Once upon the cross
Nazarene in the Valley of Persuasion
To receive last temptations from Lord Satan
"Take a bite," said the serpent, "eat of it"
With no choice to do so, you cannot resist
[Verse 3]
Impaled crucifixion
Compassion forgot
Eternal damnation
Once upon the cross
[Verse 4]
Blasphemy laughs at thee
Jesus, you've been deceived
Struggling on the cross, gagging to breathe
Despise your God, question why
You were retrieved by the Angel of Light
Open upon the cross
[Verse 5]
(Kill him, kill him, kill him, kill him)
Kill him, kill him, kill him, Satan
[Verse 6]
Nazarene screaming on his crucifixion
Prophecy in its final contradiction
When you die is when the lie will be believed
Upon the cross, before the world to see
[Verse 7]
Impaled crucifixion
Compassion forgot
Eternal damnation
Once upon the cross
[Verse 8]
Once upon the cross
Written by: Brian Hoffman, Eric Hoffman, Glen Benton, Steve Asheim

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