(So Passes) The Glory of Death-Exhumed

(So Passes) The Glory of Death - Exhumed Terminal condition, rampant infection spread too far - leaving many scars Cadaverous contagion, to necrotize, slash, and mar - blood now black as tar Repugnant epidemic, deadened hearts beat as one - keeping time with death's drum The rotting now systemic, the end at last must come - now the grue starts to run A global funeral, a worldwide wake Lay it all to rest, for the worms to take Experiment that failed, we now must help it die And let our death knell now decry: Sic transit gloria mortem So passes the glory of death Sic transit gloria mortem So long unrecognized, dying once disguised as life - on the edge of a knife But lift the putrid veil, beyond the pale and see the light - existence wrought with strife A shattered hope undone, the dead were taught they'd none to serve - a brutal lesson unlearned They then enthroned, 'pon their own bones the masters that they deserved - for a gravesite reserved A global funeral, a worldwide wake Lay it all to rest, for the worms to take Experiment that failed, we now must help it die And let our death knell now decry: Sic transit gloria mortem So passes the glory of death Sic transit gloria mortem So passes the glory - of death... For the glory of death - so many caskets were nailed For the glory of death - so many bloody banners were hailed For the glory of death - so many putrefying years For the glory of death - we present an anthem to fall on dead ears [Lead - Bud] Sign the death certificate, tag the toe, close the box - and let it rot Place this vile grotesquery in the vault and turn the lock - and pray it's forgot Misshapen and horrendous, filthy, diseased, and impure - a necrotopia obscure Better off reduced to ash thus its extinction assured - but bury it deep, to be sure A global funeral, a worldwide wake Lay it all to rest, for the worms to take Experiment that failed, we now must help it die And let our death knell now decry: Sic transit gloria mortem So passes the glory of death Sic transit gloria mortem So passes the glory - of death...