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Black Book

from Child of Man EP by The Draoi

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Still with the affinity for Doom Metal, the band experimented with distortion pedals to move between dissonant, moody arpeggios to torrential walls of heavy power chords coming straight out of hell. The little time it took to write this song was astounding. Fun Fact, the lyrics were written on the drive to the show the song was first performed.

An inside joke spawned the lyrics for this song. Shasta Sleeves owned a book entitled "The Book of Black Magic." We joked saying with this song we could summon demons or other satanical beast so long as we had the Black Book.

The voice of the song is that of a tortured soul, one who has taken enough abuse from his tormentors. Using the power of the Black Book, the victim summons demons to destroy those who made his life a living hell. The voice then shifts to that of the demons who demand compensation for their services rendered. There was no knowledge of an exchange, but the demons refused to have their time wasted. They take this man's soul, and everyone goes to hell.

lyrics

All my life I've been tortured
By those who think they're better
I've had enough of their abuse
It's rendered me as a recluse

But I've found a Black Book
And inside, instructions I took
My vengeance will be upon them
Now rise, my demons!

Run away, you can't hope to escape your fate
Feel the fury of the fires from Hell
Wherever you may hide we will find you

Now that we've tormented
All of your tormentors
Our services have been rendered
Now's the time to pay us

So you say you can't pay us
You should have read our contract
Our time won't go wasted
Relinquish; Give us your soul!

Run away, you can't hope to escape your fate
Feel the fury of the fires from Hell
Wherever you may hide we will find you

credits

from Child of Man EP, released February 20, 2016
Freddie Rodriguez - Lyrics/Guitars/Vocals
Brandon Davis - Bass Guitar
Shasta Sleeves - Drums/Percussion
Mixing and Recording/Additional Gutiar - Max Barber

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