Steps of Descent

by Cyaegha

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1.	Ulthar's Decree 03:45	lyrics	buy track
Stricken with aphasia we stare upon skeletal remains In this cottage just beyond the river Skai Clothes ragged and bodies ravaged by tooth and claw A notorious duo now wanders oblivion Logic limits suspects to this sadistic scene That peculiar caravan and enraged orphaned child His undecipherable prayer Provoked the clouds into a nightmarish metamorphosis Consulting Atal, our curiosity augmented Dredging his memory, he described A savage feline assault under twilight fields Pacing slowly within the masking shadows Descendants of sphinx coaxed by mysterious forces Enacted a fury upon these residents Severing tendons, tearing muscles Devouring flesh and gnawing bone Lapping blood with rasp tongue Assured of immanent death, withdrew Scent of blood drew hordes of coleopteran Tear-filled fearful eyes glimpsed An advancing insect army Mandibles lacerated and chewed bleeding tissue Residents screamed repent, till breath left lungs Sins compounded, retribution was fulfilled Their bones picked clean Undiscovered by human eye for days
2.	Mask in Flesh 04:20	lyrics	buy track
It was supposed to be glorious A discovery to cement my place in history Sunrise delivered a fool’s optimism Exploring a cyclopean city Immense pillars of crumbling sandstone Meticulous thought in street design Around a central foreboding monolith A civilization’s astonishing potential, Which seemed to abruptly vanish into obscurity With sites to survey our team separated Finally free to claim my destined glory While examining a fading mural, Depicting sinister creatures Suddenly, unsettling bellows echoed throughout distance Anxious, I departed for the rendezvous Instead of finding concerned colleagues I found their bloodied corpses forming a nauseating pile In the darkness reflective eyes exhibited malicious intent Adrenaline and instinct grabbed hold, I fled for my life Chasing me till, cornered in that room which reeked of death An idea born of madness, fashion a disguise from the diseased Pulled and tore their flesh apart to conceal Desecrating their bodies, my salvation Hoping my transgressions effective, I waited and prayed To my horror the beasts converged Ravenous glances in my direction A ferocious frenzy, feast on piled flesh Ripping appendages and ligament away Pseudo safe-haven revealed My fate was sealed
3.	While Sarnath Lies Desolate 03:38	lyrics	buy track
Once stood the primal stone city of Ib By the great lake with mist so dense A habitat previously settled by bulging-eyed beings The arrival of shepherd men wrought looming annihilation With construction of the vast city of man Fostering hate and fear Bringing bow, sling, and spear to hands Bodies pierced and battered, devoured by watery graves A once revered idol, now a trophy of massacre Prosperity befell the devious conquerors Mineral deposits birthed an indulgence in decadency The city became renowned Towering edifices shaped with rare stone-line horizons From a distance the silhouette of domination emerged Amphitheaters hosted spectacles of opulence (Eliminate Breathe before) Sarnathians’ success was credited with Ib’s destruction Magnificent festivals held in honor of hateful wraiths Infectious celebrations, even priests succumbed At the stroke of midnight bells (Eliminate Breathe before) An eerie emerald fog descended upon the city Populace confused gave rise to panic, And hysteria swiftly spread like a pestilence A prosperity filled millennium finally ended The sturdy bronze gates violently opened Bulging-eyed creatures bearing uncouth flames Revenge manifested in unexpected holocaust Tragedy consumed that night of man Screams created a symphony for slaughter Patience finally rewarded to Bokrug’s faithful
4.	From the Depths 04:33	lyrics	buy track
Beneath the earth so deep breathes iniquities so pure Under torrential waves dreams a malevolent scourge While unknown space conceals a deistic omniscience Two-hundred thousand years perpetuating man’s ignorance In many a mind, of Homo sapiens-centered significance Proposed by mastery and understanding of environment Entertained with ideas of narrow science, limited philosophy, And sophomoric hopes of benevolent monotheism These thoughts providing cornerstones to egocentrism Beliefs spawning pursuits of decadency and neglect Diminishing efforts invested in discovery and evolution Comfort now found in stagnation not imagination A decision of an appealing submission From the depths dwell beings of growing human disdain The essence of humanity bears signs of decay Few are those who desire a mental stimulation Yet these passions don’t dissipate into the vastness Choose your suffering… Those chosen are shown dreamscape visions vividly Freedom manifested in temporary delirium Unfortunately, the mind’s brittle nature can’t endure Such revelations without shattering one’s reality From the depths dwell beings of growing human disdain The essence of humanity bears signs of decay Few are those who desire a mental stimulation Yet these passions don’t dissipate into the vastness Freewill, yes it binds us to our forsaken breed Our selected sacrifice, acceptance of the creed Words of alienation from a rotting society Dissolving connections to indifference and deceit Loyalties now lie with beings which predate humanity
5.	Obductio Sapientia 02:11	info	buy track
6.	Epiphany of R'yleh 03:45	lyrics	buy track
Sleep once bearing solace brought baleful dreams Flowing a reoccurring dreadful pattern Flashing glimpses of a sunken city Inhabited by upright abominations Performing demented rituals for an ominous presence Unexpectedly I saw the beast, staring with odious eyes I became enthralled and infatuated Head of a cephalopod Wings of chaotic classification Body like mythical dragons, And a will of tyrannical grandeur Educated me in past and prophecy Dictated our anarchic and brutal future Upon release from the hindrance of the Black Gate All I can trust is my Master’s suggestion Senses impeded knowledge of his existence My eyes are inhibiting my perceptions Knife in shaken now sturdy fingers Initiating the severing of optical nerves Pain will not weaken my resolve Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Sockets empty, sight no more No longer a necessity to my existence He sleeps dreaming below Readying for his chaotic advent Tell me Great One, what is your bidding Show me the ritual and fruits of your resurrection Grant me the honor and title of acolyte
7.	Postmortem Enlightenment 03:18	lyrics	buy track
This millstone of an existence wore at my sanity Respite only within dreamlands of magnificence A terrain of eternally enchanted splendor Far from ruin and twilight grove, A curious bronze gate rest amid an impressive wall Bemoaning physical existence now stodgy and listless Savoring momentary bliss in dreamscape Escapes into valley, forest, and grove Mulling methods to dwell here forevermore Never returning to such dreary a purgatory From beyond bronzed gate emanated sensations Foretelling cessation of anguish But entry evaded me nightly, Till rumor guided my sights to Zakarion Home to sagacious scribes Who had wrote of what I sought A specific narcotic once ingested Opened gates forth to the unknown Discrepant tales of wonder, and woe Disregarding disparity, utterly compelled to go For no dread nor terror Could compare with this gregarious dismalness Decision decided, the drug was ingested Eagerly proceeded past forest and grove To the now unlocked bronze gated goal Illuminating the area in a resplendent glow Stepping forward into an eerie blinding silence Where I was greeted by a destitute oblivion
8.	Logos Immolated 03:48	lyrics	buy track
Battle and war saturate our history in blood Ushering a premature silence within soil These conflicts for terrain and authority to dictate Reinforced by tools forged of malignity An interminable pursuit of novel weapons Armaments escalating in destructive capability Refined during new bellicose conquests A repetitious cycle perpetuated by weaponry Should a wieldable omnipotence exist Battles logically would be deemed futile and horrendous Only then would conflict bow to reason Resolution beckoned from Alexandria’s shores Inside scroll laden halls of the Musaeum After what seemed an eternity, an answer appeared Call and control, a being of animated fire Yet, left with this text laid a caveat Heed my warning, for this power not be meant for man In a moment of hubris I collapsed As the ends would justify the means Text in hand, on beach I stood reading chant with abundant pride An abrupt radiant blaze of spiraling crimson and sanguine Optimism turned to fear, the beast not cancelled by sea Unexpectedly, with haste flew to the Musaeum Igniting the structure before disappearing in a fiery brilliance Dismayed I watched knowledge turned cinder to embers Frantic attempts to salvage artifact and scroll By screaming scholars burnt by licks of flame Simultaneously tragedy of lost life and logos Forever cursing hamartia made by Pandoric discretion
9.	Fuck Start My Dinner 02:56	lyrics	buy track
Brought into this world, born of aristocratic rank Forced to watch epicureans wallow in self-delusions Disgusted and revolted by their selfish exploits A monotonous waltz to an uneventful death Stubborn dying fools, who await their decay patiently I won’t proceed with a pursuit of pre-ordained mediocrity Invigorating the sensation of killing Now I take lives, raping and consuming flesh Right now…feed A particular night I can recall with glee That taste of that pregnant whore, simply divine It was so easy to corner that delicious pussy Followed her home and slipped in through the doorway She tried to struggle but to no avail Soon she lay bound and gagged, to prevent alerting wails Tears flowed down her face as I began to lick and squeeze her tits Murmured prayers heard while I chewed and bit her tender clit Her pussy was somehow dry…, would require lubrication Nothing useful found close or nearby, so I just had to improvise Rubbed that pussy raw with brillo, making blood drip down to her thighs Pussy now full of blood, I plunged my cock deep inside her Muffled cries of pain could be heard with every pelvic thrust Her pussy tightened round my cock finally forcing me to cum To my surprise I felt movement inside her pussy My vicious fucking must have caused contractions There I stared at a screaming bloody infant When a fiendish grin slowly came cross my face My fists fiercely came down upon their bodies While I thrashed mother and child Cadavers devoid of life on the floor Dinner and dessert, compliments of the whore

about

Steps of Descent explores the Dreamlands of Lovecraft's Mythos. The listener enters through the Steps of Deeper Slumber, and visits areas such as Ulthar and Sarnath; only to find that upon returning to the World of Man, it is equally if not more terrifying.

credits

released March 26, 2014

Steps of Descent written and composed by Cyaegha.

Steve Redmond - Guitar
Mike Tweed - Bass
Matt Wells - Drums
Dan Cooley -Vocals/lyrics

The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Karma Productions, in Midlothian, VA by Cory Smoot (GWAR, Mensrea, The Cory Smoot Experiment) and Dave Gibson (Mensrea); with album art by John Coulthart (Cradle of Filth, Turisas, and Melechesh).

www.johncoulthart.com/decalcomania/cyaegha_steps.html