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She Arose Unto a Dying Kiss

from A Funeral of Innocence by Ligeia Wept

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Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Premature Burial'

lyrics

~Her silent scream~

Within thine chains
I lay bound
Thus weeps the loved one
I once had found
A withering prize
I am colder than stone...
So utterly I despise
The womb from which you were thrown!

~His despair~

Oh my Sophia
Doth thou sleep
Your coveted heart
Does it still beat?
Rest my precious
A mourning kiss
Must I place
Upon Icy lips?

~Her silent scorn~

Stilled with bitter sorrow
By these lips you are rejected
Though mine heart it
Secretly beats my
Spirit's death,
You have affected
Descended in silence
My body does dwell
To you I am dead!
I bid thee farewell...

~Descent~

13 days like winters passed
While statuesque she bore the mask
Within the ashen tempest raged
Her fury like a wild beast caged!
A misty shroud in silence hung
As her flesh was borne
Amidst the groves – twisting, ancient
A wailing chorus rose...

But as the earth fell upon the casket
Her eyes began to open...
A silken, silver blanket draped o'er
The slumbering souls
That did surround her...

~Desperation~

Oh my beloved,
What has come to be?
Endless, empty years have I endured,
Yearning for thee
Rise, my beloved -
'Tis for you I have come
For this foul work
Must be undone!

Silence, my beloved,
Heed the dying choir
'Tis my shattered heart,
these verses of its final hour
This final breath be the wind
Here our story ends...

© 2020 Ligeia Wept

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from A Funeral of Innocence, released July 3, 2020
Keys and piano - Matt
Violins - Hayley
Drums - James
Voices - Marianne and Xen
Bass - Hayden
Guitars, lyrics, composition - Alister
Vocal composition - Marianne and Alister

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Ligeia Wept England, UK

Originally founded by Alister in 2006, Ligeia Wept has gone through countless line up changes, with a complete hiatus taking place between 2009 and 2012. In 2019 it all came together, with a talented group all contributing to the final recording, including Xen of Ne Obliviscaris (guest vocals) Marianne of in Eden Slain and Emily of Suldusk (guest vocals) and Hayley of Aquilis. ... more

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