If anyone is interested, here are the lyrics to Christian Death's "Only Theatre of Pain". The lyrics were copied from the cd booklet. I noticed there are several spots where Rozz sings something slightly different than what's given in the lyrics. But overall the lyrics appear to be accurate. Enjoy... ============================================================================= Christain Death: Only Theatre of Pain CAVITY: FIRST COMMUNION (Rozz/ Rikk) Let's Skirt the issue of Discipline Let's start an illusion with hand and pen Re-read the words and start again Accept the gift of sin The gift of ... Pleasure is bleeding to smoother the words The four walls drain me dry of all imagination Crying out to be told to stand still Crying out to be told to stand still The price of red death is the price of true love The black Queen jumps through my skin The king of hearts is waiting close to home Someone's shooting outside Trigger finger itchy Another moving target Move blood on your Surplice More blood for the price of red death Nailing you to the wall Nailing you to the Spanish Mystic Nailing you to the wall Three shots ring out to scream Who wants to play Roman Soldier that lives inside of me Perennial Artist what do you see? What do you see? My secret fear of being alone I sit and hold hands with myself I sit and make love to myself I've got blood on my hands I've got blood on your hands Blood on your hands Blood FIGURATIVE THEATRE (Rozz) In the shallow holes of a thousand eyes in the knee-deep graves of future survivors The fleshless guests live off children of the past Their aging fingers cast the Shadow of Death (Chorus) Their razor sharp tongues invite to relax as they slip the skin of your eyelids back invasive spectators get into the act with roses and candles silver knives and spoons persona read women dance with priests on a side road your vision perspectives are turning to stone cabaret slide show starts shooting their loads Act one is the end, the show now begins (chorus) Breath ballet prancers spin on Porcelain backbone a child's muddled cry turns into hilarity ungracious freeloaders leave their dead on a doorstep Flowers of doom bloom in prosperity luxuries of past days are luxuries of our days luxuries of past days luxuries of our days BURNT OFFERINGS (Rozz / Rikk) Fresh night perfect insanity very dark placid skies bring an end No moon shining like an untouched ass of the boy next door feeling the first impressions of a strange drug set the leathery skin of a female straddling a furnace illuminates in blue hands melt against it's surface feel no pain kiss the burner, lips fall away blood runs down insides of her thighs she tightens her grip on one last exaggerated movement then falls to the ground a pile of ashes the furnace stands triumphant over the mound the next in line, a young boy approaches he is assaulted by the flames shooting out like sharp tongues of hungry animals of hungry animals the disciple now crouches in the belly of god his second skin removed the boy lay sodomized and tired MYSTERIUM INIQUITATIS (Rozz / Rikk) Sevlesmeth pleh ohw esoht spelh dog Sevlesmeth pleh ohw esoht spelh dog Dog Ereth si on ytic dog Ereth si on ytic dog It's Only Theatre of Pain It's Only Theatre of Pain It's Only Theatre of Pain It's Only Theatre of Pain Only Theatre of Pain Only Theatre of Pain Only Theatre of Pain Only Theatre of Pain Surrigate Mother Surrigate Father uoy era ym olich i am uoy uoy era em i am uoy ouy era em, uoy era em It's Only Theatre of Pain It's Only Theatre of Pain Only Theatre of Pain Only Theatre of Pain Peru resh! ahis zyxur li peru resh ahis zyxur li peru resh ahis zyxur li peru resh ahis zyxur li peru resh Relficul DREAM FOR MOTHER (Rozz / Rikk / James) Dreaming about my mother dying my mind is set at ease Number the bodies in the mortal world spreading disease nodding aquaintances to be sure making 'Him' a household world Introduce realism the eye of the beholder final resting place of many would be heroes in New York Park after dark the time of clinical death is fixed don't be frighten necrophiliac relationship during the freezing process note the murders grisly attitude crossed above my head to protect it from the rocks palliation from a weaker sex palliation from a weaker sex I'm avoiding what i can see I dreaming about her dying STAIRS: UNCERTAIN JOURNEY (Rozz / James) Lucifer Pereish I recall sin Lucifer Pereish I recall sin (chorus) Satan be Satan be this is the city of God this is the city of God ereth is on ytic of Dog Nmad eht eman of Dog ahis zyxur il ahis zyxur il ahis zyxur il ahis zyxur il (chorus) pray to mother pray to father pray to mother pray to father Satan be Satan be Who art in Heaven Satan be Hallowed be thy Name Satan be Thy Kingdom Come Satan be Thy will be done Satan be on Earth Satan be as it is in Heaven Satan be Satan be Gone Lucifer Pereish I recall sin Lucifer Pereish I recall sin this is the city of God ereth si on ytic fo Dog SPIRITUAL CRAMP (Rozz) Incurable disease on the day of rest Walking on water in a sea of incest I've got an image of Jesus embedded on my chest I can't leave home without my bullet proof vest Killing myself for the perfect honeymoon fighting with scorpions tied around my neck I hear the pitter patter of a killer on the loose children using their fingers instead of words crosses burn your temples on slaughter avenue It takes too much time to say 'I refuse' Time is digging graves for the chosen few Children dig graves for me and you Describe the illness I'll prescribe the cure start your two day life on a two day vacation I've got a spiritual cramp going for my ribs Those gangsters toting guns are shooting spikes through my wrist children using their fingers instead of words Fingers bury children under the boards I can die a thousand times But I will always be here with the power skull secrets of forgotten years the hangman's noose is trenched with bloodstains of tears my hands are the killer that confirms my tears Jesus won't you touch me come into my heart where the Hell are you when the fire starts? On a mission of the father to reduce the gates of hell the ivory bone eyed mother's flesh is starting to swell I'm setting twenty-two tables for the funeral feast Satan is by far the kindest guest ROMEO'S DISTRESS (Rozz / Rikk) Burning crosses on a nigger's lawn burning dollars what's a house without a home? dance in your white sheet glory dance in your passion talk about sugar on the six fingered beast conversation about the holes in your hands walk through the garden of men's desires conversation about the kingdom of fire What's that moving in the basement? What's that moving in the attic Who's that walking in the shadow Who's that walking in the streets (chorus) Kiss on my hand After dark Kiss on my hand After dark Kiss on my hand Romance in sequence Harmful to the blind Burning hearts through the top of your skull Dance in your white sheet glory Dance in your passion your days are numbered with l,love in your eyes Love? Pull down the Sheets Take off your clothes Get out of bed I'm so tired RESURRECTION- SIX COMMUNION (Rozz / Rikk) The ceremony Cradles my head in trace I brush dust from my teeth Fleeing hands and spiders plead for salvation They wash the clawed of a priest ritual mockery rectified doubt I'm holding with arms open wide sleeping endless sleep on a bed of nails wake me up with your kiss (chorus) I'm waiting for consummation I'm waiting for contemplation I'm waiting for confrontation waiting for a place to lay my body down The proud encasing of another soul buried deep 'neath the shroud flourished with the venom of the serpent's son I close my eyes retreat The prayer hands lays down on the edge of my sleep sister death in lepers's guise through crimson eyes of the holy one all will learn to see (chorus) Invocations are invitations to the bloody red sheets the circle is broken by the sleeve a sacrifice of one (chorus) Resurrection- past reflection Revelation- last discretion confession- confession incomplete resurrection Prayer (Rozz / Rikk) (no lyrics given) [Supposedly it is the Lords Prayer said backwards which was meant to hail the Devil or something like that. 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