Iced Earth Dante`s Inferno Lyrics

Dante`s Inferno Lyrics

Through the fiery caverns we sail 
Virgil at my side my guide and master 
Questing through the nine plains of hell 
Infernal wisdom shall fill my soul 
Slowly now the days departing 
The darkened air releases me 
Frightening visions of my journey 
Entrance me to limbo I`m not 
Free 
 
Abandon all hope who enter here 
Enter the gates, Charon awaits 
 
Abandon all hope who enter here 
For this is where all things are left behind 
Every doubt and every cowardice must die 
Souls of rage and anger whipping in despair 
 
The souls that wail on this plain pray for death 
Denial is the reason for their suffering 
Forever being stung by wasps and demons breath 
The blood and tears that fall serve the maggots need 
 
Descention, thrusting to the second plain 
Minos judges as his tail twines 
Lustful thoughts and greed whip these wretched souls 
A hurricane of hate mocks their helpless pleas 
 
Drifting now down deeper, into eternal flames 
Awake at the third circle, the cold and filthy rain 
Punished for their gluttony, languid for all time 
The earth it stinks of corpses, damned for all time 
The vicious beast Cerebus, three heads, blooded eyes 
Tears his talons through the air, all the skinners cry 
 
Down, be still thy cursed wolf 
The master scorns its name 
Dive to the next plain 
The sullen and the vain 
Suffer for greed 
The prodigal they bleed 
For all eternity 
Plutus holds the key 
 
Damned, the wrathful and the vain 
Suffer the fifth plain 
Cross the river Styx 
Heed your crucifix 
The mudded corpses cry 
Howling to the sky 
Reach the other side 
Open wide the gate 
 
Enter the sixth circle of barren land and flames 
Passing through the gate of dis the furies scream her name 
Belching forth in agony invoking her to rise 
The spirit`s rage consuming us the evil in their cries 
Queen of vipers, queen of serpents 
Cast their souls to stone 
Spread to wealth of Gorgon`s power 
Medusa`s inner soul 
 
We`re drawing ever closer to the seventh hell 
They violate their neighbors, their god and themselves 
We`re sailing slowly through the boiling river of blood 
Immersed in the depths below souls scream in agony 
The twisted beast he laughs, he draws his arrow back 
His sights on anyone exposing of their flesh 
He impales their hearts with ease 
And shrugs their piercing screams 
Pity is they`ll never die 
They`ll suffer here eternally 
 
Imagine a place where every horror comes to life 
Where every torture is real and time stands still 
Eight fiery steps and we`re closer to the end 
 
In a cold and timeless grave buried head first in sh*t 
Praying all the while for a quick & painless death 
Scratching furiously at scabbed and oozing wounds 
 
Lucifer ... angel of light 
Cast below god of ice 
Ruling hell unholy trinity 
The traitors freeze for all eternity 
Lucifer ... betrayer of god 
Tormentor ruthless and cold 
Judas` screaming here in agony 
The traitors freeze for all eternity