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A Letter of Red

by Sabbath Assembly

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1.
Foundations were laid The Pearl burst open It hadn't the strength to contain God All of us lonely ones with broken hearts If permission comes, oh dear one We shall praise the oceans For God does speak But we cannot perceive it In a vision at night she speaks in our ears All of us lowly ones who lack the guts If permission comes, oh dear one We shall praise the fire Solve et Coagula Ash cypress and hellebore At the luminous Gate Lay the cup and the eye One is for sight And one is for blood All of us lonely ones with broken hearts If permission comes, oh dear one We shall praise the earth Solve et Coagula Emerald and sapphire I am the way the truth the start of life and no one comes in but through my heart I am the way the truth the end of life and no one comes in but through death The heart of the wise is in mourning and the heart of fools is in the house of mirth All of us lowly ones who lack the guts If permission comes, oh dear one We shall praise the ethers Solve et Coagula Chrysolith and Ruby Ash cypress and hellebore
2.
The serpent uncoils Devours the sunlight Ether arise Through darkened currents The fallen are carried away on the wind Rays of dusk are grasping At the veils of celestial horizons Disembodied voices cry down the wind And whisper through leaves The path taken will find destruction Along the river’s edge we’ll weep And feel whats beyond The moon hidden beneath In the mirror, two-fold An echo, a balance of life Reflection. The land barren Desert wind blows Light passes through night Moves the stars and alters time Journeys on the Barque of all Ages Life that flows in currents to the sea Hawk and temple, Sycamore tree Mother of the dead Your veil, no mortal hand hath raised Ouroboros consumes
3.
Worthless 05:05
Now free the slave runs Toward the hostile border now And you feel the dust fall Veil of maya ripped apart Then comes the time when Everything is laced The shadow’s trace looms Bitter is the aftertaste Free is no longer free Now you’re alone slipping down bury the you buried within You feel everywhere and nowhere Worthless Not anyone, not worth you Through midnight streets I hear the youthful harlot’s curse Blasts the newborn tear and Blights with plagues the marriage hearse And still a world begins Forward we sweep near where you stand Judas is there, silver in his hands His rope is nearby starting to burn Yesterday’s mob in awe returns To gather the ash in Time’s golden urn What have we lost? What did we learn? Last night I dreamed I followed you Through the forcefield and into the blue Cold winds they blow, diamonds they gleam All is not lost but something’s not seen Run run run fast over the sea Run run run fast home to me
4.
Ammit attacks When the night of the world declines And the sins of men arise And we feel the anger And we feel the mist Because we know the time is short And the deep black nightingale turned willowy Love's tossed treatment leaves me berefted Grant that I may be favored as god Beloved of our Lord of Two Lands Anubis with his feather takes the initiate Who carries a scarab heart Evil may gain strength but the truth is what lasts Forms cannot be changed Judgment! The heart has been weighed Against the feather be held I am thy presence. There’s only sin In my body I am stone
5.
Ascend and descend. Recite Breathe into darkness the rites Two sisters within the house One sits; the other, without Daylong a duet of light and shade Ascend and descend Sun and moon Hawk, the first, in the dark In the temple is the sound Dry ticks mark the time Setting sun. She’s barren. Anubis, shrewd are her eyes Night, scant love not Lest your fruit become stone Ascend and descend The rites of light And she grows quick with seed Her labor’s pride, she bears a king Her sister, virgin to the last Goes grave-ward with flesh laid waste Sisters I remember everything All that you taught in my memory And as you say we change everyday Sisters I hate to say it The veils are lifted and I can see
6.
I quit the East and went down to Egypt The way is dark and so dangerous I went to the abode to arouse the serpent And take the pearl from him Somehow I forgot I’m born a queen I forgot the pearl for which they sent me Because I was oppressed by earthly burdens I lay in a deep sleep and my family knew my dreams And then arrived a letter of red Written on silk like shining light Alight beside me the king of all birds Its voice and its wings became all speech “Remember the pearl for which you were sent And the robe that you shall adorn.” And I awoke, I remembered the pearl For which I’d been sent And I began to charm the loud breathing serpent I hushed him into sleep and named my fathers name And that of my mother, the queen of the east I snatched away the Pearl and went for my home To the light in the East I bowed my head and worshipped majesty of my family who had sent me
7.
Dishonor among brothers   A sibling’s jealousy    Gave way to fiendish scheming  A banquet laid before a king  A gift was fashioned for him Then shrouded in deceit      And in the darkness creation destroyed Hallowed body torn apart  laid waste across the land   They'll gather the herbs and potions Build shrines to protect  For fragments they will find and give life back   Beyond the port of Alexandria along the road of silk Two sisters each in search of Pieces scattered to the winds   That tell the tale of betrayal Look upon the nothingness Dark water without form or purpose Heart on the golden scale Lighter than feather, heavy as stone And in the darkness the sisters were sworn
8.
Hoist your sails and leave behind Your soul now stands ajar Your horn has been raised and your wrath kindled Your star is bright a wish in my eye and your heart has grown cold as night Have you found that Pearl of price so great? Have you found it? Consider well before you answer as you hope For a welcome below When is the day when I’m finally free of the demon inside of me My anger sounds like waves at the helm The smell of smoke - my rage, a fire Where will we be when the light comes for us? Offering tears to the sea As we entered God’s paradise There we saw the pearl With symmetry of wish I gave and you gave Not tears, only song Oh Darkness thy black-hand my spirit restrains The night sky brings us only stars

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On fabric of silk, in letter of red, with shining appearance before me,
the letter rose up in the form of an eagle, encouraging me with its guidance. With its love it was drawing me forward.

The letter flew, and alighted beside me, and became Speech.
At its Voice and the Sound of its rustling, I awoke from my sleep.
I took it, kissed it, broke its seal, and read. And the words written on my heart were in the letter for me to read.

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released April 26, 2019

Vox Jamie Myers
Guitar Kevin Hufnagel
Guitar Ron Varod
Bass Johnny DeBlase
Drums David Nuss

Guest synth Toby Driver

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Sabbath Assembly was an occult rock band, formed in 2010, based in TX and NYC. At its inception the group formed to play the hymns of the Process Church of the Final Judgment, an Apocalyptic religious sect from the late 60’s. The band later performed and recorded original songs that maintained occult themes. Sabbath Assembly disbanded in 2020. ... more

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