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Until You Bless Me

from Holy Man by Læment

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Dawn breaks,
Still I cling to you.
What is your name,
Wretched sentinel of truth?
What are you —
Lion, lamb, or lucid dream?
Your touch destroys,
But hath your word formed the earth?

Betrayal suspected,
I am pursued across the sands
By my brethren —
Frothing in rage to do me down
With burning books,
Broken bottles,
And fettered souls.
I seek your succor.
Am I in turn betrayed?

Sweet liar, lord and liege, my phantom holy man.
Your heel I cannot bruise, but yet I will hold fast. Yes, I will hold until you bless me.

The sun
Rising now like the eye of God.
No respite,
No release from your hallowed hands.
You may cripple me,
Yet I will not yield;
Though I hear
The pounding of my kinsmen's feet drawing near, for I have been betrayed.

Sweet liar, lord and liege, my phantom holy man.
Your heel I cannot bruise, but yet I will hold fast. Yes, I will hold until you bless me.

Angel of unknowing — dash my soul upon the stones of true wisdom.
My lord, make me lame if you must, but set my spirit free.

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from Holy Man, released April 10, 2020

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Laement Los Angeles, California

While Læment are undeniably an extreme metal band, their music resists easy pigeonholing. Traces of influence from Paradise Lost through Tom Petty appear in their diverse yet coherent debut, Holy Man. Thematically, the record deals with civilizational hubris, intimate loss, and broken fundamentalism, providing a timely examination of the fissured façade of the West. ... more

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