Released Friday 13th as an (Un)Lucky treat! This is an "alternate" version of "Sacrament" from Our 2022 album "Widdershins."
This version features a heaver guitar mix, reworked and additional guitar solo and lead vocals from Tim "Ripper" Owens (Former Judas Priest) throughout the entire track!
This originally appeared on the "Sunswise" Bonus disc for the "Deluxe" version of Widdershins but has now been freshly Remastered by Dean Marsh for this 2023 single release!
The flame that burns me, keeps me warm
To cradle the burdens, that I have worn
The wound that pains me, the thorn in my side
Feeds on my envy and eats at my pride
Sacrament; the fire is breaking their bodies
Sacrament; their eyes staring out from the grave
Sacrament; the night-child is tearing their eyes out to see
Say a sacrament for me
Sacrament for me...
A time unwinding, the sands falling low
Tumbling beneath me, my destiny foretold
The embers are burning, the flames rising high
Flickering around me, they’re burning me alive!
Sacrament; the fire is breaking their bodies
Sacrament; their eyes staring out from the grave
Sacrament; the night-child is tearing their eyes out to see
Say a sacrament for me
Sacrament for me...
Woah-Woah!
Halleluiah
(Amen-amen!)
You take the poison, you feel the pain
You take the poison, but you’ll not live again
You take the poison, (take the poison), you feel the pain
You take the poison, but you’ll not live again
You take the poison, (take the poison) you feel the pain
You take the poison, but you’ll not live again
Not live again, not live again, no, no!
The lie everlasting, the serpent tongue of old
The scales that drip with snake oil
You’ve sold another soul!
The tail that feeds the hunger; ouroboros divine
The venom in your blood-flow, it’s poisoning your mind!
Sacrament; the fire is breaking their bodies
Sacrament; their eyes staring out from the grave
Sacrament; the night-child is tearing their eyes out to see
Save a sacrament for me!
It’s tearing their bodies away!
Sacrament; the night child is tearing their eyes out to see
Save a sacrament for me!
credits
released October 13, 2023
Tim "RIpper" Owens - Lead Vocals
Dean Marsh - Guitars/Bass/Sequencing
Ben Bell - Synths/Keys/Backing Vocals
Keri Farish - Backing Vocals
Stefan Hepe - Drums
Music & Lyrics by Dean Marsh
Mixed 2022 by Dean Marsh at Lamplighter Studios, Suffolk
Remastered 2023 by Dean Marsh at Lamplighter Studios, Suffolk
Our drummer Stefan with his companion Dave, and their Doom-Rock/Prog project Dark Matter are well worth checking out, if you're into Black Sabbath or early Hawkwind. Gandalf's Fist
supported by 8 fans who also own “Hell's Sacrament (Single)”
Soothfully a phenomenal prog rock album—an instant classic. What motivates me to say so, is the music’s incredible expressiveness & its wonderfully cinematic song structures. Jargon is a very good fit with this band. It is quite evident that the band’s current lineup have great chemistry together & that they share a common affinity to this vein of music. I look forward to their next creation. Drifting Sun are definitely one of prog rock’s brightest lights. Thank you, DS!
9+/10. Alrihkh
A spirited, modern imagining of classic ’70s prog; Pink Floyd vocalist Durga McBroom and Finnish prog icon Jukka Gustavson guest. Bandcamp New & Notable May 10, 2023