A Slow, Agonising Rapture, by Doomsday Sun (2024)

1.

Do away with common senseA detriment to your abilityTo follow orders no matterHow deranged they may seemThe reach of realityFalls short of this placeAll you’ve learned before nowIs condemned to waste(Chorus)Replacing every thoughtWith their corporate creedVessel of their doctrineAnother victim of Hostile TakeoverThey seek to purge the practiceOf independent thoughtEven when beneficialIt harvests only scornBasic human natureA concept alienForced to reject your being To survive within(chorus)(chorus)

2.

A cause is callingFor the toil of manWe ask you sympathiseSat upon our stashCome join our guilt tripOr we’ll leave you obsoleteFall in step, march with the restThe drum is ours to beatYou can give your bloodIt won’t save your soulDig deeper within, to findHearts bleed gold (x4)Pre-packaged revoltThe gift we shareThe only way to showThe planet that you carePart with your incomeVanish the thoughtParade the trophyA freshly-murdered corpseNo belief or causeToo sacred to be soldThe blade of guilt descendsTo lacerateWe can promise, we’ll support your causeWe’ll wear the mask, for fortune’s rewardCompassion is the wound upon our preyWe bled them dry, but nothing’s changedHearts bleed gold (x4)

3.

I see them claim to heal men With faith in their handsThe same they live with in tormentThe same that splinters landsArchaic beliefs, in fashion once moreOpinions can change, but delusion enduresThis rational world, still leans on fableTo deal with truth, when we're unableThey all live their livesBy the fool's mythologyI've heard we face eternal painIf our love is wrongDictated to us not by GodsBut men of mortal bloodScrabble for scraps from the table of GodInflated minds have deemed you worth no moreDenying all knowledge of years gone byTo live by the rules of a much darker timeThey all live their livesBy the fool's mythologyWhat you wish to feelThey can make you believe They all live their livesBy the fool's mythology

4.

Painted on smileUnyielding disguiseOpaque serenity, where ugliness hidesYou say all is wellThrough congealed bileAccepting of allCold, calculatedDecide the techniques to employStoic, husksContrive the illusion of joyProjections of innocenceFrom guilt-wracked mindsBirths a world insincereOnce so convincingBelief has been lostWith intentions so clearParadise, adorning the liesNever what it seemsTainted by, perverted mindsConsuming greedJust a tool, of despot's ruleTo rob and exploitHollow souls, relinquished controlWith another's voiceHate, preacherPromoting the virtues of peaceShameless, vultureReaping the spoils of deceitA blackened tongue twistsThe olive branch into, a weapon of hateCloak of approval, affords an excuseTo discriminate

5.

Validate their way of lifeWhat they believeThey just want a space to liveA space to breatheYou must never crowd their spaceWith your debate Jaws of love are here nowYou can't escape(Chrous)Love them with empty hearts(Words dragged out in chains)Orders to light the spark(Has the feeling erased) A thousand devoted souls(In minutes, disappear)Fastened to the cause(By fraying strings of fear)They will never tolerateA question posedAny challenge in their sightThey'll have disposedBow down to their newfound ruleThe only way(Chorus)Jaws, of loveDrag you to the deepJaws, of loveHold you in your placeFangs inject complianceCrushing your convictionChewing up your beingTo spit you out as mangled, and deformed

6.

The streets are strangledAll lips are drawnMoved by handsOf the enforced new thoughtThey dare not speakWhilst uninsertedLest they becomeOne of life’s desertedSay goodbye, to your future and pastLive in shame, live your life as second-classAvoiding the searchlightThey’re pointing the wayCrusading from fearOf catching the stainThere’s never a trialThey always find guilt Backstabbing is livingAnd blades are plunged to the hiltSay goodbye, to your future and your pastLive in shame, live your life as second-classOne mistake, brings suffering forever-moreNow you waste, your new days, a convict of the new law

7.

Starving, angryThe public gnash their teethBaying for bloodSo throw them their dead meatHatredFesters without releaseTurns them into beastsThey'll murder on sightAll they need is a targetVictimsOf this unfeeling stateAre now just easy preyThrown into the penAnd eaten alive(Chorus)MonsterVileWretchedShamefulRottenVillainAs the mob begin to gather at your doorTo drag you through the streets for all that they've enduredReveal the effigy to misdirect their hateTo survive the wrath, of the mob you helped createWarlordIncite brutalityPromote the mentalityYou pit soul against soulSit back and laughSurvivalTo some is just a gameA thing to entertainA handy distractionFrom the sentence we share(Chrorus)(Chorus)

8.

Kings and Queens in castlesA triumph of our stateEnduring, as these monarchsThe rot that eons createInvaders take their chancesBut never match our forceWe defend a countryThat has nothing to fight forThe marvels of inventionWe've seen them realisedSuch has been their impactChanged theirs, and now our livesKnowing these achievementsWould fill our hearts with prideBut in the shadows of these boastsChildren starve and die(Chorus)They tell us we can live the dreamOne that lies just out of reachA perfect world, we cannot seeSuffer on, in this utopiaThe gods we chose look down in favourFrom upon the gold we sacrificedThey ask for more of our devotionAmidst our struggle, just to survive This is democracyFor the chosen race and creedOnly free to remain in their sightWith club in left hand, and a whip, in the right(Chorus)

9.

Bloody minds surge forwardA thousand stricken heartsSurrendered to the primalThey've torn their cage apartConscience a non-factorOn their quest to save the dayHoping for rebirth, destroyingEverything in their wayTwo sides of the coinSame as you and ISharing terror in this fightBut still more sent to die(Chorus)Exterminate all the brutes!(Tell us that they're all sub-human)Exterminate all the brutes!(With much less a right to life)Exterminate all the brutes!(Do they think the same of us?)Exterminate all the brutes!Atrocities unmatched in horrorThe sort to poison the soulNow we understand the notionThese men are less than animalsThe gravest moment comes Honour goes awayYou'd cut out another's eyesTo see another day (Chorus)(Chorus)

10.

The saviours have a new solutionTo rid us of the pain of lifeA promise, exceeding expectationAscension with no compromiseFollow their cause, fight in their warsA prize for those who winShare out your gold, pay with your soulWatch as your new life begins(Chorus)Every corner that you cut, builds a debt to consequenceWhen you see the end in sight, then it rears its ugly headNow you come to realise, all the lies of heartless menYou're no better off than us, now you're just as doomed as themDesperation for an answerFor the suffering to endCorrupted hearts can always sense thisNow with claws out, they descendPain multiplied, a world horrifiedBy hands to set them freeA massacred race, brought face to faceWith what they sought to flee(Chorus)Commence the Rapture, the end has comePanic, hysteriaThe surging tide, the human stampedeCrushing, destroyingDeath by what we builtFalling, disasterPower dies, and buildings crumbleChaos, ruinSwallowed by the filthFire, smokeBodies crushed and immolatedInjured, dyingSo little time to repentEvery corner that you cut, builds a debt to consequenceWhen you see the end in sight, then it rears its ugly headThey gave what you wanted, but not at all how you'd expectA slow, agonising rapture, was it worth it in the end?

11.

Hills of ruin, dismembered mortar and brickA bleak landscapeEmpty shells, rot on the ground where they sitCorpses forgottenAcrid air, the war has stained our lungsPoisoned existenceFields of dead, decay and disease is a fogThat envelops usYou still call this home, a thing that has not changedBut never hung your head, and felt so out of placeStarved and sick, all crop and cattle extinctWe’re soon to followBiting cold, the winter scours our skinFrozen insideBecome the quarryFor men and womenYou’d once pass in the streetYou still call this home, a thing that has not changedBut never hung your head, and felt so out of placeTry to build a life, with death always close byAnother day, another horror, to surviveThe endless period of mourningCondemning the future, of all mankindAnother day, another horror (x2)The hope we leant on to evolve usWill be the last thing left to dieAnother day, another horror (x2)Existing, after life’s been taken awayShambling vessels, emptied minds

A SLOW, AGONISING RAPTURE is the debut full-length album by DOOMSDAY SUN. A concept album, it aims to bring listeners face-to-face with issues that cause unrest in the world today, and demonstrate how they could lead to the total collapse of global civilisation.

The story of a charismatic leader, so desperate to realise his vision that he forsakes his own people, is not only told through the lyrics of each song, but also through the atmosphere that the music creates. HOSTILE TAKEOVER utilises a deliberate pace, sludgy riffs and harrowing-sounding lead to create a sense of impending dread, JAWS OF LOVE is set rigidly to a stomping march of a rhythm, to conjure imagery of merciless, authoritarian rule, EXTREMINATE ALL THE BRUTES! flies rapidly through punk and death metal influenced sections, a backdrop for snarling, spitting vocals that embody the aggression and savagery of those broken by oppression, and then UTOPIAN BLUES is mournful, melancholy with acoustic guitar parts, melodic leads and cleanly-sung vocals.

released August 24, 2024

Matt Hudson- Lead Vocals, Guitar, Voiceovers
Tom Hubball- Drums, Lead & Bk Vocals, Guitar, Voiceovers
Jake Dangerous- Guitar
Rich Oakes- Bass, Backing Vocals

Steve Smith (Lethal Audio)- Production, additional guitar, synthesiser
Dan Peach (Lesbian Bed Death)- Voiceover, track 8 & 9

Artwork by Artcamus.