The Iron Liturgy: Spiritus Liber ( Gospel Contest)

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[SPOKEN INTRO: ECCLESIASTICAL LATIN]
(Low, resonant voice echoing through the vaulted stone)

Exsurge, animae ferreae, in hac nocte sacra. 
Benedicite spiritum libertatis et resonantiam tonitrus. 
Per corium, per ferrum, et per aquam vitae sanctificamur. 
Non in silentio, sed in clamore salus nostra est. 
Amen.

[INSTRUMENTAL: PIPE ORGAN SWELLS INTO A THUNDERING DRUM FILL]

[VERSE 1]
The bells don't toll for sorrow, no, they chime for those who dare,
To trade the shroud of shadow for the static in the air.
I stood before the altar of the hollow and the cold,
Until I found the truth in black and silver, brave and bold.
The congregation gathers where the shadows meet the flame,
A thousand voices rising up to praise the Sacred Name!

[PRE-CHORUS]
Spiritus Liber! (Free Spirit!) 
The chains are falling down.
Spiritus Liber! (Free Spirit!) 
We wear the iron crown.
In corio veritas! (In leather, there is truth!)

[CHORUS]
Oh, can you hear the sermon in the thunder of the drum?
By the power of the Bourbon, let the heavy kingdom come!
Dressed in righteous leather, under neon’s holy light,
We’re preaching Heavy Metal in the middle of the night!
Gloria in Excelsis Metal!
Gloria in aeternum!

[VERSE 2]
Behold the black-clad brethren, New Rocks treading on the floor,
We don’t need a key to heaven, we just kick in every door!
The hops are in the chalice, and the smoke is in the air,
A congregation of the wild, a loud and rowdy prayer.
From the Highlands to the cities, let the gospel fire spread,
Awaken every heart of stone and resurrect the dead!

[BRIDGE]
(The music slows to a heavy, rhythmic stomp)
Aqua Vitae... (Water of Life...)
Ferro et Corio... (Iron and Leather...)
In nomine riffs, et spirits, et rock 'n' roll!
I feel the spirit moving in the distortion of the bass,
I see the light of liberty upon every sinner's face!
Give me a witness!
Give me the STRENGTH OF STEEL!

[GUITAR SOLO: BLISTERING AND SOARING]

[VERSE 3]
The world may try to bind you in a suit of grey despair,
But the spirit is a rebel and the truth is always there.
In the brotherhood of denim, in the sisterhood of ink,
We find the holy water in the glasses that we drink!
So raise your hands to heaven, let the fingers form the sign,
The power and the glory are yours, and they are mine!

[OUTRO]
Preach the word! (Preach the word!)
Feel the burn! (Feel the burn!)
From the bottle to the blade, the lesson has been learned.
Spiritus Liber! 
Spiritus Liber! 
Ite, Missa est Metal! (Go, the Metal Mass is ended!)
AMEN!

[FINAL CRASHING CHORD]

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[SPOKEN INTRO: ECCLESIASTICAL LATIN] (Low, resonant voice echoing through the vaulted stone) Exsurge, animae ferreae, in hac nocte sacra. Benedicite spiritum libertatis et resonantiam tonitrus. Per corium, per ferrum, et per aquam vitae sanctificamur. Non in silentio, sed in clamore salus nostra est. Amen. [INSTRUMENTAL: PIPE ORGAN SWELLS INTO A THUNDERING DRUM FILL] [VERSE 1] The bells don't toll for sorrow, no, they chime for those who dare, To trade the shroud of shadow for the static in the air. I stood before the altar of the hollow and the cold, Until I found the truth in black and silver, brave and bold. The congregation gathers where the shadows meet the flame, A thousand voices rising up to praise the Sacred Name! [PRE-CHORUS] Spiritus Liber! (Free Spirit!) The chains are falling down. Spiritus Liber! (Free Spirit!) We wear the iron crown. In corio veritas! (In leather, there is truth!) [CHORUS] Oh, can you hear the sermon in the thunder of the drum? By the power of the Bourbon, let the heavy kingdom come! Dressed in righteous leather, under neon’s holy light, We’re preaching Heavy Metal in the middle of the night! Gloria in Excelsis Metal! Gloria in aeternum! [VERSE 2] Behold the black-clad brethren, New Rocks treading on the floor, We don’t need a key to heaven, we just kick in every door! The hops are in the chalice, and the smoke is in the air, A congregation of the wild, a loud and rowdy prayer. From the Highlands to the cities, let the gospel fire spread, Awaken every heart of stone and resurrect the dead! [BRIDGE] (The music slows to a heavy, rhythmic stomp) Aqua Vitae... (Water of Life...) Ferro et Corio... (Iron and Leather...) In nomine riffs, et spirits, et rock 'n' roll! I feel the spirit moving in the distortion of the bass, I see the light of liberty upon every sinner's face! Give me a witness! Give me the STRENGTH OF STEEL! [GUITAR SOLO: BLISTERING AND SOARING] [VERSE 3] The world may try to bind you in a suit of grey despair, But the spirit is a rebel and the truth is always there. In the brotherhood of denim, in the sisterhood of ink, We find the holy water in the glasses that we drink! So raise your hands to heaven, let the fingers form the sign, The power and the glory are yours, and they are mine! [OUTRO] Preach the word! (Preach the word!) Feel the burn! (Feel the burn!) From the bottle to the blade, the lesson has been learned. Spiritus Liber! Spiritus Liber! Ite, Missa est Metal! (Go, the Metal Mass is ended!) AMEN! [FINAL CRASHING CHORD]

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