Damnation Is the Doctrine by Obituary Pending
Damnation Is the Doctrine
[Intro – Instrumental]
From the abyss, a voice declares…
No salvation. No mercy. Only the void.
[Verse 1]
Step into the shadow of the forsaken,
Where angels weep and the faithful are shaken.
The doctrine of despair carved in stone,
Every soul condemned, every sin atoned.
Cries of the righteous, swallowed by flame,
A kingdom of ashes, none to blame.
The sky bleeds crimson, the earth cracks in pain,
Damnation eternal is the only reign.
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the echoes of torment, rising from the pit,
Every scream a gospel, every curse a writ…
[Chorus]
Damnation is the doctrine, the law of the lost,
All hope extinguished, consumed by the cost.
Through fire and shadow, we walk unafraid,
In the book of the condemned, our fate is made.
[Verse 2]
Chains of doctrine, forged in hellfire,
Priests of ruin feed the funeral pyre.
No confession cleanses, no prayer redeems,
The path is corruption, or so it seems.
Fallen saints crawl beneath the throne,
Their hymns turned to screams, their voices alone.
The doctrine commands, unyielding, supreme,
Damnation eternal, the ultimate scheme.
[Bridge 1 – Slow, crushing, doom section]
Beneath the veil of lies, the truth decays,
The world enslaved in a blinding haze.
Every light extinguished, every soul enslaved,
By the word of the damned, the unholy and depraved.
[Guitar solo ]
[Verse 3 – Mid-tempo, pounding]
Inquisition of shadows, torment unbound,
In the doctrine’s grasp, no mercy is found.
We march on ashes, we march on bones,
The empire of darkness, the throne of moans.
Corruption and venom, the law of the night,
Every truth devoured, every wrong made right.
The faithful deceived, the sinners exalted,
By the doctrine of doom, all lives assaulted.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Hear the echoes of torment, rising from the pit,
Every scream a gospel, every curse a writ…
[Chorus]
Damnation is the doctrine, the law of the lost,
All hope extinguished, consumed by the cost.
Through fire and shadow, we walk unafraid,
In the book of the condemned, our fate is made.
[Bridge 2 – Fast, chaotic, black metal style]
Blasphemous storms tear through the night,
Unholy legions embrace the fight.
The sky is bleeding, the stars decay,
Damnation’s law leads the way.
[Breakdown – Doom/Death hybrid]
Ashes of the faithful, dust of the proud,
The doctrine of ruin shrouds the crowd.
No salvation, no grace, only despair,
The creed of the damned, beyond repair.
[Final Chorus – Epic, layered]
Damnation is the doctrine, the eternal decree,
All souls are bound, no one walks free.
Through shadow and fire, through torment and pain,
The law of the damned shall forever reign.
[Outro – Instrumental, fading]
No light remains…
No hope survives…
Damnation… the doctrine… eternal…
Damnation Is the Doctrine