1. As I die 3:51
2. Rape of virtue 4:49
3. Death walks behind you 6:30
4. Eternal (live) 4:29
total time 19:39


As I Die

As I die

Stare as eyes uphold me
And wait to see right through
And curse me... The love has crippled you

Shadows haunt the night
Burning my disguise

As I die

Reaping through the truth
Life becomes untrue

Sin the last diversion
My fate will be untouched
Dismissed now, the anger of a fool

Shadows haunt the night
Forgive me as I die

Taking a chance
And take what you gain
My soul it has no price
Total release is out of harms way until I can decide
You punish me, can't you see, I'm not real
Tears are flowing free, passing by, as I die


Rape of Virtue

The end [untold] desire

Night reveals unearthly ways I felt
[failing lives] abruptive [games] I felt
Gripped to life, you must resign all pride
[Saved from this and use your darker side]

Is your trust in god [abandoned now]
Silently, we're doomed
Silently, we're doomed

The end [untold] desire

[rage of] fear inside and not fear you
They show my faith expire the truth
Waiting for the darker side to greet me
Pale my face until you're bleeding for me


Death Walks Behind You

Death walks behind you
Death walks behind you

Lock the door, switch the lights
You'll be so afraid tonight
Hide away from the past
Count the nightlights that you have

Start to scream, shout for help
There is no one by your side
To forget what he has done
Seems so hard to carry on

Death walks behind you
Death walks behind you

Lock the door, switch the lights
You'll be so afraid tonight
Hide away from the past
Count the nightlights that you have

Start to scream, shout for help
There is no one by your side
To forget what he has done
Seems so hard to carry on

Death walks behind you
Death walks behind you
Death walks behind you
Death walks behind you


Eternal (live)

Why can't we hear
The time must come for us to leave here
Emotion has withered away
Out burnt out love has decayed

Obsessed to leave the earth
Tragedy has overrun since birth

Now our righteous fathers weep
As we greet eternal sleep
Are we born to pass away

Cry at all that remains
"Chosen words" fail to sustain
The wisdom of powers heard
In dismal thoughts seemingly absurd

Now as hope and glory dies
We'll scream at our demise
Are we lost forever more

Now our righteous fathers weep
As we greet eternal sleep
Are we born to pass away


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Line up





Nick Holmes - Lead and background vocals
Gregor Mackintosh - Lead guitar
Aaron Aedy - Rhythm guitar
Steve Edmondson - Bass
Matthew Archer - Drums





Artwork







Info



All songs copyright control except "Death Walks Behind You" RSO Pub. Ltd/Westminster Music Ltd. Vile Music

The Painless
Fan Club & Merchandise
The meek shall inherit our fears... the Painless
P.O.Box 411, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, BD6 2LQ

"As I Die" is available on the CD & MC of "Shades of God" CDMFN 135/TMFN 135
"Eternal" recorded live in Amsterdam 2/7/92 on the Shades of God European tour
Produced, engineered and mixed by Simon Eterney
Recorded at Longhome Studios
Guest Keyboards by Robert John Godfrey
Cover illustration and design by Dave McKean at Hourglass
(Courtesy Allen Spiegal Fine Arts)





Review



As I Die is a nice mini-cd. The title song of course is great, "Rape of Virtue" is about the same style, "Death walks behind you" I think is a cover, it's a little slower song, but still good. And "Eternal" of course is from the great "Gothic" album. It's a good live recording. A good minicd recommended for all Paradise Lost fans.

Rating: 8 out of 10


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