Strappado

By Maleficium · Doom Metal

A glimpse into the torture chambers of Inquisition...

"STRAPPADO"

Spoken (commanding, distant, cold):

“In the name of the Holy Inquisition…

Confess, Sinner.

Truth is revealed through pain."

[Verse 1]

Wrists bound tight behind the spine

Rope and pulley — court’s design

The world goes hollow, the air turns thin

Hoisted upward — pain begins

[Pre-Chorus]

Neck craned back, the body swings

Silence snaps like tightening strings

[Chorus]

STRAPPADO! — Drives you mad

STRAPPADO! — the world goes black

STRAPPADO! — mind undone

STRAPPADO! — shoulders gone

[Verse 2]

Gravity mocks your tribulation

The twisted method of Inquisition

No blood to prove the sentence served

Only intense pain in the nerves

[Pre-Chorus]

They pull you up — they let you fall

The world resolves to a single call

[Chorus]

STRAPPADO! — Drives you mad

STRAPPADO! — the world goes black

STRAPPADO! — mind undone

STRAPPADO! — shoulders gone

[Verse 3]

The knots will drag your secrets in

Rope bites deeper through the skin

Weight descends — the lesson taught

Truth extracted, never bought

[Pre-Chorus]

They pull you up — they let you fall

The world resolves to a single call

[Chorus]

STRAPPADO! — Drives you mad

STRAPPADO! — the world goes black

STRAPPADO! — mind undone

STRAPPADO! — shoulders gone

[Interlude (spoken, commanding, cold):]

Latin:

“Lex Dei suspendit.

Corpus cadit.

Anima cedit.”

“The law of God suspends you.

The body falls.

The soul yields.”

“Confess!

Without blood.

Without scars.

No mercy for sinners."

[Verse 4]

A lawful torment — never meant to kill

Agonizing hours, suspended still

Dislocated shoulders, splintered bone

A simple method — confess or groan

[Pre-Chorus]

They pull you up — they let you fall

The world resolves to a single call

[Chorus (full, gang vocals)]

STRAPPADO! — Drives you mad

STRAPPADO! — the world goes black

STRAPPADO! — mind undone

STRAPPADO! — shoulders gone

[Guitar Solo — extended instrumental]

[Bridge (spoken / screamed)]

Weights on your ankles — drag you down

Body stretched — wrists burn in the cord

No blade drawn

No blood shown

Only arms

No longer your own

Pulled skyward

By the law

Drop — jerk

And hang once more

[Final Chorus (repeat / variation, gang vocals)]

STRAPPADO! — Drives you mad

STRAPPADO! — the world goes black

STRAPPADO! — mind undone

STRAPPADO! — shoulders gone

[Outro]

[Spoken:]

[Latin:]

“Confessio accepta.

Anima damnata.”

“Confession accepted.

The soul is damned.”

About Doom Metal

Slow, heavy metal emphasizing crushing riffs and melancholic atmospheres, often exploring themes of despair and featuring bass-heavy tone with extended compositions. Bands include: Black Sabbath, Sleep, Candlemass

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