This Is The Law Of The Plague

Album cover art for "This Is The Law Of The Plague" by Diamanda Galás

Diamanda Galás - Rock, Concept Album

This Is The Law Of The Plague

2 Plays

Duration: 11:46

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[Verse 1] When any man hath an issue out of his flesh Because of his issue, he is unclean Every bed whereon he lieth is unclean And everything whereon he sitteth, unclean And whosoever toucheth his bed shall be unclean And he that sitteth whereon he sat shall be unclean And he that toucheth the flesh of the unclean Becomes unclean And he that be spat on by him, unclean Becomes unclean [Verse 2] Strong bulls of Baasha do beset me round They gape upon me with their mouths As a ravening and a roaring lion But thou, O Lord, shall bring them down Thou shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction Greedy and deceitful men shall be exposed as vermin And their days as iniquity [Verse 3] And whosoever toucheth any thing under him Shall be unclean And he that beareth any of those things Shall be unclean And what saddle soever he rideth upon is unclean And the vessel of earth that he toucheth, unclean [Verse 3] Deliver me from mine enemies Defend me from them that rise up against me Deliver me from the workers of iniquity And save me from, save me from bloody men For lo, they lie in wait for my soul The wicked are gathered against me Not for my transgressions, not for my sin, O Lord They run and prepare themselves without my help Without my fault Awake to help me and behold: Swords are in their lips, for who, say they, doth hear But thou, O Lord, shall laugh at them The God of my mercy shall let me see my desire Upon mine enemies Estoy ciego, no puedo ver [Tongues] [Verse 4] And at evening, let them make a noise like a dog And go around about the city Let them look up and down for meat And grudge if they be not satisfied Because [Unintelligible] Break out the great teeth of the young lions Break out the great teeth of the young lions And when they laugh at the trial of the innocent Let them be cut as in pieces [Tongues] [Verse 5] And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him He is unclean Every garment, every skin whereon is the seed, unclean And the woman with whom this man shall lie Will be unclean And whosoever toucheth her will be unclean This is the law of the plague To teach when it is clean and when unclean [Verse 6] The Devil is an impotent man He says it nice and plays himself off as the friend He tries to make you uncertain So your hands shake And then he tells you you're insane When you call him by his rightful name Impotent homophobe and coward So you will miss when you aim at this evil man Who cannot get it up Except In the TV public operating room Of another man's misfortune [Laughter] [Verse 7] And the priest shall look upon the plague For a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot And the priest shall shut up he that hath the plague He shall carry them forth to a place unclean He shall separate them in their uncleanness This is the law of the plague To teach when it is clean and when it is unclean

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  • Diamanda Galás