About
Lyrics : Simone Simons
Music : Mark Jansen
Versions
Album Version (01:27) – The Phantom Agony album
Demo Version (01:23) – The Road to Paradiso album
Orchestral Version (01:28) – The Phantom Agony 10th anniversary expanded edition
Lyrics and translation
O nate vulnerate Cito veni ad me Te amplectar et vulnera tua lingam |
Oh the one that was born hurt Come to me quickly I will embrace you and lick your wounds |
(translation : source)
Trivia
“The main thought behind “The Embrace That Smothers” is that when mankind sees that there’s just one god, all different religions melt together into one. All religious wars come to an end.” – Mark Jansen