This song recounts a famous saga in Egyptian mythology, the battle between the desert god Set and his nephew Horus for control over the world.
[Verse 1]
Osiris was murdered, by his brother Set
A pharaoh dethroned, brought back from the dead
Now Isis gave birth to their begotten son
Horus will train to avenge his father's death
[Chorus]
Lord of Death within the afterlife
Protector of the underworld
[Verse 2]
Judgment shall pass upon the damned
Egypt cannot be saved
Undying beliefs corrupting the truth
Composed are the lies of the king
[Chorus]
Lord of Death within the afterlife
Protector of the underworld
[Verse 3]
All shall bathe in the pain
No deceiver shall remain
Soon his uncle will die
Horus has taken his throne
[Bridge]
Bring Forth Death
Horus has risen and taken his revenge
Bring Forth Death
Destin to kill and avenge his father's death
[Chorus]
Lord of Death within the afterlife
Protector of the underworld
[Outro]
Unleashed the curse uncoils twisting like the snake
Victim of Regicide a brother meets his fate
Now from the other side forever shall he rest
Betrayed by his blood a blessing and his curse
Curse of Osiris was written by Eric Peterson & Del James & Chuck Billy.
Curse of Osiris was produced by Eric Peterson & Chuck Billy.
Testament released Curse of Osiris on Fri Apr 03 2020.
Chuck Billy:
This is one is pretty blistering—Gene is just tearing it up on this one. I think this was probably one of the last ones me and Del wrote. As you can tell, the theme stayed more in the Eastern kind of vibe, and it’s just about [the Egyptian god of the underworld] Osiris avenging his fat...