“Monstrance Clock” is the tenth and final track off of Ghost’s second LP, Infestissuman. This song almost always serves as Ghost’s closing song at their live performances. It is, as Papa Emeritus III said:
A song to celebrate the female orgasm… in the name of Satan.
[Intro: Papa Emeritus II]
To the sound of the monstrance clock, air is cleansed, assembled flock
Black candles burn, all minds aligned
[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus II]
To the sound of the monstrance clock, air is cleansed, assembled flock
Black candles burn, all minds aligned
As the parish sighs in smoke, enters lady revealed of cloak
To the haunting sound of the monstrance clock, singing
[Chorus: Papa Emeritus II]
Come together, together as a one
Come together for Lucifer's son
[Verse 2: Papa Emeritus II]
To the sound of the end of day, mesmerized, the assembled sway
Black candles burn, all minds aligned
Hypnotizing horns of ram, paralyzing pentagram
And the eerie sound of the monstrance clock, singing
[Chorus: Papa Emeritus II]
Come together, together as a one
Come together for Lucifer's son
Come together, together as a one
Come together for Lucifer's son
Come together, together as a one
Come together for Lucifer's son
Come together, together as a one
Come together for Lucifer's son
[Keyboard Solo: Nameless Ghoul (Air)]
[Outro: St. Trident Tenors of Tinseltown]
Come together, together as one
Come together for Lucifer's son
Come together (Come together), together as one
Come together (Come together) for Lucifer's son (For Lucifer's son)
Come together (Come together), together as one
Come together (Come together) for Lucifer's son (For Lucifer's son)
Come together (Come together), together as a one
Come together (Come together), forever as one (Forever as one)
Monstrance Clock was written by Tobias Forge & Martin Persner.
Monstrance Clock was produced by Nick Raskulinecz.
Ghost released Monstrance Clock on Wed Apr 10 2013.
Ghost’s first album concluded with the conceiving and birth of the Anti-Christ. Here on Infestissumam, Ghost concludes with a Black Eucharist, paying tribute to their demonic master.
In Popestar Tour, Papa Emeritus III had a monologue about this song, that was usually said before it in the end and summing it up, he says it’s a song that:
paints a picture of how the female orgasm can be achieved.
As it is deemed as ‘a craft of the devil.’ In the monologue, Papa also talks about...