This song is about “The Abyss”, a spiritual concept presented by Alister Crowley, English occultist and novelist. In Thelemic mysticism, the Abyss is the great gulf or void between the phenomenal world of manifestation and its noumenal source. The founder of Thelema, Aleister Crowley, explains the A...
[Verse 1]
Razor's edge
Outlines the dead
Incisions in my head
Anticipation the stimulation
To kill the exhilaration
[Chorus]
Close your eyes
Look deep in your soul
Step outside yourself
And let your mind go
Frozen eyes stare deep in your mind as you die
Close your eyes
And forget your name
Step outside yourself
And let your thoughts drain
As you go insane, go insane
[Verse 2]
Innate seed
To watch you bleed
A demanding physical need
Desecrated, eviscerated
Time's perpetuated
[Chorus]
Close your eyes
Look deep in your soul
Step outside yourself
And let your mind go
Frozen eyes stare deep in your mind as you die
Close your eyes
And forget your name
Step outside yourself
And let your thoughts drain
As you go insane, go insane
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo: Kerry King]
[Guitar Solo: Jeff Hanneman]
[Verse 3]
Inert flesh
A bloody tomb
A decorated splatter brightens the room
An execution, a sadist ritual
Mad intervals of mind residuals
[Chorus]
Close your eyes
Look deep in your soul
Step outside yourself
And let your mind go
Frozen eyes stare deep in your mind as you die
Close your eyes
And forget your name
Step outside yourself
And let your thoughts drain
As you go insane, go insane
Seasons in the Abyss was written by Jeff Hanneman & Tom Araya.
Seasons in the Abyss was produced by Rick Rubin.
Slayer released Seasons in the Abyss on Tue Oct 09 1990.