The intro speech to “The Destroying Angel” comes from an episode of Black-Adder II (Bells).
The Destroying Angel or Angel of Death in the Hebrew Bible is an entity sent out by Yahweh on several occasions to kill enemies of the Israelites.
In 2 Samuel 24:15, it kills the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I...
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[Opening Line]
"Kill everybody in the whole word... Ahaha!"
[Verse 1]
We will permit you no sustenance
There will be no oxygen to sustain the flame
There will be no air for your kind to breathe
You will wither and become a thing of the past
[Chorus]
- screams -
Destroying Angel
[Verse 2]
You have decayed from within
Your redemption is ---
You have become one with your poison
You will submit to The Destroying Angel
[Chorus]
- screams -
Destroying Angel
[Bridge]
You have staggered on the brink of reprieve
The Yellow Book
And your fate is in their [hands?]
[Chorus (Extended)]
- screams -
Destroying Angel
- screams -
Destroying Angel