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Belaya Smert (White Death)

from Pure Weaponized Misanthropy by Incarnate Deity

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This song tells the story of Simo Häyhä, a Finnish soldier who, during the Winter War of 1939-40 against the Soviet Union, achieved the highest number of confirmed sniper kills (505) in military history. He was known by his Russian foes as "Белая смерть" ("Belaya Smert"), "the White Death."

Opening sample: Pvt. Joker (Matthew Modine) in "Full Metal Jacket"

lyrics

["The dead know only one thing...it is better to be alive."]

Rise up and defend our nation
Red brigades have crossed the border
We need killers with no hesitation
Terminate when given orders
There is one man I know like this
Patient, quiet, deadeye aim
No finer sharpshooter exists
Those bastard Reds will know his name
At Kollaa now we make our stand
To the river, hold the line
No retreat but by command
Post our snipers in the pines
Give this man his gear and rifle
Send him out to stalk the night
He’ll bring glory to our cause
Kollaa kestää, to the fight!

Finland’s honored flag unfurled
A frozen fist with fingers curled
I unleash this man upon the world
Beware the White Death

Twenty good men used to be here
Now only we five remain
One by one, we disappeared
As tears in the Kievan rain
One by one, he hunted us
Kollaa’s woods became our grave
Damn the man, I name him thus
Belaya Smert, the beast depraved
I see him sometimes in my dreams
Faceless shape with icy eyes
Those soulless orbs show the gleam
Of pleasure when a Russian dies
His count’s five hundred now, I’m told
How long before our own time comes?
Who knew hell could be so cold?
The devil watches from behind that gun

The shadow in the trees attacks
Then melts away and leaves no tracks
Be sharp, comrades, watch your backs
Beware the White Death

Devastation
Desolation
In the forest
Death comes softly

With silent calm, I lie in wait
On the hill above, concealed in snow
I look down my irons, five men I see
In the encampment down below
Snow in mouth to hide my breath
Garbed in white to hide my form
Don’t try to run, for I bring death
The herald of the void is born
Once I was a man, but now
Death himself I have become
Harvesting Red Army souls
Demonized by foreign scum
Touching and feeling and tasting beheadings
My twilight hunt, stalked from afar
Rumors of my fame are spreading
By Belaya Smert pursued you are

I haunt the frozen Finnish night
Guided by the northern lights
I’ve got your head dead in my sights
Beware
Beware
Beware
Beware
Beware
The White Death

credits

from Pure Weaponized Misanthropy, released July 27, 2012
Music by Brian Ward
Lyrics by Jeff Scheuermann

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Incarnate Deity

Founded by Brian Ward (guitar) and Jeff Scheuermann (vocals) as both an avatar for their musings on society, religion, history, literature, and leftist politics; and as a creative homage to all their favorite metal bands. With a sound equal parts Death, Darkthrone, and Dissection, Incarnate Deity seeks to challenge your perception of reality through sonic indoctrination. ... more

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