Metallica – The Thing That Should Not Be

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Messenger of Fear in sight Dark deception kills the light Hybrid children watch the sea Pray for Father, roaming free Fearless Wretch Insanity He watches Lurking beneath the sea Great Old One Forbidden site He searches Hunter of the Shadows is rising Immortal In madness You dwell Crawling Chaos, underground Cult has summoned, twisted sound Out from ruins once possessed Fallen city, living death Fearless Wretch Insanity He watches Lurking beneath the sea Timeless sleep Has been upset He awakens Hunter of the Shadows is rising Immortal In madness You dwell In madness You dwell Not dead which eternal lie Stranger eons Death may die Drain you of your sanity Face "The Thing That Should Not Be" Fearless Wretch Insanity He watches Lurking beneath the sea Great Old One Forbidden site He searches Hunter of the Shadows is rising Immortal In madness You dwell

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