In The Basement

from Pathetic Disgrace by Thomas Christ

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Down in the basement, where it's damp and it's dim.
Spiders and insects give an aura of grim.
Went down the stairs, so young, so naive.
We did away with all our shame and fig leaves.
We put to use all that nature provides.
Lost all our reason to conceal or to hide.
This wasn't love, a scientific inquest.
Satisfy curiosity so repressed.

In the basement, we were safe from the light.
Everyone said it was wrong, but I know it was right.
In the basement, dark secret to hold.
Growing up fast amid the spiders and mold.

Mom and dad were poisoned with their God and religion.
They never knew what happened right underneath their kitchen.
The devil got into us, one sin after another.
Would have had us exorcized if word got to your mother.
But this made us better than we ever were back then,
And if I had the chance, I'd do the same thing again.
Say it was never true, say it like you regret.
You know damn well the basement you will never forget.

In the basement, learned the meaning of life.
In the basement, all the picking was ripe.
In the basement, where I conquered new land.
I went there a child and came back a man.

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from Pathetic Disgrace, released February 11, 2015
Thomas Christ - all instruments, vocals, production

Recorded in 2014

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Thomas Christ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Hailing from Pittsburgh PA, Thomas Christ is an industrial rock/electro rock solo project that began in 1999. With 18 albums (and counting), Thomas Christ continues to deliver emotionally and politically charged rock and electronic music that draws inspiration from a wide variety of genres an aggressive, industrial edge that must be heard to be appreciated. ... more

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