Visceras of the Embalmed Deceased
Necros Christos Lyrics


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Hega-maat-re
Setep-en-amun
Placed in his tomb

The soul does wander
The land of the dead
Pondereous slumber
The flesh has been drained
From the liquid of life
Dormant reign

Candles do fade
The light's nearly gone
Darkness invades
Through the amduat
Comes an apostle of doom
Mouldering sanctum





Visceras of the embalmed deceased

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of Necros Christos’s song Visceras of the Embalmed Deceased, “Hega-maat-re, Setep-en-amun, Placed in his tomb,” are taken from ancient Egyptian texts and refer to the pharaoh’s journey after death. The words translate to “May Horemheb-re (a pharaoh) be satisfied. Chosen of Amun. Placed in his tomb.” The pharaoh was identified with the god Osiris in death and expected to travel through the underworld and be judged for his actions in life before being reborn in the afterlife. The subsequent lines of the song, “The soul does wander, the land of the dead, Pondereous (heavy or weighty) slumber” describe this journey of the soul through the bleak terrain of death.


The third and fourth lines, “The flesh has been drained, from the liquid of life, Dormant reign,” seem to describe the process of embalming, which was an elaborate and costly process in ancient Egypt. The organs of the deceased were removed, and the body cavity was filled with natron (a type of salt) to dry it out. The body was then wrapped in bandages, and a resin was often used to help preserve it. The process was designed to slow down decay and prevent the body from being consumed by insects and scavengers. Finally, the lines “Candles do fade, the light’s nearly gone, Darkness invades, Through the amduat, Comes an apostle of doom, Mouldering sanctum” conjure a sense of foreboding and darkness. The amduat is an ancient Egyptian funerary text that describes the journey of the deceased through the underworld, and the apostle of doom may refer to Anubis, the jackal-headed god of mummification and the protector of the dead.


Line by Line Meaning

Hega-maat-re
The deceased's name, signifying their journey to the afterlife.


Setep-en-amun
A reference to the deceased being chosen by Amun, an important deity in ancient Egyptian religion.


Placed in his tomb
The physical act of burial, marking the beginning of the journey to the afterlife.


The soul does wander
The belief that the soul of the deceased is separate from their body and is journeying through the afterlife.


The land of the dead
A reference to the afterlife, seen as a separate realm from the world of the living.


Pondereous slumber
The peaceful rest of the deceased's body, separated from their wandering soul.


The flesh has been drained
The mummification process, where bodily fluids are removed from the body.


From the liquid of life
A reference to the bodily fluids that were seen as containing the essence of life.


Dormant reign
The state of the deceased's body, preserved and waiting for its journey through the afterlife.


Candles do fade
A symbol of the end of life and the fading light of the deceased.


The light's nearly gone
Continuing the metaphor of fading light, representing the end of the deceased's life.


Darkness invades
A sense of foreboding and the inevitability of death.


Through the amduat
A reference to an ancient Egyptian funerary text, helping guide the deceased through the afterlife.


Comes an apostle of doom
A foreboding figure, signifying the approaching end of the deceased's journey through the afterlife.


Mouldering sanctum
A decayed and decrepit final resting place for the deceased.


Visceras of the embalmed deceased
The physical remains of the deceased, preserved through embalming and waiting for their journey through the afterlife.




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Melody Marshall

Very good and catchy. \m/

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