Visions Of Psychic Dismemberment
Spectral Voice Lyrics

The lyrics of Spectral Voice's song, Visions of Psychic Dismemberment, are a disturbing and introspective exploration of the darkest recesses of the human psyche. The opening lines, "Blood pulses outward, Libation to NIGHT," set the tone for the macabre journey that follows. The singer is thrust into the depths of their own psyche, commanded by their own self, and making an oblation to the BLACKNESS that resides within. The question posed in the lines, "How cold is it?" is the poetical representation of the chilling and isolating emptiness that accompanies the journey into the depths of one's soul.

The next verse describes the harrowing images that the singer sees as they delve deeper into their psyche. The phrase "Astral haruspices" refers to the ritualistic practice of ancient Roman fortune-tellers, who would examine the entrails of animals to interpret omens. In this context, the phrase implies that the singer is examining their own entrails to decipher their fate. The resulting "bowels ejected" and "pained screams" demonstrate the agony that accompanies such an exploration of the self. The "indefinite streams of red" and "currents pour out a sea" are graphic descriptions of the release of literal or metaphorical blood and the pouring out of life force.

At last, the singer is confronted with the dark pit of despair that they have been descending into. They gaze inside, and their very shadows seem to suffocate them. With the line "I die again," the song concludes on a note of finality, as if the exploration of the self has led to the death of the ego.