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Last Rites​/​Once More Before I Die

from Rite of Passage by Crushing Ground

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The slower intro is the "Last Rites" prayer being whispered over the slide guitar (in old Latin), implying impending death. This is followed by a rather dark hard-driving number (Once More...) imagining what one might do with their last 24 hours alive. There are numerous vocal effects used on this song to signify the phasing out of an existence. One of the fastest songs on the disc and it's intro's title references the title track, giving the CD a more conceptual feel. This was the last song tracked and mixed for "Rite of Passage".

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ONCE MORE BEFORE I DIE

If I made a last request
This is what I'd say
Let me laugh again
Before my soul is laid to waste
Give me one more day to spend
Within a sweet caress
And one more kiss upon
My lips

Here in the light
One more time
Let me feel something real inside
One more song
One more high
Once more
Before I die

If I only had a day left
This is what I'd want
To bask under the sun with you
In pure utopia
Give me one more night to view
The beauty of the sky
And watch the tide roll by
My life

Here in the night
One more time
Let me feel something real inside
One more rush
One more ride
Once more
Before I die

Here in the light
One more time
Let me feel something real inside
One more song
One more high
Once more before
My spirit rises
Once more
Before I die

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from Rite of Passage, released November 13, 2012

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