MORDRED – Esse Quam Videri

Mordred is an American funk metal/thrash metal band based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In their initial career, they released three studio albums and one EP from 1989 to 1994. In this five-year span, they showed an interesting inventiveness in the wake of fusion genre. Fool’s Game (1989) meets the Bay Area thrash spirit, while The Next Room is more akin a Faith No More album.

Faster than the earth is turning Looking up my eyes are burning At night alone I’m walking Black cat clever stalking In the grotto impatient waiting Before long I see your face and Whisper a word of greeting Secret lover’s midnight meeting

Chill wind our bodies biting Whipping round like bolts of lightning Full moon to some is frightning Senses reeling pulses tightning In your arms passion rising Looking deep into your eyes and Body movements hypnotizing Scratching biting screaming crying

As I’m raised out of my body I’m looking down from above To be rather than to seem

Eyes meet no word is spoken Bruised backs and bodies broken Sitting back the pipe we’re token Bullets shot barrels smoken Hot sweat our bodies gleaming In our heat and passion steaming Laid back to sleep I’m sinking Of the nights events I’m thinking

As I’m raised out of my body I’m looking down from above To be rather than to seem As I’m raised out of my body I’m looking down from the sky To seem rather than to be