Under the influence of Isaiah’s drugs, Ethel begins to hallucinate. She confronts the darkness.

The song name is inspired from Alighieri’s Divine Comedy [specifically Dante’s Inferno] Ptolemea, named after Ptolemy, is a circle of Hell in which the traitorous reside. Maybe this is a reference to Ethel abandoning her family and faith – only to be met with a wrath far worse.


[Intro]
I followed you in
And I was with you there
I invited you in
Twice, I did
You love blood too much
But not like I do
Not like I do
Heard you, saw you, felt you, gave you
Need you, love you, love you, love you
Heard you, saw you, felt you, gave you
Need you, love you, love you, love you
Love you, saw you, love you, gave you
Love you, love you, love you, love you
Love you, saw you, felt you, love you
Love you, love you, love you, love you
Love you, love you, love you, love you
Love you, love you, love you, love you

(You'd do wеll to say yes to me)

[Verse 1]
Suffer doеs the wolf, crawling to thee
Promising a big fire, any fire
Saying I'm the one, he's gonna take me
I'm on fire, I'm on fire, I'm on fire
Suffering is nigh, drawing to me
Calling me the one, I'm the white light
Beautiful, finite
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[Verse 2]
Even the iron still fears the rot
Hiding from something I cannot stop
Walking on shadows, I can't lead him back, uh
Buckled on the floor when night comes along
Daddy's left and Mama won't come home

[Interlude]
You poor thing
Sweet, mourning lamb
There's nothing you can do
It's already been done

[Verse 3]
What fear a man like you brings upon (Show me your face)
A woman like me
Please don't look at me
I can see it in your eyes
He keeps looking at me
Tell me, what have you done?
Stop, stop, stop, make it stop, stop
Make it stop
Make it stop, I've had enough
Stop, stop, stop, stop
Stop, stop, stop, stop
[Refrain]
I am the face of love's rage
I am the face of love's rage

[Outro]
Blessed be the Daughters of Cain, bound to suffering eternal through the sins of their fathers committed long before their conception
Blessed be their whore mothers, tired and angry waiting with bated breath in a ferry that will never move again
Blessed be the children, each and every one come to know their god through some senseless act of violence
Blessed be you, girl, promised to me by a man who can only feel hatred and contempt towards you
I am no good nor evil, simply I am, and I have come to take what is mine
I was there in the dark when you spilled your first blood
I am here now as you run from me still
Run then, child
You can't hide from me forever

I want to talk to you
About the things we could do
Is it really you
Or is it déjà vu
I want to walk with you
Wherever you go to
I wanna hurt with you
Whatever you go through
I do too
That's a lot to live up to
My point of view
That's a lot to live up to
My point of view
I want to worship you
Make you feel brand new
Is that true?
You really do voodoo?
Is that true?
That's a lot to live up to
My point of view
That's a lot to live up to
I want to fuck with you
You could bring your friend too
Or is it too taboo?
Remember who you're talking to
Is it déjà vu?
That's a lot to live up to
My point of view
That's a lot to live up to