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A Masquerade Barbarian

from Gallus​/​i​/​ae by Without History

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Quotation at beginning is from Prudentious, Crown of Martyrs, Poem X

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And still another offers up his genitals.
To please the goddess by his manhood’s mutilation,
He makes himself a half-man as a shameless gift.
The source of seed is hacked away to give her food
And help her grow from his abundant flow of blood.
Both sexes fail to please the goddess’ sanctity,
So he retains a gender in between the two:
He is no longer he, yet cannot be a she.
The heavens’ prize is won by wounds that do most harm.
(Prudentius, The Crown of Martyrs, Poem X)

These motherfuckers love a show
They love to see blood flow
Half man soft skin faggot freaks
They love to see us twirl and shriek.
The goddess perched up on our shoulders
They take this as an act of worship
A little show to make them feel they understand the threat they feel inside

This shit means nothing to us
Throw us coins and throw us baubles, the blood is cheap and prayers just babble.

Broken tile made sharp one side
The cut will bleed but heal tomorrow
Scatter blood across the crowd
Show them their idea of frenzy
True worship they could never take
The eager mouth, the asshole gape
This pantomime is all for them
A masquerade barbarian

The catacombs are where we meet
The catacombs are where we worship
The catacombs are for our mysteries
Beneath the earth, beneath their view
Girldick hard and proud as any votive statue in a niche
We get down on our knees and worship
Open mouths and assholes say our prayers

Hairless, small, ball-less, scarred
Hated, loved, defiant and meek

This flesh is ours to love with meaning
This flesh illegible
This flesh unreadable

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from Gallus​/​i​/​ae, released February 23, 2024

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Without History is one trans girl, her bass guitars and her looper. Exploring trans history through neofolk and post punk inspired music these songs try to imagine the lives of our trans ancestors in all their messy queer detail.

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