Maleficent in dusky rose
Gathered satin lapped Her breasts
Like blood upon the snow
A tourniquet of Topaz
Glistened at Her throat
Awakening, pulled from the tomb
Her spirit freed eclipsed the moon
That She outshone as a fallen star
A regal ornament from a far flung nebular

Her likeness hung in the black gallery
Commanding unease
Demanding of Death to breathe....

Midst the whirl and daylight fauna
Of society at court
Elizabeth bedazzled, Her presence sought applaus ... See More

Rating : 91.8 / 100
Votes : 82

Band	Cradle of Filth
Album	Cruelty and the Beast
Type	Album (Studio full-length)
Released	April 27, 1998
Genres	Symphonic Black Metal, Gothic Metal
Labels	Music for Nations
Length	58:48

1.	Once upon Atrocity	1:43
2.	Thirteen Autumns and a Widow Audio Audio	7:14
3.	Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids ▶ Audio Audio	7:18
4.	Beneath the Howling Stars Audio	7:42
5.	Venus in Fear	2:20
6.	Desire in Violent Overture Audio	4:16
7.	The Twisted Nails of Faith Audio	6:50
8.	Bathory Aria Audio Audio	11:02
9.	Portrait of the Dead Countess	2:52
10.	Lustmord and Wargasm (The Lick of Carnivorous Winds) Audio	7:30

Koch Records' 2001 two-disc edition bonus disc
1.	Lustmord and Wargasm (The Relicking of Cadaverous Wounds)	7:58
2.	Black Metal (Venom cover)	3:27
3.	Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden cover) Audio	7:10
4.	Sodomy & Lust (Sodom cover)	4:47
5.	Twisting Further Nails (The Cruci-Fiction Mix)	5:33