Suttee

Bound to the lifeless body of her deceased spouse

Firstborn lits the flame to burn both the living and the dead

Made responsible for husbands undoing

Failure to protect from harm seals her fate

Twisted celebration

Unity in death

Worthless as a widow, now begins the

Coerced sacrifice...

...And a cloud of human smoke

Engulfs the congregation

...And you watch in horror

As her body becomes a blistered mess

Family tree uprooted

All within a few days,

For loyalty and prestige

Tradition is carried out

Morbid chants - deeply drenched in dogma

As they claim - her absolute devotion

Sacred shrines - To be built in her honor

Won't alleviate the torment as she burns...

Horrifying screams, from her melting face,

Terror fused with grief, A world crashing down

Shock carves your psyche, tears will soon dry,

Religion will brainwash, to perpetuate the sickness