The Sect

"Messiah Complex IV: The Sect" is a song by British progressive metal band Haken. It is the ninth song on the band's sixth album, Virus, and the fourth track in the "Messiah Complex" suite.

Basis

NOTE: It's recommended that you know the basis of the album before you read this.

"The Sect" directly harkens back to "Cockroach King". The name of the song can refer to both an insect and a sect of a religion, likely alluding to the "disciples of the Cockroach".

Production

Little is known about the production of "The Sect".

Lyrics

"Messiah Complex IV: The Sect" lyrics [Click here]
Riches back to rags
Clutching to the past
Straying from the path
Gutter from the stars

If humility
Comes to humble me
In my time of need
Will I be free?

Riches back to rags
Clutching to the past
Straying from the path
Gutter from the stars

If humility
Comes to humble me
In my time of need
Will I be redeemed?

Personnel

Haken
  • Ross Jennings - vocals
  • Richard Henshall - guitars
  • Charlie Griffiths - guitars
  • Diego Tejeida - keyboards
  • Conner Green - bass
  • Raymond Hearne - drums

Trivia

  • Strangely, "The Sect" samples the sound played when entering or exiting a pipe in Super Mario Bros.
"Messiah Complex IV: The Sect"
Song by Haken
Album Virus
Genre Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Djent
Length 2:02
Live Plays 0 (#54 [tied])
Virus
"Marigold" << "The Sect" >> "Ectobius Rex"

"If humility comes to humble me in my time of need, will I be redeemed?"

The Sect, from Virus