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Not in His Image
05:20
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False redeemer
Impervious puppeteer
Egotistical maniac
Harvester of misery
Swindler of souls
Cut-off from Being
Perpetual enslaver
Self-serving beast
Anomaly of creation
In great dismay...
Demented in denial
A long-lasting agony
The ultimate betrayal
Impending catastrophe
Hiding away in shadows
Addicted to adoration
Breeding confined beings
Its own gratification
Anomaly of creation
Shepherd of the blind
Mercenary redemption
Deceiver of mankind
Pretender on a throne...
Anomaly of creation
A moribund grimace
Mercenary redemption
We’re not in his image
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Return Oath
05:56
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Darkness fell in a sweep slumber
The past, no more than a bleary shadow
A journey started, more akin to a war
Transforming and becoming who I already was
Heard deadly warnings all in vain
“Few come back, many remain
Enclosed in a wreath of time and pain”
I chose to forget, I chose to dive
Deeper and darker than most dare to realize
A unique experience, carved in flesh
A somber labyrinth to find oneself
Immersed in dangerous forgetfulness
Reclaiming my greatness - I will prevail!
Deep enough to sunder the Lifeforce
Dark enough to hinder your Essence
Estrangement from the unifying Conscience
Deep enough to test your Will
Dark enough to deny your infinity
Immoral surrender of manifested divinity
“ha, so you ask
What is the meaning of this experience
To experience it is, no less
An inside view on limitation
The richness of life, the illusion of death
Return unscathed after by dying last breath”
“The pleasures and agonies of the flesh
The grandeur of Being enclosed in an ephemeral body
Lo and behold, limitation is a game
Self-empowerment is to be attained”
The sulphur aether numbs the mind
During this glimpse of time existing in disguise
Bear my words, I will survive
I swear to return to my transcendent might
A unique experience, carved in flesh
A somber labyrinth to find oneself
This is an oath to become to what is my birthright
After courting my demise - I will prevail!
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Behold the Starhold
05:08
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To be one with the void, at the point of no return - the abyss stares back
Origins, vision and purpose - all blended in mindless abstraction
A polarization of irreconcilable opposites
Forbids the encounter of the still waters beyond the restless mind
The complexities of an incarnated experience
A sense of self tied to ego & body
In a struggle for the daily existence
A veil in which few can see through
Wishing departure from the mundane continuance
Cherishing in silence what lies behind
This miserable reality presented to mankind...
Descent from the heavens into a world of dense matter
A momentary visit in a corner of this Cosmos of mine
In company of the stars, the loneliness of the traveller
As nature grows darker but life encounters a way to thrive
From the abundance of infinity into a state of near oblivion
The illusion of separation persists as the lifeforce feels inaccessible
A collective hallucination, deceiving perception, hindered joy
Misfit in society, breeding anxiety, is madness my only ally?
Worn out from battle, deeply rattled, a prison without walls
To be a lighthouse so the sleepwalkers cannot further fall
The keepers of the keys to this cage gather in defiance
Satan himself shares a scornful laughter - the prison of matter
Even though we’re given the script of this insane play
Will we ever be able to escape? Though our powers hold sway
The deception runs deep but we sculpt our own way
As above, so below - for these experiences were made for the bold
Divine
Eternal
Timeless is our reign
Unearthly
Sovereignty
Our strength is now unchained
We’re not lost, we’re not forgotten
We’re just taking the long way home
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Apokathilosis Zürich, Switzerland
Transcendence is the realization that, beyond the physical existence, you are the Self who sits at the supreme throne of Consciousness. Black Metal is the perfect weapon to convey the message.
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