Our tower has crumbled
Reduced to dust and dreams
We have been scorched
By bright flames of delusion
They are the corpse
I am the apparition
The lurker beyond the gates
A fading spirit roaming the shores
It is me that calls out from beyond
They were not the bitter cold
Or the tantalizing darkness
They were a tangible mockery
Of this unyielding essence.
Their misconceptions were the siege machines
that tore our barrier apart
And exposed the alien light
In our wake, the pious soil the throne
In the name of artificial evil
Yet Chaos destroys Order, the edge is sharpened
Yet Chaos destroys Order, and cleansing fires rage
From the distance, the lurkers all await
When the time has to, to silence the imposters
I will stand, torch in hand
And light their funeral flame
considerably more aggressive than his usual tracks, but no less beautiful or poignant.
One of the best albums of 2015:
http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4149768-black-metal-column-the-reptile-shrine-winter-edition-2015--year-end Meatbreak
Excelent album, magnificent album, beautiful album, from start to end. I love the sound of the guitars, the human drums, the voices and the way that it's all panned.
Just hoping it will be available on CD again sometime. David Cofré
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