1. Intro

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2. I Saw The Fall Of Idols

The confinement I no longer accept
The denial of slavery as founding act
Release from the boundaries of blindness

I saw the fall of the Idols of falseness
I saw the fall of the Idols of vanity
It is me who dethroned them all
Dethroned them all!

Beholding a flock of miserable sheep
Even afraid of its own (shadow)!
Bowing before the throne
Bond servants in eternal sleep
Begging to atone
Rejoicing in their moan

I am a wolf
I am not afraid to reign!

Burst those degrading chains
Or remain what you are
I have chosen another path
Stand or fall!

Beholding a flock of miserable sheep
Even afraid of its own (shadow)!
Bowing before the throne
Bond servants in eternal sleep
Begging to atone
Rejoicing in their moan

A wolf among sheep I have become
The icons are now forever gone
Even if only for me

I saw the fall of the Idols of restriction
I saw the fall of the Idols of deception
It is me who hunted them down
Hunted them down!

3. Chains

Aligned they stand – waiting for orders
Unable to break out
Trapped in self-content – miserable and adject
Unable to be free

Cowards...
Slaves...
Fools...

So secure and warm
Is your beloved herd
Protecting you from being all alone
Following your idols
You are free from fear
What I see is nothing but empty shells

Bound in chains – ascension denied
Bound in chains – continue to hide
Bound in chains – cowards and fools
Bound in chains – bow to the rules

I cannot accept your kind
Afraid and eternally confined

Cowards...
Slaves...
Fools...

Willing to accept every blow
Without the slightest sign of resistance
No rising – no rebellion
Resignation is your last refuge

What a flock of awed little prey
So puny and willing to obey
Just continue and dwell in ignorance
Live in vain and accept your miserable fate

So secure and warm
Is your beloved herm
Protecting you from being aware
Following your idols
You are just ignorant fools
Just afraid of becoming idols yourselves

Bound in chains – helpless and weak
Bound in chains – life so bleak
Bound in chains – ascension denied
Bound in chains – ascension denied!

4. I Decline

A glorious delusion
A monument of deceit
Created by oneself
The incarnation of achievement
Nothing but appearance
How foolish credulity can be
Illusions must fall
to the ashes!

I decline
I will not be subdued
I decline
I decline
These ways are not mine
I decline
I decline
I will not follow the paths of doubt
I decline and I will not resign myself

Overthrow the sacrosanct
Sense and emotions
Delusive they may be
And leading into loss
Enslaved by their possession
Bewildered and misguided
Chains that need to be broken
An eruption to await

So then which way to go?
Tear down all that was?
Burn down and rebuild?
Restart from nothing?

Free from distraction!
Free from constraint!

I decline
I will no longer be a slave
I decline
I decline
This self-inflicted daze
I decline
I decline
And I will prevail
I decline and I will not resign myself

5. Unter Feinden

Dort der Galgen, hier die Stricke
Und des Henkers roter Bart,
Volk herum und giftge Blicke –
Nichts ist neu dran meiner Art!

Kenne dies aus hundert Gängen
Schrei's euch lachend ins Gesicht
"Unnütz, unnütz, mich zu hängen!
Sterben? Sterben kann ich nicht!"

Bettler ihr! Denn euch zum Neide
Ward mir, was ihr – nie erwerbt:
Zwar ich leide, zwar ich leide –
Aber ihr – ihr sterbt, ihr sterbt!

Auch nach Hundert Todesgängen
Bin ich Atem, Dunst und Licht –
"Unnütz, unnütz, mich zu hängen!
Sterben? Sterben Kann ich nicht!"

6. My Curse

The quest for perfection
The only aim
Against all resistance
Absurd in the last consequence?
A quest for impossibility
But at least a quest!

Forwards! – boundless, restless attack
Here and now is never good enough
Like a possession
Forcing the outcome
Forcing defeat?
Stagnation is the curse

Driven by nagging restlessness
The odyssey seems to have no end
Only insight brings relief
But how to stop the inner war?
Simple contentment as remedy
Simple contentment beyond reach

I will not resign!
Iwill not concede!

Desperate craving in primitive form
Leading to blindness before all
The object of desire deified
Tragedy is the resut

Nevertheless – a storm
A delightful storm of uncertainty
Deny the craving?
Curse the urge?
Shall it be retreat?
Only insight is not enough...

Desperate craving in primitive form
Leading to blindness before all
The object of desire demonised
Rage is the resut
My curse!

7. Abjuration

A war must be fought
A campaign to overcome
The ignorance of those fools
They do not want to understand

Or are they just incapable?
Man cannot be forced to be free
Are they even worth
Of being of my concern?
Are they even supposed
To be awakened from their sleep?

Persistence in ignorance
Without ambition to rise above
Willingness to serve
Concealment in submission

Abjuration! – the strife is vain
Why do I even care?
Abjuration! – the masses left behind
No more concern...

Abjuration! – the strife is vain
Why do I even care?
Abjuration! – the masses left behind
No more concern...

I do not belong to them anymore
I have freed myself
I will not follow them
Nor shall they follow me

I wasted my time
Why should I perpetuate this strife?
I am not the one
To lead them out
If they want to rise
They must abjure like me

8. Ad Infinitum

Archaic outbursts of wrath – signs of time past
The rage is transitory – the insight is eternal
The grandeur of ataraxia thrones above all
Destruction of a meaningless reality
What a aste of time

Looking back at a world in ashes
A world no longer mine
Nothing is left to mourn about
I shall walk the paths
That lead away from blindness
Away from the boundary called flesh

Seek not the end of what is
Seek the beginning of what will be
The curse of passion dismissed
Release – ad infinitum
Ad infinitum!

Wisdom...
Call...

A new chapter has begun
The hatred is now gone
Not even pity is left for those straying
They shall be – I do not care
No disturbance will ever hinder me again
For I create my world
The gate is now open
I will not return!

Behold the ashes of the illusion
And reign in your kingdom
Embrace wisdom and ascend
Supremacy – ad infinitum
Ad infinitum!

9. Unsilent Storms In The North Abyss

оригинал: Immortal

Delight Of The Moon Is Burning Inside
Spiritless I Lay On Cryptic Stones
Mesmerising Snow Wait Silent Above Me
And My Yearn For Frost Grow Strongly.
-I Am Demon-
A Demon With A Shadowed Face
Entering To My Wintercoffin
Awaiting To See The Dawnless Realms
Staring Into A Ground Of Glass
A Perfect View I Could Failed
Into My Eyes
The Unsilent Storms In The North Abyss.