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With defiance and resistance
I burn the bridges and their names Will I ever comprehend My own spells and games? Let me keep my world Let me have my slaves They all do wonders for me So I can leave things be Let me keep my world As I'm too blind to see When I lay in bed at night - Wishing well When I pray for recovery - Feeling hell Suffocating in my own filth With no fresh air to inhale Born treacherous! Insanity keeps me away and free From the core of responsibility But once the pace quickens I'll be derived from myself In total mind captivity |
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| 3. |
| 5:10 |
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The core principle of freedom
Is the only notion to obey the formulae of evolution of sin Leading the way The rebirth is the year of completion As we slowly awaken from slumber As we slowly awaken from slumber The malpractice of the spirit ends Gateways When the gift is once again attained Gateways No rules or restraints are longer valid Gateways When the ancient future is reclaimed Gateways No rules or restraints are longer valid Gateways When the ancient future is reclaimed Gateways It's all there for the eyes that can see The blind ones will always suffer in secrecy For it is the omen Of what lies submerged - breeding Untouched within us - bleeding The core principle of freedom Is the only notion to obey The formulae of evolution of sin Leading the way The rebirth is near completion As we slowly awaken from slumber To receive the light that shines in darkness The light that shines forever more Forever more Be the broken or the breaker Be the giver or the undertaker Unlock and open the door Be the healer or the faker The keys are in your hands Realize you are your own sole creator Of your own master plan Be the broken or the breaker Be the giver or the undertaker Unlock and open the door Be the healer or the faker The keys are in your hands Realize you are your own sole creator Of your own master plan |
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| 4. |
| 4:08 |
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Old dreams return
Disillusioned I yearn Am I buried beneath sand and clay? The caress of cold soil With limbs crippled to the coil Locked inside a nightmare womb Tarnished and grief stricken Emptiness within a void Longing for the sun to shine To discourage the demonoid Salvation! Darkness reborn! We seem to keep fading away Holding on to that last final sway A doctrine of self salvation Darkness reborn on resurrection day Stagnating in dead waters While circling above the surface Of the deep pale desert sea Cutting that other life of lines Salvation! Wish we'd never met Salvation! And rather gone our seperate ways Salvation! All times spent together Salvation! Are the darkest of days Salvation! Darkness reborn! |
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| 5. |
| 5:35 |
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Forces of the northern light - Assemble
Forces of the northern night - Call to arms Summoned by the secrets of sacrifice Meeting destiny on the road we took to avoid it As we only compete with ourselves Left is that of a confident union What bridge to cross and what bridge to burn Deceit is everywhere you turn We weed out the weak and their weep Evolving - Compulsively Behaving - Inconsistently Yet the pulse is pounding Restoration is the name For those who are left in the game Invocation in the name of our flame Dimmu Borgir! The deviants seek but one place Dimmu Borgir! Forward onward march! Forgive we shall not Forget we shall not With trickery and treat Enemies will face defeat No place for dreamers As our formation is lava Fire is with or against you And so it burns Constant retribution calling From the shadows of three consecutive sixes Merging with the cold dark vacuum Talent is worthless unless excercised "When the world is turning You'll find your true nature When the first is last and the last is first You'll be where you choose to be" Forgive we shall not Forget we shall not Fire is with or against you And so it burns |
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| 5:13 |
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Shedding the old skin
Procreating new sin Incubation and isolation A new storm is brewing Ritualist! Shedding the old skin Ritualist! Procreating new sin Ritualist! Incubation and isolation Ritualist! A new storm is brewing Away with obstacles to progress Those deficient in ambition to prosperity Yearning but what already is gone The remains digress And start anew Ritualist! Aligned with the continuum Ritualist! Expanding the source at hand Aligned with the continuum Expanding the source at hand Altering the past and the present The future changes the chain of command Transfusion of new blood Congregation of the true blood With no chains attached We're letting the past rest And things will never quite be the same Transfusion of new blood Mobilization of true blood What's leaving is already left behind What's leaving is already left behind With no chains attached We're letting the past rest Things will never quite be the same When we are in charge of the game Dispatching the chained ones While being watched by the eyes of time Everything is clearer now The search is on for the next horizon Ritualist! Moving forward with silence and rapid pace Ritualist! Since the horror dawned upon our immediate race Ritualist! The veil has once again been extracted Ritualist! From the mist that dimmed our eyes |
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| 5:30 |
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Synthetic residue touched upon
Scars and wounds frown upon While other wounds are closing Stars and losers reassemble Within thy own abyss Sought through internal pyre and wind Not ready to remember where to begin For another day is yet to come Before the night takes us home What will remain What will leave trace While travelling through Time and space Arcane perfection Arcane illumination Arcane perfection Sweeps away darkness of the old ways Arcane illumination Welcomes the birth of another Haunting visions dawn upon me While time is standing still Lost far beyond the imaginary Out of reach for the soul |
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| 5:16 |
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Through moors and mists of deception
The uninitiated are conjoined Illusive bliss feeds obsession A feeble orientation is provoked Inflammatory bonds will be broken Being the shepherd no more Yearning for that ever glowing token In ongoing lore Images appear before my eyes At any given time Burdened bearing all their lies Leaping laughter and secret smiles Inflammatory bonds will be broken Being the shepherd no more Yearning for that ever glowing token In ongoing lore The treasure lies not in regression But in reaching the levels of becoming That harboured within us for centuries Centuries of long lost knowing Spirit and matter defined Spirit and matter refined The upper planes accessed Insight and co-alliance addressed Spirit and matter defined Spirit and matter refined |
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| 4:12 |
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Dare not to inflict upon my wishes
Dare not to obstruct upon my path Dare not to pretend to lick my wounds When all it means is opening another Purity comes with rebirth Reassigned through the slit Spawned out of the shadows The light is once again lit False regrets Deepest of despair False visions Reservoir of grief False regrets Whatever presence False visions That graced my spirit Whiffs of clarity And universal understanding Come and go I'm too young and too old To continue this worthless fight I've seen through the darkness To understand the value of light Though I seek validity From the Ides of March I watch the darkness Open its jaws Whatever presence That graced my spirit Is for whomever I choose to inherit |
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| 5:58 |
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| 11. |
| 5:44 |
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The core principle of freedom
Is the only notion to obey the formulae of evolution of sin Leading the way The rebirth is the year of completion As we slowly awaken from slumber As we slowly awaken from slumber The malpractice of the spirit ends Gateways When the gift is once again attained Gateways No rules or restraints are longer valid Gateways When the ancient future is reclaimed Gateways No rules or restraints are longer valid Gateways When the ancient future is reclaimed Gateways It's all there for the eyes that can see The blind ones will always suffer in secrecy For it is the omen Of what lies submerged - breeding Untouched within us - bleeding The core principle of freedom Is the only notion to obey The formulae of evolution of sin Leading the way The rebirth is near completion As we slowly awaken from slumber To receive the light that shines in darkness The light that shines forever more Forever more Be the broken or the breaker Be the giver or the undertaker Unlock and open the door Be the healer or the faker The keys are in your hands Realize you are your own sole creator Of your own master plan Be the broken or the breaker Be the giver or the undertaker Unlock and open the door Be the healer or the faker The keys are in your hands Realize you are your own sole creator Of your own master plan |
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