IRC-Galleria

1. The Serpentine Offering

My descent is the story of
everyman
I am hatred, darkness and
despair
My descent is the story of
everyman
I am hatred, darkness and
despair

Evoked and entertained
through centuries
Wrathful and sullen --
Dormant still

The ferocity pervades
everywhere
Waiting to be released at
last
Hear my offering
Ye bastard sons and
daughters
Share my sacrifice
Share my sacrifice.

My descent is the story of
everyman
I am hatred, darkness and
despair

Reconcile not with the
fear of the snake
But embrace it as your own
Inject its venom into your
veins
And replant the seed that
gives growth
Still shrouded in mystery
Until you arise above
perception
A veil of ignorance is in
motion
Continuing throughout
generations

(A veil of ignorance is in
motion
Continuing throughout
multiple generations
Let me be the one that
deliver you from the
deceit
And back into perfect
accordance with the laws
of nature)

The snake is notoriously
tempting
But the snake is fair
What is worse than not
knowing?
To live or disappear?

The ferocity pervades
everywhere
Waiting to be released at
last
Hear my offering
Ye bastard sons and
daughters
Share my sacrifice
Share my sacrifice


2. The Chosen Legacy

Hence I will anoint
And whisper wholeheartedly
The creed of Hades and
beyond
As I succumb to inevitable
sin

For I cannot enslave
myself
With imaginary words of
salvation
The hypocrisy that
surrounds my temple
Is assisted by pretenders
to the throne

The winds that blow purity
Signify my chosen legacy
I was born to opposition
A contender to creation

In Sorte Diaboli
In Sorte Diaboli
In Sorte Diaboli
In Sorte Diaboli

For my sins
I will ask no forgiveness
For my sins
They are not to forgive

So never speak of me
quietly
Stand by my confession
I voice your rebellion
Against the traitor of the
world

I am the first creature of
this Kingdom
I will be the One
To out live His time
With the triumph of free
will


3. The Conspiracy Unfolds

Fallen I have, Fallen I am
Cursed and destined to
burn
Fallen I have, Fallen I am
Cursed and destined to
burn

My loyalty towards a liar
ceased to exist
Once misled by an empty
fraudulent face
I will never turn my back
on you
And deceive the flesh of
our race

I will always speak truly
So you can understand
No riddles that manipulate
The words and symbols of
man

Do not believe false
promises
Conspiring to cover up the
truth
Find solace in darkness
within yourself
And have your legions
unleashed

Do not withhold the air
Of your very last breath
In the end of days
You will transcend life
and death

Let the one who is fit
Be the King
Of the Heavens above
And all worlds down below


4. The Ancestral Fever

[European bonus track]

From who or what have I
Received this gift?
For what purpose do I
Seduce this craft?

I know these answers
Lie hidden beyond
The powers that be
The power that is me

I will continue to
decipher
And make it easier for you
Behold! Let it be told

Try and understand
That all and everything
Which I have done
I have done for you

I will continue to
decipher
And make it easier for you
Behold! Let it be told