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Ritual ii
02:53
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The Burning Intent
03:43
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A fire at dawn
A fire to chase away the dark
A fire at dusk
A fire to welcome the cold and the black
Inhale and draw in life, exhale the fumes of death
Our actions reflected within and without
Dance by the flames, lie in the dark
Ripples pass on and grow in the movement
Cycles endlessly moving
All parts connect and synchronize
To see up close is to wonder
But to see the whole is to ascend
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Soften the gaze, let sight come from within
To reach outstretched beyond the human senses
To travel beyond, to seek the hidden knowledge
Protected by the incantations of defences
I step beyond this veil of illusion
To seek truth, obscured by my own limitations
The mind imprisoned still
Yet I can see through the cracks
Like shadows on a wall
We are fools to believe that this is all
Possessor of the golden sickle
Bearer of the tools of divination
I purge myself of all Earthly connection
Abandoning my desires of the flesh
Of personal gain, wealth, reputation and comfort
I connect to the void, passing through the portal
Opened by the movement from life to death
And in this moment there is freedom and knowledge
The altar is everywhere, the altar is all things
And all is connected
Like the roots of the Earth, reaching to the centre
I stretch myself out, to bathe in the radiance of truth
Freed by my own hand
And no longer constrained or bound to this world
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You're worthless, you're empty
You're weak and pitiful
Pointless existence
And burden to all
Lifeless and empty
Worth nothing to anyone
Destined to fail, and
Destined to fall
Keep on breathing // Keep on breathing
The terror comes from within
To drag down through the mire
A tongue of poison wrath
Cleanse the mind with fire
Though weak and pitiful
Broken and maimed
I emerge from the transformation
To become more than hate
And fear and loneliness
Stripped by my own ablation
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5. |
Votive Offering
04:19
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I wander on pathways well trodden
Shaded by canopy of leaves
The Sun it pierces through the green
A gold flame to dance in the eaves
With reverence I make this journey
Charged with sacred intent
To deliver back to the ground
Before it's life force is spent
To honour those before me
To keep the cycle in motion
To re seed the source of our gift
From high peak to black deep of ocean
With reverence I make this offering
Charged with sacred intent
To deliver back to the source
Before all life force is spent
For life means nothing without death
And power means nothing without weakness
So fame means nothing without shame and wretchedness
So wealth is meaningless without poverty and struggle
All these things must be in balance
And as we take, so it must return
Only the foolish would consume the whole harvest
Neglecting to hold back enough to keep the cycle in motion
So that which has been drawn and worked
From the earth, must be returned
I rid myself of this possession
To honour the wild unbound
The power of the waves
The towering mountains
The darkness of forest and the coldness of stars
So one day I may too return to you
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Efydd
04:16
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Gods of the Earth
Release your gift
Gods of the air
Breathe in to my work
Gods of fire
Consume and transform
Gods of water
Capture the spirit
From rock and stone, glorious bounty
Precious and scare, the source of my power
Crush down to powder, hammering long
Gather the dust, to become more than mere waste
Set the fire ablaze, watch the fuel consumed
Turned from life and growth, to nothing more than ash
Breathe long and breathe deep, steady and strong
Turning powder to liquid, see it's spirit transform
Glowing like the setting sun, the crucible in flames
Alive the molten leaps, to become renewed in utility
Resting now but still so vivid, the red begins to fade
Giving way to golden sheen, and power strength and purpose
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Born in the pale hue of time, atween the dark and light
When God created man, Lucifer took flight
Angels would kneel. ebon phantoms dire
Cosmic war commeth, wings of death afire
Cast from heavens embers, blazing sabres slash
In freefall descent, towards the Lethean ash
Fallen are the titans, listless souls of hades
Shades of bitter pride, burning seraphim
Like lightning he fell, with a tail of Icarus ash
Cast from the cosmic pavilions, in a coiling twisting fall
The grief-stricken groans of the wrath raged creator
Shivered the hostile universe
Clawing at galaxies, cracking planets, splitting stars
Oh Lucifer, you once sat on the moon
Upon horns of unpierc'd space, how you are fallen
O shining star, Son of the morning
Upon the earth he fell, seeking retribution
In Eden vengeance gained upon Gods children
Tempted by the snake to eat from the tree
To know the ways of god
Deaths cold spell
His tragic tale spun in the loom of Death
Death's angel born, hatred and blood
Gods creation tainted, poisoned are the pure
Vengeance is done
Master of Hell arise
The power of Satan Compels you
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Dioddefwch
03:51
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Suffer
As you were born to
Suffer
As I have
As you live; so shall I
As you die; so shall I
As you breathe; so shall I
As you suffer; so shall I
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The candles are lit
The hearth still warm with dying embers
Burning herbs and incense upon the brazier
The dark sets in with youth and vigour
To stretch it's arms out
Chasing away the Sun
The empire of night is young, but growing longer
And in it's darkness we see it's hidden beauty
The stars they dance in ever growing circles
But we are deaf to the cosmic symphony
Embrace the ceremony of the seven stars
Daughters of the cosmos, sisters of the void
A tower of flame in winter
Witness the ceremony of the seven stars
Daughters of the cosmos, sisters of the void
A tower of flame in winter
A red Sun rises, this day is one of power
Before frost and ice sink their talons deep
To hold us in the frozen spell of sleep
The sky is blood and fire
Last breath before the flesh gives way,
To reveal the bones beneath
And broken crooked teeth
The night persists growing further into day
Autumn now in flame, soon to silence
Drowning in the rain
Marked by stone, procession of the Sun
The cosmic cycle turns
The fire forever burns
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11. |
Inescapable Dread
01:55
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12. |
Glaw
06:36
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Thick, dark and heavy, the gathering clouds
Drag across a sunless sky
The air is cold, and every surface
Anointed with the promise of rain
The weight bears down, closer they move
Casting out light and warmth
What glorious reprieve, if only they broke
And washed me away, along with the flood surge
Never ending, this torrent
Limitless downfall of grief
Drowning forever in darkness
And frozen to pitiless core
What glorious relief, if only they broke
And washed me away
Relief!
Relief at last
Peace!
Peace at last
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