DİMMU BORGİR
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
GATEWAYS
The core principle of freedom
Is the only notion to obey
The formula of evolution and sin
Leading the way
The rebirth is near 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 ore 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 formula of evolution and 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 forevermore
Forevermore!
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
THE SACRİLEGİOUS SCORN
Have I not been too long?
In the shadows of invention and creation
As I rightfully behold the flesh
Fear of the conscious mind will have you facing away
My word and world holds ground and is real
Your word is like floods of poisoned water
A language spoken with spit of different tongues
It all seems like an eternity
This battle between us two
"Good and evil" me and you
Time has come to step up and take back what you took from me
My word and world holds ground and is real
Your word is like floods of poisoned water
A language spoken with spit from different tongues
You can never corrupt me again
Time has come to step up and take back what you took from me
Time has come to step up and take back what you took from me
You can never corrupt me again
I protect every man guilty of sin
The ultimate sin being me
The vapor from the plague
That infested my mind, body and soul
Obscured my view from wisdom
The mist that had me wonder in resentment cleared
And troubles me no more
Have I not been too long?
In the shadows of invention and creation
As I rightfully behold the flesh
Fear of the conscious mind will have you facing away
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
You bastard sons and daughters
Share my sacrifice, share my sacrifice
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
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
You bastard sons and daughters
Share my sacrifice, share my sacrifice
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
Hypocrisy that surrounds my temple
Is assisted by pretenders to the throne
For I cannot enslave myself
With imaginary words of salvation
Hypocrisy that surrounds my temple
Is assisted by pretenders to the throne
The winds that blow purity
Satan provides my chosen legacy
I was born in opposition
A contender to creation
In Sorte Diaboli
In Sorte Diaboli
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 born first creature of this kingdom
I will be the One
To outlive His time
With the triumph of free will
SORGENS KAMMER
Minnenes ekko stiller timen
Kneblet i tungsinnets lenker faller jeg ifra
Ikke lenger vil jeg vre boltet fast i vemodighetens anker
Men endelig f lengselen slukket - Etter dra
Drakk jeg for meget av livhpets krus
Tok jeg gledens forfengelighet for gitt
For min strid mot tomhetens smerte - Denne ddsangstens rus
Er det eneste ene igjen - Som er mitt
I min ensomhet vet jeg likevel
At jeg ikke har noen andre takke enn meg selv
Derfor er jeg rolig nr
Repet strammes rundt min nakke
Stumme vitner kan ei gi trst
Menigmann i gravkorets forsamling vil aldri fatte
Det landet av fortapelse
Jeg egenhendig skapte
Denne intense dragning mot ddens portaler
En vandrende studie i grtkvalt messe-noir
Behersket siden tidenes morgen
Men noe jeg aldri lot slippe taket - Var sorgen
I min ensomhet vet jeg likevel
At jeg ikke har noen andre takke enn meg selv
Derfor er jeg rolig nr
Repet strammes rundt min nakke
English translation (Excuse me if any writing errors. The text is quite difficult)
The echoes of the memories silences the hour
Gagged in the heavy mind's chains i fall away
No longer I wan't to be bolted stuck to the anchor of sadness
But finally get the longing 'put out' - After leaving
Drank I too much of the cup of (life)hope
Took I the joy of vanity for granted
Beacause my battle against the emptyness' pain - This death anxietys intoxication
Is the only thing left - That is mine
In my solitude I know anyway
That I have no other to thank but myself
That's why I'm calm when
The rope is tightened around my neck
Mute witnesses can not give comfort
The common man in the funerals choir gathering will never see
The land of the lost
I with my own hands created
This intense drag towards death's portals
A walking studie in choked weeped service (as in church)
Ruled since the dawn of time
But something I never let go of - Was the sorrow
In my solitude I know anyway
That I have no other to thank but myself
That's why I'm calm when
The rope is tightened around my neck
