Ihsahn

Red fiery star, god of war Blood-stained icon in the sky Far beyond the reach of those again From the west, from the east Burning red, terror completely To watch the throne, cranial vent volcano Upon...

He lies quiet now In the nothing And there is no epitaph No stone Yet - his legacy flows Like a river Walker of barren paths Seer of night Friend of shadows A carrier of light And his legacy flows...

Come suffering, Apocalypse Release the fires of Hell I call upon destruction and despair Here the days of slumber end I beckon the night to live and overcome the fear Come sin, come shame congregation...

As the sun returns From the shades of night So am I reborn from my own corruption I invoke the consuming fire And from the ashes mould The renaissance of my decadent self At the dawn of my rebirth The...

Again I find myself in this narrow chamber And my kettle simmers with the same old brew Now turning sour There must be more to this than chemistry As my soul burns with fever Instinctively I do repeat...

Citizen! Whence came your voice Your right to speak? Is there a purpose to your tongue And gnawing teeth? I ask thee; How deep and hollow Is your mouth? What lie is too decayed For you to stomach?...

The open air Atop this mountain Welcomes my hungered voice Yet - in the echoes Of my indulgence I hear a calling from below Silent cries To my solitude profound In too deep There is no return For the...

Awake, O' serpent of my heart It is time The sun stands high And unfaithful crowds await Thee Redemption in their eyes And stone at hand The arena hungers for your venom Let the games begin. Bring in...

The word is easy Dripping sweet and cocky from the tongue Vaguely describing the taste of blood. A distant cry arise From the fathomless well That is my soul. I can not hear the words So I throw my...