Torment upon torment
Stripped down to the flesh
Youth is drained - virginity trashed
Instinct beyond the animal
Nights of endless suffering
Philosophy of sacrilege
Carnal debauch - suffocates the neophyte
CHRONICLES OF CRIME

Sacrilege beyond torment
CHRONICLES OF CRIME
Sacrilege beyond heresy
CHRONICLES OF CRIME

Torment upon torment
Stripped down to the flesh
Declarations - of impassioned vice
Instinct beyond animal
Give way to blood - drenched visions
A cycle of vicious law
Breaking trough all dimensions
CHRONICLES OF CRIME

Sacrilege beyond torment
CHRONICLES OF CRIME
Sacrilege beyond heresy
CHRONICLES OF CRIME

Convents - crushed trough desire
Blood perversion - primitive brutality
Chained upon - a wheel of fate
Blood perversion - primitive brutality

Cruelty impresses
Anal torment
Blood perversion

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Belphegor's song chronicle an unfathomable world of debauchery and torment. The first two lines paint a picture of a brutal and cruel world, where the singer is stripped down to flesh, with youth and virginity being destroyed. The lyrics go on to depict the horror of the situation, with nights of endless suffering and philosophy of sacrilege thrown in. The carnal debauchery of this world suffocates the neophyte (a person just learning something) with their experiences of horror and brutality. The name of the song - Chronicles of Crime - aptly captures the grim world of violence and debauchery.

The second verse of the song continues the horrifying and brutal image, with declarations of impassioned vice, blood-drenched visions, and cycles of vicious laws. The Chronicles of Crime serves as a record of all these heinous crimes, and the sacrilege that goes beyond torment and heresy. The third verse sees religion being dragged into the carnage, with Convents being crushed through desire. Blood perversion and primitive brutality rule the day, as the singer is chained upon a wheel of fate. The final line sums up the brutality of the song with "Cruelty impresses, Anal torment, Blood perversion."

Line by Line Meaning

Torment upon torment
Continued pain and suffering

Stripped down to the flesh
Being stripped of all defenses

Youth is drained - virginity trashed
Violation of innocence and purity

Instinct beyond the animal
Primal behavior beyond animal instinct

Nights of endless suffering
Long periods of unceasing pain

Philosophy of sacrilege
Belief system that defies religious conventions

Carnal debauch - suffocates the neophyte
Sexual excess leading to suffocation of novices

CHRONICLES OF CRIME
Record of unlawful behavior

Sacrilege beyond torment
Defiance of religious laws beyond pain

CHRONICLES OF CRIME
Record of unlawful behavior

Sacrilege beyond heresy
Defiance of religious laws beyond sin