Aarni's superintelligent lyrics take form in the language believed most suitable for the song's subject: usually in English, Classical Latin or Finnish and occasionally in French, Ancient Egyptian, Hebrew, German, Enochian, Glossolalic, Ouranian-Barbaric et cetera.
Aarni has of course always existed, but the current incarnation's story began in the autumn of 1998 ev, when M.·.M.·. suddenly began solitarily developing his vague musical ideas further. He got telepathetic messages from the unicorn dolphin elder of Sirius B, who begged M.·.M.·. to reawaken the ancient Xothian aural technology tradition called aarni. Soon after choosing to comply with the demands of these psychotic transmissions, Comte de Saint-Germain appeared to him and immediately joined Aarni. When the two gentlemen conducted an unsuccessful necromantic ritual at Moominpappa's cenotaph, a third member's addition to the band took place: Doomintroll. Simultaneously the first letter of Mahatma M's surname semi-accidentally flipped over completing his mutation into Master Warjomaa.
The fourth band member does not really act as a "proper" musician, but seems nonetheless to partake in Aarni's creative processes. For Mistress Palm seems in fact composed entirely of artificial, phlogiston-driven rectoplasm and due to her apparently incorporeal nature can only exist on a computer's hard disk.
Now work nears completion on Aarni's third studio album aka 'Lovecraftian'.
Reaching Azathoth
Aarni Lyrics
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"That last amorphous blight of nethermost confusion which blasphemes and bubbles at the center of all infinity - the boundless daemon sultan Azathoth, whose name no lips dare speak aloud, and who gnaws hungrily in inconceivable, unlighted chambers beyond time amidst the muffled, maddening beating of vile drums and the thin monotonous whine of accursed flutes."
The song Reaching Azathoth by Aarni is a tribute to H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, and the lyrics are a direct reference to the demon sultan Azathoth, who is a recurring character in Lovecraft's works. The opening line "Iä Azathoth" is a chant used by Lovecraft's characters to summon the demon sultan. The following line describes Azathoth as an amorphous blight that exists at the center of all infinity, and is known for its maddening beating of drums and the whine of accursed flutes.
The lyrics to Reaching Azathoth invoke a feeling of terror and insanity as they describe the boundless demon sultan and his unlighted chambers beyond time. The use of "blasphemes" and "gnaws hungrily" create a sense of evil around Azathoth's character, and the fact that his name cannot be spoken aloud adds to his mystique. The lyrics also suggest that reaching Azathoth is a dangerous and terrifying feat, which is fitting for a demon sultan who is known for driving people insane.
Line by Line Meaning
Iä Azathoth.
We call upon Azathoth.
That last amorphous blight of nethermost confusion
Azathoth is the chaos that destroys all order.
which blasphemes and bubbles at the center of all infinity
Azathoth resides at the center of the universe, spewing heresy and madness.
the boundless daemon sultan Azathoth,
Azathoth is a demonic ruler with no bounds.
whose name no lips dare speak aloud,
Azathoth's name is too terrible to utter.
and who gnaws hungrily in inconceivable, unlighted chambers beyond time
Azathoth feasts on unknown horrors in her unearthly domain beyond time.
amidst the muffled, maddening beating of vile drums
Amidst the cacophony of drums that drive one insane,
and the thin monotonous whine of accursed flutes.
there is the eternal droning of cursed flutes.
Contributed by Riley G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.