Façades
Abiotic Lyrics


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Depict your gods and I will summarize your wretched ways. Through complex patterns I have quantified archetypes. Our fears have denounced the nature of emphasis on eternal punishments. The foundations of opulent, celestial utopias are not distant from our realms. In the traditions of mortals I have found the essence of selfish civilizations. I will not succumb to spherical egocentricity. Purge and oppress the lives of those, who like yourselves, possess the aptitude to concoct deductions. Your redeemers are advocates of humility: philanthropists for rape and debauchery. I will not partake in narcissistic idolatry. Slaughter and afflict the ones, who like yourselves, claim to have clasped the light of true belief. Your saviors are sponsors of virtue: protagonists of cataclysmic genocide and depravity. Regard the mirrors that elucidate the abomination your deities epitomize. Through visages of contradictions behold your christs disfigured. Craft not the defilement of certainty with foolish attempts to personify absolute divinity.




Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Abiotic's song Facades are deep and metaphoric, speaking about the different beliefs and religions around the world. The writer seems to understand the patterns of different archetypes and how they contribute to creating paradigms of different societies. The writer sees through the facades of religion, viewing how people are trapped in their contexts through their beliefs and how the notion of eternal punishment holds people trapped within a system that suppresses their true understanding.


The writer does not believe in the egocentricity of spherical living but instead believes in humility and understanding. The writer views others who are similar to him or herself as being oppressed, and he or she does not agree with those who support rape and debauchery. He or she does not want to idolize anyone in a narcissistic way and doesn't want to slaughter anyone who possesses true belief. The writer argues that these kinds of actions are not in line with virtue or true belief. Facades then speaks on how we should view the divine, seeing that we cannot personify absolute divinity. This line indicates that we must acknowledge the spiritual in a broader sense because to personalize it limits its true essence.


Line by Line Meaning

Depict your gods and I will summarize your wretched ways.
If you tell me about the gods you worship, I can accurately judge the quality of your society and culture.


Through complex patterns I have quantified archetypes.
I have studied and analyzed patterns in human behavior to create general models of personality types.


Our fears have denounced the nature of emphasis on eternal punishments.
The idea of eternal punishment for our sins is cruel and is motivated by our own fears rather than true justice.


The foundations of opulent, celestial utopias are not distant from our realms.
The idea of a perfect, heavenly society is not far off from what we already strive for in our own world.


In the traditions of mortals I have found the essence of selfish civilizations.
Looking at the customs and habits of humans, I have seen that our cultures are often based on self-centered values.


I will not succumb to spherical egocentricity.
I refuse to be consumed by my own selfishness and narrow-mindedness.


Purge and oppress the lives of those, who like yourselves, possess the aptitude to concoct deductions.
You use your intelligence and reasoning abilities to harm and control others who are just as capable as you are.


Your redeemers are advocates of humility: philanthropists for rape and debauchery.
The people you see as saving you are actually promoting ideas that encourage immoral behavior and exploitation.


I will not partake in narcissistic idolatry.
I will not worship myself or anyone else, as that kind of self-absorption is destructive.


Slaughter and afflict the ones, who like yourselves, claim to have clasped the light of true belief.
You harm and persecute people who claim to have found true faith, even though you claim to have done the same.


Your saviors are sponsors of virtue: protagonists of cataclysmic genocide and depravity.
Those who you believe to be saving you are actually promoting ideas that lead to immense destruction and immorality.


Regard the mirrors that elucidate the abomination your deities epitomize.
Look at the truths that reveal how terrible the gods you worship truly are.


Through visages of contradictions behold your christs disfigured.
Contradictions and hypocrisy are evident in the portrayal and teachings of the saviors you worship.


Craft not the defilement of certainty with foolish attempts to personify absolute divinity.
Do not try to corrupt absolute truth by foolishly attributing human qualities to an all-knowing, divine being.




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