Cthulhu
Alkaloid Lyrics

I remember
The singer recalls a past time

Before the Watchers came
Refers to a time before the coming of Watchers

Before Time became a lie
Recalling a time before Time was deceptive and unreliable

I remember
The artist recalls a past time

When molten soil fed but fl ame
A time when molten soil provided sustenance

When we brought water from the sky
Refers to a time when water was brought down from the sky

I am hunger
The singer identifies with the feeling of hunger

Contracting into cells
Hunger takes hold at the cellular level

I am the anger
Identifying with the emotion of anger

Wherein the hunger dwells
Both emotions are linked together

Asunder
Something has been torn apart

My temples have been torn asunder
The structure of the artist's mind/body has been destroyed

My children lost
Refers to the singer's offspring, who are now absent or gone

Forlorn they wander
Emotionally sad children wandering aimlessly

Until my body is reborn in thunder
Body transforms and is regenerated in a powerful way

That crushes the world
The new power is world-changing

Cthulhu
Name of an entity in Lovecraftian lore

Buried in the deep
The entity is hidden and out of sight in the deep, dark depths

Awaken from your sleep
The singer calls upon Cthulhu to wake from slumber

No more in death to lie
Cthulhu is not confined to the realm of death

For even death may die
Death could also meet its end

I can see where you are
The artist has the ability to perceive the location of the listener

Sense the fear in you
The singer can detect fear in the listener

Taste the blood of a star
A poetic description of the artist's abilities

Feel me breathe in your soul
The singer is taking over or influencing the listener's soul

Like the poets of old
Referring to the way that poets of the past have written about these topics

For they always knew
Acknowledgment that these are universal themes that poets have always understood

When the lids of the one eternal eye unfold
Refers to the opening of an all-knowing eye

All-encompassing
The eye sees everything

Nothing but itself it shall behold
The eye only sees itself

And asunder
The singer is acknowledging that a split or tear will occur

The universe is torn
The structure of the universe is destroyed

From under the endless seas shall be born a wonder
Something fantastic and new will emerge from beneath endless seas

A rift in space-time to adorn and plunder
This new thing will be a rift that will alter spacetime

The ruins of a lie
The singer is acknowledging that a false world is being left behind

I am the keeper of the gate
The artist is the gatekeeper and has power over access

Herald of the Ancients
The singer is announcing something ancient

Physical mind
Referring to the physical aspect of the human mind that can control the physical realm

If you seek yourself in me
The singer is telling the listener that they can find something of themselves within him

Me in you is all you will find
What you will find inside of yourself is ultimately the artist

Asunder
Something has been torn apart

Reality is torn
The singer is acknowledging the tearing apart of reality

From under pulsing skin shall be born a wonder
Something fantastic and new will emerge from within pulsing skin

A new breed of creature to adorn and plunder
The new thing that emerges will be a new creature of some sort

The ruins of a world
The artist is acknowledging the destruction of the old world

Cthulhu
Name of an entity in Lovecraftian lore

Buried in the deep
The entity is hidden and out of sight in the deep, dark depths

Awaken from your sleep
The artist calls upon Cthulhu to wake from slumber

No more in death to lie
Cthulhu is not confined to the realm of death

For even death may die
Death could also meet its end