Klerkaveldi
Auðn Lyrics

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Í landi köldu og gráu
Veiki herjar á
þeir örfáu sem sáu
Fara ekki á stjá

Fnykur er af likþráu
Skýktu holdi á
Hýrast um á lofti háu

Úr kirkjutunrni stara á

Mannfjöldann að engjast um
Enga hjálp að fá
Á vegum guðs þeir loka dyrum
Skellt í lás og slá

Klerkaveldi, Kristin trú
Neitar öllum sökum
Veikindi og viðbjóður
Ráda menn af dögum

Upphafnir af helgileik
En inn kraumar illska
Lygastofnun, sögufölsun
Kirkjan tekur engum sönsum

Í húsasundum, skúmaskotum
Myrkir menn sem leggja á ráðin
Uppreisnin er nú hafin

Brjótum niður dyrnar
Steypum þeim af stóli

Helgilandið hrunið er
Uppreisnin yfurstaðin

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Auðn's song Klerkaveldi speak about a harsh, cold and grey land where armies are invading, and the few who have witnessed the invasion cannot bear to witness it anymore. There is a physical and emotional yearning for death which is accompanied by dark, ominous clouds lingering over everything in the sky. The masses are left helpless, unable to find any kind of aid from God's followers. The church seems to have lost touch with its true purpose in life, instead using people's fear and superstitions to dictate their way of life. The song speaks about the urgent need to break down the walls and bring down the church, which wreaks havoc on innocent people's lives.

Line by Line Meaning

Í landi köldu og gráu
In a cold and gray land

Veiki herjar á
Weakness haunts

þeir örfáu sem sáu
Those few who saw

Fara ekki á stjá
Can't find their way

Fnykur er af likþráu
A frost of longing spreads

Skýktu holdi á
Shrouded figures

Hýrast um á lofti háu
Lurking in the high air

Úr kirkjutunrni stara á
Staring from the church tower

Mannfjöldann að engjast um
Crowds struggling

Enga hjálp að fá
No help to be found

Á vegum guðs þeir loka dyrum
Closing the doors in the name of God