The Golden Walls of Heaven
Bathory Lyrics

Silent watching gaze
The song talks about an all-seeing, quiet presence that surveys the black void below.

Across the blackened plains
The entity mentioned is viewing the empty, dark, and barren lands stretching as far as the eye can see.

Two eyes like burning embers
The observing presence has fiery, red, glowing orbs for eyes that can see everything in the pitch darkness.

Awaits the moment for the
The entity is waiting for something to happen in the void.

North star to blaze
It's waiting for a signal in the form of a glowing beacon, possibly the North Star, to light up the darkness before the carnage.

Sythanagon winged
The appearance of a being with sharp, razor-like appendages and wings.

Angel rides deaths wind
The entity is riding on the wind of death, possibly implying war or destruction.

To cloudless sky
The entity reaches towards the clear, empty sky above as it flies.

And sound a summon call of war
It sends out a signal calling for war, rallying other beings akin to it.

Now burn does the skyline
As the creatures of destruction move forward, they leave in their wake transformation and obliteration.

Soundless wings lacerate the night
The wings of the death angels move without sound, slicing and hurling themselves into the void.

Angels of death emerge across the sky
The supernatural beings that eliminate all in their way rise in a massive horde across the dark expanse.

Thorned heads spiky limbs climb the air up high
The creatures of destruction have spiked, dangerous anatomy that allows them to soar high above.

Attack of the pearly gates
The assault is specifically on the entryway to a holy place.

Now wait for the sign
The creatures need a signal or sign to begin the battle and destruction.

Seen now is His star
The being mentions the appearance of a radiant and powerful entity, perhaps in a sarcastic manner.

Ablaze now risen in
The powerful entity is now glowing and has increased power.

The sign of the one with
It references the supposed universal sign of a highly revered deity.

A number not a name
The entity doubt the existence of an actual name for the revered entity, instead attributing it to a mere number.

Now given is the sign
A signal or sign has been given, likely by the North Star, giving the chaos a signal to commence.

The Golden walls of heaven
The focus of the destruction is a holy, divine place with golden gates and walls.

Sound is given now of charge
With the signal, the creatures begin the violent charge

A voice of war does cry
A sound resembling a war cry emanates from the creatures just before they viciously attack.

The cry does sound the signal
The cry and signal mentioned before are the same, marking the start of the total destruction.

And the walls are stormed
The creatures violently force themselves on the golden walls of the holy place, attacking mercilessly.

Now fly
The creatures spread throughout the holy place, attacking anything they come across.

Swords are drawn in soundless flight
The angels of death continue their assault with swords brandished, their wings magically silent as they strike.

Above the walls of gold
The scene is set deep within the holy place with the golden walls surrounding the creatures.

The winged angels of death descend
Encountering little resistance, the angels assault the holy place brutally.

A thousand from above
Countless entities rain destruction on the holy place.

Now heaven is in its' last throes of death
The holy place is now lost beyond redemption, destroyed, lifeless.

Sacred shrine of life and death
The holy place was once the gilded location for divine offerings and was a symbol of the sacred balance of life and death.

Apharamons gold key
An unknown location, possible one of the keys to the destruction, possibly a reference to the place's size and splendor.

The raping of holy interior
The place was originally a holy site, a place of peace and worship, but the creatures of death have desecrated and pillaged everything inside.

And all concealed
Every object hidden away and preserved has been lost or destroyed by the death angels in the attack.

Now masturbated upon is throne of gold
The golden throne and every holy relic around it have been defiled, causing irreparable damage to the holy place.

Scattered battered wings
The creatures, greatly weakened from the intense battle, lay prone and motionless after turning the holy place into nothingness.

Along the palaces and streets
The lifeless bodies of the now-dead entities litter the palaces and streets of the holy place.

Trophy of the victory
The entities who remain victorious revel in the destruction they have wrought.

Attached to spear of the Beast
As a reminder of their success, the creatures attach trophies of their victory to the weapons used to slay those in the holy place.

Now spitted at is the scalp of God.
The holy place, once a place of worship for a divine deity who is revered by many, has been obliterated without any remorse.