A Strange Presence Near the Woods
Carach Angren Lyrics

White is the mark of this sighting, black is it's soul
The entity haunting these woods possesses a white appearance, but has a dark and corrupted nature

Dark is the soil where it haunts upon
The entity in question is said to haunt a particularly grim and foreboding stretch of forest

Jesus Christ! You were never capable of protecting these desecrated woods
Despite invoking divine intervention, the singer acknowledges that even god cannot protect these cursed and defiled woods

Shadows over Lammendam
The title phrase of the song is repeated, highlighting the presence and influence of dark forces in the area

It's the point of death's return for a grand castle there once burned
The entity or entities haunting this area are connected to a once-grand castle that has since fallen into decay and destruction

Something is following me! Yet there's no one I see as I walk the old pathways near the woods
The singer is being pursued by a malevolent entity or spirit that remains unseen, but whose presence can be felt

A murderous identity is staring from the trees
The singer describes seeing a disturbing, violent presence emanating from the shadows of the forest

Now I realize that I have trodden spectral sanctities
The artist comes to recognize that the woods and surrounding area are imbued with supernatural power and significance

Wandering through forests and dreary fields, I think I'm lost, Yes I'm lost
The artist feels disoriented and overwhelmed by the strange and unsettling landscape he is exploring

Cannot describe this horrendous fear, I think I'm cursed, Tricked and cursed
The artist is overwhelmed by fear and a sense of being cursed by some malevolent force, who has possibly deceived him

Suddenly I stumble onto a forgotten sanctuary
The singer discovers the ruins of a grand building or castle, which has long been abandoned

A tomb of a castle scorched by time, bound to the entity that is determined to take my life
The ruins of the castle are revealed to be a cursed and deadly place, tied to the same malevolent entity now pursuing the artist

Here comes the night! Nocturnal threnodies and funerary thoughts of my death-bell clanging through my mind...
The singer feels overcome by a sense of dread and terror as night falls, with thoughts of death and mourning becoming more insistent

Overwhelmed by approaching dark sounds, Listen to the devilish anthems of a shrieking ghost when the moon is perfectly round
The singer is overcome by eerie, unsettling sounds which seem to be emanating from beyond the grave

All that's left is a shallow empty moat, There were my rigid body floats through a cold void what Dutch men call 'dood'
The singer sees himself as having been reduced to a lifeless husk, floating in an empty, lifeless place where life and death are meaningless

No one in the village knew, why disappear? Wish they knew my corpse was here!
The artist laments the fact that his own demise will likely never be discovered, with nobody understanding or investigating the grisly events in the woods

No return, no return from Lammendam!
The song ends on an ominous note, with the artist suggesting that any who enter the cursed woods will never come back again