Bread of Bitterness
Deathspell Omega Lyrics


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From a supplication without response, the essence of man, his ground
giving way, comes illumination by a sun of great evil that sets aflame the
inner core and enthrones suffocation and the intolerable without respite as
the joyful reward for a million aborted truths, this silence that among all
man has charged with sacred horror, it becomes sovereign, in repugnant
nativity, and detaches itself from the bonds which paralyze a vertiginous
movement towards the void. Breathless ecstatic experience, it opens the
horizon a bit more, this wound of God; it is the assassination of the abyss of
possibilities, the depths of being left to holy vultures.

Such monstrous impurity, and this incessant piety, no less revolting, cried




out to heaven and they bore an affinity to God, inasmuch as only utter
darkness can be likened to light.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Deathspell Omega's song "Bread of Bitterness" explore the concept of despair and the human condition through a lens of extreme religious and philosophical thought. The lyrics begin by describing a sense of hopelessness, the feeling that all supplications go unanswered and the foundation of man's being is crumbling away. This darkness is illuminated by a sun of great evil, which brings about a sense of suffocation and intolerable suffering without the possibility of respite. However, this suffering is paradoxically seen as a joyful reward for the million aborted truths that have come before it.


This silence and suffering become sovereign, symbolizing a detachment from the chains that bind one's movement towards the void. The ecstatic experience of this suffering opens up the horizon and becomes a wound of God, symbolizing the assassination of the abyss of possibilities and the depths of being left to the holy vultures. The second verse describes the monstrous impurity of this endless piety, which is as revolting as it is faithful. Its darkness is so complete that it is likened to light, drawing a twisted affinity to God. The song's lyrics reflect on the human condition, suggesting that darkness and suffering can be seen as a means to an end, a path towards enlightenment and understanding.


Line by Line Meaning

From a supplication without response, the essence of man, his ground giving way, comes illumination by a sun of great evil that sets aflame the inner core and enthrones suffocation and the intolerable without respite as the joyful reward for a million aborted truths,
When man's plea for answers goes unheeded, he loses his foundation, leaving him vulnerable to the enlightening power of evil. This evil ignites an unbearable internal pain and suffering, a result of discarded truths. This affliction becomes man's only source of joy.


this silence that among all man has charged with sacred horror, it becomes sovereign, in repugnant nativity, and detaches itself from the bonds which paralyze a vertiginous movement towards the void.
This deafening silence, which terrifies and haunts mankind, reigns supreme. It is a nauseating and disturbing entity that separates itself from any obstacle that impedes its journey towards the emptiness of oblivion.


Breathless ecstatic experience, it opens the horizon a bit more, this wound of God; it is the assassination of the abyss of possibilities,
The overwhelming and euphoric sensation that comes with the acceptance of this horror expands one's perspective. This wound inflicted by God puts an end to limitless possibilities, destroying any hope or potential for a fulfilling existence.


the depths of being left to holy vultures.
The remains of one's being are left to be scavenged by religious scavengers, who will relish in the destruction of a being's essence.


Such monstrous impurity, and this incessant piety, no less revolting, cried out to heaven and they bore an affinity to God, inasmuch as only utter darkness can be likened to light.
The abhorrent filth and unwavering devotion of mankind, which cries out to Heaven, is not any less repulsive. Ironically, it is this darkness that bears a resemblance to divinity since only in the darkest of evils can one find a glimmer of light.




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