The Loss And Curse Of Reverence
Emperor Lyrics

Memories of torment strikes me
The painful recollections of torment come back to haunt me.

Attempts were made to suffocate me at birth
Efforts were made to strangle my existence before I was even born.

Fools
Addressing the people who underestimated me as foolish.

I was already ancient
Even in my infancy, I was as wise as one who had lived for centuries.

Thou can not kill what breeds within Thee
You can't destroy the evil within you that's passed down from generation to generation.

Alas, this agony
Oh, the pain and suffering I have to endure.

The emptiness of earth born pride
The meaningless arrogance of human beings on this planet.

Hath stirred my faithful heart
It has motivated the loyal part of my heart.

Which guided me to darker paths
The inspiration that led me to the paths of darkness.

Far away from their pestilent ways
Far away from the toxic and harmful actions of others.

Cleansed was I from deceitful grace
I was purified from false grace that was offered to me.

Yet, put to scorn was I
Still, I was ridiculed and despised by others.

By those unclean
By the impure and polluted ones.

Enslaved by ignorance
Trapped by the lack of knowledge and understanding.

They blindly spat upon the deity of hate
They blindly rejected the idea of hatred as a divine entity.

Awake is the darkest fiend
The most evil being is now awake and active.

By the fallen one I shall arise
I will be raised and empowered by the fallen angel.

Upon bewildered masses
The confused and naive people who do not comprehend the truth.

To whom the indulgence of my soul
Who are wrongly judged for the desires of my soul.

Portray as sin made god
Treat my desires as acts against God.

I shall revile and quell the source
I will criticize and suppress the root of this misunderstanding.

Whence mockery of my kind derive
Where the ridicule for my group originally comes from.

This I know
I am certain of this.

Facile shalt my quest not come to pass
My journey will not be an easy one.

Death wish be my gift to all at last
In the end, death will be my present to everyone.

Honor
Respect and dignity.

Commended no linger as virtue
No longer recognized as an admirable trait.

Yet, shalt be extolled by light¡s demise
However, it will still be praised when the light fades away.

Believer
Someone who has faith in a higher power.

Speak not to me of justice
Do not talk to me about justice because I have never seen it.

For none have I ever seen
I have not witnessed justice in my life.

By God, I shall give as I receive
I will respond in kind for what I have been given.

Betrayer
Someone who has betrayed me.

Speak not to me at all
Do not speak to me at all since you have hurt me deeply.

You and this world ripped my fucking heart out
You both have cruelly broken my spirit.

Again, and again, and again
Repeatedly, time after time.