FINIST - A project started by Saturious of Nokturnal Mortum, which came to … Read Full Bio ↴FINIST - A project started by Saturious of Nokturnal Mortum, which came to light with the release of “Crosses Shall Burn” in 2002. A fusion of Black Metal, Folk, Power Metal, and Ukrainian Nationalism themes. Very powerful sound ranging from mellow verses to screeching choruses, bring new light to the Ukrainian NSBM scene. With the new album “Awakening”, released in the end of 2005, they improve upon their formula.

Crosses Shall Burn
Finist Lyrics

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All of you talk about love and happiness
But what did you bring here? Slavery and death
You're building your churches and praying your messiah
You think he'll set you free... dirty jewish liar

No! Don't believe these lies, open up your eyes
Do you see the churches on our land?
We are occupied. Now we have to fight

And destroy these churches that still stand... at the end

[Chorus:]
Soon we'll return to the glory and fame
(Till the end of days)
Crosses shall burn in unholy flame

Brothers don't you say you cannot understand
There's no other way - your future's in your hands
These fools are hoping for this liar - I say he'll die in pain
I'm waiting for his second coming to kill him once again

Now we must take our swords and without a word
We will come as ravens from the sky
Now the time has come, we must carry on
Fight and christianity will die... in the flame

[Chorus]

Yes! Now the time has come.
We must carry on

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Finist's song "Crosses Shall Burn" convey a message of rebellion against Christianity and colonization. The first two lines of the verse criticize those who talk about love and happiness but have brought slavery and death instead. The next two lines ridicule those who have built churches and pray to Jesus with the belief that he will set them free, but calls him a "dirty Jewish liar". This use of religion as a form of oppression is highlighted through the chorus which sings about the burning of crosses as a symbol of destroying Christianity's hold.

The second verse talks about the occupation of land by the Christians and the need to fight against it by destroying their churches. The chorus is repeated which stresses on the idea of returning to glory and fame by burning crosses in unholy flames. The final verse talks about the need to take up arms and fight against Christianity in order to kill Jesus once again when he comes back. The song's lyrics voice the frustration of a marginalized community towards colonization and oppression, and calls for a violent revolution.

Line by Line Meaning

All of you talk about love and happiness
You people speak of kind words and positive emotions

But what did you bring here? Slavery and death
But unfortunately, humanity has brought oppression and death upon us

You're building your churches and praying your messiah
Instead of helping us, you construct places of worship for your God

You think he'll set you free... dirty jewish liar
Your hopes in being saved by your Jewish messiah are faulty - he is deceitful

No! Don't believe these lies, open up your eyes
It is critical that you do not fall for these false claims; you must see the harsh reality

Do you see the churches on our land?
Do you notice the places of worship that have taken over our territory?

We are occupied. Now we have to fight
We are under occupation, with no other option but to battle

And destroy these churches that still stand... at the end
Our objective is clear - to demolish these churches that still remain, eventually

Soon we'll return to the glory and fame (Till the end of days)
We will undoubtedly regain our power and prestige one day

Crosses shall burn in unholy flame
But this will only happen after the crosses have burned in a manner sacrilegious

Brothers don't you say you cannot understand
My dear comrades, you cannot claim ignorance to this situation

There's no other way - your future's in your hands
It is solely up to us to affect our own future, we have no other option

These fools are hoping for this liar - I say he'll die in pain
These ill-advised people still believe in the manipulative messiah - but I predict he will suffer and perish

I'm waiting for his second coming to kill him once again
I patiently anticipate his second coming, only to slay him once more

Now we must take our swords and without a word
We ought to gather our weapons and launch an attack in complete silence

We will come as ravens from the sky
Our sudden arrival will occur in a bird's shape, symbolizing our swiftness

Now the time has come, we must carry on
This is the moment we have long awaited - we must press on

Fight and christianity will die... in the flame
Through our battle, the Christian faith will meet its demise via a blazing inferno

Yes! Now the time has come.
Indeed, this is it - the opportune time to take action

We must carry on
We should progress forward and not let anything distract us from our goal

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