The new album “A Book Of Shadows” should now take GOM a huge step further on the road. Right after the personal motto of the band “If it’s real METAL, then it can be part of the GOM-sound”, this musical Witches Diary will plunge the listener into a whirlpool of various moods. Be it the brutal, yet melodic “Discordia”, the folky title-track (which features Ingeborg of ADORNED BROOD on flute and Zagan of BLACK MESSIAH on violin), the doomy and very emotional “Guardian Spirit” or the theatrical “...And Inanna Stood Unveiled” - GOAT OF MENDES once more will walk upon the Wiccan Way, straight into the heart of anyone who believes in the power of Nature and PURE FUCKIN’ METAL!
Transcendence
Goat of Mendes Lyrics
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Swirling like shadows, sepulchral and warm
Night born phantoms rend me painless
To a thousand fold aspects of blackness I'm torn
Sands of time are running backwards
To ages enshrouded by vast cloaks of gloom
Translucent tendrils stretching outwards
I wander landscapes godforsaken
Though crosses loom into an uncaring sky
Corpses decay 'long the paths I had taken
For sins born out of their hearts they had died
Ash clouds on red horizons gather
Emitting from stakes illuminating the night
For spirit, son and holy father
Their hot, cleansing fire's devouring my bride
The saviour's sheep now flock the scaffold
Their hypocrite faces are frozen in glee
Witness my loved one's torture untold
Our unison wailing in agony
And as the thirteenth candle flickered
My past life laid plain as a book before me
I'll walk in wrath amongst the wicked
Preach Christendom's fall into eternity
In Goat of Mendes's song Transcendence, the lyrics describe a journey through a dark and eerie dreamscape. The singer experiences painless rending and tearing, becoming one with the aspects of blackness surrounding them. The sands of time are running backwards, leading the singer to ages of gloom and doom, as translucent tendrils stretch outwards, transcending the threshold of yesterday's failures. The singer wanders through godforsaken landscapes, where crosses loom into an uncaring sky, and corpses decay along the paths they had taken. These sins had caused them to die.
The second half of the song becomes more bleak, with ash clouds gathering on red horizons and illuminating the night. Spirit, son, and holy father cleanse with hot, devouring fire, simultaneously destroying the singer's bride. The savior's sheep now flock the scaffold, their hypocrite faces twisted in glee as they witness the singer's loved one's untold torture. As the thirteenth candle flickers, the singer's past life is laid plain as a book before them. The singer will walk in wrath amongst the wicked, preaching Christendom's fall into eternity.
Overall, the lyrics of Transcendence seem to explore the darkness within humanity and the inevitability of destruction. The singer is torn between the darkness they experience and their own desires for righteousness, ultimately finding a sense of acceptance in the need for wrathful retribution.
Line by Line Meaning
Velvet dreams of ebon darkness
I'm having serene dreams of deep, dark blackness
Swirling like shadows, sepulchral and warm
The darkness in my dreams is moving and feels like it's enveloping me
Night born phantoms rend me painless
The ghosts only bring me peace, I feel no pain
To a thousand fold aspects of blackness I'm torn
I'm pulled towards different aspects of the darkness, each one darker than the other
Sands of time are running backwards
Time seems to be going backwards
To ages enshrouded by vast cloaks of gloom
This reversal takes me back to a time filled with dark hopelessness
Translucent tendrils stretching outwards
Thin, see-through shapes are stretching out in all directions
Transcending the threshold of yesterday's doom
These shapes feel like they're overcoming the doom from the past
I wander landscapes godforsaken
I'm moving through deserted landscapes devoid of any godly presence
Though crosses loom into an uncaring sky
Crosses seem to appear in the sky, but it feels like they don't care about me or anything else
Corpses decay 'long the paths I had taken
Dead bodies are rotting on the same path I'm walking through
For sins born out of their hearts they had died
They died for the wrongs they had done in their lifetimes
Ash clouds on red horizons gather
Clouds of ash are gathering on the reddish horizon
Emitting from stakes illuminating the night
The ash clouds are coming from stakes that are lighting up the night
For spirit, son and holy father
This is the result of burning spirits, the son, and the holy father
Their hot, cleansing fire's devouring my bride
Their burning flames are destroying my partner
The saviour's sheep now flock the scaffold
Many followers of the savior are gathering around the gallows
Their hypocrite faces are frozen in glee
They're clearly hypocrites, with fake expressions of happiness
Witness my loved one's torture untold
They watch as my loved one is subjected to untold torture
Our unison wailing in agony
Our cries of pain mix together in a terrible symphony
And as the thirteenth candle flickered
As a 13th candle lights up and flutters
My past life laid plain as a book before me
I see my past life in front of me as if it was an open book
I'll walk in wrath amongst the wicked
Filled with anger, I'll move among the evil
Preach Christendom's fall into eternity
I'll declare the end of Christianity forevermore
Contributed by James T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.