I Shalt Become started as a one-man black metal project by S. Holliman in 1… Read Full Bio ↴I Shalt Become started as a one-man black metal project by S. Holliman in 1995. Holliman recorded two early releases, Wanderings and In the Falling Snow before ending his project, though the latter remained unreleased, save for a bootleg version released as Birkenau. The project lay dormant until 2008 when the project was resumed and a third album containing entirely new material entitled Requiem was released, alongside an official release for In the Falling Snow under the I Shalt Become name.

Despite the common misbelief that I Shalt Become is associated with political beliefs, and more specifically National Socialism, Holliman has officially stated that this band has nothing to do with any political beliefs or ideologies. As a further statement against this, the following line was included in the insert for In the Falling Snow when it was officially released in 2008: "No ideology, no belief...just pained."

Fragments
I Shalt Become Lyrics

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The fragments of glass lay shattered on the floor,
Children walk on them so innocently...

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of I Shalt Become's song "Fragments" express a feeling of despair in the face of the destructive and chaotic nature of the world. The "fragments of glass" are a metaphor for the broken pieces of our existence, which are strewn around us and all too often result in pain and suffering. The imagery of "children walk[ing] on them so innocently" underscores the senseless nature of this suffering, as even the innocent and vulnerable among us can be harmed by the shattered remnants of our existence.

The song goes on to express a feeling of isolation and detachment from the world, as the singer claims to be "numb" to the chaos around them. The repeated line "I watch as everything fades away" suggests a sense of fatalism and resignation to the inevitability of decay and destruction. This feeling is reinforced by the sparse instrumentation of the song, which features mostly ambient sounds and a simple, dirge-like guitar riff.

Line by Line Meaning

The fragments of glass lay shattered on the floor,
The broken pieces of glass are strewn across the ground,

Children walk on them so innocently...
Young ones unknowingly tread upon the sharp debris,

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