Pagan
Infernum Lyrics


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Altars in the flames
I'm running through the woods
I'm running away from the evil
Hanged fellows around me
I se the crows eating their eyes

I se the venom which was poising the earth
I felt on my face for the first time
Like the angel who disagreed with their god
In the beginning of their world

I turn around
I se them they are close
They want my death
I rise up to run on
But I fell down again

Slaved servants of church capture mi
Merciful shepherds of Christ
My stake is burning
They ask me do I believe in their god
Never!

Now I'm waiting for my death
My redemption




With me dies the old true
Hated alchemy of death

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Infernum's song "Pagan" depict a scene of chaos and fear as the singer is running through the woods, trying to escape from evil forces. The altars are in flames, indicating a destruction of religious beliefs and practices. The hanged fellows with their eyes being eaten by crows symbolize the brutality of the attackers.


The singer then senses the venom that is poisoning the earth, and compares himself to an angel who disagreed with their god at the beginning of their world. This can be interpreted as a rejection of the established religious order, where the singer refuses to conform to the belief system that he finds oppressive.


The song then takes a dramatic turn as the singer is captured by slaved servants of the church, and burned at the stake for his refusal to accept their god. The final lines hint at the death of the old true and the hated alchemy of death, which can be seen as a resurrection of pagan beliefs and practices.


Overall, the song "Pagan" tells a story of rebellion against religious authority, and the fight for individual freedom of thought and expression.


Line by Line Meaning

Altars in the flames
The pagan altars are being destroyed by fire.


I'm running through the woods
The singer is fleeing from the area where the pagan altars were located.


I'm running away from the evil
The singer is trying to escape from whatever evil force is causing the destruction of the altars.


Hanged fellows around me
The artist sees corpses hanging from trees around them.


I se the crows eating their eyes
The artist witnesses crows feasting on the eyes of the corpses.


I se the venom which was poising the earth
The singer sees the damage that has been wrought on the environment by some harmful force.


I felt on my face for the first time
The singer is experiencing this damage firsthand.


Like the angel who disagreed with their god
The artist feels like an outsider in their community, like an angel who dissents from divine opinion.


In the beginning of their world
This dissenting sentiment is not new, but rather rooted in the beginning of this world or community's history.


I turn around
The artist suddenly changes direction to face a new threat.


I se them they are close
The singer sees their attackers and realizes they are getting closer.


They want my death
The attackers have murderous intentions.


I rise up to run on
The singer tries to flee once again.


But I fell down again
The singer is unable to escape and falls to the ground in defeat.


Slaved servants of church capture mi
The singer has been apprehended by religious authorities who view the singer as the enemy.


Merciful shepherds of Christ
The religious authorities believe themselves to be agents of mercy, guided by the teachings of Jesus Christ.


My stake is burning
The artist is being burned at the stake for their beliefs or actions.


They ask me do I believe in their god
The religious authorities demand that the singer confess to belief in their deity.


Never!
The singer refuses to comply with their demands.


Now I'm waiting for my death
The artist knows that their time is almost up and is preparing for death.


My redemption
The artist believes that in dying for their beliefs or actions, they will be granted a form of redemption or forgiveness.


With me dies the old true
The artist believes that their death will signal the end of an era or way of thinking.


Hated alchemy of death
The religious authorities despise the singer's beliefs to the point of viewing them as a form of dark magic or alchemy.




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Comments from YouTube:

BloodMoon chaos

That track made me bleed out every hole ,total savageness

Mike MakesRight

That was great.

Anna-Sofie Christensen

Fucking great!

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