Lord Vampyr is an Italian, vampiric themed, black metal artist who for much… Read Full Bio ↴Lord Vampyr is an Italian, vampiric themed, black metal artist who for much of his career was the originator and lead singer for the band Theatres des Vampires. He left that group in 2004, and in 2005 produced his first solo album under his own name Lord Vampyr entitled De Vampyrica Philosophia.

Since this release of this first solo album Lord Vampyr has been involved in other projects, including fronting the band Shadowsreign.

Carpathian Roots
Lord Vampyr Lyrics

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It pulses, it breaths, it moves...
It watches at you and searches for you...
It whispers at your ears... And makes you dream...
And you can hear it's heart-beat...
It's alive!

I'm the root... The root of Carpathia
I'm the root... The root of Madness

I'm the ink to write your Necronomicon
I'm the prayer... To enslave your demons
I'm the blood that makes you free
I'm the root... The root... The root...

At north
Zumuorsobet, noijm, zavaxo!
At east
Queahij, abawo, noquetonaiji!
At south
Osaij, wuram, thefotoson!
At west
Zijoronaifwetho, mugelthor, mulgethor-Yzx!

It tells, it speaks, it rises the damnation
Listen to it's stories:
They can be short of neverending,

Always new and always old,
Always the same and always different
Close your eyes, close your mouth...
Also in silence and in blindness you will find it in
You
It's in you... It's in you... It's in you...

And so, in it's many forms and groups such as prose and
Poetry
Story or comments,
We are devoted to it...
To the pleasure of the sound it produces
To it's existance that describes a moment
What beats, breathes, moves, we watch...

I'm the root... The root of Carpathia
I'm the root... The root of Madness
I'm the ink to write your Necronomicon
I'm the prayer... To enslave your demons

I'm the blood that makes you free
I'm the root... The root... The root...

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of Lord Vampyr's song Carpathian Roots describe a force that is alive, pulsing, breathing, and moving. This force watches and searches for us, whispering in our ears and making us dream. We can even hear its heart-beat. The singer claims to be the root of this force, the root of Carpathia and madness. They are the ink to write our Necronomicons, the prayer to enslave our demons, and the blood that makes us free.

The lyrics continue with mystical incantations at the four cardinal points, acknowledging the power that this force holds in all directions. The song speaks of the damnation that this force can bring, telling its stories in various forms like prose, poetry, and comments. The force is in us, always new yet always old, always the same yet always different. Despite silence and blindness, we can still find it.

Carpathian Roots carries a powerful message about the presence of a life force that is all around us. Lord Vampyr's lyrics speak to the mysticism and power of this force, and the ways in which we can connect with it through our dreams and stories.

Line by Line Meaning

It pulses, it breaths, it moves...
Referring to an unknown force that is alive and active.

It watches at you and searches for you...
This force is aware of our existence and actively seeks us out.

It whispers at your ears... And makes you dream...
This force can communicate with us and influence our subconscious mind through dreams.

And you can hear it's heart-beat...
We can sense the presence of this force through its rhythmic nature.

It's alive!
The force is not just some abstract concept but is actually alive.

I'm the root... The root of Carpathia
Lord Vampyr is the origin or source of the Carpathian region and its associated lore.

I'm the root... The root of Madness
Lord Vampyr represents the origin or source of madness, insanity, or mental instability.

I'm the ink to write your Necronomicon
Lord Vampyr is the source of the ink that is used to write the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire from H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos.

I'm the prayer... To enslave your demons
Lord Vampyr is the origin or source of the prayer or incantation that can be used to control or enslave demons.

I'm the blood that makes you free
Lord Vampyr is the source of the sacred or magical blood that can bestow freedom or liberation upon someone.

At north Zumuorsobet, noijm, zavaxo! At east Queahij, abawo, noquetonaiji! At south Osaij, wuram, thefotoson! At west Zijoronaifwetho, mugelthor, mulgethor-Yzx!
This is a chant or invocation that evokes the spirits or energies of the four cardinal directions.

It tells, it speaks, it rises the damnation
This force can speak, communicate, and evoke damnation or destruction.

Listen to it's stories: They can be short of neverending, Always new and always old, Always the same and always different
This force has stories or narratives that are paradoxical in nature, encompassing both familiarity and uniqueness.

Close your eyes, close your mouth... Also in silence and in blindness you will find it in You It's in you... It's in you... It's in you...
This force can be found within us through introspection and meditation, even in the absence of external stimuli.

We are devoted to it... To the pleasure of the sound it produces To it's existance that describes a moment What beats, breathes, moves, we watch...
This force has a devoted following that enjoys its sensory qualities, its evocation of the present moment, and its rhythms of life and movement.

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