Incubus
Malfeitor Lyrics


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The cold increased with darkness moving forward
The grey ground disappeared in the shadows
Of the night that began to thicken
The light of the fire was swallowed by darkness
The spectre, the nightmare
A black hole in the dark shadow
Keeper of the great secrets buried beneath the mountains
The days become long and gloomy
Terror becomes anguish
Prayers and kind words are of no use
The steps become heavy during the rest of the harsh night
Head bent, in silence
Nothing to see
Nothing but the hissing wind to hear
Until the dawn of another of nothingness and terror...
The air is thick
Even a raven cannot fly
A faint spiral smoke rises
As if the fire brooded from within the earth
Distant and threatening sounds
Echo from below
From the subterranean prisons...
Everything around is dark
Earth and sky... The eclipse reigns
The spectres king spurse his horse
He moves forward followed by the dark horde
The rock trembled
Then a great red flash
The light ripped the sky
A blast of livid chain-lightnings
The nightmare is real
There is light at the end
Here, now, only darkness
A voice: "Wake up..."




No one dies
Everyone is born again

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Malfeitor's song "Incubus" describe a dark and eerie scene that conveys a sense of impending doom. As the night grows darker, the ground disappears into the shadows and the light of the fire is swallowed up by the darkness. The spectre or nightmare, described as a black hole in the dark shadow, is the keeper of great secrets buried beneath the mountains. As the days become long and gloomy, terror turns to anguish, and prayers and kind words offer no comfort. The steps become heavy during the harsh night, and there is nothing to see except for the hissing wind. The air thickens, and even a raven cannot fly. A faint spiral smoke rises from the earth, and distant and threatening sounds echo from below. The eclipse reigns, and the spectre king spurs his horse, walking ahead of the dark horde. The rock trembles, and a great red flash tears through the sky, followed by a blast of livid chain-lightnings. It is a nightmare come to life.


The lyrics to "Incubus" suggest that the theme of the song is the inevitability of death and rebirth. The voice at the end of the song says, "wake up... no one dies, everyone is born again," implying that death is the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. The lyrics are open to interpretation but appear to be about confronting mortality and the inevitability of death. The spectre or nightmare could be seen as a metaphor for death itself, lurking in the shadows and holding secrets that are buried deep beneath the earth.


Line by Line Meaning

The cold increased with darkness moving forward
As night grew stronger and darker, the coldness of the surroundings became more intense.


The grey ground disappeared in the shadows
As darkness set in, the once light-colored ground vanished into the shadows.


Of the night that began to thicken
The darkness of the night got thicker and heavier with each passing moment.


The light of the fire was swallowed by darkness
As night became darker, the light from the fire started getting dimmer, almost as if it's getting engulfed by the darkness.


The spectre, the nightmare
The ghostly figure that's the center of the nightmare.


A black hole in the dark shadow
The ghostly figure is seen as a black hole amidst the all-consuming darkness.


Keeper of the great secrets buried beneath the mountains
The ghost held the secrets hidden underneath the mountains.


The days become long and gloomy
With the ghostly figure around, the days felt never-ending and depressing.


Terror becomes anguish
As the nightmare continues, the fear turns into unbearable pain and suffering.


Prayers and kind words are of no use
No help can be found in the power of prayer or benevolent words when facing this type of terror.


The steps become heavy during the rest of the harsh night
As the night wears on, it feels increasingly burdensome to take steps forward.


Head bent, in silence
The only thing to do is to keep quiet and suppress any noise.


Nothing to see
There is nothing visible to the naked eye.


Nothing but the hissing wind to hear
All that can be heard is the sound of the wind blowing through the air.


Until the dawn of another of nothingness and terror...
The terror and emptiness will persist well into the next day, starting anew.


The air is thick
The atmosphere becomes heavy and compressed.


Even a raven cannot fly
The environment becomes so dense that even birds cannot fly in it.


A faint spiral smoke rises
A thin and twisted coil of smoke begins to rise in the distance.


As if the fire brooded from within the earth
The source of the smoke seems like a deeply rooted flame from the earth's surface.


Distant and threatening sounds
There are ominous and dangerous sounds emerging from far away.


Echo from below
The sounds seem to be coming from underground.


From the subterranean prisons...
The source of the noise appears to be from deep below the earth's depths.


Everything around is dark
The entire surroundings are shrouded in darkness.


Earth and sky... The eclipse reigns
A total or partial eclipse of the sun or moon is currently happening, darkening both the sky and ground views.


The spectres king spurse his horse
The ghostly figure rode on his horse, leading the way.


He moves forward followed by the dark horde
As the ghostly figure makes forward progress, an evil force follows in their wake.


The rock trembled
The ground beneath us vibrated and began to shake.


Then a great red flash
Suddenly and violently, everything turns red.


The light ripped the sky
The sudden flash of light was strong enough to make the sky appear torn apart.


A blast of livid chain-lightnings
A burst of electrifying energy repeated in a chain of attacks.


The nightmare is real
The horror being experienced is absolutely authentic.


There is light at the end
After the period of darkness and terror, there is finally some light visible.


Here, now, only darkness
Currently, the only thing around is an all-encompassing darkness.


A voice: Wake up...
A disembodied voice calls out in an attempt to wake us from sleep or unconsciousness.


No one dies
At the end of the nightmare, no one ends up losing their life.


Everyone is born again
After the nightmare is over, everyone can start fresh and begin anew.




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