Lost in Reverie and the 2005 EP The Moribund People were both produced under the label Mnemosyne Productions, owned and operated by Ihriel and Ihsahn themselves.
On March 4th, 2006 Peccatum split, leaving room for Ihriel to continue with Star of Ash and Ihsahn to work on his solo work. They still work together in their other project Hardingrock.
The Watchers Mass Part 2
Peccatum Lyrics
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They were set to be
The watchers
Their duty was to instruct
The children of men
Some angels came too close
They descended to earth;
Found it's daughters to becoming
Thus condemned
And fallen angels they became
Right side was no longer their place
Nor were they placed on the left
Half divined by birth
Half evil by their sin
They were renamed half-casts
Unlike men their halves did not mingle
But stayed there side by side
Pure -- untouched
Carriers of sorrow
They bred with humans
Thus, their tale never ends
Glowing; pure and cursed
They still chose the earth over again
The Watchers Mass Part 2 by Peccatum tells the story of the Watchers - a group of angels who were always meant to watch over and instruct the children of men. However, some of the angels became too attached to mankind, and their duties. They chose to descend to earth and mingle with the daughters of men, which ultimately led to their downfall. These fallen angels were half divine by birth, but their sins made them half evil, and they were renamed the half-casts. They were no longer placed on the right or the left side, they were pure but carriers of sorrow, and they were condemned to be fallen because they chose to stay on earth after mating with humans.
The lyrics suggest that despite their fallen state, the half-casts still longed to be on earth and bred with humans again and again, leaving their tale never-ending. The story of the Watchers highlights the dangerous side of human attachments and earthly pleasures, and how it can lead even the divine to their demise.
Line by Line Meaning
The watchers; Those who fell
Refers to the angels who were set to be watchers but fell from their position
They were set to be
The watchers
Their duty was to instruct
The children of men
The angels' duty was to guide and instruct the humans
Some angels came too close
To their task: mankind
They descended to earth;
Found it's daughters to becoming
Thus condemned
And fallen angels they became
Some angels became too involved with humans and desired their daughters, which led to their condemnation and fall from grace
Right side was no longer their place
Nor were they placed on the left
Half divined by birth
Half evil by their sin
They were renamed half-casts
The half-angel/half-human offspring no longer belonged in heaven or hell, but were called half-casts due to their mixed nature
Unlike men their halves did not mingle
But stayed there side by side
Pure -- untouched
Carriers of sorrow
The half-casts remained pure and untouched, with their angelic and human halves distinct but side by side, carrying the burden of their mixed nature
They bred with humans
Thus, their tale never ends
Glowing; pure and cursed
They still chose the earth over again
The half-casts continue to breed with humans, ensuring their story of being neither fully angel nor human never ends. Despite their curse, they choose to stay on earth.
Contributed by Nolan P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.