Rave The Reqviem was founded during the late fall of 2011 by Filip Lönnqvis… Read Full Bio ↴Rave The Reqviem was founded during the late fall of 2011 by Filip Lönnqvist. The purpose of this project was to combine industrial metal with modern electronic music styles (such as dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass) and melodic choruses sung by vocalist Jenny Fagerstrandh (AKA The Seraph) and soprano Carola Lönnqvist. A polarized and bittersweet sound where mechanical darkness meets beauty and sentiment.

All music is written, recorded and produced by Filip Lönnqvist at his home studio in the city of Kalmar. Mixing and mastering is then done by Jan Lehmkämper at X-Fusion Music Production.

The Ascension
Rave the Reqviem Lyrics

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I am swimming in a sea of disgrace
Drowning in a medical haze
But my heart is at the brink of dessication
Bled out to keep pride in love
No love lost
No love found
Damnation from any God above
Now I stand the fool

In the play I thought I wrote
She is still summer heat
I am April snow
It was Jesus who tempted the Devil in the desert
And the Devil who said no

NAIL ME
CRUCIFY
ENSLAVE ME
END IT ALL BY DRIVING A STAKE INTO MY HEART
HOLY MARY
LET HER TAKE ME
ROLL BACK THE STONE
FORSAKE ME

I WON'T SACRIFICE ETERNITY AS GOD
I BELONG TO THE SKY

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Rave the Reqviem's song 'The Ascension' describe a person who is lost and drowning in shame and guilt. They feel like they are stuck in a fog of medication and are slowly losing their sense of self. The person's heart is dry and empty because they have sacrificed their love to maintain their pride. They feel abandoned and cursed, as if no God will forgive them for their sins. The person is confused and uncertain about their identity and their place in the world. They thought they were in control of their life but now they realize they were just a fool in their own game. They compare themselves to April snow and the person they love to summer heat, underscoring their feelings of inadequacy and inferiority.

The lyrics then take a dark turn as the person wishes for death, seeming to prefer to have a stake driven through their heart. They cry out to Holy Mary for help, but they feel forsaken and know that they cannot sacrifice themselves to any God. Instead, they belong to the sky, hoping to reach a higher plane beyond the earthly realm. The last line of the song is particularly poignant, as the person seems to accept their fate and embrace the infinite expanse of the universe.

Line by Line Meaning

I am swimming in a sea of disgrace
I am surrounded by shame and humiliation

Drowning in a medical haze
I am lost in a haze of medication and confusion

But my heart is at the brink of dessication
Despite my current state of despair, my emotions are fading away

Bled out to keep pride in love
I have sacrificed much to maintain my sense of dignity in relationships

No love lost
There was no love to begin with

No love found
I have yet to find true love

Damnation from any God above
I feel that all gods have condemned me

Now I stand the fool
I look foolish in the situation I find myself in

In the play I thought I wrote
I believed that I had control over the events in my life

She is still summer heat
The woman I desire is still full of life and passion

I am April snow
I am cold, lifeless, and out of place compared to her