After much acrimony, however, Dominik van Reich quit the band to start his own project amGod, while Peter Devin took the yelworC name and worked on a variety of tracks. Due to a variety of factors (a house fire, the death of his mother, dissatisfaction with record labels), he postponed the release of what was to become the second LP Trinity (a release inspired by Dante's Inferno) until 2004.
Devin is currently working on the follow-ups to Trinity, which are described as inspired by the other stories of Dante's Divine Comedy: Purgatory and Heaven.
* Referring to British occultist, writer and mystic Aleister Crowley.
Revelation
YelworC Lyrics
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Guilt doesn't pass with time
It's eternal
To face what we are in the end
We stand before the light
And your true nature is revealed
The lyrics to YelworC's song "Revelation" are seemingly about the idea of judgement and facing the consequences of one's actions. The first line, "The storm has passed over you," could be interpreted as a metaphor for some kind of turmoil or challenge that the person has faced. However, the second line, "Guilt doesn't pass with time" suggests that whatever happened has left a lasting impact and resulted in feelings of guilt that have not dissipated over time. This is followed by the line, "It's eternal," driving home the idea that guilt can last forever and there may be no way to escape the consequences of one's actions.
The next two lines, "To face what we are in the end / We stand before the light" indicate that this is a kind of reckoning, a moment when a person must confront the truth about themselves and their actions. The final line, "And your true nature is revealed," speaks to the idea that who we truly are will be exposed in such a moment of judgement.
Overall, "Revelation" is a song that grapples with the idea of judgement, guilt, and facing the truth about oneself. It suggests that our actions have consequences, and that the guilt we feel for those actions may never truly go away.
Line by Line Meaning
The storm has passed over you
You have survived a difficult and tumultuous period in your life
Guilt doesn't pass with time
The feeling of guilt does not fade or disappear over time - it remains with you
It's eternal
Guilt is everlasting and will never fully go away
To face what we are in the end
We must confront our true selves at the end of our lives
We stand before the light
At the end of our lives, we face a judgment or reckoning
And your true nature is revealed
At this judgment, our true character is exposed and laid bare
Contributed by Evelyn K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.