Archaic Conviction
Enlightenment's Rebellion: Defying Archaic Chains
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Brothers and sisters of sin and vice
Addressing a community bound by sin and vice.
Won't you walk with me?
Inviting others to join the speaker on a journey.
I am the whispering serpent in your ear
Identifying as a whispering serpent influencing thoughts.
Lord of desires and fears
Claiming authority over desires and fears.
If you do not stand with me
Warning that not aligning with the speaker makes one an enemy.
You are the enemy branded a slave to miscreants
Labeling those who oppose as slaves to wrongdoing.
We shall rise against the false prophets of Elohim
Expressing a rebellion against false prophets.
Shatter their delusions of sanctity
Intending to break false notions of holiness.
They will face their own hypocrisy
Anticipating exposure of hypocrisy in the opponents.
Choke on their own inviolability
Foreseeing their downfall due to their own actions.
Their light is shrouded in webs of deception
Describing deception cloaking the light of false prophets.
In order to oppress by design
Stating a purposeful design to oppress certain individuals.
Those incapable of higher perception
Referring to those lacking higher understanding.
Will have to face their demise
Predicting the demise of those holding archaic beliefs.
Clinging to archaic beliefs, yet you know
Highlighting a contradiction in clinging to outdated beliefs.
There's no such thing as good or evil
Denying the existence of absolute good or evil.
Denounce the primitive gospel
Rejecting primitive religious teachings.
Embrace yourself and ascend into enlightenment
Encouraging self-acceptance and enlightenment.
For centuries their systematic persecution prevailed
Referencing historical systematic persecution.
On a quest to pacify and dominate
Commenting on the destructive nature of human greed.
The greed of men always leads to internal struggles
Pointing to internal conflicts arising from greed.
In the fight over control, they backstab and usurp one another
Describing betrayal and power struggles among humans.
Religious doctrine infected secular laws
Highlighting the intertwining of religious and secular laws.
Til they became non-distinguishable
Blurring the lines between religious and secular authority.
This is how they have ruled.
Explaining how rulers have historically governed.
No more!
Declaring an end to the status quo.
Clinging to archaic beliefs, yet you know
Reiterating the contradiction in holding onto outdated beliefs.
There's no such thing as good or evil
Restating the rejection of absolute good or evil.
Denounce the primitive gospel
Renouncing primitive religious doctrines.
Embrace yourself and ascend into enlightenment
Encouraging self-acceptance and enlightenment, repeated.
In the wake of our crusade, there will be no martyrs
Predicting the absence of martyrs in their crusade.
For none will be left drawing breath
Asserting that none opposing will survive.
As we carve our path through their ranks
Describing a forceful progression through opposition.
None is spared lest they swear allegiance
Stating that none will be spared without allegiance.
So walk with me, or prepare to meet your maker
Inviting others to join or face inevitable consequences.
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