Stench of High Heaven
Sickening Abyss: Unveiling the Desolation in Immolation's 'Stench of High Heaven'
Lyrics
Father in Heaven, a desolate kingdom
Refers to God in a desolate, isolated realm
His paradise, his promise, a faded flame extinguished by the dark
God's ideal place or reward fading due to darkness
Lifetimes of devotion...eternities of nothing
Endless dedication leading to nothingness
The place for which you long, eludes and embitters
The desired place remains elusive and embitters
In the hands of fools and liars...trade your lives for grace
Trickery and deception lead to sacrificing lives for grace
Your souls are weak and empty, now kiss his throne of sorrow
Weak souls compelled to submit to a sorrowful God
From crooked tongues...takes of pristine glory
Corrupted individuals take advantage of pure glory
Consumed by flames it burns, the fall of the holy kingdom
The destruction of a sacred realm through fire
So high...
A sense of elevation or grandeur
Absurd...
Suggests disbelief or irrationality
Sickening...is the stench of high heaven
The repulsive essence of an exalted heaven
Through the clouds
Passage through barriers or illusions
Through the lies
Deception and untruths
You'll never see what's never been
Inability to perceive what doesn't exist
At the passing of life and the coming of death
Transition between life and death
Pass not through it's gates, but into the dark
Avoiding entry into heaven, choosing darkness instead
No light...
Emptiness or absence of light
No love...
Lack of love or affection
No glory...
Absence of honor or magnificence
No heaven...
Nonexistence of a heavenly place
Fallen has the king...fallen has the kingdom
Fall of the king and his realm
Fall into uplifted arms below
Falling into welcoming arms beneath
The stench of heaven...lingers above
Remnants or aura of a repugnant heaven
Sour is the air
The unpleasantness of the atmosphere
But soon the air will clear
Anticipation of clarity after the unpleasantness
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