Lyrics
"In the beginning there was nothing to give humanity hope
In the beginning, there was nothing to offer hope to humanity.
and then she was born
Hope emerged with the birth of a significant figure.
As she ascended into power, her words
As this figure gained power, her words and messages became legendary.
her messages became legend as did her visions of the death of our sun"
Her visions, particularly of the sun's death, became legendary as well.
We are unchanged, we are forgotten
We, the people, remain unchanged and forgotten, born of both the blessed and the sick, considered the rotten ones.
Born of the blessed and the sick, we are the rotten ones
This repeats the idea of being born among the blessed and sick, emphasizing being the "rotten ones."
Trust in me and all your sorrows
Trust in the speaker to alleviate sorrows; counting blessings may lead to death.
Count your blessings, die tomorrow
Encouragement to count blessings but with a fatalistic perspective.
Arise and purify
A call to rise and purify.
Subjugate and justify
To subjugate and justify actions.
Erase and adjudicate
To erase and adjudicate, possibly implying a desire for control and authority.
Leader of the masses
The speaker is presented as a leader of the masses.
Free the storm
A call to free the storm, suggesting a release of powerful forces.
They are the strange within the fallen
A reference to a group marked as "strange" within the fallen, born of the lecherous and sick.
Born of the lecherous and sick, the plague is calling
The plague is calling, implying a destructive force.
Mind the rules that can't be broken
Emphasis on following rules that must not be broken.
Through hollow days and words unspoken
Reference to challenging times and unspoken words.
Arise and purify
A repeated call to rise and purify.
Subjugate and justify
To subjugate and justify actions.
Erase and adjudicate
To erase and adjudicate, reinforcing a desire for control.
Leader of the masses
The speaker claims leadership over the masses.
Free the proles
A call to free the proles, possibly referring to the working class.
Arise and purify
A repeated call to rise and purify.
Subjugate and justify
To subjugate and justify actions.
Erase and adjudicate
To erase and adjudicate, maintaining a theme of control.
Leader of the masses
The speaker claims leadership over the masses.
Free the storm
A call to free the storm, again suggesting a release of powerful forces.
Arise and purify
A repeated call to rise and purify.
Subjugate and justify
To subjugate and justify actions.
Erase and adjudicate
To erase and adjudicate, consistent with the theme of control.
Leader of the masses
The speaker claims leadership over the masses.
Free the Proles
A call to free the proles, potentially highlighting a desire for liberation.
Arise, purify
A final call to rise and purify.
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