Sacrifice
Sacrifice: Inner Struggles and Spiritual Revelation
Lyrics
So much blood spilled on this floor
Symbolizing the heavy toll of violence with blood spilled on the floor.
To appraise the gods
Acknowledging the act of offering sacrifices to appease the gods.
Year after year our soldiers will fall
Expressing the recurring loss of soldiers over time.
Our fate is turning
Highlighting a shift in destiny or fortune.
People are questioning why
Questioning the reasons behind the ongoing conflict.
Our sons are martyrs
Referring to the tragic sacrifice of sons in the conflict.
Brandishing torches and arrows will fly
Describing a scene of unrest and violence with torches and arrows.
Now our town is burning
Depicting the destruction of the town through fire.
Our life is in sorrow
Expressing a general sense of sorrow in life.
There's no tomorrow
Emphasizing a bleak outlook with no hope for the future.
Sacrifice! In the night
Introducing the theme of sacrifice in the night.
Sacrifice! You will die
Foretelling the inevitability of death as a result of sacrifice.
You have been chained to the wall
Describing a state of helplessness with being chained to the wall.
Resistance is futile
Stating that resistance is useless in the face of adversity.
Feel the emperor´s wrath of the as you fall
Experiencing the wrath of the emperor as one falls.
Your skull is crushing
Portraying a brutal image of the skull being crushed.
Creator's of pain by my side
Identifying the creators of pain as allies.
This is my pleasure
Expressing pleasure derived from causing pain.
Ripping and tearing your hide
Describing the act of tearing and ripping apart the victim's hide.
Your guts are gushing
Portraying a graphic image of guts gushing out.
Our life is in sorrow
Reiterating the prevailing sorrow in life.
There's no tomorrow
Emphasizing the absence of hope for the future.
Sacrifice! In the night
Repeating the theme of sacrifice in the night.
Sacrifice! You will die
Reiterating the certainty of death through sacrifice.
Feel the pain before it's over
Encouraging the experience of pain before it ends.
By my hand you'll discover
Claiming responsibility for the revelation of pain by the speaker's hand.
That your life is just a game
Viewing life as a mere game.
By the gods you'll know my name
Asserting that the gods will know the victim's name.
Now you'll burn in the fire
Condemning the victim to burn in fire as per the speaker's desire.
You'll fulfill my one desire
Stating the fulfillment of the speaker's one desire through the victim's death.
The wind will carry out your cries
Imagining the wind carrying the cries of the dying victim.
Stars will shine because you died
Suggesting a celestial tribute with stars shining due to the victim's death.
Feel the pain before it's over
Reiterating the call to feel pain before it concludes.
By my hand you'll discover
Affirming the speaker's role in revealing pain.
That your life is just a game
Echoing the idea that life is a game.
By the gods you'll know my name
Repeating the notion that the gods will recognize the victim's name.
Now you'll burn in the fire
Reiterating the punishment of burning in fire according to the speaker's desire.
You'll fulfill my one desire
Repeating the fulfillment of the speaker's desire through the victim's death.
The wind will carry out your cries
Repeating the imagery of the wind carrying the cries of the dying victim.
Stars will shine because you died
Repeating the celestial tribute with stars shining due to the victim's death.
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