Syrach
A Dark Burial
1. Curse The Souls
Dark horizon for my December soul
Dramatic serenades to be heard
Dark horizon for my December soul
Dramatic serenades to be heard
I am the lord of all the lost souls
Doomed to walk the earth
The light in my eyes no longer exists
It dies on that night
The tragedies in my life still exist
In the deeper depths of this cold soul
Into slumber, into sleep...we access the endless abyss
Once a king, now crowned the fool...I am the king of fools
Agony, suffer in the souls of a thousand men
A blood dripping heart – for a moment
Stand still...stands still...the torment
Howls in the night – dark shades of the dark
Horror dwells underneath the skin
An endless masquerade
No rest for this wicked soul
Free from torture thoughts
Leave this world behind
Release this bitter soul
Heaven, oh, so cold
A darker place I’ll see
Doomed to walk the earth
But I forever dwell
In the deepest of your mind
Where no one else can dwell...
Leave this world behind
Release this bitter soul
Heaven, oh, so cold
A darker place I’ll be
I am doomed to walk the earth
But I forever dwell
In the darkest of your mind
Where no one else can dwell...
Better left among the dead
Cleansed from this dark earth
Soon I again shall arise
To a better world and life...
Better left among the dead
Cleansed from this dark earth
Soon I again shall arise
To a better world and life...
2. The River’s Rage
Feel this river’s rage
Tearing up your heart
Feel this river’s rage...this river’s rage
You say this world must end
I feel this world on my shoulders
Gather flames and alight your pyre
Burn your hands and feel the fire
Vanish in shadows I am leaving no trace
A wicked world on my shoulders to embrace...yeah!
A wicked world on my shoulders to embrace
In the blackest of night – a fear of sleep
Close my eyes now – wide awake!
Nightmares coming to haunt my soul!
Repent and fall on your knees
Dark eyes...horror inside
Deepest dreams you’re still there
In hell I’ll arrive with death by my side
Crushing claws tight around my neck
A relief – come to me now
The morning I welcome – not dead in my sleep...
Is this the moment of my death?
Or just another day I will live through?
Is this the moment of my death?
Or just another day I will live through?
You say this world must end
I feel this world on my shoulders
Gather flames and alight your pyre
Burn your hands and feel the fire
Vanish in shadows I am leaving no trace
A wicked world on my shoulders to embrace...yeah!
Digging for you...I am digging for you
The beauty of your grave
Deepest and deeper...deeper and deeper...
Earth coffins for the sinners
The hours of forever...time’s up for you...
The hours of forever...time’s up for you...
Feel your river’s rage
Deep inside of you
Feel your river’s rage
Too close to you...
Feel your river’s rage
Deep inside of you
Feel your river’s rage
Too close to you...
3. A Dark Burial
Celebrate...I celebrate the days of wrath
An age of new blood...
A trail in the snow so pure and red
As I haul her to the lake...
Dark desires...kept deep in heart
Enter the dark...beyond voices of mankind
Creeping, crawling towards the light
My face vanishes from your eyes...
Close your eyes, welcome your god
My strong hands holding you down
Touch of death’s angels filling your soul
Welcome the light of a new world
Howl water howl...your tomb, calm and cold...
Lay down...let me guide you
Do as I say...let the black water embrace you...
Standing at death’s door...fire in my hands
Walk the path with serpents...wash out the demons
The shadows of your soul...of your soul!
The cry of despair...deep is your dirge
Weak and torn – I took your soul
Let you be mine, forever!
Bring the nightmare – close the chapter
A short breath, soon nothin’ at all
The grim reaper – me – cloaked in dark...
Your body sentenced to sleep, go!
The fear...still hides in your eyes
A roaring fire...soon put to rest
Free now...or forever in pains?
The roaring fire...no longer in your chest
Bring the nightmare – close the chapter
A short breath, soon nothin’ at all
The grim reaper – me – cloaked in dark...
Your body sentenced to sleep...
Hands of horror, hands of death
The ecstasy – the risk in one kiss
The knife...forced by the devil’s touch
The serpent lives inside my soul...
I sank into earth at the lakeside...
I almost walked away, prayed for my sins...
4. A Mourner’s Kiss
Curse the hours of the night
Sleepless night
No other demons in sight
Apathy in a fading dream
Curse the hours of the night
Sleepless night
No other demons in sight
Apathy in a fading dream
I am forlorn, I am left for dead
A mourner’s kiss
They ended weeping at my grave
Blame the cross around your neck
Cursed are now, this cold earth
Let us return to the eve
All in tears – the night bright as heaven
Age of the heartless – this world shall burn!
The hand of doom – awake – arise!
Like creatures of the night
The hand of doom – awake – arise!
Like creatures of the night
A thirst for the “opium rose”
In the kingdom of the fallen
The lost, the one with death in his eyes
Forthcoming damnation
A hunger to become extinct
As I surrender to my eternal father
To be buried in thy hallowed earth
Bring justice to my soul
Formed in flesh – all evil
Mortal men – mightier than God?
Guard the key to the gates of hell
In the kingdom of the fallen
The lost, death from the skies
Forthcoming damnation
Guard the key to the gates of hell
In the kingdom of the fallen
The lost, death from the skies
Forthcoming damnation
Glory, glory to the brave
With solemn hearts we’ll part
Not sympathy for the darkness
Nor enigma night I will praise
Observe the wooden coffin
They weep and mourn for my soul
White lilies – pales faces
Oh, hark! A tearful romance
Oh, he shall endure by coming in the flesh
To a lustful life and to a cursed death
5. In Darkness I Sigh
Read for me the words of the dead
Fathers of the dark
I stumble forth in misery
Read me the words of the dead
In darkness I sigh
Arrival of the fallen
A longing for the heavens
A night of burden
In darkness I sigh
Arrival of the fallen
A longing for the heavens
A night of burden
Remember the fallen
See them hang at the gallows
Remember the buried
Died for their forefathers’ sins
As I walk, the skies grew black
As I stopped and never looked back
For those once loyal...yet so false
I sighed again and sealed my lips
Let us celebrate the dead
Let us celebrate this journey to the end
Let me enter the garden of delights
If I shall rise from the ashes
Bloodstained and hurt
The scars – kisses of Judas
They have been with me – with me from birth
Scream to me the words of the dead
Forge the fathers of the dark
If I stumble forth in misery
I read for you...the words of the dead
The words of the dead
6. Ouroboros
Man and the animal are merely a passage and channel for food
A tomb for other animals
A haven for the dead
Given life by the death of others
A coffer full of corruption
Syrach are:
Ripper Olsen – Vocals
Rolb Erick – Guitar
Hjarandr – Bass
Adam – Drums
All songs by Syrach
Lyrics on “Ouroboros” by Leonardo DaVinci (1452-1519)
Recorded by Bjornar Nilsen of Conclave & Earshot Studios
Mixed by Bjornar Nilsen and Syrach
Mastered by Cutting Room
Photo by Alexander Kleppesto
Cover artwork by Martin Kvamme/Unit Delta Plus
Napalm Records 2009
Lyrics in plain text format
