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Endetidsbundet
08:06
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ENDETIDSBUNDET
Min skjebne, vår verden, i mine hender
For all tid, vår skjebne, som vi skjender
Den evige avmakt over fellesskapets handlinger
Ene, alene, låst i ignorant-samfunnets holdninger
Saueflokkens hang til billig eufori
Den dyre bakside av ethvert demokrati
Skjønt, despoter på kun seg selv de tenker
Vi alle er fastlåst i de samme lenker
Hva finnes der hvor regnbuen ender?
Siste ark i vår kalender…
Fornuften svinner i takt med mengden kunnskap framlagt på bordet
Her må jeg få ta ordet;
Sannelig sier jeg eder!
Her høstes ingen heder!
Selvtilfredse, vi driver oss selv mot stupet
Vår ødsling, våre barn vi vil strupe
Som vanskjøtte utburder fra før de ble født
Hjemsøker oss i vardøgske gløtt
lampene blinker i skarlagensrødt
Vi skyver dem foran oss
som dødfødt offerkjøtt
Profittjag brøyter foran, ploger opp åpne sår
Det går den veien når penga rår
Teknologisk framgang av alskens slag
Økonomisk vekst, jordens ubehag
Jagen etter det siste, nye - En dødfødt krampe til den siste vye
Endetidens ankomst,
Sannhetens en(d)evelde er en beskjed tung å svelge
bind for øyne, fingre i øre… slipper man da å velge, og høre….?
Så se hvilken retning allting går
Vi gikk glipp av vår siste vår
hvem vet hva fremtiden rommer
Ikke godt nytt allting som kommer
-du må nyte den siste, stormfulle sommer…
Vi er sannelig den endelige løsning
Med vår uutgrunnelige sløsing
Moderens gaver vi utarmer
til hun blir tæret, spinkel og mager
Byttinger, ikke "guder" vi er,
plager mens vi dødfødt gnager
Den evolusjonære blindvei ble Faeton lik
- hodeløse Endetidsbringere, det totale svik
Det er for sent, hør min stumme røst
bladene danser i vår siste høst
Visne blomster gir ingen trøst
Se hva som ligger igjen på vårt bord
Ingen vakre og store ord
Vil gjødsle den skrinne jord
(det er som om vi) I lengsel vi langsomt sprinter
Mot den den evige Fimbulvinter…..
Aske faller som løv til bakken
Brent jord, så dette er takken
Jordens bitre frukter vi er
Faller til jorden og skaper besvær
Av alle arter hun har blitt svanger
Er vi parasittene, de snyltende slanger
Tror du nå at hun angrer?
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The Seeds of Greed
03:12
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THE SEEDS OF GREED (REAP AS YE SOW)
Crawling, prowling - the egos' power mongering
Serpents, preaching - upon the feeble leeching
weaving further their spin doctors' web of lies
In the pockets of the corporate suits & ties
Money talks through you, the lobby's own boy scout
The taste of greens is like detergent in your mouth
Oh, I will turn you from within
As you try to keep yourself all free from sin
The pious and righteous malpracticing at what they preach
Clutching at their money-sucking straws kept within reach
Build up fortune, sweet tax haven is their friend
Celestial impeachment trials awaits you in the end (Amen!)
Us versus them tho there's no "us" only the "I"
Blinding-hate unites, never mind the log that's in your eye
Oh, I will burn you from within
As you try to keep yourself all free from sin
I will reveal what lies beneath that glossy mask
Salvation itself is for free, but requires your tithing paid to me
believing their places in Paradise earned
TVenVISJONed at the side with their "herd"
We are his salesclerks on Earth, and we'll relieve you of your earthly worths…
The Road to the Kingdom of God is paid with the penance of gold
Crawling, prowling - the egos' power mongering
Serpents, preaching - upon the meek they're leeching
The pious and righteous malpracticing at what they preach
Clutching at their money sucking straws kept within reach
Down the drain, our leaders pushing towards the line
One giant choir of complaining hypocrites without spine
Money talks through you, God's ticket accountant
The taste of greens is like enema in your mouth
I will reveal what lies beneath your glossy mask
And you will fail at the completion of your task!
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SEVEN CURSES FOR THE DEATHLY PALE
It's coming closer, this coming curse
Everything is rotting through the core
Humankind got what it asked for,
Mammon's cancer
This shit won't leave you no cure
Coming on now,
it's dragging you down in to the gore
No hope in sight, we are all damned forevermore
Your greed, it caused this death galore
…we are all damned forevermore
Seven curses for the pale
The pale beyond the deathly shade
Waiting for the churning wave
...welcoming us to the plague!
Is this what you envisioned?
The stain upon your filthy hands
It is too late now to reconcile
Coming on now,
it's dragging you down in to the gore
No hope in sight, we are all damned forevermore
Your greed, it caused this death galore
…we are all damned forevermore
Seven curses for the pale
The pale beyond the deathly shade
Waiting for the churning wave
...welcoming us to the grave!
So, tell me! - What money will pay for this?
What?! Say thee…? - There's not enough…?
Now! Fix this! - There is no fix?
So, endtyme… - We're all doomed…
You say we all will die
Coz you tried to reach the sky
A failure, you'll hang from your tie
Lie, die, fry - you can burn in hell…
So, tell me! - What money will pay for this?
What?! Say thee…? - There's not enough…?
Now! Fix this! - There is no fix?
So, endtyme… - We're all doomed…
....We're all doomed…
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THE CLEANSING FLOOD
The wind is howling, knocking at our door
The tide is rising to the sky
The time has come to reap according to what we've sown
The age of recompense is nigh
Breaching, it's flooding, it's breaking through the palisades…
We've brought the darkness
The world will bathe in our blood
Time to start over
with this beautiful, cleansing flood
This beautiful cleansing flood…
Breaching, it's flooding, it's flowing over the barricades..
The… cleansing…. flood…
It has come to wash our sins away
It is time to wipe the filth off the earth
History will show our grand failure
We caused the deluge to erase all our mistakes
To erase all our mistakes…
Breaching, deluging, it's flowing over our barriers
The flood is coming now
the flood is coming
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Corrupt to Interrupt
05:24
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CORRUPT TO INTERRUPT
Paying the killing fee
Now there’s no chance for me
Upper hand is closing its grip
Getting close to a madness trip
Oh, where to go…
Break out of this madness show
It’s killing me, I need to flee
Intoxicate, spread your hate for the thrill
Dominate, let nothing twist your will
Create a need for the evil seed
Corrupt to interrupt
Make deals with the enemy
Play a game for your devilry
Drain the well from the poor
Spread mankind’s self made sore
Oh, where to go…
Break out of this madness show
It’s killing me, I need to flee
Intoxicate, spread your hate for the thrill
Dominate, let nothing twist your will
Create a need for the evil seed
Corrupt to interrupt
Now you are a nation big
People’s suffering paid your rejig
But the rage created from this
Will pulverize you and your bliss
Oh, now we know
We learned from your madness show
It's killing you
The only way is through
Intoxicate, spread your hate for the thrill
Dominate, let nothing twist your will
Create a need for the evil seed...
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Harrowing of Heaven
05:16
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HARROWING OF HEAVEN
As I gaze upon the sky I see the heavens falling
Like a scythe that cuts the rye, guardian angels lie there crawling
The holy war was fated to come
- angels and demons at play
The deafening pounding of the heinous war drum - and the exalted cry
Satisfied, the devil starts to hum
- as the reaper harvests souls
Time makes all succumb…
The trumpet calls, the silence falls,
slayed bodies lay scattered on the moor
-they're charging, onward marching…
Going for the fight, crushing all in sight-
-Frail seraphs they move so slow,
now meal for the crow
Unable to fight, celestials flee in flight,
spread disease and blight
The holy war's not going too well
- the hallowed by the malignant slain
Heading to where the darkness dwell
- and the immaculate die
Hear the sound of the sepulchral knell
- as the archfoe harrows souls…
Bid your last farewell - divine, the funeral bell
- go to rest in a narrow cell
Every single wight show infernal might
Time to overthrow, bring the power down below
The saints they cry in woe,
there's nothing left to love
Going for the strike, smite the holy parasite…
Bathe in blood on this glorious dawning -
hack 'em down, smite 'em to the ground
Maimed and mangled, the seraphim mourning -
In crimson drown, in your burial gown
They never heeded the penumbral warning - now they rot while the larvae feast on their remains..
Losing this war, heavenly forces flee
Blood on their wings, expelled to Hell
Malebranche chase them to Phlegethon
Gates of Heaven - only debris left…
As I gaze upon the sky I see the heavens' burning
Corpses of the sacred and divine defiled and eaten by vermin
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THE PRINCES IN THE TOWER
It was a time of unrest and uncertainty
The Rose war had raged for thirty years
All of a sudden the king died, a void was left
Lord Protector, the duke grabbed control of the events that followed in the wake
This was the usurper's opportunity at power
As by chance, the crown was now within his grasp…
Watch your your steps, what lies beneath
…. Hidden underneath the stairs
(No bells were to chime!)
What happened in their final hour….?
The Princes in The Tower
Capturing the new, young king, beheading his retinue
With his brother, locked up and stowed away, for "protection" it was said
far from the light of day, no coronation,
illegitimacy was the claim - Titulus Regius
Watch your your steps, what lies beneath
Hidden underneath the stairs
(Dry bones buried by time!)
What happened in their final hour?
The Princes in the Tower…
Imprisoned, while they awaited their fate
(Never… to be seen again)
The realm was in dismay
No pillow talk as the knights came at night
Approacing, with murder in sight
The boys strangled in their sleep,
Their bodies buried, not too deep
Unconsecrated ground, Ten feet beneath the White tower
No one knows what really happened
Except for the clear & obvious facts
The Princes were never, never heard from again
nor where they seen
Never to be found….
The hammer fell down on the usurper
two years låter, the kingdom restored…
- The princes' sister became queen
What happened in their final hour?
The Princes in The Tower
The Princes in The Tower
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CERTAIN FUTURE
Estimates given show us the coming path
The pieces laid out up 'till now
Somehow they don't fit the ideal plan
The clock's approaching midnight now
They say the future looks uncertain
Things are sliding out of hand
But hey! This is what we vouched for
… a certain future - yes, indeed
Consumption makes the world go 'round, they say
Governed by the dollar bill
The righteous in their own minds - being the wicked
Corporate greed controls our needs
They say the future looks a bit shrouded
Things have slided out of hand
But hey! This is what we vouched for
… a certain future, please proceed
The pieces in our puzzle don't fit on our board
The perfect image of our perfect future world
crumble as our jigsaw sink 'neath the water poured
The time has come to cash out & collect our common reward
Feign architects of Cain's material reign
Project capitalis all in vain
Only gold remain - all hail their gain
Now awaits the mundane, only blissful rain
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THE CLEANSING FLOOD
The wind is howling, knocking at our door
The tide has risen to the sky
The time has come to reap according to what we've sown
The age of recompense is nigh
Breaching, it's flooding, it's breaking through the palisades…
We've brought upon the darkness
The world will bathe in our blood
It's time to start things over again
with this beautiful, cleansing flood
This beautiful cleansing flood…
Breaching, it's flooding, it's flowing over the barricades..
The… cleansing…. flood…
It has come to wash our sins away
It is time to wipe the filth off the earth
History will show we have failed our part
We have brought the deluge to erase all our mistakes
To erase all our mistakes…
Breaching, deluging, it's flowing over our barriers
The flood is coming now
the flood is coming
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THE PRINCES IN THE TOWER
It was a time of unrest and uncertainty
The Rose war had raged for thirty years
All of a sudden the king died, a void was left
Lord Protector, the duke grabbed control of the events that followed in the wake
This was the usurper's opportunity at power
As by chance, the crown was now within his grasp…
Watch your your steps, what lies beneath
…. Hidden underneath the stairs
(No bells were to chime!)
What happened in their final hour….?
The Princes in The Tower
Capturing the new, young king, beheading his retinue
With his brother, locked up and stowed away, for "protection" it was said
far from the light of day, no coronation,
illegitimacy was the claim - Titulus Regius
Watch your your steps, what lies beneath
Hidden underneath the stairs
(Dry bones buried by time!)
What happened in their final hour?
The Princes in the Tower…
Imprisoned, while they awaited their fate
(Never… to be seen again)
The realm was in dismay
No pillow talk as the knights came at night
Approacing, with murder in sight
The boys strangled in their sleep,
Their bodies buried, not too deep
Unconsecrated ground, Ten feet beneath the White tower
No one knows what really happened
Except for the clear & obvious facts
The Princes were never, never heard from again
nor where they seen
Never to be found….
The hammer fell down on the usurper
two years låter, the kingdom restored…
- The princes' sister became queen
What happened in their final hour?
The Princes in The Tower
The Princes in The Tower
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Paradogmata Trondheim, Norway
Starting out in 2018, PARADOGMATA initially had a kinda Maiden-esque sound. Though, more extremities got implemented along
the way - Thus, the band shifted towards a thrashier, deathier & blacker sound, albeit still maintaining their melodic core.
Album "Endetid" out 24.Nov. 2023!
Paradogmata :
Per A. Haarberg - g
Wojciech Ziembora - g
Svein H. Ruøy - b
"Døds"Bo Anders Vist - d
Frank Bøkseth - v
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