The spirits of deceased

Those mortals did not accept death
Their spirits missed the void
Perceiving the truth they came to disturb
The endless path of the paranoid
The spirits roam on a narrow line
Between hell and paradise
They return to witness the time
To ignite the human lies

Someday you'll meet the spirits of the deceased

Distorted domain of vanity
Inside the rotten mediocrity
Behind the shadows hear the screams
The future will shock humanity

Another world like a mirror shows
The decay of the human brain
Mindless voices call for rescue
In a season of rest in pain
Invisible spirits come along
The bared nerves of the world
And human life — from zero to none
The fire burns the given hope

Someday you'll meet the spirits of the deceased

Distorted domain of vanity
Inside the rotten mediocrity
Behind the shadows hear the screams
The future will shock humanity

Deathlike winds and flaming tears
Malice dwells in lifeless potential
Dreams are sunk in spiritual feelings
Seeds of decomposition in minds
There's no remorse for the world we live in
We've taken too much, but back we must give in
The Lord has forgotten this desolate land
The numbered days — we are forced to live them
Until the last sigh is sent

Distorted domain of vanity
Inside the rotten mediocrity
Behind the shadows hear the screams
The future will shock humanity

It's hard to remember that the end is near
There is no escape, so calm your fear
The spirits watch the day
And keep the words of the seer:

Someday you will wear
The burden of darkest light
Inside the heart of stone
Your hope for hope will die

— Someday? Why, where or when?

— Take care of death — you'll see it.
Someday you'll become yourself
A spirit of the deceased...

Примечание
Текст написан в 1993 году для метал-проекта Arise.
По стилистике ориентирован на death-doom metal начала 1990-х: медленные атмосферные куплеты контрастируют с более быстрыми и агрессивными фрагментами, а финал построен как диалог и возвращается к медленной, почти funeral-doom атмосфере.
Публикуется как архивный материал; английский текст слегка отредактирован для языковой целостности при сохранении оригинальной структуры и образности.