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1. Tormentor of Christian Souls[Orginally released in 1997 on the album "Enthrone Darkness Triumphant".][Music and lyrics: Dimmu Borgir.][5:25]I could drag you to my chambersand strip you naked in darknessI could pull your fingernails out one by oneand rape you till you find no hopeI could rip your guts outand let you watch me sacrifice your unborn childI could leave you to starveand even bring you to total silenceCome on!For I find no pleasure in your physical painI want your Christian soul to crumbleWhen I have seen your church go up in flamesand you are weeping I will laughWhen you mourn over loved onesI will feel bliss when your mortal soul is in ruinsCome on!I will grin in the shadowsfor that gives me pleasureTormenting a Christian soul2. The Blazing Monoliths of Defiance[Orginally released in 1999 on the album "Spritual Black Dimensions".][Music: Dimmu Borgir.][Lyrics: Nagash.][4:31]With hearts of midnight, brightened by his infernal lightWe stand as a monolith of wrath, united under the goat of a thousand youngTwo horns thrust upwards in defiance, three inverted as the trinity deniedA phalanx of mourners in black, falling towards nightly terrorUnleash the tempted beast, raised your horns in prideful blasphemyI'll be your guide into the glourious darknessAnd enchant you like a taste of sinUnleash the tempted beast, chant thereon in words of blazing scornGrant me my dark desires, strengthened through the power of SatanTake plesure in the torment of the wretchedAnd rejoice in the delight of the fleshBehold the face of SatanAnd walk the fields of erotic fireHunt the Heavens ...Godless temples beckonThrough gleaming scapes of horrid nightmareGathered between symbols and signsA glow of new light is born out of the nightGive into your lust and carnal desires in twisted blood-dripping ecstasyIn the name of Satan I lead you into temptation3. The Insight and the Catharsis[album "Spritual Black Dimensions".][Music: Dimmu Borgir.][Lyrics: Silenoz.][7:09][Shagrath:](The Insight and the Catharsis!)Passenger on confessional courseUnlock with the key you behold withinRepaint the shadow of your mindAnd come awake"Oh, dreadful angel of mineEnrich me with the vastness of your being""Rigid father, teach me to comprehendI'll commit myself to understandTo be the faithful and the instrumentSo that the ones with blindfold can see what I have seen"[Vortex:]"That there is nothing inbetweenFor I am the accomplice..."Aghast and tender, indulged in sinEmbraced by loneliness, legions who grinI blunder into the realms of slumberI collide with the obscure[Vortex & Shagrath:]And see the last fraction of light go by[Guitar solo][Shagrath:]Plundering the sanity from the insane(And) providing appearances in blackCarefully swept in decadent spheres(But) faces in this world always remain darkenedIn circles of dominance, emotional deeps uniteFiction and transcendence woven togetherIn the essence of purity lies wisdomJoin the forces, the spiritual black dimensions[Guitar solo][Shagrath:]What more do you need of proofHuman hands conforming clooven hoofsFor I know the secrets and lies behind all truthsKnowlege is power and the power is mineIt's all mineSo let the children come to meAnd share the limitless ways to infinityEscape death and diseaseAnd behold youth and vitality(Come on, Stuttgart. Let me fucking see your hands in the air!)[Vortex:]"Oh, dreadful angel of mineEnrich me with the vastness of your being""Rigid father, teach me how to comprehendI'll commit myself to understandFor I am the accomplice..."4. Puritania[Orginally released in 2001 on the album "Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia".][Music: Shagrath.][Lyrics: Silenoz and M.Lunde.][3:06]We do away with your kind. Countdown to exterminate the human race. Four, three, two, one... Let Chaos entwine on defenseless soil. Remove errors of man and sweep all the weakening kind. I am war, I am pain, I am all you've ever slain. I am tears in your eyes, I am grief, I am lies. Bygone are tolerance and presence of grace. Scavengers are set out to cleanse the human filth parade. I am pure, I am true, I am all over you. I am laugh, I am smile, I am the Earth defiled. I am the cosmic storms. I am the tiny worms. I am fear in the night. I am bringer of the blight. Successfully erased.5. The Maelstrom Mephisto[Orginally released in 2001 on the album "Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia".][Music: Silenoz, Archon, Galder, Shagrath and Mustis.][Lyrics: Silenoz.][4:49][Shagrath:]Ride the vortex winds with the beast insideCast down all memories from a past and future worldThe cynic icons and the cryptic writingsAs a picturesque creation in force and spiritAgainst their reason and will, it is timeGive darkness it's passion pleaThe venomous tongue The inevitable poisonParalyze the angelsFreeze the forgivenBaptize in fireUnleash the devil at heartUnleash the Maelstrom MephistoSo sinner, mourn wellMake all the swans suffer in HellThe maelstrom of the Mephisto left the traceTo revel and feast in undelivered gracePledged to judgmental arrogance in Drawn principles of ignorant falsehoodTo comprehend that the sin of life is life itselfA tyranny in tormentAn inner-sanctum stealing sleep(Here we go again!)So sinner, mourn wellMake all the swans suffer in HellIn the dimness surrounding the towers of the castleWhere the ravens spread their wings out wide(Vortex!)[Vortex:]Dwell in depths of the darker self at any shore of infinityAnd watch the relentless paint the soil blackWhat is being formed echoes throughout eternityAs the painter chooses color no more[Shagrath:]Hold your shadows close when the comedy is overAs the days of mourning seem to be the days of joyFragments fell from the sky in order to penetrate the eyesA convict wallowing in a lifetime of liesLiesThe venomous tongue The inevitable poisonParalyze the angelsFreeze the forgivenBaptize in fireUnleash the Devil at heartUnleash the Maelstrom Mephisto[Keyboard solo: Mustis][Shagrath:]So sinner, mourn wellMake all the swans suffer in HellThe maelstrom of the Mephisto left the traceTo revel and feast in undelivered grace(Thank you.)