Dimmu Borgir – The Serpentine Offering

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My decent is the story of everyman
I am hatred, darkness and despair
My decent is the story of everyman
I am hatred, darkness and despair

Evoked and entertained through centuries
Wrathful and sullen--dormant still
The ferocity pervades everywhere
Waiting to be released at last

Hear my offering
Ye bastard sons and daughters
Share my sacrifice
Share my sacrifice

My decent is the story of everyman
I am hatred, darkness and despair
My decent is the story of everyman
I am hatred, darkness and despair

My decent is the story of everyman
My decent is the story of everyman
I am hatred, darkness and despair
My decent is the story of everyman
I am hatred, darkness and despair

Reconcile not with the fear of the snake
But embrace it as your own
Inject it's venom into your veins
And replant the seed that gives growth
Still shrouded in mystery
Until you arise above perception
A veil of ignorance is in motion
Continuing throughout generations

A veil of ignorance is in motion
Continuing throughout multiple generations
Let me be the one that deliver you from the deceit
And back into perfect accordance with the laws of nature

The snake is notoriously tempting
But the snake is fair
What is worse than not knowing?
To live or disappear?

The ferocity pervades everywhere
Waiting to be released at last

Hear my offering
Ye bastard sons and daughters
Share my sacrifice
Share my sacrifice

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    General Comment:So anyway, I was arguing with some guy over the internet on how black metal sucked shit, then he told me to check out Dimmu Borgir. I saw the video for this song on YouTube and I have got to say:

    This.

    Is.

    FUCKING FAGGOTRY!!!

    Goddamn this is so gay. It's like the wannabe Satanic version of that other faggot band, Avenged Sevenfold. Jesus Christ.

    And let me go into why Satanism is for faggots like Dummy Borgir. Satan (Hebrew for enemy) is the archenemy of God. Thus it exists as part of the Hebrew religions (Christianity and Judaism). Thus, Satanists are still incorporating a Christian theme into their "religion".
    And that is why Satanism is as gay as it is an oxymoron (for morons).

    TL;DR DB suck and Satanism is gay.
    Flagged KillViacomon February 23, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:When my friend was high on shrooms and heard the intor, he thought he was in LoTR. The symphonic element is fucking epic in their stuff... If the apocalypse comes, this dimmu would be the soundtrack.
    Flag FuckUserNameson September 22, 2009   Link
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    My Opinion:This The Best Song In This Album............I Have A Question..Are Dimmu Borgir Satanic Or Not????????????.........Please Answer ME...
    Flag ahmed1995on September 11, 2009   Link
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    My Opinion:This The Best Song In This Album............I Have A Question..Are Dimmu Borgir Satanic Or Not????????????.........Please Answer ME...
    Flag ahmed1995on September 11, 2009   Link
  • 0
    My Opinion:This The Best Song In This Album............I Have A Question..Are Dimmu Borgir Satanic Or Not????????????.........Please Answer ME...
    Flag ahmed1995on September 11, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:@funnypunkkid i doint know man. Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia is a godamn fantastic album. but IN sorte Diaboli is at least fucking tied with it. its astounding
    Flag Origaon June 10, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Don't care if it's a hail satan song, this is still just fucking briliant
    Flag 5m411ish80yon March 17, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This song is also about awakening of satanizm like the whole of the album. Verses;

    A veil of ignorance is in motion
    Continuing throughout multiple generations
    let me be the one that deliver you from the deceit
    And back into perfect accordance with the laws of nature

    describes most this subject and doesnt need an explanation i guess... And in these verses;

    Reconcile not with the fear of the snake
    But embrace it as your own
    Inject it's venom into your veins
    And replant the seed that gives growth

    you can take snake as "satanizm" thus it means something. They say "inject its venom into your vains" to imply accept the rules of satanizm and take it as your own lifestyle...
    Flag v-empireon December 20, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:fuck satan, there is a genre called 'Unblack metal' which is black metal with pro Christian messages.

    It sucks balls though, black metal is at its best with the satanic lyrics \M/

    Helnorsk Svartmetall!
    Flag DarkNogon October 21, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Lyrics are definitely perfect! Videoclip describes so perfect the lyrics!!!! Gives us the meaning.

    This song surely continues to emphasize the forgotten, situation of satanizm as in "The sacrilegious scorn"
    Flag v-empireon September 02, 2008   Link

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