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The Mad King
03:55
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Absolute decree from the god-king
Demanding subservience, all must kneel
We the subjects, the worthless maggots
We the worthless, the enslaved
We the faceless, equal to naught
We the nameless, the unrecognised
The mad king must die
To liberate
The mad king must die
From entropy
The mad king must die
The throne will shatter
We must quell the flames
Of the maniac
Lest the sun will die
In his madness
And the skies will fall
We drown in ashes
The mad king must die
Seeking the omnipotent, for the honour of the god-king
Task that cannot be fulfilled, request that cannot be done
We the servants, those sent to die
We the worthless, the enslaved
We the voiceless, we the silenced
We the worthless
The mad king must die
To liberate
The mad king must die
From entropy
The mad king must die
The throne will shatter
We must quell the flames
Of the maniac
Lest the sun will die
In his madness
And the skies will fall
We drown in ashes
The mad king must die
Redemption is in our hands
Redemption is in our blood and toil
Calling upon any man will not help
Calling upon any god will not help
This is my battle
This is our fate
The mad king must die
To liberate
The mad king must die
From entropy
The mad king must die
The throne will shatter
We must quell the flames
Of the maniac
Lest the sun will die
In his madness
And the skies will fall
We drown in ashes
The mad king must die
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Thirty-Six
04:30
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Seeking the unattainable, an endless road of promises
Wishes that are undone, a ravel of hope and fear
The scripts of hermits can’t be wrong, The fire cannot lie
Stars and bones on our side, blood will prevail and flow
Hidden pathways, hidden truths, obscured hearts of oblivion
Transcendence
Hidden purpose, hidden end, even beginnings removed from time
Un-existence
Desist
The false gifts
To the west – this is our last resort, where our dreams and hopes manifest
36 restless nights – I remember – 36 days of torment
To the west – this is our last resort, where our dreams and hopes manifest
36 restless aeons - I remember - seasons staring at the sun
Hidden away from our eyes, buried in sea and memories
City of Brass, City of Truths, covered with a veil of mortality
A sickly haze, the mist of gods, it poisons the mind and the atmosphere
Blackest iron, tempered in flames, the cauldron of knowledge and death.
Blacker yet, a crown on the ground, bearing the weight of transgressions
Exaltation
Of crowning ourselves the champions of wit, the false prophets of life
Transcendence
Affirmations
Of life
To the west – this is our last resort, where our dreams and hopes manifest
36 restless nights – I remember – 36 days of torment
To the west – this is our last resort, where our dreams and hopes manifest
36 restless aeons - I remember - seasons staring at the sun
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Firebrand
03:39
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Now I am the bearer of the crown
Now I hold the thousand truths
Struggling against the weight of the iron
Searing my skin, testing my resolve
This is wisdom, this is power
This is the brand of the true king
With this wisdom I change my fate
And the fate of all
36 earthly transformations
Earthly transformations
36 spirit dislocations
Spirit dislocations
True sight
Blood and tears, a bitter price to pay
I earned this! I will prevail!
I am the branded scion of might
Of all, and naught, and all things betwixt
Resentment burning in my veins
I'm the challenger, the vessel of fate
Behind me a trail of fire
I am the killing star, the slayer of kings
36 earthly transformations
Earthly transformations
36 spirit dislocations
Spirit dislocations
I regained my power
I have my crown and staff
I have my hands of fire
I’m the ashes of past
I regained my power
I have my crown and staff
I have my hands of fire
I’m the ashes of past
36 earthly transformations
Earthly transformations
36 spirit dislocations
Spirit dislocations
Earthly transformations
Spirit dislocations
True sight
Hands of fire
The scion of might
True sight
True sight
Scion of might
Slayer of kings
True sight
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4. |
Immortal and Man
03:44
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Whatever power he may hold
Is given to him by god
If I wish to slay the king
I must slay god
But a god’s no mortal
Can we slay the cloud-dweller?
Never born, never dying,
Never truly alive
How to slay that which lives in the clouds
How to kill the never-born?
I must face celestial weapons,
And break the heavenly wards
Havoc in heaven
Immortal and man
Divine destruction
Monument to man
Iconoclasts of the highest order
Usurpers of the divine covenant
This is where I test my mettle
Put aside my pride
This is where I bring the battle
Carry out deicide
But a subdued god is a servile god
A slave set in its ways
And slaves have only one purpose
They shall serve my cause
Havoc in heaven
Immortal and man
Divine destruction
Monument to man
Iconoclasts of the highest order
Usurpers of the divine covenant
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The Fate of Monarchs
06:10
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They thought they were invincible
That no one would challenge them in their marble halls
The bulwark of the palace was never impregnable
To the thirteen immortals I brought mortality
I’m the unchained
I bring you the wrath of gods
By my hand the god-pillars
Have already fallen
Pillars that reach the skies will fall
While my hands are covered in blood
I trace my fingers against the wall
Pillars that reach the skies will fall
While my face is covered in ash
I trace my fingers against the wall
Two hands, two faces, a thousand forms
My minds concentrate as one
A spirit that any obstacle overcomes
Revered and feared by god and demon alike
One clean cut and the king lies dead
The wheel of power has turned
One clean cut and the king lies dead
The fate of monarchs fulfilled
Winds of chaos, winds of creation
I claimed the throne of an empty kingdom
Trailed by fire, followed by none
Still remains my kingdom come
Entropy is taking its course
What I've taken I've taken by force
The throne sits empty, the halls are still
Only bones and ashes, the air is chill
The end, not of life
But being
Towards death
Timeless
Stasis, living
Void
Awaken, to the void
Confront un-being
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Bhikshu Finland
Bhikshu are an independent, two-piece band from Finland. Formed in 2019, they write, play, and produce music at the
intersection of death, black, and thrash metal. Bhikshu write their music as themed mini-albums, with lyrics centering on the existential and philosophical.
The name 'Bhikshu' is Sanskrit and means 'wandering beggar'.
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