The Serpentine Offering - Dimmu Borgir


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

Ah!

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

Hear my offering
Upon your sons and daughters
Share my sacrifice
share my sacrifice

My descent is the story of everyman
I am hatred, darkness and despair
My descent 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 troughout 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
Upon Your sons and daughters
Share my sacrifice
Share my sacrifice

"Crystal Ball" by Keane

Who is the man I see
Where I'm supposed to be?
I lost my heart, I buried it too deep
Under the iron sea

Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball
Save us all, tell me life is beautiful
Mirror, mirror on the wall

Lines ever more unclear
Not sure I'm even here
The more I look the more I think that I'm
Starting to disappear

Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball
Save us all, tell me life is beautiful
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Oh, crystal ball, hear my song
I'm fading out, everything I know is wrong
So put me where I belong

I don't know where I am
And I don't really care
I look myself in the eye
There's no-one there
I fall upon the earth
I call upon the air
But all I get is the same old vacant stare

Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball
Save us all, tell me life is beautiful
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Oh, crystal ball, hear my song
I'm fading out, everything I know is wrong
So put me where I belong



I fell in love with Keane when they came out with Hopes and Fears. Now when they came out with Under the Iron Sea, I love them even more. They are experimenting with their sound mechanisms and it's great. One great track that I would recommend to non-Keane fans would be Crystal Ball.

Alright alright, that's enough diversion. Now, just to share a little bit.

The lyrics for this song is well written. It's very simple. How we lost ourselves and hoping for a "crystal ball" to lead us back to our paths. As we can see, the word "Crystal Ball" itself is a metaphor.

In our lives, we constantly look towards God when we are lost. Or for those Atheists, I seriously have no idea. I guess they just take a break and clear their mind of all smog and crap.

Anyways, I'm also looking for this "Crystal Ball". So secretive that I've lost everything that I was fighting for last time. All my dreams of destroying the one who brought me up has somewhat dissipated. I feel that there is no more kick to it; it's like I've been drained of my anger. Or it could be as you age you tend to let it pass by and the fire that once burned within ebbs as age catches up.

I didn't see meaning in life last time. I lived for the sole purpose of making her life hell. I was revenge embodied, I was the Devil reincarnated, I was Hell's most precious Hellhound. Imagine the havoc I wreak once I let it go now. All that anger was channeled to that sole purpose. It fed my soul with anger and now I'm burnout. As fire burns out, so did my anger.

Now, I'm just tired.

That was a diversion. Getting back on track, I've searched for the crystal ball. My crystal would bring about anger, hatred, abomination of our bodily temple and most of all Recognition and Submission from HER.

Now I couldn't find it but there was something else glittering not too far away.

I found my crystal ball. And all the while it was in front of me, swaying to my beat. Or going all insane and uncontrollable. My guitar. I write songs on it, share my anger and passion with it, dream of dreams that can never come true. My guitar is akin to a girl's teddy bear except the fact that I don't hug it snugly to ensure that my guitar stays intact for me.

But then, Keane's crystal ball is like a guiding light to the right path. I'm invested so much time in my guitar that now itself I cannot remember the part on which I became who I am today. So, I look for meaning whenever I write songs now. Not expressions of love and "I Love You"

There is more to to life. That is why we all are searching for a crystal ball to help us look into the future but the simple fact is that there is no need for a Crystal Ball. It'll be fogged up and you can only see smudges of our handprints clouding the image.

I don't know where I am
And I don't really care
I look myself in the eye
There's no-one there
I fall upon the earth
I call upon the air
But all I get is the same old vacant stare


Under the Iron Sea,
Keane, 2007

Cloth n Clef


Had a great time with an excellent crowd. I wished I had performed more songs but still I couldn't demand more as I was slotted for the open mic, not the billed acts :D

Well, I performed two songs. Amanda and Eunice were with me. Thanks gals! The setting was nice, wished I had a bloody camera. I'm investing in a new camera as soon as my salary comes in. Can't wait because it's so hard to capture words.

"A picture paints a thousand words"

See how much hassle it can save me? :D

Anyway, I'm looking out for more gigs. Then at least I'll garner experience.

The other "open mikers" (as quoted by Reza Salleh) and billed acts played well too. I learned some new stuff from them. Like how to sing better and write better lyrics etc.

All of them played well, after all we're all on the same boat right? So we're all equal!