1. THE PURITY OF SILENCE

When you enter the domain of silence
Parting ways with a surreal state of mind
Barbs of materialistic fear
Have poisoned the flesh for too long
Hiding in the name of the Lord
The mental abyss is roaring below

Enter the domain of tranquility
Where timeless perceptions still dwell
Through the purity of silence
A path to the powers within
Beyond the icons of emptiness
The ancient whispers can be heard
The wooden cathedrals await you
To tame the fury of the soul


2. AD ASTRA

Haze of the moon
Nocturnal awareness
Subtle light of wisdom eternally
Lord let me rise to see

Emergence and fading in my heart
Cosmic rhythm brightens the night
Glimpse of old lore from afar
Falling upwards, through starshine gates


3. BONES

(Instrumental)


4. A BEGGAR'S CHALICE

From pain and despair
I gave to birth to these lines
Sum up eternal winters
Under dead skies

The lonely and the awkward
Hum to this song
Thy will, their noose
The minds of the wrong

Dressed in sackcloth
Collecting the stars
A beggar's chalice
A beggar's scars

Through pain and despair
We reach out to thee
Holding nothing
But a faithful melody


5. WESTFÄLISCHES ZWIELICHT

(Instrumental)


6. MANGLE THE DEMON

Factories of mindlessness
Institutionalized filth
Human doctrine, ego war
Self made regalness
Demanding to lead
To guide the way
Selling false truth

Pristine robes, what lurks inside?
Domination of the few
Maintaining the order, selling wisdom
Many suffer below
Water and wine, you don't care
Violating his name

Human doctrine, ego war
Self made regalness
Reclaim what was meant for you
Mangle the demon
Open the eyes, break the chains
Holy Spirit guides the way


7. GLASS SCARS OF WINTER

Glass scars of winter
Northernmost rage
Sanctity unleashed
Aeon of wrath to come

Northernmost midnight
Ice tears above
Primal words rising
Structure dissolves at last
Bitterness boiling
Grim claws of frost
All seals broken
Aeon of wrath to come