the emperor

elend’in 1995 tarihli lecons de tenebres albümünden...

and hell saw first the bringer of light weep.
"o myriads of immortal spirits! i should not cry,
for who can yet believe, though after loss,
that all these legions, whose exile
has emptied heaven, shall fail to reascend
self-raised, and repossess their native seat?
for this infernal pit shall never hold celestial
spirit in bondage, nor the abyss
long under darkness cover."
anon out of the earth a fabric huge,
built like a temple, rose, with the sound
of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet,
pandaemonium... was built!

"in this capital, of hell the temple,
worship your emperor,
worship lucifer!"