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lyrics
There will come a day, my friend, when none of this matters.
The darkness, the struggles. The pleasures, and the smiles. All will be washed away, like tears falling into the ocean of time.
Our self-image. Our possessions. Our pride and our pain. There will come a day when nothing of you will remain.
You might find it soothing, or you might find it sad. The idea of losing everything that you once had.
Oh, my friend, I have lost it all. And I have lost myself. It was the darkest night that I have ever felt. But it is in darkness where you will find the light. It is through suffering you will get it right. The pulverisation of yourself. The death of your mind gives birth to your heart. It's all necessary for a new start.
I sometimes lay down and gaze up towards a clear night sky. It helps me regain perspective. What I want to happen, what I don't want to happen - how self-absorbed I have been to consider it important. The future, the past. The endless amount of time spent on worry or regret. What a waste of the gift that is life.
Whenever you watch the stars, can you feel yourself overflow with wonder? The mysteries of life are all around you, my friend, but your mind is like a cage. You will not experience what it can not grasp. The smaller the room, the smaller the experience. You must grow it.
I'm writing you this letter, for life is uncertain.
And as you will come to understand - everything is temporary. Everything ends and everything evolves.
It is all constantly changing. Every cell of your body is changing, so let your mind change too. If you're not happy with who you are - then you are not who you really are.
These are the things I want you to think of, whenever I cross your mind.
Know that you are a soul living the human experience. Trust your intuition. With practice, it becomes a compass to guide you through life. If you feel anxious, it means that you're doing something wrong. Silence your mind and feel. Observe your thoughts and change what you can.
You know I had to change a lot. Everything in my life was wrong, and man, did I suffer for it.
Eventually I experienced that it is not the incidents or our emotions that creates our suffering, it's our reactions towards them that does.
Keep that in your mind, my friend, as I tell you - a cycle is reaching its end. All shall pass.
Happiness and suffering - time is relentless towards all. Yet, we are eternal, beyond the world that we know. One day we will both return to the earth what we have from her taken - when our bones finally rest below the forest soil, and our souls again wander in the midnight sky.
My deer friend, I hope my words can become a shoulder for you to cry on. And when it's time, we will meet again - beyond the belt of Orion.
supported by 52 fans who also own “Beyond the belt of Orion”
What an impressive piece of black metal. This one-man hurricane is pure art. Sgah‘gahsowáh creates an haunting atmosphere. He puts so much soul in his music. Sælzer Bub
supported by 42 fans who also own “Beyond the belt of Orion”
This opvs could perfectly be our last epitaph where Irrfrärd’s narrative descends into our own incandescent hell ov pain, bitterness, suffering and deep and heartbreaking sadness, but Ofdrykkja as band has a bipolar disorder that in deep wisdom knows how to combine folk melancholy with the heartbreaking distortion of their instruments that give off the stench ov decadence where last hope is found in a flight with no return under the mournful fog of an end that freezes our blood… I embrace it… Shanti
Crushing blackened doom from this German band that counterbalances blinding fury with moments of surprising, melancholy melody. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 8, 2023
The eight tracks on the latest from German black metal band pummel and hiss, working occasional atmospheric moments into the din. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 12, 2022
supported by 39 fans who also own “Beyond the belt of Orion”
Blackbraid quickly followed up their 2022 debut in 2023 with more native folk infused furious black metal. This is by no means a sophomore slump as it is equally excellent, methodical, melodical, and approachable as the first record. 9/10 RJ
