Decade Ov Therion (Live)

Song Meaning

This track opens with a guttural invocation, "Decade Ov Therion!" followed by the repeated Greek phrase "APO PANTOS KAKO DAIMONOS!" which translates to "From every evil demon." This immediately sets a tone of ritualistic defiance and a confrontation with darkness. The subsequent lines declare a rejection of the mundane: "We transgress the context of commonplaceness / We deny normality, trample morality." The narrator and their group are actively seeking to break free from societal constraints, even if it means embracing destructive forces, as they "destroy angels with sound" and "silence." The lyrics then shift into a more abstract, almost psychedelic description of this transgression. "Currents of tantric anarchy" suggest a wild, spiritual energy, leading to a "cosmic dance of four scythes" and an "absurd theatre" where "Mother Chaos" reigns. This imagery evokes a sense of uncontrolled, primal forces being unleashed. The narrator's internal state is also revealed, feeling "Exhausted" and "running towards the last shrines of consciousness," which are then consumed by "shadows of madness." This highlights the personal cost of such a radical departure from the norm. The narrative then moves into a more specific, occult-infused vision. The "star and the snake servants" rise a "hexagram," a potent symbol in various esoteric traditions. The lyrics describe a complex interplay of celestial and earthly elements: the "Sun - in the triangle hidden," "sight - sacred visions entwined," and a desire for "union with nothingness." There's a call to embrace a martial strength, "go along the Mars path, fighting if we must," and a reverence for a divine feminine figure, "Ahathoor, goddess of blue sky." Ultimately, the lyrics articulate a profound desire to shed the limitations of ordinary existence and embrace a more potent, perhaps dangerous, form of being. The narrator is actively "drawing" a new self, a "Sigillum dei," using "life, venom and Hell." The final, intense declaration, "His name is Esial, I want him more," suggests a yearning for a specific, powerful entity or state of existence, representing the ultimate goal of this decade of transformation and confrontation with the "evil demons."