Scarab - Ihsahn

As the sun returns

From the shades of night

So am I reborn from my own corruption

I invoke the consuming fire

And from the ashes mould

The renaissance of my decadent self

At the dawn of my rebirth

The heart is overflowing

I indulge and dissipate

And when the cup is empty

I drink from nothingness

The venom by which I disintegrate

This is not merely pride

Or lust for eminence

This is the reoccurring cycle of my existence

As the sun returns

From the shades of night

So am I reborn from my own corruption

Behold — the god returns

Solar balls upon his back

A sacrifice

I invoke the consuming fire

And from the ashes mould

The renaissance of my decadance

My sacrifice — my corruption — my death