The Prophet Lyrics - Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire And Demise - Emperor

... and as if awaken from eternal sleep 

he sought a mentor 

for he no longer knew his position 

"It is time after miracles 

and I am its prophet 

I have not come to cure 

but to bear witness decease" 

"It is the place where blood and soil 

lie beyond the boundaries of the sun 

and I am its prophet 

I cast the shadow 

I absorb the light" 

"I am the prophet 

I bear witness 

I absorb 

I cry" 

"As I die 

I shall burst wide open 

As I die 

I shall release the apocalypse 

my prophecy 

Thus, I hold on to faith 

Thus, I keep the hope 

That it will prosper 

and devour" 

"It is time after miracles 

and I am its prophet 

I have not come to cure 

but to bear witness decease" 

... and pain joined his urge to perceive