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The lyrics for “Corrupted Text” were partly inspired by Hume’s “Of Miracles” and Parts 3 and 4 of Hobbes’ Leviathan.
lyrics
Telling lies to cause wonder:
One of the oldest pastimes of mankind.
Try to distract the mind from thinking
Too deeply about the cares that weigh us down.
Recounting marvelous tales and strange delusions-
Unlimited thirst for fantasy-
Disbelieving the facts they see
In exchange for an exhausted false reality.
Impelled on by groundless hope
Naively expressed as evidence;
Astonished listeners re-tell fanciful legends-
Might as well be fairy tales of little girls
Staring out to Neverland-
Textual distortion in their hands.
A false translation misunderstood:
Echoes of corrupted text.
Staring into the sun,
Focused on the need for meaning.
Dreaming yet not asleep...
Mind seared by false teachings.
The wisps of dreams from another world.
Steeped in delusion,
Weighing their lives down.
What can’t be proven lacks claim to truth.
Steeped in delusion- entrancing sacred ruse!
Ignore their claims that contradict reason:
Guard and revere respect for truth.
Zealots emboldened to say
That by their faith alone
The words in doubt are proven true,
When they can't even understand the language
The ancient texts were written in.
Well-intentioned, and yet misled;
Platonic passed off as Christian.
What’s in a vision is not really true:
A figment of imaginings,
Symbolic but not real.
(Reciting vague words
As if they had deep meaning.)
Unknown: the text
Originally written by the men.
Foundational concepts redefined.
A clever ancient lie
Shrewdly misinterred:
Echoes of corrupted text.
credits
from Crypteria,
released October 12, 2018
Lyrics by Austin
Backing Vocals by Kevin
supported by 28 fans who also own “Corrupted Text”
i checked out bands coming to my town, and xoth were on the list. at first i thought they were cheesy since i only liked metal to be deep, dark, and atmospheric .
i did enjoy the technical complexity, so i gave them another chance. i equated shredding with jockishness (ugh), but i now see it as a creative choice. i just had to approach it on my own terms, and xoth was the perfect gateway for this. they really opened up a new world for me. quasiotter
supported by 27 fans who also own “Corrupted Text”
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