WATAIN - Before The Cataclysm (Live)

"Before the Cataclysm" is the first offering from WATAIN's upcoming live album “Die in Fire – Live in Hell” out via Nuclear Blast on November 3, 2023. Pre-order here: https://watain.bfan.link/die-i....n-fire-live-in-hell. in Fire – Live in Hell” is a very personal release dedicated to all those who have joined WATAIN on their path of lawless black metal darkness during the past 25 years. Recorded by Jamie Elton and mastered by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio, it allows you to experience WATAIN’s raw power and fiery precision captured perfectly on this recording from a sold-out show at Stockholm’s Fållan on October 7th, 2022. Director: JOHAN BÅÅTH.Pre-order "Die in Fire – Live in Hell": https://watain.bfan.link/die-i....n-fire-live-in-hell. Merch Store: http://wolfwear.netWatain Instagram: http://instagram.com/watainofficialWatain Facebook: http://facebook.com/watainofficialWatain Youtube: @OfficialWatain BEFORE THE CATACLYSMReady or notIt will come to be known by us allWhere leads the winding pathOver tar fields aflame since eden's fallCross hidden cracks and furrowsWhere fiery currents surge Restlessly, like mercurySpilling forth through the ruins of a barren worldThus you shall standA naked child before the cataclysmFor ready or not, come it willDark is the deep that you fall intoEndless the void that expands from under youNow the gods claim their sacrificeAnd the Devil his dueStrange glows the night, but fear not its shadowsThey've come to awaken the flame that's asleep within youA cross has been carved in the place where we go to dieThere they await to draw every secret from you...and the blood of thy heart Then you shall see it clear at lastAs the mist unveils the moorHere ends the charted landsAnd the path beyond is made visibleThe time has come to dare the dunesOf the endless oceans vastNo guiding stars to lead you nowThrough the labyrinth of all pastsAn edgeless map, a naveless spaceSuch is the province of our demiseYet on it goes this eternal voyageAbove a sunken paradiseYet many more kingdoms must fall beforeYou may find your rest there on the other shoreFare for the furthest beaconFare for the glowBright like the light that you go intoLife is a dream that is fading away from youFare now to what's real, fare now to what's trueYours is the night, yours is the shadowYours is the star that forever shall burn in the darkA cross has been carved in the place where we go to dieAnd for all those that go there with fire in heart we shall kneelAnd bless their journeySail on, sail on - Into the nightSail on, sail on - Into the lightSail to the souls that shine thereTonight I stood out by the seaAnd saw the seventh lighthouse glareThe yonder beckons, the twilight callsAnd one day I'll meet you thereWhere unchained spirits rampant soarIn starless heavens, like before the cataclysm, in timeless timeWhen god was not, forevermore