Inward journey of spiritual purge Cleansing of the soul Release me from this carnal state Dissolve and coagulate Prelude to transformation Into the whispering dark Stripping of all emotion Reveal the true essence of man Floating above the void Transcending to a higher dimension Seeking for the inner light Ascension, ego must die Ongoing transmutation Now part of the eternal black Ridden of all devotion Return to the primal state Absorbed into the chasm Superior plane of existence Behold unfound reality Ascension, ego must die In the depth of the cave The Black Dragon awaits To proceed with the quest for light The beast will devour itself When the cycle comes to an end From obscurity it will rise again Fire ignites my conscience In shadows the raven flies free Deforms false perceptions within Fire ignites my conscience In shadows the raven flies free Deforms false perceptions within The piercing silence of the abyss Deforms everything once perceived as real Profound isolation in the maze of the mind Opens the door to forgotten realities Degradation towards the neutral state