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lyrics
Generally Russia's Christianization is usually depicted in heavy music as a brave foray of great Slavs, which are strangely dressed as Vikings and battle some devious foes with axes. In the basis of "We Are Not Alone" track there are harsh facts of these cruel times of Povolzhye region people Christianization and internal missionary work in Russia. The track is far from metal community fantasies based on popular neopaganism ideas and based on real facts of the past, which closely intertwine with classic horror literature ideas.
Starting from XVI century there were orthodox churches built on territories inhabited by Mordva (indigenous finno-ugoric people) and tsar rule willingly assigned them farming, forestry and water resources and also assigned unchristianized villages to certain churches. One of the main goals of the clergy in this region was to baptize Mordva people. And there were numerous violent clashes between pagans and official and clergy rule, namely in 1656 - murder of Ryazan Archbishop, which sparked a new cycle of violence and served a reason for instatement of "Section of Newly Baptized Affairs", which was brought up for a purpose of speeding up baptizing of Kazan, Nizhegorodsk, Voronezh and Astrakhan regions. Later this section utilized an idea of monetary and item reimbursement for people, who willingly decided to baptize. Though pagans found this idea quite offensive.
Later in 1744 prominent Mordva elders wrote a letter to Empress Anna asking to stop forceful baptizing and remove the bishop from the area, who promoted violent acts. But that didn't help and response was to severely punish Mordva, who undersigned the letter to Empress, to make sure nobody follows their example - and that's where the track starts its story:
Some missionary is sent to Mordva to finally resolve the situation with clear instruction to use whatever means, no matter how violent. Later when missionary arrives, pagans are secretly performing their rituals, which he doesn't take notice of. But the prayers were heard and materialized into a winged monstrosity that attacked the missionary during the nights. Missionary hides in the church and prays to find salvation from the winged terror and claiming that "We're not alone" to the God.
This is where the track ends. As for the story: as you might have guessed, first Mordva people to baptize were nobles and state-affiliated people, who were trying to secure their privileges and status. Peasants were ready to go as far as relocate, riot, self-immolate, but to avoid baptizing, seeing new religion as another mean of oppression. And that's the idea: no axe-wielding Viking and factual history mixed with classical horror literature: lyrics are referring similar ideas with two literary pieces: Vii by N. Gogol and The Shadow over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft.
Kill, grab by the head
And shove into the ice-hole
Do not dwell on it
If there they rest in peace
What else to do
If they are conjuring from the outside
And but demons know what is happening
On the prairies in the dark
You don't believe yet, but you will
A century won't measure life
It's not an illusion, not a bad dream
Kissing a cross won't grant salvation
From human thoughts and flesh
Please god save our souls
I'm sure we're not alone
The spell grows stronger
If thousands whisper
The more people join the curse
The stronger beast becomes
And haven't lost their tales
And literacy's useless
Still horrifies, it
And crosses puts across
The wings flapped in the distance
What unspeakable horror
God, please save our souls
Seen it myself: we're not alone in this world
Убивай, окунай
В прорубь прямо головой
Не печалься, если кто
Обретёт в ней покой
Ну а как быть еще?
Коли ворожат извне
И творится черти что
Во степи, в ночной тьме
Ты не веришь, но поверишь.
Сотней лет жизнь не измерить
Это не наваждение и не дурные сны
Крест целуя не спасешься
От человечьей мысли плоти
Господи помилуй, спаси и сохрани…
Я уверен: мы не одни.
Заклинание крепчает
Если шепчут тысячи
Чем клянёт больше людей
Тем сильней чудовище
И не скинули хвосты,
Не велик грамоты толк
Всё равно корёжит, сука
Кресты ставит поперёк!
Крылья хлопали вдали,
Какой ужас, боже мой
Господи помилуй, спаси и сохрани…
Видел сам: мы в этом мире не одни.
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A Pagan black metal masterpiece.
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