Insomnium’s Godforsaken, from Anno 1696

A reaction and commentary of the song Godforsaken from Insomnium’s Anno 1696.

Lyrics for Godforsaken

Where is the light and the reason? 
Where is the mercy of God? 
Have we been cast to damnation? 
Have we been banished to dark? 

They say that the world freezes over 
They say that The Head Wolf has come 
Driving his forces to battle 
Driving his forces to war 

They await in the twilight 
They await in the shades 
They will come for the sinners 
They will come for our souls 

Chained in the cellar of vicar 
Chained by the shackles of Christ 
A maiden they accuse of witchcraft 
A maiden they blame for the kills 

I ask her to place her trust on me 
I bid her to open her heart 
For I’ll find the light that has flamed out 
For I’ll seek the truth in the night 

I wander in eternal darkness 
I wander on forsaken paths 
I seek for the light that has flamed out 
I seek for the truth in the night 

She confides to me; there is something inside 
Deep in her flesh there’s a wound 
Bullet of lead, caught in her flank 
Aching there with every move 

I confide to her; there is craft that I know 
I could try to pull it away 
She looks into me with glistening eyes 
Lines on her brow disappear 

If hope, once dead, now awakes 
If hope, once gone, is reborn 

Deep in this forgotten realm 
Deep in the shadows that reign 
Far from the grace of the true God 
Far from the light of the Christ 

I wander in eternal darkness 
I wander on forsaken paths 
I seek for the light that has flamed out 
I seek for the truth in the night

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