This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Don't believe what you see
Believe in me and my reality
I am a man of God
God, can't you give that I am begging you
Don't believe what you hear
Believe in me and I will reappear
Salvation here at last
At last, I want you, answers all my questions
Is a desert running dry
Deep inside
You refuse to face the facts
But pray for life
Find salvation's in this phrase
We will wait for the day
You began ending a way
Don't believe what you see
Believe in me and my reality
Infinity in me
This is the end all and be our last hope
Is a desert running dry
Deep inside
You refuse to face the facts
But pray for life
Find salvation's in this phrase
We will wait for the day
You began ending a way
Domine Jesu,
Demitte nobis debita nostra
Salva nos ab igne inferiore
Perduc in caelum omnes animas
Praesertim eas, quae misericordiae tuae maxime indigent
In nomine patris, et filii, et spiritus sancti
Amen
Give me our lie
You and I will devour,
Our senses bring us to forget
Children, sons and you have seen
And our cross, it gives us hope
Is a desert running dry
Deep inside
You refuse to face the facts
But pray for life
Find salvation's in this phrase
We will wait for the day
You began ending a way
And we wait for the day
To discover there is no way
I can't wait and this play
Is the bitter way to wait to end this lie
Believe in me and my reality
I am a man of God
God, can't you give that I am begging you
Don't believe what you hear
Believe in me and I will reappear
Salvation here at last
At last, I want you, answers all my questions
Is a desert running dry
Deep inside
You refuse to face the facts
But pray for life
Find salvation's in this phrase
We will wait for the day
You began ending a way
Don't believe what you see
Believe in me and my reality
Infinity in me
This is the end all and be our last hope
Is a desert running dry
Deep inside
You refuse to face the facts
But pray for life
Find salvation's in this phrase
We will wait for the day
You began ending a way
Domine Jesu,
Demitte nobis debita nostra
Salva nos ab igne inferiore
Perduc in caelum omnes animas
Praesertim eas, quae misericordiae tuae maxime indigent
In nomine patris, et filii, et spiritus sancti
Amen
Give me our lie
You and I will devour,
Our senses bring us to forget
Children, sons and you have seen
And our cross, it gives us hope
Is a desert running dry
Deep inside
You refuse to face the facts
But pray for life
Find salvation's in this phrase
We will wait for the day
You began ending a way
And we wait for the day
To discover there is no way
I can't wait and this play
Is the bitter way to wait to end this lie
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"Don't believe what you see, believe in me, in my reality"
suggests that religion urges people to forget what they see (i.e - the way things really are) and instead believe in God. 'In my reality' shows that people who believe in God are in a different reality than the rest of us.
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Simone is the voice of reason, telling these people that believe that they 'refuse to face the facts'. Alternatively (I haven't decided yet :P) she is telling those who don't believe that God clearly exists and they're just refusing to see it. They all wait for the day that God or Jesus will 'break out and reawake' although admit that their hope is waning, comparing it to 'a desert running dry'.
The growls are back as the man of God mocks them with ‘lies!’
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“I can't wait at this rate” suggests that the religious people have given up waiting for God, as he’s never going to come and save them.
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The verse in Latin reads: "Lord Jesus, forgive us our trespasses, save us from the fires below, lead all souls into heaven, especially those that need your mercy most, Amen." It's apparently a common prayer, but since I'm not Christian I had to look it up.
The Latin verse in this song is so similar to the one Mark Jansen wrote in Mea Culpa for After Forever before he created Epica, this song is the part viii of " The Embrace That Smothers " that Mark started in After Forever and continued in Epica that generally critisizes religions, or -in my opinion- the wrong things in religions...
Epica seems not to let go islam
this song is about islam fundamentalism
i'm muslim and i don't know if anyone can hear (Ashad ana mohammad rasul allah) at the end of this song
this is an islamic phrase
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Fatima Prayer
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins and save us from the fires of Hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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just a small notice , the correct word is "Domine Jesu" not "Domine Lesu"
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