Oh boy, this IS hard. THe german text doesnt actually match the latin one AT ALL. The latin one speaks of Cerberus - interestingly he seems to have given up his guarding the gate of hades job and hunts for mortal flesh. Doesnt seem to make much sense atm.
Then the german part:
"You are older than the light" - given the religious basis of (almost all) E Nomine Songs, this can only mean "the darkness" (AT the beginning there was darkness... Then light was created). This also maches with "you hide eternally" and "you are created invisible": darkness cant be seen, and as it was created (supposedly it was created at all) it couldnt be seen (well, for a lack of light, hehe) so it was invisible. Also, darkness is faster than the light - everywhere the light gets, the darkness is already there (kudos to Terry Pratchett) - therefore it is everywhere at once.
Finally, its just to figure out who is it who actually sings the song. Someone with a black heart, who takes comfort in darkness being there, and still be scared of it. I dont exactly know who is meant by this, but any evil badguy would fit in the mold.
Could anyone do a myth check if there is a evil badguy that is scared of cerberus? Wouldnt fit a christian one like lucifer - he would hardly fear an oversized puppy, three heads or not, that longs for his flesh and blood...
And now to the meaning:
Oh boy, this IS hard. THe german text doesnt actually match the latin one AT ALL. The latin one speaks of Cerberus - interestingly he seems to have given up his guarding the gate of hades job and hunts for mortal flesh. Doesnt seem to make much sense atm.
Then the german part: "You are older than the light" - given the religious basis of (almost all) E Nomine Songs, this can only mean "the darkness" (AT the beginning there was darkness... Then light was created). This also maches with "you hide eternally" and "you are created invisible": darkness cant be seen, and as it was created (supposedly it was created at all) it couldnt be seen (well, for a lack of light, hehe) so it was invisible. Also, darkness is faster than the light - everywhere the light gets, the darkness is already there (kudos to Terry Pratchett) - therefore it is everywhere at once. Finally, its just to figure out who is it who actually sings the song. Someone with a black heart, who takes comfort in darkness being there, and still be scared of it. I dont exactly know who is meant by this, but any evil badguy would fit in the mold.
Could anyone do a myth check if there is a evil badguy that is scared of cerberus? Wouldnt fit a christian one like lucifer - he would hardly fear an oversized puppy, three heads or not, that longs for his flesh and blood...