Quintessence - Borknagar

The principles of the quintessential four

Surrounds the inevitable future lore

Untangle the path of a circular cast

The symbiosis of earth, air, water and fire

Soaked by water, a blinding tear

Nothing to see, nothing to flee

Burnt by fire, the future I sear

Everything I’ll see, everything I’ll be

Raised by earth, womb of all origin

Nothing to seed, nothing to breed

Exhaled by air, puzzle of gaseous spinning

Everything I’ll breathe, everything I’ll feed

Midst of the parallax, I mirror the illuminations

Fall, rise and further evolution

Midst of the parallax, the maze of illustrations

Fall, rise and fatal conclusion

Soaked by water, a blinding tear

Nothing to see, nothing to flee

Burnt by fire, the future I sear

Everything I’ll see, everything I’ll be

The principles of the essential four

Strengthen and bond, the core

Tangles the math of a circular cast

The erosion of earth, air, water and fire

Omnifarious — earth

Omnipresence — air

Omnipotence — water

Omnivorous — fire

Ominous for the omniscient

Soaked by water, a blinding tear

Nothing to see, nothing to flee

Burnt by fire, the future I sear

Everything I’ll see, everything I’ll be

Raised by earth, womb of all origin

Nothing to seed, nothing to breed

Exhaled by air, puzzle of gaseous spinning

Everything I’ll breathe, everything I’ll feed