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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Sworn to the Dark" by the artist "Watain"

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The lyrics of the song "Sworn to the Dark" by the Swedish black metal band Watain reflect the lyrical hero's complete devotion to the forces of darkness and his contempt for the human world and its foundations.

From the very first lines "Get out of the way!" one feels aggression and intransigence. The lyrical hero contrasts himself with everything human ("You, useless obstacle of flesh and blood"), considering it insignificant compared to the dark forces he encountered ("Compared to what I have seen, you are a non-existent element").

The hero of the song is not simply interested in darkness - he completely surrenders to it. He found in it his "new faith", his "sword", and now he is ruled by the "Lord" himself - obviously, the supreme dark deity. The oath to darkness, repeated three times in the text, is not just words, it is a complete submission of one's will, acceptance of darkness as the only true path "until death and after it."

The hero's past life, where he "rushed about, recognizing nothing", is in the past. Now he has found a sinister goal and goes to it with the determination of a "hammer." The image of a "child" emphasizes the purity of his intentions, his blind faith in the chosen path.

The text is full of gloomy images symbolizing darkness and evil: "Kingdom of the Damned", "the insides of babies... on an inverted cross", "the Dragon's tail", "fire", "death", "hail". All these are integral attributes of the world of which the lyrical hero has become a part.

The final lines of the song are a description of a journey into the very heart of darkness, "from where there is no return." The hero clings to the "Dragon's tail" and flies towards his destiny, leaving behind the burning world of men.

Block not my path!

You futile walls of flesh and blood.

For I have seen your structure clear

And I know where to stab.

Right in the heart.

There shall I place my dagger

Naught shall veil my sight

But the thickness of the mysteries.

So block not my path

Your spells can't fetter me.

Beneath the laws of man

I bend not!

For it is holy,

The sword I bury in thee.

It is the Lord himself

Who commands me.

Sworn to the Dark.

Sworn to the Dark.

Sworn to the Dark.

To the Death and far beyond.

The all-defying pendulum of radiant conviction,

So determined in its pace,

Pounding now through flesh and bone

Like a hammer through

A child.

Sworn to the Dark.

Sworn to the Dark.

Sworn to the Dark.

To the Death and far beyond.

Bound by an oath sealed beyond time.

Sworn to the Temple of the Damned.

Where infant entrails still hang high

Upon the twisted cross.

Through raging fire,

Through Death and hail.

Clinging to the Dragons tail.

And as the world behind me burns

I ride its wings on paths of No Return

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