Emperor - Depraved lyrics

He looked upon the world
And saw that it was still depraved

As him though not like him
For him, as all

But closed like them
Not him unaware
He was already caught within
Their cycle with them
Outside depraved

Instinctive rebellion
Possessed by bestial despair
He fought this law
And broke the spell

"So, this is why I built my empire
Fled from the truths unto
Which they conspire"

In spirit born a stranger
A counterpart in mind
The seeker raised to bury
A freak among the blind

Encountered with mysteries
On his mission to reverse their ways
He sought a life among the dead
With refuge in an endless maze
Before the silence

"This can not be the purpose of my presence
What then is the call of my return?"