Building a monument inverted upon the altar
Preoccupation of the self (continual lapse of consciousness)
I am and there is no one besides me
And we will say, «We have become our own gods.»
Be still (I am)
Silence (I was)
Know that (that I will always be)
Inborn disintegration overcomes us
Denying what we’re meant to be
It is in us to deny submission
Far from the immaterial
Mankind (mankind)
In disarray
Complete — control — collapse
Exaltations for accomplishments of earthly gain
Infatuation with the way of all things peripheral
The reigning ideas — Conventional concepts
Reason alone can never conquer our sins
Be still (I am)
Silence (I was)
Know that (that I will always be)
Is there anything immaculate?
Find a way to uplift the fate
Unworthy of this existence
To once again be given chance to die
And form anew
Inborn disintegration
Denying what we’re meant to be
Complete — control — collapse
Mankind in disarray