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VERSURI PARADOX
| Paradox - 700 Years On |
| [How the events of the 13th century are
remembered today, and does it really have any
boaring on today's society]
A country splintered by religion
Torn by anarchy
Heretics burned for their derision of t |
| Paradox - Heresy |
| [From the 11th to the 13th century a particular
religious sect was allowed to grow in the
Languedoc region of France. Called Catharism this
dualist thinking religion flourished, not only
with the poor but |
| Paradox - Killtime |
| [The thinking of the knights and mercenaries as
they fought the Cathars, how they were paid for
forty days at a time]
Before the sun goes down they'll scream
Heretics, cower, our blades are sharp for the |
| Paradox - Massacre Of The Cathars |
| [The hatred that was shown by the crusaders for
people who were basically peaceful and the
extremes of torture and murder to rid France of
the heretics]
Look out Sentry,
We're in a killing mood
Don't st |
| Paradox - Search For Perfection |
| [How, through their beliefs the Cathars tried to
achieve a state of Perfection]
Search!
We can't eat no flesh no fowl
Sleeping around is out
Women are against the rules
Fornication frowned upon
We li |
| Paradox - Serenity |
| [A short poem about the Castle that was home to
the lyricists during writing of this album]
700 years of cold nights it's been there
700 years of power fading away
Mysteries, enigmas steeped within its |
| Paradox - The Burning |
| [How the crusaders burnt the Cathars as
punishment for their so called heretic beliefs]
Watch the final scene
At the Bucher or the stake
Gonna build a tower to bum
Torch, a flaming brand, a pyre blazin |
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