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Original lyrics.
Es flüstert leis' im kalten wind
Wo dunkelheit und schrecken sind
KriegesPhantom, mit augen leer
Nährt sich von hass, von wut, von gier
KriegesPhantom!
Kommt aus tiefster nacht
Ein schatten, der die seel' entfacht
Die liebe stirbt im dunklen strom
Die seelen der toten ernähren das phantom
Verlorene seelen, stummer schrei
In finstren nächten, wild und frei
Geschichte malt in blut den zorn
Und stumme toten sind gebor’n
Doch in der tiefe blüht ein licht
Das herzen füllt und zuversicht
Ein zeichen, hell und wunderbar
Das finst’re mächte machtenschar
Oh! KriegesPhantom! Kommt aus tiefster nacht
Ein schatten, der die seel' entfacht
Die liebe stirbt im dunklen strom
Die seelen der toten ernähren das phantom
Doch hoffnung keimt, ein zarter schein
Wenn menschen sich für frieden weihn
So lasst uns schreien, für das morgenrot
Und kämpfen für frieden — bis zur letzten not
Translation from German.
It whispers softly in the cold wind,
where darkness and horror dwell.
KriegesPhantom, with empty eyes,
feeds on hatred, rage, and greed.
KriegesPhantom!
Comes from the deepest night —
a shadow that ignites the soul.
Love dies in the dark current,
the souls of the dead feed the Phantom.
Lost souls, silent screams,
in dark nights, wild and free.
History paints anger in blood,
and silent dead are born.
But in the depths, a light is blooming,
filling hearts with hope.
A sign, bright and wonderful,
against the dark forces.
Oh! KriegesPhantom!
Comes from the deepest night —
a shadow that ignites the soul.
Love dies in the dark current, the souls of the dead feed the Phantom.
But hope sprouts, a gentle glow,
when humans dedicate themselves to peace.
So let us cry out for the dawn,
and fight for peace — until the final need.
Notes and interpretation.
Es flüstert leis’ im kalten Wind
A whisper in the cold wind
Whisper is a key motif:
• war begins not with noise, but with silent presence
• it echoes the Phantom motif — something that does not openly announce itself
Mit Augen leer
With empty eyes
Represents absence of:
• compassion
• identity
• morality
War “looks, ” but does not see.
Nährt sich von Hass, Wut, Gier
Feeds on hatred, rage, greed
Important clarification:
the Phantom does not create these emotions — it consumes them.
The source of evil lies in humans.
Die Seele entfacht
The soul is ignited / set ablaze
entfachen = to ignite like fire.
The Phantom of war activates darkness already inside humans, rather than imposing it externally.
Die Liebe stirbt im dunklen Strom
Love dies in the dark current
Strong metaphor:
• the current = war, history, time
• love does not vanish instantly, but drowns and suffocates within it
Die Seelen der Toten ernähren das Phantom
The souls of the dead feed the Phantom
War exists through its victims.
The more dead, the stronger the myth of war becomes.
Verlorene Seelen, stummer Schrei
Lost souls, silent scream
An oxymoron echoing earlier album motifs (“silent scream”).
Trauma does not sound — it presses inward.
Geschichte malt in Blut
History paints in blood
History is not described — it is physically written through violence.
A raw rejection of romanticized history.
Stumme Toten sind gebor’n
Silent dead are born
Not literal rebirth, but:
• voiceless soldiers
• forgotten victims
• dehumanized historical numbers
Doch in der Tiefe blüht ein Licht
But in the depths, a light blooms
A structural reversal of KriegesPhantom I:
where the Phantom rises from ash,
here light emerges from depth.
Das finstre Mächte machtenschar
The dark forces, the host of powers
machtenschar = multitude or collective force.
Meaning: light does not fully destroy darkness, but weakens its dominance.
Wenn Menschen sich für Frieden weih’n
When humans dedicate themselves to peace
weihen carries a near-religious meaning:
• consecration
• sacrifice
• conscious commitment
Peace is shown as requiring effort equal to war.
🌌 Core interpretation
This text continues your central system:
- war = parasite of human emotion
- Phantom = activated, not self-generated evil
- death = fuel of myth
- peace = conscious, almost sacred commitment
- light = fragile but real counter-force from within darkness