Nothing did I suspect - nor did I know Of what I am - of where I stand I was ripped from death - to (breathe) fresh air again I saw satan fall - like lightning from the one To the might of the absolute My spirit is rising like snow ascending! I thought I was free - so blind to my darkness As lightning strikes inside Light above light - within and beyond Forgotten realm I stand here wide awake with the sight Of one who already walks on the further shore A laurel wreath among ruins Struck by lightning Nothing did I suspect - nor did I know Of what I am - of promised lands The eternal shall return - all error fade away And into endless gates I rise again! To the might of the absolute My spirit is rising like snow ascending! I thought I was free - still chained to our times As lightning strikes inside Light above light - within and beyond The forgotten realm I stand here wide awake with the sight Of one who already walks on the further shore A laurel wreath among ruins Dominus illuminatio mea - vincit omnia veritas Victory already won - but the war rages on and on And you cannot win! So here I stand - alone with the alone Inside of the storm - struck by lightning