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Artist: Enslaved
Canonical path: /enslaved/essence
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Essence
Read Essence lyrics by Enslaved on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Essence
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The question is this
By will alone
Does my heart carry the strength
To see you burn?
When I do not wish to part
To see them farewell
Does my heart carry the strength
To leave you behind?
The eternal search for purity
A fragile hope for the just and fair
Order feeds from the corpses
All beauty must die
Where is the essence
In beast or scripture?
Where lies the laws
In stars or temples?
I cannot see myself
Not your orbit
I cannot see the others
Not your eyes
It lasts forever when you let it go
Purity and Pain
Where is the essence
In beast or scripture?
Where lies the laws
In stars or temples?
I cannot see myself
Not your orbit
I cannot see the others
Not your eyes
If I told you I'd get you through
I'd have to let you fall down
Not because of malice
You needed to
And I'll remember
What we had
It lasts forever when you let it go
Purity and Pain
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Enslaved performs "Essence", and this lyric page sits inside the Enslaved catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Ansuz Astral (translation) and Ascension with a short reason for opening each page next.
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