Born For Burning
Bathory · In Memory Of Quorthon [2006]
Dedicated to the witch Marrigje Ariens
Born 1521, Burned 1591 in Schoonhoven, Holland
Haunting the cloudless black sky
Braver at night
Hidden as the lips of her cunt
She is keeping out of sight
Dark as her closed eyelids
Her secret
She comes to you with a serpent's kiss
She has the power to foresee
She don't fear the flames
She smile at the fire
Whisper the words of spell
Without fear without fright
BORN FOR BURNING...
She can't feel the pain
She gaze at the sky
In the greedy flames
will burn tonight
The beauty burning
Like the moon at harvest
Her seared flesh falling apart
And feed the hungry flames
Where the flame still bite her thigh
is not afraid to die
She will burn again tonight
(she will always burn)
But her spirit shall survive...
Born 1521, Burned 1591 in Schoonhoven, Holland
Haunting the cloudless black sky
Braver at night
Hidden as the lips of her cunt
She is keeping out of sight
Dark as her closed eyelids
Her secret
She comes to you with a serpent's kiss
She has the power to foresee
She don't fear the flames
She smile at the fire
Whisper the words of spell
Without fear without fright
BORN FOR BURNING...
She can't feel the pain
She gaze at the sky
In the greedy flames
will burn tonight
The beauty burning
Like the moon at harvest
Her seared flesh falling apart
And feed the hungry flames
Where the flame still bite her thigh
is not afraid to die
She will burn again tonight
(she will always burn)
But her spirit shall survive...
Born For Burning
Released on the 2006 reissue of In Memory Of Quorthon, 'Born For Burning' stands as a defining track in the black metal canon. Bathory's debut album, originally recorded in 1983, established the band as pioneers of the genre, blending raw, lo-fi production with a relentless, atmospheric intensity. This track exemplifies the early work's characteristic blend of industrial noise, guttural vocals, and melodic guitar lines that would influence countless subsequent acts. The song captures the raw energy and chaotic atmosphere of the late 1980s black metal scene, serving as a sonic representation of the era's aesthetic and the band's enduring legacy in the genre's history.