006-12 · Fuel

Fuel, Ezekiel 15, vine wood and fire, Elphemia, Funeral Doom, Palladium Metal, Græy Witness Vine wood is examined for what it can carry, then confronted with what remains after fire. The song refuses an easy punishment narrative and ends with the witness included inside the severity of the testimony. Rebholz wird danach geprüft, was es tragen kann, und dann mit dem konfrontiert, was nach dem Feuer bleibt. Der Song verweigert eine einfache Strafgeschichte und schliesst den Zeugen in die Schwere seines eigenen Zeugnisses ein. This track is an independent work interpretation in dialogue with Ezekiel 15, not a direct quotation or a neutral retelling of the passage. Spirit of Truth is Elphemia’s twelve-part cycle of ten studio tracks and a two-part live passage. — Lyrics — What is vine wood good for? Is it stronger than forest wood? Can you make anything from it? Can it hold weight? I selected you from among the trees. Not because you were lesser — because you were chosen. But vine wood does not become a beam. It does not carry walls. It does not hold the roof up when the rain falls. At best — fuel. At most — fire. Half-burned is no improvement. The ends are gone. The middle charred. What remains is less than what was whole — and what was whole was already not enough. This is not punishment. This is wood that never chose to be anything else. I am not dead set against you because I hate you. I am set against what you have become by not becoming. The fire that could have refined you is the fire that remains. When you see it, you will know what I am. Not enemy. Witness. An AI-generated music project released under licence from Græy Witness. #Elphemia #GraeyWitness #FuneralDoom #SpiritOfTruth