ILLIUM - QUOD SUM

ILLIUM x Nøcturnal

ILLIUM

ILLIUM x Nøcturnal

dubstep, cinematic, orchestral

+ Show full styles

[INTRO]

Who am I?

Quis sum?

(Who am I?)

[VERSE

Quis eram,
(Who I was,)

iam non sum.
(I am no longer.)

Tempus me mutavit.
(Time has changed me.)

Dies me formavit.
(Days have shaped me.)

Quod vidi,
(What I saw,)

in me manet.
(remains within me.)

Quod perdidi,
(What I lost,)

me reliquit.
(has left me.)

Non idem sum.
(I am not the same.)

[PRE-DROP — Male Baritone, Deep, Controlled]

I searched for a name.
I searched for a reason.
I searched for the person
I thought I was.

Who are you?

[CHORUS — Massive Male Choir, Old Latin]

Quis sum?
(Who am I?)
Quis sum?
(Who am I?)
Quis sum?
(Who am I?)

Quod fui,
(What I was,)

praeterit.
(passes away.)

Quod sum,
(What I am,)

hic est.
(is here.)

Non idem sum.
(I am not the same.)

[DROP I — BRUTAL TEAROUT]

QUOD SUM!
(What am i!)

NON IDEM!
(Not the same!=

QUOD—
SUM—
SUM—
NON—
I—
DEM!
(What am i? Not the same!)

[BREAK]

I remember you.

Sed non sum ille.
(But I am not that person.)

[VERSE II — Male Baritone, Dark, Building]

Corpus mutatur.
(The body changes.)

Mens mutatur.
(The mind changes.)

Vox mutatur.
(The voice changes.)

Forma transit.
(The form passes.)

Memoria manet.
(Memory remains.)

Vestigia manent.
(Traces remain.)

Sed ego—
(But I—)

mutor.
(am changing.)

[PRE-DROP]

I am not
who I was.

I am not
who I will become.

I am only
what remains
between them.

[Silence]

[Child - Female, Young Child, Almost Whispering]

Still here.

[CHORUS — Massive Male Choir, Old Latin]

Quis sum?
(Who am i?)

Quod fui,
(that i was)

non redit.
(does not return)

Quod ero,
(what will i be)

nondum scio.
(I don't know yet.)

Hic sum.
(I am here.)

Nunc sum.
(I am now.)

Non idem sum.
(I am not the same.)

[DROP II — EXTREME TEAROUT]

QUOD SUM!
(What am i!)

HIC SUM!
(I'm here)

NUNC SUM!
(I am now!)

QUOD—
QUOD—
SUM!

HIC—
HIC—
SUM!

NUNC—
SUM!

[BREAK]

Are you still there?

[BUILD]

Quis eram...
(Who was I)

Quis sum...
(Who I am)

Quis fiam...
Who will I become)

Who will you become?

[FINAL PRE-DROP — Male Baritone, Deep, Intimate]

I don't know
who I was.

I don't know
who I will be.

[Pause]

But I know this.

[Long Silence]

I am here.

[FINAL CHORUS — Massive Male Choir, Old Latin]

Quis eram?
(Who was I)

Praeteritum.
(The Past)

Quis sum?
(Who am i)

Hic.
(Here)

Quis fiam?
(Who shall I become?)

Nescio.
(I don't know.)

Sed vivo.
(But I am alive.)

Sed sum.
(But I am)

Non idem sum.
(I am not the same.)

[FINAL DROP — MASSIVE CINEMATIC TEAROUT]

QUOD SUM!

HIC SUM!

SED VIVO!

NON IDEM SUM!

QUOD SUM!

QUOD—
SUM!

HIC—
SUM!

SE—
DI—
VI—
VO!

NON—
I—
DEM—
SUM!

SED SUM!

[OUTRO]

Who are you?

I am still becoming.

2706/7500

[INTRO] Who am I? Quis sum? (Who am I?) [VERSE Quis eram, (Who I was,) iam non sum. (I am no longer.) Tempus me mutavit. (Time has changed me.) Dies me formavit. (Days have shaped me.) Quod vidi, (What I saw,) in me manet. (remains within me.) Quod perdidi, (What I lost,) me reliquit. (has left me.) Non idem sum. (I am not the same.) [PRE-DROP — Male Baritone, Deep, Controlled] I searched for a name. I searched for a reason. I searched for the person I thought I was. Who are you? [CHORUS — Massive Male Choir, Old Latin] Quis sum? (Who am I?) Quis sum? (Who am I?) Quis sum? (Who am I?) Quod fui, (What I was,) praeterit. (passes away.) Quod sum, (What I am,) hic est. (is here.) Non idem sum. (I am not the same.) [DROP I — BRUTAL TEAROUT] QUOD SUM! (What am i!) QUOD SUM! (What am i!) NON IDEM! (Not the same!= QUOD— SUM— SUM— NON— I— DEM! (What am i? Not the same!) [BREAK] I remember you. Sed non sum ille. (But I am not that person.) [VERSE II — Male Baritone, Dark, Building] Corpus mutatur. (The body changes.) Mens mutatur. (The mind changes.) Vox mutatur. (The voice changes.) Forma transit. (The form passes.) Memoria manet. (Memory remains.) Vestigia manent. (Traces remain.) Sed ego— (But I—) mutor. (am changing.) [PRE-DROP] I am not who I was. I am not who I will become. I am only what remains between them. [Silence] [Child - Female, Young Child, Almost Whispering] Still here. [CHORUS — Massive Male Choir, Old Latin] Quis sum? (Who am i?) Quis sum? (Who am i?) Quod fui, (that i was) non redit. (does not return) Quod ero, (what will i be) nondum scio. (I don't know yet.) Hic sum. (I am here.) Nunc sum. (I am now.) Non idem sum. (I am not the same.) [DROP II — EXTREME TEAROUT] QUOD SUM! (What am i!) QUOD SUM! (What am i!) HIC SUM! (I'm here) NUNC SUM! (I am now!) QUOD— QUOD— SUM! HIC— HIC— SUM! NUNC— SUM! [BREAK] Are you still there? [BUILD] Quis eram... (Who was I) Quis sum... (Who I am) Quis fiam... Who will I become) Who will you become? [FINAL PRE-DROP — Male Baritone, Deep, Intimate] I don't know who I was. I don't know who I will be. [Pause] But I know this. [Long Silence] I am here. [FINAL CHORUS — Massive Male Choir, Old Latin] Quis eram? (Who was I) Praeteritum. (The Past) Quis sum? (Who am i) Hic. (Here) Quis fiam? (Who shall I become?) Nescio. (I don't know.) Sed vivo. (But I am alive.) Sed sum. (But I am) Non idem sum. (I am not the same.) [FINAL DROP — MASSIVE CINEMATIC TEAROUT] QUOD SUM! HIC SUM! SED VIVO! NON IDEM SUM! QUOD SUM! QUOD SUM! QUOD— SUM! HIC— SUM! SE— DI— VI— VO! NON— I— DEM— SUM! SED SUM! [OUTRO] Who are you? I am still becoming.

0/500