The Collector and His Construct – English Lyrics

• By: ...And Oceans
• Album: As in Gardens, so in Tombs

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a new language can be an epic journey, much like the musical landscapes of ...And Oceans. 'The Collector and His Construct' offers a powerful entry point into the Finnish metal scene. The song's clear, though intense, vocal delivery and strong narrative structure can help you grasp the cadence and emotion of the language within a compelling story. Its blend of symphonic and black metal elements makes for a unique and memorable learning experience.

[English]

Into steep stairs leading above

The pawn is moved

Wearing his reverence as an adornment

Forged from manuscripts

Adorned in flowers

The apostle gives birth to the skies

For the obedient

Golden pillars as pediments will rise

...

Into deep waters flowing below

The venturer is thrown

Wearing his insurgency as a weight

Cast in heresy

Iconoclastic, the zealot is drowned

Orgiastic, the libertine is scorned

Adored in flowers

The apostle gives birth to the skies

For the obedient

Golden pillars as pediments will rise

...

There in shrines, under signs

By dogma paralyze

In between golden walls

Of the collector and His construct

Minds grow stems to the sky

Under the promise of eternal fire

In abundance in golden halls

Of the collector and His construct

...

Upheave the philanthropist

The believer dressed in gold

Contributor to the greater good

Cleansed in honey and milk

Cast down the recipient

The apostate that umbra dressed

Malefactor to the greater good

By the ankle, weighed down

Iconoclastic, the zealot is drowned

Orgiastic, the libertine is scorned

Adored in flowers

The apostle gives birth to the skies

For the obedient

Golden pillars as pediments will rise

There in shrines, under signs

By dogma paralyze

In between golden walls

Of the collector and His construct

Minds grow stems to the sky

Under the promise of eternal fire

In abundance in golden halls

Of the collector and His construct

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
adornment /əˈdɔːrnənt, -nɪd/ B2	noun - something added to enhance appearance
forged /fɔːrdʒt/ B2	verb - to shape metal by heating and hammering
apostle /əˈpɒs.əl/ C1	noun - a vigorous supporter or pioneer of a cause or belief
obey /oʊˈbeɪ/ A2	verb - to follow instructions or rules
pillars /ˈpɪl.ərz/ B1	noun - a vertical support of stone or metal used to support a structure
sediment /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/ B2	noun - material that settles at the bottom of a liquid
insurgency /ɪnˈsɜːr.dʒən.si/ C1	noun - rebellion or uprising against authority
zealot /ˈzeɪ.lət/ C1	noun - a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their ideals
scorned /skɔːrnd/ C2	verb - to feel or show contempt for
scorn /skɔːrn/ C1	noun - the feeling that someone or something is worthless or despicable verb - to feel contempt or disrespect for
construct /kənˈstrʌkt/ B2	noun - something built or erected verb - to build or form by putting parts together

Key Grammar Structures

• Into steep stairs leading above

  ➔ preposition + noun + present participle

  ➔ The phrase "Into steep stairs leading above" uses a preposition "Into" to show movement towards a location, followed by the noun "stairs" and the present participle "leading" to describe the stairs' action.

• The pawn is moved

  ➔ Passive voice with simple present tense

  ➔ The sentence "The pawn is moved" uses the passive voice to emphasize the action done to the subject "pawn," with "is moved" indicating present tense.

• Wearing his reverence as an adornment

  ➔ Present participle + possessive pronoun + noun + as + noun

  ➔ The phrase "Wearing his reverence as an adornment" uses the present participle "Wearing" with a possessive "his" and a noun "reverence" to describe an ongoing action, with "as" indicating the role.

• The apostle gives birth to the skies

  ➔ Subject + verb + direct object + to + noun

  ➔ The sentence "The apostle gives birth to the skies" has a subject "The apostle" and the verb "gives birth," with "to the skies" as a prepositional phrase indicating the direction or recipient of the action.

• Minds grow stems to the sky

  ➔ Subject + verb + direct object + to + noun

  ➔ The sentence "Minds grow stems to the sky" shows subject-verb agreement with "Minds" and "grow," and uses "to the sky" as a prepositional phrase indicating direction or aspiration.

• In abundance in golden halls

  ➔ Prepositional phrase + in + adjective + noun

  ➔ The phrase "In abundance in golden halls" uses prepositions "in" twice to specify location and state, combined with adjectives "golden" and noun "halls" to set the scene.