Note: Selah is based on several verses and chapters in the Bible, rewritten and combined. The aforementioned scriptures are: Psalm 88, Isaiah 9:2 and Isaiah 13:10. Biblical credits go to Heman the Ezrahite, the Sons of Korah and Isaiah the Prophet.
I believe that my idea for the name originated from the first (and only) album also called Selah, by the Christian metal band known as Oracle. Pretty cool album, by the way, although I prefer Ordained Fate's demo anthology. I envision this as a fast-paced, heavy thrash/power song, sort of Theocracy/ReinXeed meets Megadeth. Ah, if I can ever get a band together...
Those that walk in darkness have seen the light;
Upon those that walk through the valley of the shadow of death, a light has dawned
Hurled down with the slain who lie in the grave
Remembered no more and gone from man's sight
I have been cast down to the pit of darkness below
Wrath comes down as the sea's harshest wave
I call to you, oh Lord, at the break of every day
I spread my hands out towards You for rescue
Do you show your wondrous power to the dead?
Do the spirits rise, reach up and pray?
The stars of the heavens hold back their light
The risen sun stands darkened over my head
The earth is dark and brittle beneath my feet
The silver moon refuses to brighten the night
Is your righteousness known in the deep of Abaddon?
Are your wonders only known in the dark of night?
And so I cry out to You for salvation, oh Lord
For I know you will pull me out from my abandon
You raise up the fallen and those lost in despair
Forging the weak anew, stronger and brighter than steel
Across the barren world, You bring life to the broken
Like the silent wind, Your spirit dwells everywhere
Darkness and evil were my dearest friends
They wrapped their foul talons around my neck
But you lifted me out from the flood of shadow
Pulled me out and set a time for their end
Your hand reaches over the waters of the sea
The heavens and earth declare Your glory to all
Justice, mercy and truth make up Your throne
Before you I kneel, head bowed over bent knee
The stars of the heavens bless me with their light
The risen sun stands in brilliance over my head
The earth is alive and lush beneath my feet
The silver moon casts a glow to the beautiful night
(Selah)
The stars of the heavens bless me with their light
The risen sun stands in brilliance over my head
The earth is alive and lush beneath my feet
The silver moon casts a glow to the beautiful night
(Selah)
Selah
