Like three other songs from De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (“Funeral Fog”, “Freezing Moon”, and “Buried by Time and Dust”), the lyrics “Pagan Fears” was written by Dead between 1987 and 1989. It first appeared sung by him on the 1991 album Live in Leipzig. Between 1992 and 1993, it was rerecorded for De...
The bloody history from the past
Deceased humans now forgotten
An age of legends and fear
A time now so distant
Less numbered as they were their lives
So primitive and pagan
Superstitions were a part of the life
So unprotected in the dark nights
Pagan fears
The past is alive
The past is alive
Woeful people with pale faces
Staring obsessed at the moon
Some memories will never go away
And they will forever be here
Pagan Fears was written by Necrobutcher & Per “Dead” Ohlin.
Pagan Fears was produced by Pytten.
Mayhem released Pagan Fears on Tue May 24 1994.