Illumination (the holy yard)

The soft flute melody in the intro of the song symbolizes the arrival of Oddward in the holy yard. At the beginning there should be a rather dreamy, folk-like basic feeling that you feel when entering such a promising garden. This relaxed attitude is particularly strengthened by the relatively relaxed bass groove in the first quarter of the song. Only gradually does the mood change afterwards and become more gloomy and almost threatening.

The Indian-style chants as well as the various choir arrangements stand for the enormous spirituality that reigns in this place and that Oddward completely envelops and almost overwhelms. Overall, the song should sound sublime and self-confident, because this is the mood the protagonist finds himself in. The chorus (come taste my strength) symbolizes the almost exaggerated self-confidence that Oddward experiences through this place. The two vocal parts are built up as a kind of canon within the chorus, which indicates the two sides that are already fighting at this point in Oddward.

The many individual parts gradually come together and lead to a certain dissolution, which is intended to clarify the illumination. And so at the end of the song both voices sing together in a duet.