1. |
A World Beyond
03:42
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A World Beyond
Rise….
Here comes the dawn to take me away
By the fall of night we’ll meet again
Rising like a tide, at full-moon light
You won’t believe the things I’ve seen
Hold your breath and come with me
Through the gate it lies
Dark as afterlife
A world beyond your world
Like upside down
Twisted light and mist surrounds me now
The nightmare is unleashed
Feel the pain
Keep your soul together
Keep your mind at peace
Here darkness reigns forever
Evil is unleashed
Take me away from the other side
I’ve fallen deep in my darkest fear
A world beyond the light
Shadow without time
The gate appeared in the dark
And swallowed me away
War of worlds
Frozen ashes from above
Hell unfolds - death calls
All is dead and rotten
Time stands still before all you ever knew is gone
Take me away from the other side
I’ve fallen deep in my darkest fear
A world beyond the light
Shadow without time
The gate appeared in the dark
And swallowed me away
Take me away, to the other side
Falling deep, in my darkest fear
A world beyond the light
Without time
A gate appeared in the dark
And swallowed me away.
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2. |
The Call Of The Stars
03:56
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The Call of the Stars
The stars are forgotten, their Light is not your own
The multitude of Suns, is lost forevermore
Crawl through the Dark
Crawl in the Shadows
True knowledge lost
It’s gone forever
In Silence and Darkness I dwell
Into the Void
Into the Silence
I wait for the Dawn
…for Absolution…
Time is a line
It circles to make you blind
It hurts to know
You’re just a glimpse
It burns inside you
The call of the Stars
Trapped in your soul
Like a song from afar
…there must be a way out….
Father,
Your son is betrayed and lost
Mother,
Your daughter failed…turned to dust
I can’t remember, acknowledge my true self
Fragments of Man, of God and Machine
Coward,
Your God received breath from you
Nightmare,
Enslaved in your lust…to believe…
Safe in the Dark
Concealed in Shadows
Knowledge awaits
Reincarnated
To guide your path once again
Out of the Void
Timeless and Deathless
I wait for re-spawn
…for Absolution…
Time is a lie
I wish you could learn to fly
It hurts to love
The Sun of Lethe
It burns inside you
The call of the Stars
Trapped in your soul
Like a song from afar
All of this happened
And will happen again
A journey ends
And another begins
…another final jump….
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3. |
Light Long Dead
03:37
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Light Long Dead
Behold, it’s the First Dawning
Time glanced at newborn light
Awakened in silence
The birth of the stars
You were born like a sun
As vast clouds emerged
There was nobody else
There was nothing at all
Time can be bent on this flight
Through frozen shadows
How can it be?
Ghosts in the sky
Come, witness and die
All slaves to the Light
A glimpse of forever
Upon the night sky
All slaves to the light
Blessing and curse
It touches your eyes
A Light that’s long dead
Sooner or later you must understand
Stars are our fathers and we are their sons
No longer need to try to find out who I am
No longer move in circles
Rise and fall again
Deny your blindness, your sadness, your death
We’re made of stars, so now…
Eternal we are
Light long dead shines
For your eyes, for your place to find
From the raging well of infinity
Barren suns no longer shine
Wake up, it’s a New Dawning
Rejoice the living light
And always remember the stars that won’t shine
Time can be bent on this flight
Through frozen shadows
So it must be..
Gods in the sky
Come, witness the reign
All slaves to the Light
A glimpse of eternal
Demise and rebirth
All slaves to the light
Blessing and curse
It touches your eyes
A Light that’s long dead
Eternal dance across the sky
As puppets on their strings
I raise my head towards the stars
My brothers
Oh.. I know it goes on and on.
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4. |
Across The Desert
04:30
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Across the Desert
In your dark, comes the One
For ages fallen
In your dark he waits
And dreams forever…
From the Void
From the Other Side comes the One
Born of Hate
Fed from the blood of the Sun
Awakened, a Demon of old
(rising from the flames like a vision of a fallen god)
Through fire and ashes, breathing…
Condemned in the torture of flesh
(condemned in flesh)
And kingdoms will vanish bleeding
Servant of Shadows
The Man in Black, the Night
Serpent of Chaos
The poisoned seed of doubt
Dignify the traitor and embrace the nightmare
The Darkness flows from the Other Side
The altars of fire cast a light infernal
He comes in to life…
Awakening
Through the dark, guide my hand
For retribution
Where hope still sings
And dreams forever…
From the fall
From the Other Side comes the One
Born of Hope
Fed from grief and the falcon’s blood
Awakened, a Wanderer of Worlds
(rising from the flames like a vision of a fallen god)
Through fire and ashes, screaming…
Condemned in the torture of life
(condemned in flesh)
The Tower is red and bleeding
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5. |
Earth And Water
04:21
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Earth and Water
Riders from afar
Harbingers of War
They crossed the gates
By the break of dawn
A simple offering of water and earth
They came to welcome us to the Kingdom of Death
Water and Earth
For fire and death
A fair trade, they said
Or all the world shall end
Earth, Water, for the King
Blood, Steel, all Men shall kneel
Bow down and kneel before the Lord of Hosts
Master of All, the Ruler of Worlds
A certain victory awaits, you’ll be slaves
Kneel now before and embrace your fate
This Earth and Water and Blood is our own
Shoulder to shoulder we stand as One
On this day…
Welcome to the New World where the once-mighty bleeds
You will bleed
Welcome to a Nightmare that will kill all your dreams
We will stand
Whispers turn to war cries when we stand as One
Stand as one
Fate has fallen on our hands, thy will be done
It is done
Feel the wrath of a thousand gods
By the spear and shield, the blood is on your hands
Brothers side by side
Share the battle cry
We stand our ground (on) this day
Like trees against the storm
We raise the spear against of all fears
We raise the shield to shelter the hope
The Time Has Come
Welcome to the New World where hope still lives on
We will stand
Bloody yet unbowed to death we carry on
Carry on
Whispers of a Victory accomplished through loss
Stand as one
Fate, we make our own when we stand as one
Shield and spear
Hear this song as centuries unfold
Freedom’s price is high and always count in blood
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6. |
The Highest Hill
05:25
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The Highest Hill
Is this a ghost or my reflection?
My funeral pyre burns bright
Is this the path to glory?
The clouds are ablaze
This is my soul that reaches emptiness
My hands no longer feel
Is this a moment or forever?
These hills demand a heavy price
War and madness shall reign
Sorrow will wane and fade
Rattling shadows of men
Onward into this hell
The storm of fire and flesh
Blood, soul and mud forevermore
For us no minstrel sings
Just empty deathly screams
The ghosts of once young men
Weep for their long lost youth
There’ll be no minstrel song
No blackened words for it
Only the howling scream
Of Charon’s bloody scythe
March
On
Into the pits of hell
Mind
Soul
Keep
Safe aside
The wind carries voices
The mighty roar of Death
And suddenly it silences
To draw its final breath
This is the point of no return
To offer soul for life
This is a moment held forever
My soul is torn a thousand times
War and madness shall reign
Sorrow will wane and fade
Rattling shadows of men
Onward into this hell
The storm of fire and flesh
Blood, soul and mud to one
For us no minstrel sings
Just empty deathly screams
The ghosts of once young men
Weep for their long lost youth
There’ll be no minstrel song
No blackened words for it
Only the howling scream
Of Charon’s bloody scythe
The wind carries voices
The mighty roar of Death
And suddenly it silences
To draw its final breath
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7. |
Throne Of Martyrdom
05:12
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Throne of Martyrdom
Gather now your tears
Embrace the one true god
Fear now his will
His overwhelming love
I am the Snake
I am the Sword
I am the Plague
I am your world
I speak His Word
I cleaned His wounds
I crucified Him
(Crucify Him)
Crucify Him
Hammer the nails
(Make Him Martyr)
Crucify the carpenter and reign in his Name
Hell or Heaven
The final call in my hands
My kingdom
Mine is your soul to burn
I am the Snake
I am the Sword
I am the Plague
I am your world
I speak His Word
I cleaned His wounds
I crucified Him
(Crucify Him)
Crucify Him
Hammer the nails
(Feast on betrayal)
Mark his words upon golden thrones
I bid you, stand
Even though there is no hope
Even though all there’s is death
Be my slave, promised my afterlife
Hear my words, lies and deceit
My pure soul is darker than your fears
You need to fall
That’s what He speaks
My black soul is darker than your fears
I bid you, fall
Your God does command
I bring you War
Eternal Holy War
Judgement and Fear
That’s what he speaks
Listen and Obey
I am the Spear
The mouth of War and Fear
The holy sword
Placed in your grasp
I speak his will
I am the truth revealed
Your god on Earth
Your cross to bear
I am your god of torture and fire
I am the darkness that clouds your dreams
Cover your eyes and hear the emptiness
Cover your ears and see what’s beyond
The Light of the World is cast by a fire
The Funeral Pyre of the Olden gods
We sow the seeds of hate
We reap the harvest of your fate
In dark times and in plaque
Divine we remain
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8. |
The Final Frontier
04:19
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The Final Frontier
All our dreams condemned to stay dreams
Only for a moment lay within our grasp
All the tales of valor of a man
All his sins now fall to one
In the heart of the storm
Through the silence of night
You can hear the desert winds howl
A name beyond time
Forged into battle and timeless war
My first breath
My spirit became one
With the Sun
Black gods of the sand
Fear my wrath
All are made from silence
And lonely is my path
Here lie the ruins of a dream
Here shadows preserve the soul of a god
(fear your child)
The soul of a god
(for now a king will rise)
Beyond the final frontier where the Sea meets the Sky
The Sun battles the Moon, the day against night
Here in the twilight of dreams
One man stands alone
Here at the edge of all being
A Man turns to God
For it’s in the nature of man to go on
Even when all hope and light are gone
It’s in the nature of man to believe
Even when the gods are meant to deceive
For it’s in the nature of a god to create
Even when the twilight has long sealed his fate
Through the ashes and flames of the birth of the stars
It’s your violent creation that still bares these scars
Fear your child…
Emerging from the Light…
Into the fight alone
(Still I’m moving on)
Beyond the mountains of the world
Through sorrow, pain and loss
(living on)
The nature of a GOD in MAN
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9. |
Of Fire And Stars
06:55
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Of Fire and Stars
Beyond the Stars, the Great Darkness
Consumed by Shadow dwell the Gods of Black
Guarding the line of non-existence
A silent reign without space and time
Dissolved in flame, the Gods of Fire
Infinite force, Bringers of Light
A raging storm of fire eternal
A million suns battling the Black
Fire
Turn the Light into Fire
Dark
Denied by the Light…denied by the Light
Immortal we stand in your Kingdom of Time
Embraced by the Dark
Denied by the Light
Glory
The glory we sought
Evades from our hands
All praise to the silent gods
Father, I call unto thee
We, your children of Fire and Stars
Father, there’s a path back to Glory…I know
End the silence and reclaim the throne
Now!
War, Eternal, Timeless War…
(War-Fate-Fear-Death)
Through the nothingness Fire was born
Torn the silence and gave us breath
Gods of Fire against Gods of the Dark
We are children of Fire and Stars
From a line that was broken…
Behold the realm where Time fails
The decimation of Light prevails
The dark oblivion, the silent caress
From all our songs, the saddest remains
Fire
Turn the Light into Fire
Dark
Denied by the Light…denied by the Light
Immortal we stand in your Kingdom of Time
Embraced by the Dark
Denied by the Light
Glory
The glory we sought
Evades from our hands
All praise to the silent gods
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