1. |
Ashes Descent
05:03
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Ashes descent
Across the stellar seas
I’m coming now to you
A brother for your kin
Your prophecies fulfilled
Flames above and flames below
The sun has burned the way
Now drown this desert with your rain
From an ocean of time
Between the stars
I’m sent to be the start
The dawn of a new sun
Your crimson dawn I’ll be
An ember to the flames
A river for the sea
Now in a rain of ashes I descend
I have touched the sun with my hand
I have died and lived again
On my desert sands I’m lying still
The skies burn and the war begins
Flames above and flames below
The sun has burned the way
Now drown this desert with your rain
From an ocean of time
Between the stars
I’m sent to be the start
The dawn of a new sun
Your crimson dawn I’ll be
An ember to the flames
A river for the sea
Now in a rain of ashes I descend
I swear on the deeds
Of those who came before
I live into the dreams
Of children still unborn
I’ve seen them all before
A theater of war
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2. |
Faces in the Dark
03:01
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Faces in the Dark
I left you alone
Remember and be warned
Past answers with the future
Not by carvings on the wall
I know you’re blind
The sun has burned your eyes
So speak for all the cowards
And as a clown with a crown spend your hours
Faces in the dark
I know no heart without sin
Lights in the darkness
Candles in the wind
These times will forge the man you’ll be
Live to fight and fight to live
The desert sun can’t dry your blood
The final gate with your name is marked…
So walk now through the mist
Remember and be warned
Stumble upon things your eyes failed to see
Hear all these voices crying “forgive”
But now you know, there is no sin without belief
And there is no heart without sin…
Faces in the dark
I know no heart without sin
Lights in the darkness
Candles in the wind
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3. |
Point of no return
03:59
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Point of no return
Into the black
Into the kingdom of the dead
Through painful skies the sunrays bleed
Blood falls like rain, the dead it feeds
Insane hope whispers
Words from the other side
Returning from the shadows is a state of mind
I feel like falling
Left behind
The burn my eyes
I’m wandering blind
Face despair - the point of no return
No road can tell me who I am
Mortal soul, child of a mortal sun
Point of no return for man
Witness the end
Of all suffering
The gods funeral pyre
Into the silent grave
That has kept for us
Time’s no longer on my hands
Realities exist at once
At this point of no return
Of silence and of black
Forged with hope and fire
Is the path that leads you back
Face the storm – the point of no return
No road can tell me who I am
Immortal soul, child of immortal sun
Point of no return is none but one
Towards the end
Of my suffering
The gods funeral pyre
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4. |
Under Blackened Skies
05:04
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Under Blackened Skies
I'm sent to walk beneath the stars
to storm the walls, roam a ravaged land
born again to live among these stones
the stars are gone, I've finally found my home
In the night men are left alone
under sunless skies their ships leave the shores
in the dark words come into life
and some nights tunes will speak of light
In the night we gather dreams
there where nightmares are kings
In this night we'll hide our souls
because the sun can be so cold
Across the desert and towards the sea
the legend tells he is waiting there for me
There were kings but none remain
I have seen the dawn of a newborn race
Stone conquers men every time
Eternal myth that binds me to mankind
In the end you'll find me there
Under blackened skies
You’ll need the dark to see the stars
come with me share my endless path
I walk the shores of a world that was
I know your face, I've seen you all before
What will I find when the sun appears
my quest is far or far to near
welcome death, ours is the other side
guard the shores, I'II leave you now behind
All my years for one land
thousand candles but just one star
All the rivers for the sea
endless roots but just one tree
Far from the desert at the shores of the sea
far from man's sight, just try to believe
There were kings but none remain
I have seen the dawn of a newborn race
Stone conquers men every time
eternal myth that binds me to mankind
In the end you'll find me there
Under blackened skies
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5. |
A Martyr’s Birth
05:37
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A Martyr’s Birth
Now I really want to say a thing
To all those who may hear
And maybe one or two will understand
Why my voice is filled with fear…
Walk this empty road, seek what night upholds
The sun made a liar out of you
And only wounds can speak the truth
Scars you can’t pretend, they’ll mark you till the end
I will not let you deny.
Your years of pain I will defy
A martyr’s birth, for your flesh I will decide
The path I choose for you, for my dreams you are the price…
Existence without purpose, without cause
Not knowing who I am, where I belong
But for the ashes inside
Materialized for my eyes
Fire, water, faith and light
The shadow man, the beast in flames arrived
I found your purpose. Break my shell
Define your master. My desire burns
As a piece of night now I arise
And as the light I belong to the sky
Dressed in the blood of your own deeds
A new born dead, I’ll claim my throne in your dreams
Because a beast on flesh must feast
And on perished dreams now I’ll drink
One by one your years stand in line
Waiting for their turn, be sanctified
…the words have taken the lead.
They’ll drive me down the road unseen
Your heart I’ll break and your bridges burn
Is it a sin to forget the dead?
Powers unleashed, in human form visions bleed
The palace of the sun, empty of gods
The stolen power, a sacrificial demand
Let love take its toll. And you old man, wait your fall
I pray, May the wind brings you with him
I pray to the wind, come back to me…
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6. |
The Season of the Sun
06:27
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The Season of the Sun
Hide now, disguise
Run and cover, divide
Blind them by love
Rule them my son
An offer lost in time
A child fooled by lies
No war and no more death
But a choice in every step
The lie, the fire, their lie of fire, our life in fire, and no lies in the fire
Our chosen’s ones, our heroes blood
Chain us in your cross, bind us in the past
A conqueror by sacrifice
And fate holds the dice
Step by step, we’ll miss the roads turn
Hand by hand, we’ll cross the final bridge
Trust me and don’t look, our journey soon will end
To the sea of every tear that has been ever shed…
Look now, to the shore of lost hope
And weep, for the messenger is now near
Our choice will unfold
And the sun will burst in tears
A twisted name of a royal line
An evil plan, a crimson hand disguised
A wicked kiss, a hidden way
A candle burns, so for one last time let’s decide
We are not forgotten in this blinding light
Red is also the color of our mortal life
And always it remains…
The season of the sun
In the line of fire
In the pit of lies we are thrown
And from this house of dust, our “golden” halls
He, our son, his time to come forth…
We bleed for life in this rotten flesh we’re born to share
In the pit we are left to die
But the key is also thrown there, in the mud for us to find
And with love not with tears, forever with us to bind…
The season of the sun… forever…
The lies… forever
Lies, lies to the fire
Lies
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7. |
Theater of War
07:24
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Theater of War
In the alignment of stars
One child bleeds in joy
A genocide with no scars
Come my sons, sleep and feed the soil
Burn the gift, rape the sign
Alone you are in the blackened side
Bow to me, kiss me son
In the sun will hide the covenant of blood
The walls are crumbling, a stream of blood
The fields are drowning in crimson mud
A world in predestined pain
And all are made in his name…
Can you ever win? When you cross this battlefield of “peace”
Love me and be sure that time will dry your kiss
Help me and my blood will stain your hand
You should fight for me you fool and win your place on this land
But now look, there are no more lies
And no place for you to hide,
And no one that even dare to try
You are all naked in their eyes, it’s the end…
The real sun was never really hidden
We’ve only cover it with truth
There…, your chance has been given
And our truth is dying soon…
Thunder and flames, gasping in the dust
Now… this must be the end
For all your games of make believe and your theaters of war
So… feel free to fear the darkness
Don’t even walk at night
You decided our path to follow
Be sure it is the way of light
Don’t be surprised that you have found us
In your sunny halls
You’ve only lost his guidance
Not the eyes of your soul…
The walls are crumbling, a stream of blood
The fields are drowning in crimson mud
A world in predestined pain
And all are made in his name…
This chapter is closing fast
And the curtain is about to fall
And alone you are on this empty shore
As the sun sets…
So lay still under the setting sun
Waiting for the cycle to begin again.
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8. |
At the Shores
07:02
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At the shores...
A chorus of whispers, across this silent land
Countless stories lost
Now descent in ancient light
An ocean of stars in my hand
I followed the river
From the mountains to the sea
Now let the ocean have
What I did seek
Search the stars for company
Light long dead is all I see
I knew their names but no more
A darkness invisible to all
The lonely souls
The ones we lost in darkness
In silence you call, Names carved in stone
It’s the beginning of the end
Hear me now, Do you believe in hell?
Burn the veil and come forth
It’s the season of the sun
Ancient children love the dark
Earn your name on this land
All you myths and legends see me now
This endless day is over
I’ve finally reached the end
Just in time to see the sunset
Time is free to run again
Worshiped the night
And hoped for dawn
Gained the dark
And the deserts cold
Am I alone?
In this place, on this land
I’m left alone
Where all paths shall meet
In the shadow of the stars
The darkness is complete
And before the sun, turns to dawn
Let’s give our blood
Our own last fight
To the shore of lost hope I stand
Alone I stand
The first dawn awaits
The vision ends with the blackest sails
On your side of the sea I’ll wait
A flame inside the darkness of this age
The straight road still exists
Do you have the heart to find?
If you are the one across the sea to fly
Am I alone?
In this place, on this land
I’m left alone
Where all paths shall meet
In the shadow of the stars
The darkness is complete
And before the sun, turns to dawn
Let’s give our blood
Our own last fight
To the shore of lost hope I stand
Alone I stand
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