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The Stigmatic
05:44
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Witness the lashes on my back, irreverent you stare
Contemplate the crown of thorns as my side pulses with pain
My wrists and feet, touch them, make them bleed
Even with open eyes your heart doesn't see
The stigmatic I am
The marks of God I wear
I will relieve you of your pain
Call My Name!
I lie down with my rosary clenched in weary hands
Come see the illuminated and inhale the scent of saints
Will your heart aglow with fire and bloom like crimson flower
Will you let your sorrow be your soul devourer
The stigmatic I am
The marks of God I wear
I will relieve you of your pain
Call My Name!
There's no regret for yesterday
There's no lament for tomorrow
As I sleep untouched in death
Will you ever dare to follow?
The stigmatic I am
The marks of God I wear
I will relieve you of your pain
Call My Name!
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Cimmeria
05:55
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It was so long ago and far away
I have forgot the name men called me
The axe and spear are like a dream
And hunts and wars are like shadows to me
Oh, soul of mine, born out of shadowed hills
To clouds and winds and ghosts that shun the sun
How many deaths shall serve to break at last this heritage
I search my heart and find Cimmeria
Land of Darkness and the Night
(I recall)Only the stillness of that sombre land
The clouds that piled forever on the hills
The dimness of the everlasting woods
And the lone winds that whispered down the gloom
Oh, soul of mine, born out of shadowed hills
To clouds and winds and ghosts that shun the sun
How many deaths shall serve to break at last this heritage
I search my heart and find Cimmeria
Land of Darkness and the Night
The Night!
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The Great Plague
05:49
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It was 1347 when the ships of ghosts arrived
Twelve galleys of doom entered Messina harbour
In their bones they bore so virulent disease
By Gods own hand, by rats and the fleas
I feel death is at my door tonight
As she's waiting to claim my life - with a smile
She comes for poor and kings alike
Holy men they flee just to survive
Is this a test of our faith, should we blame ourselves?
Should we turn to God for solace and whip the sins away?
I've heard flagellants chanting in the streets full of cadavers
Pain, pain, pain. Our journey's done in holy name
I feel death is at my door tonight
As she's waiting to claim my life - with a smile
She comes for poor and kings alike
Holy men they flee just to survive
Daylight was too bright to stand
Many graves were dug by hand
The bodies soon littered each alley and street
Till they carted them off like slabs of meat
I feel death is at my door tonight
As she's waiting to claim my life - with a smile
She comes for poor and kings alike
Holy men they flee just to survive
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Seven Swords Of Wayland
05:53
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Elidor - the gift of prophecy and dreaming
Orias - the control of evil spirits
Morax - the summoner of demons
Seven powers of light and darkness
Seven names to summon the Master
Rise up from the seven hells
We call upon your name!
He that is bound shall be free
He that rules shall be overthrown
By the magic of the swords!
Beleth - the enchanter and beguiler
Flauros - the curser and the charmer
And Solas - the alchemist
Seven powers of light and darkness
Seven names to summon the Master
Rise up from the seven hells
We call upon your name!
He that is bound shall be free
He that rules shall be overthrown
By the magic of the swords!
Albion the last of the seven
Albion the defender!
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Remembered
03:22
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The sun goes down but warmth still lingers on the land
The tide recedes but will it leave my footprints in the sand
Remember me when I'm gone away
Far away into the silent land
To be never seen again
Will I be remembered
Will I leave remembrance behind
My spirit is free
But I'll never depart
The music stops but the echoes play the sad refrains
Will everything pass or something beautiful remain
Remember me when I'm gone away
Far away into the silent land
To be never seen again
Will I be remembered
Will I leave remembrance behind
My spirit is free
But I'll never depart
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The Siege
05:28
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A strong wind near the Golden Horn
Carried our ships to the holy walls
The 'Nea Romi' in the eastern sun
The city that echoes with laughing light
We shall take what they promised to us
For too long we've been hearing their lies
Teased by 'mountains of gold'
we set sail to reconquer the throne
The flame in the chalice
The laying of hands
And blood be the treasure
It washes our stains
Storm - the walls!
They have stood for thousand years
But tonight they will fall
To the cross and the sword
Your gold and blood!
Soaring towers made of stone
All was plundered, all destroyed
A mock in the face of God
We care not for the city, nor hold it in pity
No law but our own, no eagles above
Brother against brother, cross against cross
The shame on our banners, our faith has been sold
The kingslayer has taken the crown
With Varangian swords by his side
But there's no hope for him
Not a soul will escape from our greed
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Necronomicon
05:17
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I've come through the deserts
And I've seen the wonders of this world
I reach for the cosmos
And I hear the demons howl
When you call, they will wake and answer you
The gates to hell are closed
Here are the keys, find your own locks
Madness and lore from ages ago
Darkness and spells, laws of the dead
Necronomicon - That is not dead which can eternal lie
Necronomicon - With strange aeons even death may die
And the Old Ones shall rise!
Herein lies those spells
To break the seals that hold in thrall
The Elders and their ebon hordes
I have spent my life to learn them all
Some say they came from the stars
Some say they were the soul of the earth
When it was formed from the clouds
Chant out the spell and give them life again
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8. |
Cold Are The Graves
07:48
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It's time - time for the darkness to play
But I'm not there, I do not sleep
I'm a thousand winds that weep
Sonnets of grace, beauty and love
Fading away with shadows galore
The snowy flakes cover the graves
Some opened up, the spirits awake
Oh sad cypress tree
Mourn over me!
Cold - are the graves
Moist is the soil, in vain our toil
Only the stone will remember our
Names - gently engraved
Fading with time, none shall survive
Only the cold will remain
The cold grip of death!
The cold of the graves!
Cold are the graves...
I've swum - swum beyond the walls of sleep
Eternal dream, enshrouding me
Death - it's just another beginning
Treasures of Earth, cherished and loved
Perished away, we're leaving alone
The flickering light of life in its bloom
Mournfully dimmed in the night of the tomb
Oh sad cypress tree
Mourn over me!
Cold - are the graves
Moist is the soil, in vain our toil
Only the stone will remember our
Names - gently engraved
Fading with time, none shall survive
Only the cold will remain
The cold grip of death!
The cold of the graves!
Cold are the graves...
On the wings of a dove
Floating from the house of death, alone
Falling leaf, from the tree of life
All suns and days have gone down
Cold - are the graves
Moist is the soil, in vain our toil
Only the stone will remember our
Names - gently engraved
Fading with time, none shall survive
Only the cold will remain
The cold grip of death!
The cold of the graves!
Cold are the graves...
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