1. |
The Scars of History
05:43
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Horror lives within the past-lived demons
Angry echoes haunt these halls
The dead inside will forever wander
So that we’ll live on
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2. |
Blood of the Bear
05:00
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Emerging from my slumber
I can feel my blood go cold
I’m not blood of the lion
I’m not your ugly son
I am he who walks the forests
I’m blood of the bear
Now roaming through the forest
I stack a wall of stones
Protect me from the elements
Provide for me a home
I’m searching for a home
Within my wall of stones
I’m not blood of the lion
I’m not your ugly son
I am born of the gods
I’m blood of the bear
Blood of the bear
Now winter is upon me
As I fumble for a light
The truth somewhere in front of me
To ponder this long night
I fumble for the truth
To entertain me in the night
I’m not blood of the lion
I’m not your ugly son
He who hesitates is lost
I’m blood of the bear
Blood of the bear
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3. |
Rat King
04:09
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Set the campaign in motion
A twisted mess of teeth and claws
A foul smell demanding worship
Always wanting more and more
Stare into black
An undulating mass of rotten souls
Deaf and blind and cavorting as we
Stare into black
As we stare into their eyes
A thousand points of light
The Rat King fat with praise
The Rat King has his way
Always
As the wheel keeps on turning
Collecting more and more
We can just look on
We can just look on
Stare into black
As we stare into their eyes
A thousand points of light
The Rat King fat with praise
The Rat King has his way
Look upon it with pure malevolence
Such a wonder to behold
Always taking but never justified
It’s immune to our laws
It’s immune to us all
Now look upon it, it is benevolent
Such a wonder to behold
Always taking and always justified
It was a king to us all
And now it is my god
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4. |
Perish the Thought
04:15
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In this world you know
Come forth my son and learn with me
To question everything
Let go of the world you learned
Everything you must assume
Is probably a lie
There it goes again
Thankfully on you I can depend
You’ll come to believe that you might be mistaken
Clinging to thoughts as if they might be taken away from you
It ebbs and flows with the tide
As a million voices scream
And try to force on you beliefs
Just question everything
There it goes again
Thankfully on you I can depend
You’ll come to believe that you might be mistaken
Clinging to thoughts as though might be taken away from you
It ebbs and flows with the tide
You may believe that I have all the answers
Perish the thought, I know that you’ll be better than me, and you
Will realize this in time
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5. |
Raven and Crow
07:01
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The king asked for her hand, Branwen of Llyr
To forge an alliance between the two islands
The Isle of the Mighty and of Ireland
On the night of their feast an insult was given
By slicing the maiming the steeds of their guest
And angered he was, the king of Ireland
Look out for your kin
For those who are weak
You must fight for their rights
Some will prey on the meek
And so Bran the Blessed, brother to Branwen
Giant of Wales and the Isle of the Mighty
Appeased his new ally with gifts of magic and gold
But back in Ireland the insult took root
The king had ccrevenge by abusing his queen
Branwen was made a prisoner in her new home
Look out for your kin
For those who are weak
You must fight for their rights
Some will prey on the meek
Then a starling flew in from across the Irish Sea
It carried a note with a sister’s plea
Angered, Bran and all his men set out to sea
To Ireland, and Branwen must be freed
The giant Bran arose from the Irish Sea
His mountainous face was twisted with hate
Flanked by his fleet, a wilderness at sea
He arrived
Blood was shed
The islands bled
Thousands dead
Her grief cut deep and Branwen had succumb
And brother Bran was killed by poisoned spear
But then his head awoke and to his men he spoke
Sever the head and deliver it home
Bury my head at White Hill
Bury it deep and point it to sea
And even in death I’ll defend my country
Thus was the story of the raven and crow
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6. |
Dark Age in Black Flame
04:06
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This dark age in black flame
Death or glory all the same
Just as empires rise they’ll fall
In this dark age, this dark age
Monasticism filled the gaps
Empiricism has collapsed
The fires burn from red to black
In this dark age, this dark age
A hooded cult of cannibals
Marching forth on captured souls
Tearing down all that we know
In this dark age, this dark age
This dark age in black flame
Death or glory all the same
Just as empires rise they’ll fall
In this dark age, this dark age
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7. |
FESDO
04:31
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All around me spins the disc of Earth
Beyond me is a void
Moon and sun in eternal waltz
Hanging low in the sky
You can’t believe everything you hear
Paranoia deep behind these eyes
It’s alright
I don’t need your permission
It’s been this way for all 6,000 years
It’s OK
Just leave me to my dream world
Cast me aside and just leave me to be
An endless ocean fills the sides
A glacial fortress fills the sky
These walls of delusion can’t be broke
Your precious truths are but a joke
It’s alright
I don’t need your permission
It’s been this way for all 6,000 years
It’s OK
Just leave me to my dream world
Cast me aside and just leave me to be
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8. |
When in Salem
03:17
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Blinded by blood and rage of my design
When in Salem, Malleus Maleficarum
With eyes that bite and a mouth that dares to speak
She’s channeling Lilith, it’s the only way, it must be
Female creativity, it must be an anomaly
When in Salem, Malleus Maleficarum
Burn her, burn her, put her to the stake and burn her
Feed her, feed her, feed her to the dogs
Hang her, hang her, tighten up the noose and hang her
Kill her in the name of God
Filled with jealousy and rage of my design
The holocaust of women that I define
When in Salem, Malleus Maleficarum
When in Salem, Malleus Maleficarum
Burn her, burn her, put her to the stake and burn her
Feed her, feed her, feed her to the dogs
Hang her, hang her, tighten up the noose and hang her
Kill her in name of God
Burn her, hang her, beat her, kill her
In the name of God
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9. |
At Land's End
04:47
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I’ve looked upon those faded stones
And searched the hilltops high
I’ve followed phantom footprints
To see if they match my own
Sail across the sea for what was lost
The search for answers will begin
Not afraid to face the ghosts of loss
At land’s end the journey will begin
I have searched through every farmstead
With no clue to what might have been
A lifetime of love and laughter
Lost in time without a hint
If I see those ghosts at play
Will they ever see me?
Sail across the sea for what was lost
The search for answers will begin
Not afraid to face the ghosts of loss
At land’s end the journey will begin
If I see those ghosts at play
Will they ever see me?
Sail across the sea for what was lost
The search for answers will begin
Sail across the sea for what was lost
The search for answers will begin
Not afraid to face the ghosts of loss
At land’s end the journey will begin
Sail across the sea for what was lost
The search for answers will begin
Not afraid to face the ghosts of loss
At land’s end the journey will begin
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10. |
Myth
01:48
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