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Angel
03:26
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A star in heaven reigns down up high
Celestial wonder in the sky
Angelic voices that speak in tongues
Singing words of songs unsung
Beāta
Domina
Līberā
Dē īrā
Against the odds and a beauty unflawed
From the kingdom of god she's an angel
Burning a flame for a demon you've tamed
Be hallowed thy name darling angel
Ō lūx æterna, beat still my heart
Shining beacon in the dark
My mind is racing on hyperdrive
She makes me feel alive
Beāta
Domina
Līberā
Dē īrā
Against the odds and a beauty unflawed
From the kingdom of god she's an angel
Burning a flame for a demon you've tamed
Be hallowed thy name darling angel
Salvā mē domina peccāvī
Beāta
Domina
Līberā
Dē īrā
Against the odds and a beauty unflawed
From the kingdom of god she's an angel
Burning a flame for a demon you've tamed
Be hallowed thy name darling angel
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Honor Bound
05:05
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With a gust of the wind blowing cold from the north
The army of vengeance assemble in force
Silence befalls as the light breaks the sky
Holding formation we charge at the cry
A volley of arrows that blot out the sun
To whittle their numbers before we've begun
And thousands of javelins falling like hail
Breaking through armor and piercing through mail
Razing their fortress to cinders and ash
Axes and hammers like thunder did clash
Bodies are falling their blood on the sand
So noble is he who dies by my hand
Brothers I call you for battle I sing
To tear down the traitor that calls himself king
Will you stand with me and fight by my side
Charging to victory with honor and pride
Breaking their spirits their bones will be crushed
Their treacherous legacy crumbles to dust
The forces opposing are set on the run
Marching triumphant, the battle is won
Raising our banners, our axes and hammers
Onward we march to the sound
Forward advance with weapons in hand
We'll tear the tyrant king down
We are honor bound
Raising our banners, our axes and hammers
Onward we march to the sound
Forward advance with weapons in hand
We'll tear the tyrant king down
We are honor bound
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An Oath in Blood
04:35
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Beneath the earthen arch held aloft by sword and spear we stand
We twain with dreary blades red with blood rent across the hand
Upon this starless night the gods above us as our witness bear
To ancient rituals by which our fathers once before did swear
An oath in blood is sworn
And through my word is born
A sacrament unto a friend.
An oath in blood is sworn
And by the rites performed
Shall carry forth unto the end
We are reborn again; the essence of our oath flows through our veins
And not a single word nor letter ever of our oath shall wane
The promise I shall keep and carry forth with me until my death
The words I speak tonight I hold them true with every living breath
An oath in blood is sworn
And through my word is born
A sacrament unto a friend.
An oath in blood is sworn
And by the rites performed
Shall carry forth unto the end
Beneath the earthen arch held aloft by sword and spear we stand
We twain with dreary blades red with blood rent across the hand
The oath in blood I swore I hold upon my honor to defend
That as thy brother I shall upon thy death exact revenge
An oath in blood is sworn
And through my word is born
A sacrament unto a friend.
An oath in blood is sworn
And by the rites performed
Shall carry forth unto the end
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Loud and Clear
03:11
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Another signal intercept
Decoding isn't hard except
Is this pattern only in my mind
Request to have the text re-said
Static and the line goes dead
Perhaps the fault our stars are misaligned
I am left here questioning
My thoughts would interfere
Your silence though is deafening
Your message now I hear
Loud and Clear Loud and Clear
Just say the words to make me disappear
Loud and Clear Loud and Clear
That you don't even want to see me here
Hoist the flag and semaphore
Or telegram in days of yore
Either way communication's jammed
Another hand of time has passed
We better think of something fast
Because the ship is sinking where I stand
I am left here questioning
My thoughts would interfere
Your silence though is deafening
Your message now I hear
Loud and Clear Loud and Clear
Just say the words to make me disappear
Loud and Clear Loud and Clear
That you don't even want to see me here
Loud and Clear Loud and Clear
Just say the words to make me disappear
Loud and Clear Loud and Clear
That you don't even want to see me here
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5. |
In Your Wildest Dreams
04:02
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Behold the waves of the rising tide
Crashing on the shore
Gathered back by the mountain high
To carry back once more
Neon lights that pierce the night
And set the world a-glow
Prophecies and mystics dreams
Left written in the snow
Standing at the edge of dawn
Placed within the desert palm
Gaze into the cosmic vision
Bursting at the seems
Light of knowledge shall be foreseen
In Your Wildest Dreams
When I beheld the energy
Captured in a spell
When I beheld the majesty
Where the moonlight winter fell
I gazed into the crystal eyes
Of the towering beast that stands
Powers of the hazy skies
Swept across the land
Standing at the edge of dawn
Placed within the desert palm
Gaze into the cosmic vision
Bursting at the seems
Light of knowledge shall be foreseen
In Your Wildest Dreams
Behold the waves of the rising tide
Crashing on the shore
Gathered back by the mountain high
And carried back once more
Neon lights that pierced the night
And left the world a-glow
Prophecies and mystics dreams
Left scattered in the snow
Standing at the edge of dawn
Placed within the desert palm
Gaze into the cosmic vision
Bursting at the seems
Light of knowledge shall be foreseen
In Your Wildest Dreams
Gaze into the cosmic vision
Bursting at the seems
Light of knowledge shall be foreseen
In Your Wildest Dreams
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Witching Hour
03:43
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In the forest past the limits
Where the moonlight glows he dimmest
Tread not near O ye mortal sons
Witching hour has begun
Mystic symbols magic spells
Mythic drink of dwimmer well
Wave a wand and sing a verse
Speak a charm or cast a curse
If ye seek the wisdom hidden
Knowledge lost and most forbidden
Seek their tome of ancient lore
Read the runes of covens before
Beware the eyes in fever pitch
Just a glance and you're bewitched
Now a pawn to evil schemes
In a trance of fable dreams
As a tool for wicked ends
Witching hour shall commence
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Blackened Power
06:22
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Serpents crawling in the streets
Beware their wrath when sirens screech
Decked out in protective gear
"Protect and serve" through force and fear
Prey on poor communities
With qualified immunities
To keep them out of justice's sights
When their actions come to light
Broken systems held in place
Public image falls in faith
Violent methods stir unease
Silence, the desert they call peace
Our time has come
We stand as one
Backward talks are proselytized
When the fox spreads toxic lies
And sell us out as crooks and thugs
Committing crimes and high on drugs
They paint themselves as colorblind
But pin the blame on colored guys
Media lies now propagate
As "entertainment" propped for hate
Traitors for views they lie
Gators and snakes in suit and tie
Twisted words distort the truth
Listen, they are deceiving you
Our time has come
We stand as one
It's time to strike (strike)
Enter the darkest hour
They play us for fools like pawns in a game
Stand up and fight (fight)
Behold the blackened power
No longer ruled under locks and their chains
One by one we lose our rights
As politicians bet with lives
The side that claims to make us great
Are servants to the fascist state
Our rights they claim they would defend
But burn the cross at both the ends
The other side would call their bluff
But never seem to do enough
Gaslight, obstruction
Projection: their roadmap to win
For every accusation
Is their own confession of sin
Our time has come
We stand as one
It's time to strike (strike)
Enter the darkest hour
They play us for fools like pawns in a game
Stand up and fight (fight)
Behold the blackened power
No longer ruled under locks and their chains
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Voice of the Cosmos
09:12
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I tread the trail of tragedy, traveled on alone
When I beheld the harried hall around a hollow throne
Then waded I through welkin skies, woeful, wandering on
Deprived of dreams of drighten seen, adrift before the dawn
And slowly as I slip into, a sightless weary sleep
Cautious, I now cast aside the dogmas that I once did keep
Silence and darkness around a formless place
The cold desolation adrift through time and space
Countless points of starlight through black of night did break
The giant eyes open the universe awakes
In my dreams
Amid the astral plane
The voice of the cosmos
Is calling me by name
Behold the light of a thousand ages past
And all that will ever be within my mortal grasp
Upon the rays, my lucid form ascends
Beyond this reality my conscious mind transcends
In my dreams
Amid the astral plane
The voice of the cosmos
Is calling me by name
I walked the desert they call peace
To find the answers men would seek
To put their weary minds at ease
And all the gods of legends old
From countless myths the elders told
No power over man can hold
And empty threats of kingdom come
The will of wrathful gods be done
Are nothing new beneath the sun
Final question no more lies
What is the meaning of our lives
If there's no thrones up there in the sky
For this no answer can be found
(To satisfy for all mankind)
And to no dogmas shall be bound
(No righteous ties or holy lies)
By my hand my world defined
(The and of time shall now unwind)
To carve my fate to my design
As above (it's calling, it's calling)
And so below (it's calling me by name)
The voice I hear (it's calling, it's calling)
Is one I know (from the astral plane)
By myself (it's calling, it's calling)
But not alone (it's calling me by name)
The voice I hear (it's calling, it's calling)
Is but my own (from the astral plane)
Cosmic mind
Let your hands unwind
You and I entwined
Forever we're interconnected
In my dreams
Amid the astral plane
The voice of the cosmos
Is calling me by name
In my dreams (as above)
Amid the astral plane (and so below)
The voice of the cosmos (the voice I hear)
Is calling me by name (is mine alone)
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Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis
Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis
Through the jungle by the river Styx
I′ve journyed long and far this day
Lurking shadows in the parapets
Will never make me turn away
Darkened city veiled in crimson mist
Entombed in time without decay
Never thought it would be like this
For this feels like living
Inside a dream
But my mind tells me I'm
Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis
Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis
Now I know what it′s like to be
Inside the city of the dead
All I think of is breaking free
From all the spells chained to my head
Sword and axe are my destiny
I watch the stars turning blood red
There is light yes I've got to believe
For this feels like living
Inside a dream
I know now that I am
Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis
Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis
I've seen your cities burning
I have felt your daughters yearning
For the peace you′ve had before the tides of war
I′ve witnessed funeral pyres
Burning bright with man's desire
I′ll fight the demon horde forever more
World is full of mysteries
That men have never seen before
Magik lives in all dynasties
The light of love shines ever more
In the crypt of Atlantean Kings
I found what I was looking for
Magik Trident of Valusia's Sea
For this feels like living
Inside a dream
But don′t you ever get
Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis
Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis
Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis
Lost in Necropolis, lost in Necropolis
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