Ensiferum Two Paths 1. Ajattomasta Unesta Katsokaa tuulen kulkua Kuulkaa ajan kuoksua Alla ikitähtitaivahan Kasvava on voima valtava Pohjanpalon loimussa Nousee miekka voittajan Behold how travels the wind Hear how runs the time Beneath the eternal star dotted sky Will grow a vast power In the glow of northern lights Rises the sword of the victor 2. For Those About To Fight For Metal Outnumbered but never alone, we stand Brave warriors, axes in our hands The symbol of enlightenment The secret of steel Carved in the hearts of the free Forged in eternal fire Harden in the frozen rain There is something stronger than mortal flesh That unites us as one For those about to fight for metal; Gods of war salute you all For those who'll never lower their blade; We're blood brothers 'til the end The sound of archaic battle horns Releases the beast within us all Join us to fight for the metal dawn Or one by one, you will fall Let me hear your battle cry! Raise your swords up high! 3. Way Of The Warrior Staring into dying flames Moon as my only guard It's too late to hesitate Only the weak suffer in this life It's the way of the warrior This path before me Destined to be the king Of battlefields It's the eve of the bloodshed: Women and mead! From the skulls of my foes Tomorrow, I'll drink I shall honour my blade With deeds, not with hollow words Men will kneel when they hear my name Before I laugh and rip out their wretched hearts [Kalevala 26:] Siell on miehet miekka vyöllä Urohot sota-aseissa Humalassa hullut miehet Pahat paaljo juotuansa There are warriors with broadswords Heroes clad in mail of copper Are on beer intoxicated By the beer are much embittered 4. Two Paths Callow dreams Dawn of spring No seeds of doubt yet sown in the ground Man-made shades mould reality Looming deceptions Hope blurs it all The path so bright The path so dark All crossroads Illusions of our lives No, feel no pity for a dying man We're all just here to die, to live one precious life None for all and all for none It's the only law Feed you inner wolves With prudence When the night closes in It grants us the final wish The blade may be rusty and dull But the spirit will never bend Unforgiving, benevolent, brave, noble and foolish All will dim with the last exhale Then all will be complete Every deed has a price to pay May sagacity and chaos bless your way 5. King Of Storms Who dares to stare death in the eye? And face the maelstrom of doom like a hero? When light splits the sky And like a thousand giants, thunder roars King of storms Descends from the skies Before my eyes Destroyer of worlds King of storms I will rule with fear and pain Your world will burn in dragon flame You will Obey Your kin Will yield when I say Your dreams Your fears Your dying screams Belong to me Descry the beast of the nightmare realm Destruction of all, humanity abhorred Ravaged land where the afflicted dwell The frozen void entombs idle prayers and exhorts 6. Feast With Valkyries Through mist we ride Howling wolves in moonlight Blood has been shed tonight It's judgement time Gallantly you fought Made your people proud Rise brave warriors The journey has just begun High to the skies Across the seas, Woods of the north And mountain peaks The song will sound Through history Tonight we'll feast with Valkyries Sons of frost and steel, reinvigorate Stay humble not brash Because I'm the one who chooses the slain North wind in my hair Only me, my steed and my spear Charge to another battlefield Eternal chant in the air 7. Don't You Say From town to town I roam and dwell Sing my songs and stories I tell Gone is the gold and ladies' smile I'm living on borrowed time This is me, no guilt, no shame I ain't no saint, I ain't no king I'm a man of my word With a stone backbone Open your arms I'm coming home Don't you say it's the same old story Don't you say I came too late Don't you say it was all for nothing For now I am here to stay This promise will never fade away I have a will, hard as a rock But it crumbled down with the very last drop Don't ask so I don't have to lie I'm a rover 'til the day I die 8. I Will Never Kneel Winds are calling me The cold breeze of death From the dividing stream The clarity of what lies ahead Your fortune will never change Is what blind weaklings say But I will not rest before the day Every peasant is crowned as his own king I will never kneel Before your false beliefs By my heathen blood I will not give up Minä rinnassa kannan sydänyön mustaa kipinää Minä anteeksi annan ja unohdan, en ikinä Tätä kaunaa, vainoa, kuollutta painoa, en ik inä Minö anteeksi anna ja unohda En ik inä In my chest shines a glimmer as dark as the heart of the night I will never forgive nor forget The grudge, haunting, dead weight, I will never forgive and forget… never My love, where have you gone? So cold, what have they done? I can't see you, the world drowns in tears I will forgive you, become the righteous hate and never forget All is lost now, what once was a dream Will never be seen Spill their blood, revenge for both of us And for all that will never be… 9. God Is Dead Bring out your dead I shout again Will this ever end? Rotting corpses everywhere But I knew how to transcend Round and round, the bottle goes Drown, drown all hope and sorrow Mad men on the streets Keep herding their sheep High or low, we're all gonna go Down at least for six feet Like thunder in a pint Divine truth I will find Lifelong misery It is not out destiny Joy to the world, god is dead So let's drink until the bitter end They whip you with their made-up sins They beat you until you finally give in But know that there is another path Filled with joy and not the grandeur of misery Wake up and see Drink with me In our wanton harmony 10. Hail To The Victor Scareless man Mangled soul of a solitary Some fights That are fought in the mind are not imaginary Blazing eyes Although the road has been long All chains Ignorance and hate…no more Time is the dividend on ephemeral paths Longing of the fulfillment is carved in wolven hearts All those, in the end, will merge in to one These times These lives In the hands of beasts of lies Man made gods Turning tides Unknown future, no hope in sight Foul beings The ultimate sin Like fools, they charge to kill their kin The legend tells In the hearts of men Is the way, the power, to rise above this hell Hail to the victor! Once a castaway But never astray In the mirror we'll see the face Of the only god whom should be praised 11. Unettomaan Aikaan Vain aamu-usva peittona Laulu säilyy muistona On joka polun hintana Kaiho, epäily ja kuolema Only morning mist as a veil The song will remain as a memory The price of every path is longing, doubt and death