Nyktophobia
Fate of Atlantis
1. Ballad of Neptune
"when the world was divided by lot in three
i, neptune the second son received the vast open sea
foriam the ruler of oceans and streams, shaker of the earth
resident in halls below the waves far in the deep
places where mortals cannot breathe no other god had ever seen
belong to my flooded realm deep in the heart of the sea
down below i, neptune keep secrets unseen
resting in oblivion for they never shall be revealed
"they never shall be revealed"
mysteries dark, secrets unseen
unbearable horrors beyond all believes
slumber in utter lightless halls
feared and denied by the gods
"foriam the keeper of the cosmic spawn
the chaos once arrived from the void
overlong bound by timeless chains
the true cause of persistent fear of the sea"
when the world was divided by lot in three
even the gods forgot elder forces existing deep in the sea
2. Lost Kingdom
primordial visions alone i dream in grief
of nameless wonders (and) lurking shadows beneath
eldest times i witnessed eons unthinkable far away
weird and dire i only hope nothing but dust has remained
lost kingdom timeless and damned
lost kingdom below the desolate sands
carved in stone inscriptions confirm my fever dreams
i saw their ruins a kingdom's atrocious remains
monoliths towering high of abhorrent size observed me
architecture horrid as great colossal temples of idolatry
forgotten remains entombed in desert sand
in a dead-less dormancy since the dawn of man
existence beyond creation in a foreign nameless reptilian shape
a prehistoric shadowing nightmare obsesses me when will i awake?
uncharted perception devours my sanity
for some eldest secrets shall forever be buried in their abysmal graves
lost kingdom timeless and damned
lost kingdom below the desolate sands
3. Radiant Crown
across the sky four horses ride called by fiery names
commanded by a titan's son on a chariot build of flames
crowned by the shining aureole of the sun
a realm once strong rises again
the unconquered sun enlightens the dark
empires new dawn-under the radiant crown
the all-seeing is watching, sensed the rise and fall of men
realms and kingdoms long forgotten
nreverence once praised his many names
a new dawn is rising to end this feeble age of decay
legions are marching emblazed by divine seven rays
usurpers shall vanish no damn rebel shall remain
restoration has begun in reverence of sol's mighty name
the all-seeing is watching, sensed the rise and fall of men
empire's unity enforced under the radiant crown
realms and kingdoms long forgotten
in reverence once praised his many names
4. Taken by Storm
beyond the pillars on the fathomless ground
deep in the waters forever drowned
ruins lie hidden since olden days
a fallen utopia buried by waves
the trembling earth-unleashed the sea
all atlantean pride-taken by storm
the ancient world knew arealm of the seas
once mighty and proud due to its legacy
island of atlas reigned by divine blood
but greed and decay provoked the wrath of the gods
the trembling earth-unleashed the sea
all atlantean pride-taken by storm
a single day an unfortunate night
was enough to tore down its might
a single day an unfortunate night
was enough for the gods to tore down its might
"this realm is depraved no glory is left
atlantis shall fall judged the court of the gods
lost in the distance
lost island forlorn for the afterworld
in a single day-an unfortunate night
and atlantis fell-taken by storm
beyond the pillars on the fathomless ground
deep in the waters forever drowned
atlantis lies dead in ruins and decay
a fallen utopia buried by waves
5. Pillars of Hercules
sun slowly fades, dyes the white rock into red
bloodred reminding the mortal of old glory
this stone broken atwain, this stone has remained
a last witness of repentance marks the border between reality and myth
nothing further beyond
at the edge of the world
nothing further beyond
where stonelike pillars eternally withstand
legends tell of anguish, bloodguiltiness and hate
alcmene's son neither man nor god afflicted by remorse opened this gate
selene up high dyes the rock in silver white
engrossed in old memories of agony and pain
she remembers the curse of fate, she remembers hera's hate
when lunacy gave birth to guilt salvation never granted until the end
on the way to sunset-lands he raised the pillar-gate
monuments towering high, silent watchers who kept his way of fate
beyond the gate the open sea where sunken realms once reigned
cities forlorn since centuries long turned to legends in their submerged grave
skyward pillars reaching high formed by the mortal god
no one knows what lies behind, beyond the pillars holding up the sky
beyond the gate the open sea where sunken realms once
mighty and proud reigned
nothing further beyond
at the edge of the world
nothing further beyond
where stonelike pillars eternally withstand
6. Fate of Atlantis
where did they go?
where has it been?
why can't we see?
the lost continent
twelve thousand years
in search for existence
long lost before
civilization's ascent
onward marching unable to see
seduced to perdition a punitive fate
vanity the engine of consistent decay
the garden of eden lost in disgrace
the fate of atlantis
devoured by the sea
("scream")
the fate of atlantis
demise of our kind
one baleful day no bird dared to sing
the last scarlet sunset in a longtime drowned land
atlas the first, his statue of might, broken asunder, corroded by time
sacriface altars of ancient dead gods, purged by the waters from olden spilled blood
jewels sank worthless with idols of gold, knowledge forgotten once and for all
in a longtime drowned land
no man, no woman, no child should survive
still the bloodline lives on
where did they go?
where has it been?
why can't we see?
the lost continent
twelve thousand years
there's no turning back
nothing remained
but the blood lives on
the fate of atlantis
our own destiny
7. Riders of the Surging Billows
8. Trident of Doom
for ten years raged the war
no battle brought defeat
a never ending siege till they prevailed by his deceit
but victory was stale
accursed by his own sins
another ten long years he shouldn't see his kin
"thou shall forever wander the capricious open sea
never finding peace, destination, nor way home"
"never finding home again"
thus spoke the vengeful god
the high lord of the sea
the blinding of his one-eyed son awakened godly hate
his trident strikes the ground
the waters boil in rage
for those who dare to offend the gods a damnation awaits
everlasting fight against the winds and the waves
hopeless struggle for homecoming, odyssey into the grave
"no giants we have feared
no sirens kept us back
in the end we'll reach familiar shores
homewards brothers we will never bend
"poseidon's trident scattered us far to weird uncharted lands
but one day we'll reach our home shores our odyssey will end
"when i was young
i challenged my fate
i, once a hero on the battlefield, now old, weak and grayed
my voyage took my youth
my love, my life, my friends
the trident of doom sealed my mortal fate"
9. Realms of Hades
moaning, despair, all hope dies
down in the inner dark where the shadows lie
between life and death a river floats whose water's dyed in black
through depths and caverns no living has seen beneath our world
a gateway to the realm of the dead
on the bank shadows wait for their passage across the stream
recently wretched departed souls not just yet condemned
moaning, despair, all hope dies
at the realm of hades in absence of life
from the limbo a skiff arrives-the ferryman of the dead
but those not able to pay his price are damned to wait eternally
welcome to the dominion of the dead
beyond the streama three-way-gate a giant guard ahead
three-headed beast in a serpent fur-no living shall pass, no dead escape
most deceased remain in the meadows, elysium for the brave
for those who sinned in blasphemy tartaros awaits
for all sinners against the gods tartaros awaits
upon his throne an old man sternly sits
his kinglike sight cold and grim by ages in the depths
eldest of cronus' sons no altar worships him
to rule upon the lower world was his thankless fate
moaning, despair, all hope dies
at the realm of hades in absence of life
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