Mörk Gryning Fasornas tid 1. Intro instrumental 2. The Seer Welcome wanderer I am the lord of this world You′ve come before me to see But your vision is blurred I see your soul Your fears and longings There is greatness And so is evil A darkness hangs upon you A thousand paths A thousand ways A trail of roses Or thorns and pain Some are water Some are wine Some are evil Some are divine Go deep, to where the waters are still Go deep, follow the roots so deep below You are the seer then see my way I know the darkness that calls my name I'll call upon a thousand souls of the damned Here I′m a stranger in the strangest land As you wish, now be on your way You began as the fool and a fool you remain When the rich have become the beggars And the fools have become the wise The prophecy of the king has been realized A thousand paths A thousand ways A trail of roses Or thorns and pain Some are water Some are wine Some are evil Some are divine 3. Tornet En dimma sveper in över det karga landskapet En vindil spelar i trädens kronor till nattens tjut Helvetets symfoni i ett evigt crescendo Minnena tonar ut som en dröm i det frusna mörkret Hemsökt av minnen I ett förvridet inferno Likt demoner som river mitt inre Leder mig vilse Hemsökt av minnen I ett förvridet inferno Likt demoner som river mitt inre För mig ner i evig vinter En mörk väg för mig ner i djupet Där skalden ristar min runa Mitt öde väntar Likt en malström ur det förflutna Gömt, dolt, höljt i dimma Ett torn som en stenstod byggd av gudarna Ett torn från helvetet till himlen Från urminnes tid En väktare av en uråldrig värld I fruktan jag ryggar tillbaka I bävan jag faller på knä I vanmakt jag reser min blick upp mot skyn I tidernas sagor En större fasa aldrig någonsin setts Hemsökt av minnen I ett förvridet inferno Likt demoner som river mitt inre För mig ner i evig vinter Hemsökt av minnen I ett förvridet inferno Likt demoner som river mitt inre För mig ner i evig vinter 4. Fasornas tid Hör, hur det viskas i det tysta Om en okänd makt, sprungen ur det förflutna De som vakat, vakat i det tysta Börjar träda fram, i all sin mörka prakt Över himlavalvet hörs ett dån Sprungna upp ur avgrunden, ryttare av stål Tidens slut nalkas, vi står vid randen Fasornas tid över land och hav Tidens slut nalkas, ingenstans att fly Vi står vid randen och ser allt som är bli förbi Allt som varit skall förgås Du skall skörda som du sår Vredens dag, och vem skall stå? Vem skall fjättras i tusende år? Höj ditt svärd, dra ditt spjut Krigen bådar tidens slut Ut i natten, isande tjut De fyra rider ut från avgrundens djup Tidens slut nalkas, vi står vid randen Fasornas tid över land och hav Tidens slut nalkas, ingenstans att fly Vi står vid randen och ser allt som är bli förbi 5. Before the Crows Have Their Feast Before the crows have had their feast And earth takes me home Before the worms crawl beneath And I′m dust and bones Oh light the way for me And guide me on the way Oh light the way for me And lead me far away I will seek my fortune I'll fulfill my fate Crush what lies before me I′ll find the way Oh light the way for me And guide me on the way Oh light the way for me And lead me far away And my spirits within Accept my prayers and offerings To each and all of the four winds Clouds move in, Rain is falling, Dusk is setting, Destiny is calling And when I'm gone and the beating stops When the calm replace the storm When I'm dust and bones and night has fallen Let them know I′m still here Let them know I′ll always be here Let them still hear me Let them still fear me Let them shiver As the clouds fill the sky, And the mist sweeps over the ground Memories dissolve, Let me remember no more We come to seek our fortune, We come to seek our fates We come to see the crows have another feast But there are times that I wish That my bones could rest In the memories of others Oh light the way for me And guide me on the way Oh light the way for me And lead me far away And my spirits within Accept my prayers and offerings To each and all of the four winds 6. Savage Messiah From the depraved lands A herd with empty eyes Heading towards their faith Obey or pay! Savage messiah Manipulating his herd With godly delusions Obey or pay! Reign of Terror For Millennia Leading the blind in chains Reign of Terror For Millennia Leading the blind to the grave Like ghosts from the past Hiding in the shadows The hand that feeds is the hand that kills Their madness will forever last They reign in splendor Loss of limbs and life Godly delusions of the surrounding Spiritual beliefs The master commands your will and independence of using your own mind Purification of totalitarian rules Defiance of the world Abulsive methods to convert To obey or pay! Reign of Terror For Millennia Leading the blind in chains Reign of Terror For Millennia Leading the blind to the grave Like ghosts from the past Hiding in the shadows The hand that feeds is the hand that kills Their madness will forever last They reign in splendor Loss of limbs and life 7. An Ancient Ancestor of the Autumn Moon Bleak, so bleak Thousands, and yet your hunger isn′t quenched They will never grow old And the years shall not condemn them Like an ancient ancestor of the autumn moon The freezing eye of God, of crimson doom The sorrow, the horror, the cold The God of war, the dead beating stone The crimson tales and stories never told Forgotten in the wind for so long But echoes forever in the halls The halls of oblivion Cruel, how cruel is your face, draped in royal crimson Up to the star strewn sky a column of smoke rises Like an ancient ancestor of the autumn moon The freezing eye of God, of crimson doom A fire, so fierce and blinded by rage, but still bleak and cold And bleak and cold is the world you've made Nothing remains but the emptiness That echoes forever in the halls of oblivion Under the autumn moon 8. Black Angel There′s a cry on the wind A voice so old that whispers of death A cold stare that cripples your soul The old lair the angel has left And now he flies again The chilling night's filled with terror Now he rises again Against the black sky on wings of fire Woe unto you men He′s coming Brace yourselves for Dies Irae And the stars in the sky fell to earth The kings hid in caves and among rocks This is the great day of wrath And who can withstand it? Falling fire, falling death The fallen angel's claws at your chest Woe unto you men He's coming Brace yourselves for Dies Irae Pour the seven bowls upon the earth Let the world of man burn No more sound shall be heard No more jester will speak a word No piper shall play his tune The darkness has fallen The angel is calling Woe unto you men He′s coming Brace yourselves for Dies Irae 9. Barren Paths instrumental 10. The Serpent's Kiss This old sin that calls us Lurking in the dark It spreads and festers Deep inside our hearts The fruit is ripe and pure Won′t you taste Its bitter sweetness It's as ancient as man A moment′s delight and then you fall The curse of evil hides within us all Come with me There's a garden I want you to see Hidden in your dreams A seed is growing The fruit is ripe The fruit is pure It's the sweetest of them all Won′t you kiss the serpent Won′t you let him in Slides around your neck Your flesh is week Innocence is gone and you're forever forlorn Cast out of Eden you will never come home Our path is not one of roses, but of thorns Slither in the slime Rip apart your new hymen Won′t you taste Its bitter sweetness It's as ancient as man A moment′s delight And then you fall The curse of evil hides within us all You're reborn Heed the call Forever more You are fallen Like a vampire you′ll walk the earth In eternal hunger The fruit is ripe The fruit is pure It's the sweetest of them all Won't you kiss the serpent Won′t you let him in Slides around your neck Your flesh is week 11. Det svarta Fasor ur mitt innersta djup gör mig till sin träl Rasande demoniska tjut ekar i min själ Mitt blod blir till is Ett vanställt sista skrik En mardröm bortom tid och rum Håll mig, håll mig kvar när natten vrider om mitt sinne För mig, för mig bort, det svarta river upp mitt inre En rasande kraft, svarta vingar bär mig fram Förförd av en okänd makt, en fallen ängel tar min hand När min måne lyser röd Och mina ögon fylls av malströmmen Håll mig, håll mig kvar när natten vrider om mitt sinne För mig, för mig bort, det svarta river upp mitt inre Vansinnet och elden rasar genom blodet Håll mig, håll mig kvar när natten vrider om mitt sinne För mig, för mig bort, det svarta river upp mitt inre 12. Age of Fire Death rides on the wind The locusts have come to devour This is the pyrocene This is the age of fire! I see the sky line drown in a sea of flames Now is the day The chains are broken, the gates stand open wide To the age of fire It′s the dawn of the beast Fall to your knees and learn And when all is said and done We all shall burn I see the sky line drown in a sea of flames Now is the day The chains are broken, the gates stand open wide To the age of fire Names without gravestones to remember them You are forlorn Chained to a bed of thorns The Earth cracks open And bleeds boiling wine The seals are broken The fire storm is here I see the sky line drown in a sea of flames Now is the day The chains are broken, the gates stand open wide To the age of fire