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The Lord Conspirator
05:04
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Visions within a dream
The lord of deceitful thrones
Amidst flames of gold
And mountainous peaks
Cycles of wisdom
Reaching out to grasp me
Hell’s fierce lightning
Reaches out of the abyss
Deep down, within the tower of the setting sun
Sorrow slowly tries to feed
A tumultuous dream
The fever void brings winds of infection
Far away the distant ocean wages its war upon the shore
All of heaven is holding its breath
All became one, and the one is alone
Choirs sang over the tumult and the chaos
Melodies of vision lost in the dark
Sparks trying to kindle flame
In the deep ocean of ash and soot
And the rain continued to pour
Drenching us all in misery
And when you were gone, the sky wept
The devil thrust a blistering blade
And the sorrow began, cloak and dagger at hand
Lost in the void of isolation
In sleep I see so clearly
Dreams of dread and betrayal
The night’s black clouds
Conceal the crescent moon
The empty caverns steeple
Spiralling ever inward
If the sky is my grave
I will forever be free
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The Descent
05:31
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Can you feel the noose tighten,
As its fingers grip your neck?
The subversive grim intent
Made clear at last
Barbed-wire words
Take their refuge in crowds
But make no mistake
It’s not what’s said but what’s meant
I am the voice in the darkness
Some say I am wisdom and truth
I am of the source of all violence
The primal urge in you
Does the cup run full?
Is it stricken with drought?
Dark tides cast their deadly pull
Are the fools filled with doubt?
In this night-of-knives
Treachery runs rife
A voice bellows out from the deep
Speaking with no fear, nor favour, nor weakness
A voice from the abyss
Listen
Fear – fire – awakened dead
Rot the living
Voice – calling – from the deep
Listen
Rise now from the shadows
Rip and tear yourself loose
Let cowards bathe in their filth
For they are their own noose
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The Abyss
05:58
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I have walked the abyss
As the hooks dug into my flesh
I have chocked on the sulphur mist
As the poison crept through my veins
Black-tar fingers
Scratch at my eyes
A hall of mirrors
A chamber of lies
I have seen the skies turn black
And the suns light fade away
I have heard my bones crack
And tasted the salt in my blood
Black-tar fingers
Scratch at my eyes
A hall of mirrors
A chamber of lies
Hooks in my flesh
Blackened skies
Sulphur mist
Echoes rise
I have felt the utmost despair
And under the gaze of all
My body has been laid bare
No light… no tunnel…
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Nightfall
06:17
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Hunted, haunted, they hound me
They chase me. They track me, by scent
I hear them. They’re nearly upon me…
Their teeth and their claws
Scratch at my back
And gnaw at my blood-soaked heels
I run but cannot grasp breath
How long will I last?
Through day and through night
They match my every stride
I feel the hot breath
And spit upon my neck
Amidst this cruel darkness
Along a moonlit path
I try to feel my way
I try to outlast
Run!
Run for your life!
Run!
And never look back!
Hunted, haunted, they hound me
I trip and I fall
But I cannot stop
If I must I will crawl
But I cannot stop
On and on through the night
Until morning light
Run!
Run for your life!
Run!
And never look back!
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Black Earth's Gate
04:48
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Bearing down
The great gate between mountains
Its colossal frame hiding the trials ahead
I have no reason
Sulphur clouds in ominous shrouds
Ooze like wounds upon the sick
The sounds of sorrow arise
Ensembles of misanthropy
Create the harmony of the doomed
No joy before the mountain
No peace beyond its gate
No light from cold stone
The drowning of the light
Upon cold stone
The perilous fight
Fought alone
Black earth’s gate!
Black earth’s gate!
Mournful cries of terror and woe
Echo in empty halls
Through me the strength must rise
To challenge my foe
The drowning of the light
Upon cold stone
The perilous fight
Fought alone
As I stand before the mountain
My voice a whisper
The final utterance of regret
And my spirits cruel fate
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The Perilous Edge
03:48
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All hope abandon ye who enter here
He who wishes to conquer the unconquerable
The air hangs thick with the smell of fear
All is one and the one is unstoppable
In the desolate valley
Over the jagged edge
Echoes (bring) forth the omen
Of ominous intent
Cast by the figure
Of Divine plumage
And aged gold
His will is of greater magic
His will is of lesser light
He will consume your soul
He will drain your heart
Promethean son
Annihilation must be brought upon thee
Noble in quest
Noble in spirit
Your will is consumed by doubt
Your flame is a dying light
You possess cracks too great to fill
You lack the strength of will
O’ son of many sons
The cruellest of fates now awaits you
Go forth and perish if that is thy wish
For a great host of evil lies before thee
Beyond all light and help of salvation
The way forward lies bare before me
As doubt begins to take hold
The fire of comprehension burns on the horizon
And calls from beyond the perilous edge
Beyond the perilous edge
Beyond the perilous edge
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Descending with me the hate I carried
My shield and dagger now drawn
To defend the outrage inside of me
And cut rotten flesh from the bone
The weary warrior
Seeks the conspirator
His heart almost deaf
The weary warrior
Ready to defend against the twisted blades
Of sunken light magic
If I can sustain but a single flame
Then my fight remains
If I harbour my name and shed the pain
Then I am unbanishable
In silent anguish
I hide my face from walls of serpent eyes
The threshold of discovery
No longer of definable origin
The weary warrior
No grail in sight
But an endless journey
And relentless plight
Searching for the wells
The profound wells of fire
Deep danger swells
The wells burning higher
When the world freezes over
All flames will die
In the garden of creation
The river runs dry
Searching for the wells
The profound wells of fire
Deep danger swells
The wells burning higher
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Saturn
03:42
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O’ setting sun
What dim light you exhale
Lest my light too be done
And draped in the nights cruel veil
The tempered storm
Turns black hearts to gold
Desperate minions swarm
The abyss turned cold
The prince of sin
The lord of the abyss
The feud in battle
Kindle the pyre
The arrow loosed
Foretold to miss
Inflicts the wound
To extinguish fire
Lost
In Saturn
Drowned
The sinking sun
Trapped in Saturn
By his hand all destiny assumed
The twisted blades poised to strike
Piercing the shield my soul consumed
Illumination cast by moon light
Hail the thief
Who defeats the Lord
Braced in gold
The surf of fortune
And lust and love
His hands torn bare
Upon the slab
The bastard born inside
Us
In Saturn
Drowned
The sinking Sun
Trapped in Saturn
The bastards born inside
Unyielding will foretold
The dark in shadows hide
The lord abreast thrones of old
Saturn’s sinking sun!
Saturn’s sinking sun!
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