1. 1618 Ouverture

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2. The Gathering

[Lucifer:]
Imago dei
The meaning stays hollow and vague
Encrypted are these words of old
It is a play
An incensation for foolish dreamers
This age of not knowing is endless
Its reign is eternal

[Conquest:]
Thus, there is a way
There must be

[Lucifer:]
Disgraceful suffering
That might be to their liking

[Conquest:]
I was promised truth
But our league is broken

[Lucifer:]
Your passion for these...
These earth creepers...
It is beyond compare
They still insist on blaming me
Though it is him
Who stole the light

[Conquest:]
I believed in the power of the throne
Yes, we once were protectors
Guardians
But that is long gone by
We are myth
Not more than a myth

[Lucifer:]
Go
Curse the world
For what we are
Is what we are
Our true nature is not of matter
Resistance shall be thine
Your wish
It shall be granted
This battle is not over, yet

3. War Feeds War

This phantom thought divides us
The fearsome warriors
A god so jealous
Obscures the great divine
This pain is endless
This world's insane
This war is fed by war
Since fate is in love with hate

The seventh sign reveals the end
Warrior
When death aligns with mars, my friend
Warrior
There once was a time
We rode side by side
But now it's gone
(War feeds war)

Behold there's
A pale horse
The fourth appears

Meet old father death

Furthermore down
They'll drag me down
Furthermore down
I'll bring them down

And then for a moment
It seemed
They could survive
Seven seals, we're all blind
Will it ever be the same?
Will I touch this final flame?
Will I be on my own?
Or is there anyone
Who knows?

Hope is there knowledge?
How can I pass this gate?
Be aware and now awake
In oblivion

Warrior
Warrior
They all come crawling
The black swarm crawls in
From beyond
The ancient foe descends

4. Comets And Prophecies

[Kepler:]
All heavens dressed in black
And the church is not of help here

[Wallenstein:]
Yet "Comets importing?change?of time and?state"
As the poet says

[Kepler:]
Fiery demons?in the sky
They are
Or angels
That's hard to judge
Like pilgrims in the skies
They roam and lurk
With sparkling, wrathful lies
Not long
They will descend
And along with them
The scourge of angry, bad, revolting stars
These signs are evil
Not conquest
But famine
Then war
And finally death

[Wallenstein:]
Astrology
The highest science of all
It is a mirror
Of what's to come
But since the planets cannot command
Will they inspire me, at least?

[Kepler:]
Your constellation's promising
Although
We all will mourn in blood

5. Dark Cloud's Rising

I salute you, dawn
It's a new age
Dear friends, welcome
Kings and noble men
They may not come
No one's ever seen
A brighter crowd and feast
But I feel dark clouds
Rising from the fields of misery

This road goes on
Forevermore
This road goes on
Forever on
Still the road goes on
Still the road goes on

And for a last time I bid farewell
And for a last time I repent
It is the road calling again
No further grief beyond that door
I'm on my way
Out of the dark
Let's hold on to the dream
The wind will
Lead us over yonder and astray
But I feel dark clouds rising
The road goes on
And on and on and on...

Now it's your turn
Search for the great unknown
You might lose it
Don't forget it
For there is truth to find
Beyond the walls of sleep
What I believe
I cannot prove yet
Winding roads lead straight ahead
What does it all mean to me?
You need advice
You have to face this
I will take you to places
You would not like to be
Meet a fearsome enemy
Terrible and dark
Behold that foe is near
Beware
Beware
Beware...

No time to lose
It lies before and behind
My burden, I will carry it along
This road goes on and on
But you shall not walk alone
For friends you'll meet on your way
Good spirits follow your ways

Am I trapped in lies?
Who can tell me?
Will things go wrong?
What the future holds
The stars may know
Somewhere out
There must be freedom
There must be
But I feel dark clouds rising
From the crypt of history

This road goes on
Forevermore
This road goes on
Forever on
Still the road goes on
Still the road goes on

Rising

6. The Ritual

[Joost:]
As I salute you
I recruit you
No more games, my friend
According to your virtues
I may use you
You'll be at my command
And I will send you straight to hell

[The Conjurer:]
Magic spells
Unholy tricks
There's thrice to mine
And thrice to shine
It's threefold six
At river Styx
While you may find
The world goes blind
Then hand in hand
You shall descend

7. In The Underworld

They'll burn in hell

Do you think what you have done was clever?
I cannot say but I know for sure
They're cursed by the infinite thought

They're all the same made of one clay
Born to obey

Look, there he comes
Inflamed but unharmed
We're greed, we're gore
Eternal war
We praise the golden king
All will end
Where the sun is silent
You're lost in the valley of sin

Precious, young, in bloom
Heed the call of doom

Meet yourself
Release your demons...

I know this place
Been here before
And every word
That you may speak again
You've crossed the line
There's no return
And there's no way out

Of the underworld
Over there
We're all blind
In the underworld
Over there
Be the light
That guides me home

Fortuneteller speaks
The presence dressed in black
With a twisted sight
It's hard to say
What lies ahead

The future will be past
But all of your sins shall last

The path lies clearly
In front of you
Repent to get out
Now pass
Just conquer your inner fear
Walk on
Don't look back
A bridge appears

From my bones
It shall rise
Pure evil
Greed and gluttony
Envy and pride

Solemn...

I'll help thee
The foe escaped
You've walked this path before
But I fear you already come too late

The road goes on and on...

Oh, my precious
Here comes trouble
Overwhelming vicious things
Drown in lethal
Purest evil

Find the sacred heart
But fear the evil star
When ages gone to dust
The innocent soul will be lost

Cross the border
There is no easy way
The path lies clearly
In front of you
Seven gates
And seven deadly sins

8. A Secret Society

[Temple Knight:]
So you return at last
And with nothing in hand
As it seems
But too late
And too little in strength
If you hoped for your friends
Though by now
You surely realized
They're gone
Not of concern, anymore
But what shall we do with you?
You appear different
Than those
We have just sent to hell

[Eve:]
Our friends
They were not

[Nicholas:]
Who?
Who the hell are you?

9. The Great Ordeal

For the day
We praise thy name all glory
For the day
We're servants of the one
Now reveal
Unfold the untold story
Now reveal
The banner of the sun

We're children of the damned
True rulers of the land
Lies and shame we've overcome
Our innocence is proved
It's evidence we hold in hand
The order's bane must end

The old order a new way...
Yes, the order's clear
Yes, the order clears the way
Yes, the order's clear
We'll keep it alive
The secret's inside
We carry the light

Welcome to the great unknown
Welcome to the great unknown
Become a light in the darkness
All evil's defeat
Be one with the storm
Be one with the war machine
Stand brave when walls come down
Be one with destiny

Fools, don't you see
It all leads to misery
Soon we'll be free
Find release
Reclaim our integrity
Yet burnt at the stake
Their ideal's awake
It lives in us all
Sacred heart
No time for regrets
You just have to realize
Our brotherhood of man
Will come to heal these lands

Soon you may roam
Where darkness grows
Every move you make
Will lead you further
To a wondrous world
Of awe and beauty you will see

Like a drop in the water
Like a drop in the water
All is one
Jerusalem
Solomon

The soldier of creed
The temple of light
In praise of the father
All praise
Transcend

Welcome to the great unknown
Welcome to the great unknown
Become a light in the darkness
All evil's defeat
Welcome to the great ordeal
Stand brave when the walls come down
Be one with the temple's law
The crucible of war

Fools, you're dismissed
You cannot get out of this
The tiding of hope
Has vanished
Like dust in the wind
Oh, we've got to keep faith
Then by the light of the day
And the grail
We will find another way
The order stays alive
It shall shine on

10. Bez

[Bez]
May I, Should I?
Do they carry something? Do they?
Have they nice, nice, niicsssssse
Yes, yes, yesssss
You may enter

11. In The Red Dwarf's Tower

Well, what I've told you
I don't know it's for sure
Don't grieve Ophelia
And try not to breathe

It's not on me to say
For I will sit here
In my tower
I don't really care for
But I fear that
There will be a bitter end

Solomon
Solomon
Solomon

Join the last hour
Man's final hour

Here in my tower
Tower
You will be on your own
Here in my tower
Tower
You will be on your own
Here in my tower

Now move on forwards
You're dead end crawlers
You dead crawlers
You're dead
Crawlers
Now move on forwards
You dead end crawlers

I can sense your lies
Cause I control your mind
It's such a strange delight
No doubt
You must be blind

Do you not see the dwarf
Dressed in red
Go back
Before the nothingness
Will take you
Be brave
Or he'll fool you all

All that matters
It won't matter
Let it shatter

There is calm before the storm
The moment of the gnome
Life
Is a never-ending crime
It's a never-ending lie
Let it shatter
The eyes of Ra gaze blindly
Worlds fade to black then
The faceless lord comes down

Solomon – Solomon – Solomon

The end of light
Is not the end of all time
Not the end of all things
You should know

You wouldn't believe
You surely would
What I've searched
What I've found

No need to know
Who's to blame
Come recognize my power
No longer deny me
Bow down
There's no need to pray

For you surely fall
There is no surrender
Now please the red dwarf
Yes the red dwarf

First, I was a little insecure
But I don't think
That anyone or anything
Can ever be like me
Like me
Compete

I might be your darkest nightmare
I might carry deepest truth
I might be your deepest nightmare
I might be your doom

All that matters
Let it shatter
Let it shatter
It won't matter
Life

Is a never-ending crime
It's a never-ending lie
Let it shatter

There is science
There are rules
Redemption is for fools
Resolve the spell
Don't break it
World's dressed in black when
The faceless lord comes down

Solomon
Solomon
Solomon

I'd like to put it clear
In saying
You're all to burn
I just make up that pyre
To free you

From this burden
And your guilt
And guilt there is
In everyone
It's too late for her
I have to admit
Others will die
I think
Your choice
Choice there's no choice
In dark lands
And evil and sorrow
Will come out of this

Where do we go from here?
Where will it end?
Is there anyone who knows?
How can we survive?

Just be aware
How stillness grows
Empty words
Can't fill this silence
All meaning is hollow
And vague

Sigh in my tower
Die

From the ashes
Still I'm afraid
There's nothing
Sigh
You'll soon be dead

12. Into The Battle

[Jaecklein:]
Your wish is granted, Tahmina
Giants
Thousands of them
They're here for your command
Behold
The enemy is at hand
But there
Look at him...
Since we have left the tower
He has... changed vastly
I knew he could
But would he?

13. Treason

I knew he could
But would he?
Beyond the pale horizon
Far from this dark place
There lies our hope

Not yet awake
A saving grace
A sleeping giant
Death is near
All dressed in white
Show no fear
Redeem your prize
For our wrath
Shall come upon our foe
There's no flame
Without a spark
Yes, we're blessed indeed
By the newborn star
Oh, behold a newborn star
Oh, behold a newborn star
Treason
There is war at hand
Gather

For my last command
Stand brave
Stand tall
We must defend
I call to arms
This is my final stand
Let the earth move for a while
We're defying gravity
Now everybody
It's death or glory
Don't let them
Put a spell on you
Somehow, somehow
There's no one there
Cross the water
For they cannot cross the border
Free will we shall defend
For there's more to lose

This is what we are
The intruder is near
This is all we are
And we defy you
Treason
There is war at hand
Follow me
My valiant friends
Then side by side
We march again
This is the anthem of the lost
And damned
Don't know
Which way to go?
No one can say
No one knows

14. Between The Realms

[Voice:]
Hurry up!

[Nicolas:]
What is this place?
Where is this place?
When is this place?

[Voice:]
It's nowhere safe but here
You're caught between the realms
Nicolas, listen!
There is a strong wall
It consists a magic of old
Still
There are many gates unguarded
She
Seed of an unholy union
Reborn whore of Babylon
Fulfills the ancient prophecy
And her power is increasing

[Nicolas:]
But is there anything I can do?

[Voice:]
You better be swift

15. Point Of No Return

Oh, he's movin' on coming home
Oh, he's movin' on coming home
He's been away too long
(Do I get any nearer)
(Do I get any nearer)

My intention's good, unleash the beast
Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up
At least I'm trying
My mind, it tends to slip away
(This might be your last chance)
Search wisdom in a mad man's gaze

Faces and places
(Far, far away)
Dark ages and pages
(It's all revealed to me)
Yet everything, it shall go down

Ages will go by, there's no sound

The storm's gone by, this supernova
Defines a golden age
The dawning of a second sun
Will mark my dying day

Like a rolling stone
Let your senses roam
To another world
While the chains are on

Find this precious stone
Do not wait, my son
Leave this world you know
Find the key to be free

Will it ever be the same
Their bliss is gone away free
It will never be the same
They are a dying race

Oh, I'm marching on, carry on

This world will fade to grey, it's going down
Going down

Come along, come along with me
(We leave the ashes)
Come along, just follow me
We will meet the wizard
Come along, come along with me
He's the bearer of light
Come along, come along with me
He's the one to believe

While I head into the storm
There's no need to walk alone
Nor will I be on my own
Cause he will be the one I know
Entangled forevermore
These wars we fight
Conceal all light
That's what I'm here for

Oh, I wonder why
I wonder how it all turned wrong
Somehow, I fear all magic's gone
You now conceive

This is the point of no return
Rise or fall of the old gods
This is the point of no return
Rise or fall again

I've come for blood, it's likely
That most of you despise me
The pharaoh's long gone
Now let my kingdom come

Yes, I'm the one who's sown the seven plagues
Now grow

This deed means trouble

Make sure there's no more magic, but black magic
No one else should know
We must obstruct their ways discretely

Take hold of the flame
Take part in my revenge
Now enter the storm
Take hold of the flame
And the bell chimes no more

It's time to kill the spark and
I think it's time to kill them all

Oh, watch the trial of men has begun
It has begun

We make them believe
Our reign lasts forevermore
No guiding light
No sacred life
The secret eye knows

Wake up, my friend now
Wake up, my friend now
The second sun appears
A new breeze, a new dawn, a new day
Tell them all

This is the point of no return
Rise or fall of the old gods
This is the point of no return
Rise or fall again

This is the point of no return
Rise or fall of the old gods
This is the point of no return
Rise or fall again

You think therefore you are
Now lay down your head and drowse
This silence will comfort you
So don't break this silence

We're gods on the run
We're gods on the run

I think therefore I am and
I'll enlighten you
But I fear that it's over now

16. The White Horseman

[Storyteller 1:]
He was drowning in an overwhelming weakness, he could not overcome.
When suddenly the red sun seemed to transform from a pale shimmering face into a black hole,
drawing, carrying him further and further away.
There, deep in the safe lap of insanity,
he began to realize that the blackness started to lose intensity and by that gave sight
to something he did not comprehend at first glimpse.
Yet, it felt very familiar, just as gazing into a mirror.
That being that had taken shape was dress in white and was mounted on a white horse – a white horseman.

17. Nephilim

Be aware
There's someone else inside
Nocturnal eyes are on the prey

You should realize
It's not on you
To turn this page
Just do as I say

Something is wrong here
But I don't know what it is
Still sense there's evil on its way

It's the twist of fate again
Nephilim

So walk with me
When the fire comes down
Fallen angel – son of man
Find a way
A glimmer of hope
Sail away
On the river of dreams
Save the age of innocence
Find a way
Redeem our souls

Still the clouds will burst
When fire breaks open the sky

If you all laid cold
Dead in barren lands

Would you understand
This life's been more than anything

Life's a dream
A dream
A dream
But who's the dreamer
One day you'll understand

A lie
Yet, no one knows
This road
One day you'll surely understand

This road's a lie
Yet no-one knows
Release the beast
We're all condemned
This road
This road reveals the great unknown

To speak the truth
We're all condemned
This road
It is your blood on my hands

It all goes down and
There's nothing I can really do

The great divide
No bridge there's no path
I've been there over yonder
There's no ending of the road
Nephilim

So walk with me
When the fire comes down
Fallen angel – son of man
Find a way
A glimmer of hope
Sail away
On the river of dreams
Save the age of innocence
Find a way
Redeem our souls

When the clouds will burst
A new age begins
Then
When the clouds will burst
Shall healing rain come

This road misleads us
You should know

This road
For aeons we have been condemned
This road
Oh, there's blood on my hand
Brother, dear

So walk with me
When hell fire breaks loose
Saving grace, old nephilim
Redeem our souls
Redeemer of souls
Come walk with us
When hellfire breaks loose
Saving grace, old nephilim
Come walk with me
When hellfire breaks loose
Saving grace
Redeem our souls
Redeemer of souls

18. Trial And Coronation

[The Golden King:]
Eve
Leader of the cherubim
Protector of light and stars
Guardian of the netherworld
Bearer of wisdom
Thy road shall fine an end
Now come the days of the queen
I crown thee
In the true name of the faceless
And thy father
Behold
The queen

19. Harvester Of Souls

The queen

I'm wondering who you are
I've been a blind man
Though I have come too far
To fail again

Yes, I believed I was more
I could heal her
Here in the dark
All her words turned clearer
Now as my time passes by
What would you do for me?

I'm the last
But soon I won't be
There's nowhere else to roam
I lived so many lives
It's over again

Why am I still here?
It's you, oh, my fallen friend
Nothing can save me
I'm lost in his tower
Unlimited power
A universe (it will die my dear)

This stillness reminds me
Oh, it's too late now
Things are moving on
You're close now
So much closer
The leaves are falling
The leaves are falling

Dead leaves they fall below me
The world that we know
It ends
It's end is near

The seed's conceived
Newborn shadows in the dark
Just remember it
Just remember it's

The secret bloom
The harvester of souls
Guardian of the Netherworld

Will you fulfill this last order, my dear?
The harvester's calling
A voice so severe
It will come down
It will come down

And there's no one left but me
There's no way I can bind you
Yes, there is no one left on the field
Yet, all the fools they still believe

We're running away
There's nothing to say
A cosmic revolution
They're driven insane
We're bleeding the same
That's heaven's evolution

They bleed, bleed, bleed
For the order
They follow their leader
They follow their leader
They follow their leader
They follow the final command

So bizarre
It is lifeless
Unknown
We won't comprehend this sacred heartbeat
It's the source of all evil in man

No need to condemn this
It's how nature has planned it
Will we ever know?
Will we ever know?
Will we ever know?

No one believes
It won't matter anymore
I cannot recall
I cannot recall

The sacred light
Won't shine here anymore
Guardian of the Netherworld

If I went back
Ancient warrior
Would I believe
That we've failed the plan
We're all fooled the same

Go, where do you go?
Where do you go?
Cursed, we've been deceived

The winter king's crowned
War is coming to town
Most wondrous things revealed

Off the window falls (May 23rd, they will shiver)
A miracle indeed
We have to feed
Sacred defender
The angel of war

When the sun betrays
The mystic mind
The empire falls by the blink of an eye
A lie, and everyone dies
A lie, everybody must die

Dead eyes
Oh, dead eyes
They stare
They search for
The final frontier

Unified
Beyond the spheres
They lurk and wait

Nothing has changed ever since
Man has fallen from grace
They love to be damned
For sure there's no master plan

Do you understand
There will be no second chance
When will you learn?
When will you understand?
When will you know?

Now kill the king
Silver bullet on it's way
No, I don't regret
No, I don't regret

Your sacred eyes
They're closed forevermore
Guardian of the Netherworld

Just don't look back
And don't regret
What a fool you've been
Defenestration
A miracle
Indeed

The golden king
The enemy
The harvester's coming
It all must end
Here and now

20. Conquest Is Over

[Nicolas:]
My love

[Magdalena:]
Nicolas
How joy us
How long have I been dreaming?

[Nicolas:]
Not long my love
But think of it no longer

[The Queen of the South:]
Did you find it?
That heart of mine?

[Nicolas:]
What is this foul whispering?

[The Queen of the South:]
Still kept a secret eye upon you
It has been safe
Inside the tower's chamber

[Nicolas:]
This is not you speaking
It can't be
I mistook your passion for love

[The Queen of the South:]
I fear you did
However
The conquest is over
For I love thee not

[The Golden King:]
He is a dreamer
Let him be

21. This Storm

Beware
Beware
Death is drawing near

You better run
You better hide
But even then
It's just a matter of time

I was not afraid
When it all began
I was picking up the pieces
When a voice in sorrow sang
Thought I heard a madman crying

Oh no, there she comes
Vows to the darkened sun
Armed with weapons and magic spells
Men you better run
Men you better run

There at the gates I wonder
The final hope in these barren lands
Too late I fear
Is it long gone by?

The lord, he will come for your souls
For the harvest is rich
Seed has grown
The reaper's surrounded by ghosts
Surrender and die
You'll die

This storm will change it all
A twisted constellation
Behold the queen and the prince of the north
Transcending conspiration
When Death and Mars align
Their union seals the fate of man
There at the edge
I stand alone

But now
Since there is everything revealed
I know
Yes there is no one else like me
And I will break free
When everything's lost there's nothing to fear

They're invincible creatures
No longer will hunger
Immortalized shadows
Their kingdom will come
Warrior
Warrior

Gather up
I'm the storm
I'll bind you
You'll be the flame
I'm the spark
My wayward friends
You must come and find me
In the dark

I have seen everything
Behind my closed doors
Truth, gloom, and doom
Fools and stars

Enslaved but still alive
The righteous, the pure
He must wait until his time is at hand
Return to the land of the elder
Escape

This storm will change it all
A twisted constellation
Behold the queen and the prince of the north
Transcending conspiration
When Death and Mars align
Their union seals the fate of man
There at the edge
I stand alone

You're roaming through darkness
Protector of man
Warrior
You better beware

22. The Great Assault

[Storyteller 2:]
Ever since he crossed the wall, the great assault commenced, the clouds gathered to a black mass, live a foreboding
shadow of ultimate defeat.
From the north to the south, company upon company of the foe pressed to the walls.
These massive holes were weakly protected by the valiant fellowship of the first, hoping for him to return, the final
hope still out of sight.

23. Beyond The Wall

There was nothing within these walls
A creature
Climbs down
Changes
Beyond the wall
Still
No relief
No relief

Let this story end
Let 'em drown
In endless misery

Where will I go?

Now I know
What I've been

The queen is calling

Come, come along
And break the seventh sign

What am I doing?

Oh, I can read
Between the lines
Where am I going?

Come
Look
Fear
Thee

The enemy
The enemy
Oh I know
Their time is at hand
Obedience
For sure
They will follow the plan
Still, I know
Their time is at hand
We build an asylum
Asylum
Silence everywhere
Time is on my hand
Still their time is at hand
War is the father of man

Rise after the fall
Arise
You will not fail anymore
There is honor within
This is what you shall be
We shape a future
We redeem it from sin

Then your deeds are forgiven
Just heed the call
It is one step to heaven
To rejoin with your kin

First in line now
Don't be a fool
Worlds collide
That's why destiny's calling

Beyond the wall
Transcend
Beyond the wall
Defend
Beyond the wall
They stand
Beyond the wall
They're damned

Now take a look at yourself
Re-unite
With your brothers
Ride
The rules are changing
What is it
You're longing for?
Is it deliverance?
Come speak the truth
Choice, there's no choice
In dark lands

Beyond the wall
Transcend
Beyond the wall
Defend
Beyond the wall
They stand
Beyond the wall
They're damned

So
Move on
And take it further
Worlds are falling apart
Your crusade
The strive for our future
There's still belief
A foul disease
Victorious archer
Triumph is yours
It shall be

Confess
You true deceiver
Just break the spell
Release us
Repeat the words
Redeem us
You faithful non-believer

Can't deny what I am
Still I long to be
The defender of man
I wait for an answer my friend
Can't find it in science
Science
Science
I don't care
Still their time is at hand
Can feel
Their time is at hand

The battle's won
But will there be peace?
Deep in the shadows of history
Sanctified
I carry on
Free will
I will march on
I carry on
From now on
Released from my destiny
Not chance, nor choice
Won't break the spell
There's
A long-forgotten path

Torn into pieces...
Hold it all back
The sacred heart
Hide your secret well

Torn into pieces
And close the gate

You can't pass, no more
There's no key
And there's no door
Bid farewell
Then with the dark force
You have gathered
Burn in hell

Beyond the wall they stand
Beyond the wall they're damned
Beyond the wall they stand
Beyond the wall they're damned
Beyond the wall they stand
Beyond the wall they're damned
Beyond the wall they stand
Beyond the wall they're damned
Beyond the wall they're damned
Beyond the wall they're damned

24. A New Beginning

[Storyteller 2:]
Hence home, you fearless warrior, protector of man. Get you home.
Just for a while. Seek in thyself and everywhere.
The seal it must be broken. Revenge is sweet as it was before.
Words were grown false as roads have misled us all,
but still the sacred heart beats deep within you.
Conquest is yours, you are conquest.
Go hence, there's time ahead granted, the bond's renewed,
extend their suffering, thou cannot avoid it.