1. Drama Of The Ages

Turning and burning
I look up at the sky and see
The storm that is coming

Waiting and praying
Father give us strength
To face the day with courage

Seasons are changing
The nations
Are raging

Mysteries explained
The day of our reckoning is coming

Prophecies unfolding
Mysteries are told me
The audience is waiting
For the part we're playing

Daylight is fleeting
And mercy
Lies slain upon the floor

Darkness consuming
And freedom is painted
As a whore

Heaven is calling
Like thunder in the night
The sleeper is awaiking

Counting the sorrows
Every team remembered
By the who holds tomorrow

Prophecies unfolding
Mysteries are told me
The world stage is waiting
For the part we play
In the drama of the ages

2. Keeper Of The Crown

Stone and mortal
Mixed with blood
Keep an ancient tale

Of the tower
And the secret
Of the mother's prayer

For the throne
Men once fought
For the right divine

In days of old
When blood was spilled
To seize the kingdom

The victor to the throne
The nabguished to the tower
One to lose his head
And one to wear the crown

Once a king notorious
Regarded man nor god
Cruel and wicked in his ways
The sword his only love

Spilling blood
And spilling tears
Till al despised his name

Paving foreign lands
With tombs
Of his bravest man

Grieving wives and mothers cried
May heaven intercede
Stop the senseless sacrifice
Of their children

In the guise of glory
The nobles waged a war
They feigned to sail against a rival
On another shore

Once beyond the sight of land
The king would meer his fate
When conquered by the kingdom of
The master of the depths

In the shadow
Of the castle
Silence seized the land

On bended knee
One and all
Revered the judgment

Surely providence divine
Has revealed his hand

May his mercy ever reign
Over the hearts of man

Holy be the throne
The glory and the power
Our sovereign regale
The keeper of the crown

The victor to the throne
Till the final hour
In heaven and on earth below
Let thy will be done

Thy will be done
From the rising unto
The setting of the sun

Thy kingdom come
To god be the glory
Forever and evermore

3. Spinning Leaf

A slave to time al I look back on my life
A path that can lead to insanity
All the years that I leave behind me
All means nothing at the front of the gate

I look to the sky
I raise my head
Pondering the valor of the dead
The meaning of life?
Who holds the key?
Can I fathoms things I cannot see?
Born into sorrow, who am I?
Lost in the silence of the mystery
So many questions
How can I see to unlock the paradox?

Life is like a spinning leaf
Rise and fall with our valor and grief
Life is like a spinning leaf
Your world can be broken so easily

I question the lies that I've been taught
Can't hold onto this frail life I once sought
The journey begins I'm searching for light
The evidence of truth to give me sight

Reborn in fire
Flesh mortified
Bringing death to the agony
This life is now but we must look to eternity

Enslaved by my flesh as I search for the truth within myself
To see the things that I cannot see
I pray for your wisdom and your guidance here because I need your knowledge to see
I give you my life the one who made me
I hold you to my soul

4. Stand Or Fall

See the hunger and the fire in our eyes
We won't play their tune or sing the lyric to their lies

Don't beed the promises of the kindless of thieves
And we won't stand by idle as you're spreading your disease

Take your place there in the line
Blind, you leaders of the blind

While the kingdom slumbered
No one watched from the wall
Our enemies we plotting
And they want to kill you all

For litany of lies
A coward sells his soul
Does the devil that you know
Beat the devil that you don't?

Tell me what's worth fighting for
Will you stand or fall?
Now's the time to have your say
If there's anything at all

Tell me what's worth living for
Can you hear the battle call?
Of you won't even save yourself
Is there reason to live at all?

September sun was rising
Morning shadows crawled
Etched upon our minds that day
When we watched the towers fall

When the dust has settled
We joined our shaking hands
On bended knee with broken hearts
We swore never again

5. Tempest

Destiny
She calls to me
Lifts me from my sleep
To come and see

Steal away the stars
From the sky
This tempest turns me
And I don't know why

Empty promises
And compromise
Conspiring now to fill
My head with lies

Clead the clouds
From my mind
Take me away to
Where you reside

Through the veil
I see a mystery
Carnival of fools
Before their king

Eternity
She beckons me
Wakes me with a scream
To come and see

"Father
Where, art thee?
Father
Don't hide from me!"

"God is not there
He cannot here you!
Don't waste your time
He never speaks!
You've lost you sight
You have no vision
Don't be a fool!
I own your dreams..."

Lying drained too
Tired for sleep
Father take
My soul to keep

"Where is your god?
What are you thinking?
Call to him louder
Perhaps he's asleep
Maybe he's laughing...
You're such a fool!
It's been quite awhile
Leave him in peace..."

Where's the voice of peace
That comforts me
Touch me with your fire
And heal me

Racing thoughts
That seem to chase the wind
On an isle of doubts
I'm waiting

Why have
You forsaken me?
"Hear me now!"
I'm pleading

"God is not there
He cannot here you!
Don't waste your time
He never speaks!
Your gods has left you!
Your cries sicken me!
Where is your pride?
Get off your knees..."

"Here I stand
In the midst of your pain
I still the storm
And trials within"

6. Third Way

Manipulate and fabricate
A scheme to rule the masses
A rotting corpse in royal gown
Hail the throne majestic

A cancer eating at the heart
Of blood bought liberty
No agressor could prevail
She's falling from within

A socialist utopia
Equality for all
The ruling elite exempt themselves
From the cruel reality

Sacrificing for the goal
Of global unity
Atone the sins of capitalist
And racist sovereignty

The third way
Is the reign of idiocity
One by one
Freedoms stripped away

The third way
The offspring of our apathy
Down we go
Into the vortex of tyranny

Bleed our inspiration
Conform at any cost
The individual must give way
To new identity

Regulate, confiscate
Blind diversity
Breed the worker drones to serve
In numb complacency

7. Forever Winter

Greet the may sky misty morning
June's crystal raindrops fall
Fields of july white with fresh snow
August's evening coldest known

Always winter
Never christmas
Fall is but a memory
Talk of spring is foolish
Feels as though it will be
Winter forever

Embrace the wind receive her kiss
The bite of frost on skin as bliss
The cold that wraps around your bones
As the fire of passion for your lover

Release your memories to the air
And as your breath they disappear
Commit your bodies to the earth
No resurrection no rebirth
Till redemption is complete...

Fall is but a memory
Spring is but a dream
This is our curse to bear
Embrace the wind receive her kiss
The bite of frost on skin as bliss
Winter forever

8. Drowning Man

With a shrug and a sigh
Deeper your slide
Painting your mind
Closing your eyes

Seeing the signs
But not asking why
The promises fade
And hope leaves you dry

Bound in chains
Of fear and pain
Take a look through the eyes
Of the walking dead

Kissing the blade
Feeding the shame
Killing the pain
And dying within

Trying so hard
To believe the lies
You self to yourself
A soul sacrificed

Memories fade
Of your life and crimes
And leave you insane
Dreaming of lies

I hear the cry
Of pain in your voice
Your trembling hands
Betraying your words

Time is a blur
One night to the next
Black when you rise
And black when you rest

In a pouring rain
The searching begins
Somewhere in your heart
Is a drowning man

Running wild
Crawling in sin
You cling to the blade
As the bleeding begins

At the end of yourself
Is where this road leads
The black inner sea
That's raging within

A cry in the dark
As the blades sinking in
This way isn't the way
It was meant to be

From bad to worse
Can't break the curse
So the bottle's here to stay
Crawl inside and hide away

In a pouring rain
The searching begins
Somewhere in your heart
Is a drowning man

Running wild
Crawling in sin
You cling to the blade
As the bleeding begins

At the end of yourself
Is where this road leads
The black inner sea
That's raging within

A cry in the dark
As the blades sinking in
This way isn't the way
It was meant to be

9. Deceiver Of The Nations

Lucifer has carved a throne
In strange a city lie
Far upon a distant shore
Where good men seldom cry
When time was laid eternal rest
With ancient earth and sky
Behold the twisted image
Of the city of the night

Turn, behold emerging now
Like dawn divides the night
A city rising 'bove the mountains
Bathed in brilliant light
Sun not stars are seen above
No moon hangs in the sky
The glory of the holy one
Illuminating all

I'll exalt my throne
Above the stars of god
And I will ascend
Above the highest clouds

Before the dawn of time
You lost your place on high
The shining one
Filled with pride
Defeated, falling
As lightning from the sky

Ruling with a rod of iron
Eternal his empire
The secrets in the hearts of men
Laid open for his eyes
There is no want no jealousy
Within the kingdom walls
And Lucifer's conspiracy
As prophesied will fail

Released from the abyss
Ablaze with vengeful lust
Free from heavens chains
To charge Jerusalem

His word a sword ablaze as fire
Raining from on high
The final victory o'er the sons
Of perdition is high
Before the world as witness
For judgement now he stands
For all to see the one who
Brought deception to the land

Join me now my sons
And find your destiny
Vengeance will be ours
And we'll rule eternally

Before the dawn of time
You lost your place on high
The shining one
Filled with pride
Defeated, falling
As lightning from the sky

I am man's disease
I will rise above the earth
This world is my kingdom
I'll deceive the hearts of man

Before the dawn of time
You lost your place on high
The shining one
Filled with pride
Defeated, falling
As lightning from the sky

Faithful you once were
Rebelling still you served
With the beast
The prophet in fires
Never again
Will Jehovas be defiled

Is this the one who deceived the nations?

10. Cutting Words

The silence here
Is deafening
Pouring fuel
On an open flame

Something's going to break
If we can't learn to bend
New wounds atop of old
We never seem to mend

The face of fear
Has come to me
Whispering threats
And jealousy

What is and what could be
We may never see
Tomorrow hides and holds
Our destinies

You're killing me
I'm killing you
Will vengeance pay
The debt we're due?

With cutting words
I run you through
Stoke the coals
Till we're consumed

Each morning brings a chance
To change and be renewed
We've got to stop the bleeding
Of souls torn in two

'neath the sea of memory
All is laid to rest
The sword that once divided
Sleeps beneath the depths

The winds of war may rise
But will not resurrect
The weapons of our hatred
The poison of our lips

Hatred is our enemy
We must learn to let it go
Forgiveness will free the soul
We must leave the past behind

11. Victory

The time has come
To take a stand for what is right
And to resist
The attacks from the enemy
Never back down
Stand strong for what you believe
Stand united as one
From the ashes to victory

Come rush the stage
Take your place it's all right
Nothing can stop us
No mountain too high

Don't live your life
To look back and regret
What could've been
If you had tried

Take hold the power
It flows from our hands
Bringing the music alive

Life your hands
Receive from on high
The spirit of life
Speak his name
Shout for the power
And feel the fire

We won't play the fool
For silver and gold
No sell out
And no compromise

Born to a purpose
A calling, a life
Burning inside
With fire

Shed now your bonds
The corpse that would hold
Take wings as an eagle and fly

In the end
The wicked ones with their
Treasure will burn

Light the flame
Don't let the chance pass
It may never return

Seize the day
Leave the fools behind
Who would stand in your way

Take my hand
We will surely arise
From the ashes
To victory

Seize the day
Set your eyes on tomorrow
Say farewell to yesterday

Find your way
To the brave goes to glory
The warrior's destiny

12. At The Gates

Fearless, fists held high
No one is questioning why
In the hearts of the ones I see before me

Faithfully sworn as the legions who have gone before
Beyond the bonds of blood
We are the chosen ones
And we shall stand
United till the end

When the call rings out
Will you rise with a shour
And take your place on the line

Here's for your courage
And here's for your soul
Here's to remember if you should grow old
So live... for the moment flees away

Hold onto the hunger I see in your eyes
Till we are all one
And our hearts satisfied

Does your heart still stir at the beat of the drum?
Does the song still echo in your mind?
Are you one with the blood of the sovereign one?
Is the fight and fire still alive?

May we meet once again
In the kingdom in the sky

The master awaits
His soldiers at the gates
And has prepared a place
For you and I

Till we meet once again
In the kingdom in the sky

The master awaits
His soldiers at the gates
And has prepared a feast
For you and I