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Death Approaches
03:39
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The lords have left
Emptied their great halls
They ride to war
Answer the horns call
Blood of my ancients, of lords before
Seeped in crimson of the foes that are no more
Look to the clouds
To the father of the slain
Guide the worthy to the halls of the great
The wolf obeys, but he does not abide
Waiting for the end of days
To see Ragnarok arise
Great lords await him
So he may taste their steel
Sæhrímnir will not suffice
When night will not yield
It’s only sated, By the blood of the fated
Mercy is forsaken
The lords have left
Emptied their great halls
They ride to war
Answer the horns call
Crushing the chieftains, ruled by the sword and law
Raise your lands before you, we tighten our grip even more
Blood of my ancients, many in my line
Conquered all that came before, in battle and in wine
To hear our sagas, to hear the truth
Of victory and bravery, fought for nail and tooth
Fenrir will fear, my fathers and my heirs
Conquered all that came before with bloodshed everywhere
Riding to war
Riding to war
The lords have left
Emptied their great halls
They ride to war
Answer the Horns call
Answer the horns call
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2. |
Abort
06:40
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My boots weighed down in sinking mud
My mouth tastes sweat and blood
Head low, I wait to go over top
Does this cycle ever stop?
I’ve seen my friends just disappear
I’ve seen them fade away
The ottomans just hold their line
We can’t make the push today
How long will this go on? How long will we fall?
The summer sun, the rotting flesh
The scorching waste, the smell of death
The endless days, the sleepless night
The ashen mouths, the futility
No words to keep me sane from home
No solace degraded, I am alone
I waste till I am skin and bone
I forgot the life that I have known
My fingers twitch, my nerve is shot
Try to recall the faces that I’ve lost
How long have I been in this spot?
My sacrifice accounts for naught
This stalemate never seems to fade
The bosporus just beyond the gate
Churchill was wrong about the facts
We’re broken through repeat attacks
Flies buzz around my lips and eyes
Dysentery a putrid fucking blight
Beg for winter, to fill the sky with night
How long will this go on? How long will we fall?
They land in Hell, land at Kum Kale
But not to fight, ordered to die
The death is crazed, we are replaced
There is not haste to evacuate
Endless gifts lie in no man’s land
Cigarettes and meat by the can
Someone must have another plan
We go on losing, man by man
How long will this go on? How long will we fall? How long will this go on? x4
One three, zero seven eight four
All these souls that are no more - x2
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War in the Cradle of Man
05:09
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A scholar raised to war, uniting kings under his law,
Pious exempt from flaw, righteous in his people lore
With Hattin he forged a path, Jerusalem is taken back
The west is left standing aghast, as this Kurd plunders and sacks
Called Forth by god
Gregory demands a holy war
To purge the cities, of their sin
And their blasphemy
To Acre via Tyre, outnumbered in every way
We are just in the eyes of god, we are saints gone to war
A truce was made and thrown away, another follows just the same
They took the heads of my men, so I will do the same to them
Engines and garrisons, a double siege the death begins
The infidels will burn in hell, their despair does not quell
Moats filled with death
Trebuchets and mandolins
Heathens about
Burn Satan’s servants to the ground
War in the cradle of man, hallowed as this soil x2
Justice shall be received, vengeful by night
I wage war that rages on. I'll burn these lands to ash
War in the cradle of man, hallowed as this soil x2
I fear to make peace, not knowing what will become of me
I see them forth across the lands
I shall stay put and the end shall come
I shall not perish
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4. |
Hangman's Revel
04:17
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For years I spent my days, was sent from town to town
To serve your king and god, I was humble before the crown
Now I sit await my fate, no longer will I be
The halter I used for myself is now prepared for me
There is no stay, there is no reprieve
I have undone myself, I have undone myself
At seven I hear the knock I heed its omen well
Led in fetters to the cart by the toll of a great bell
The smith undoes my chains and links, the yeoman binds me tight
So I pray to see the day, from morning until night
I hear the crowds scream, I fear the gallows are near
God forgive my sins, The voices grow
They scorn me with their words
They throw their filth at me
They tie me to the beam, I’m ready
There is no stay, there is no reprieve.
I have undone myself, I have undone myself
They call my name and my crimes, they boo and chastise loud
They ask our lord above for mercy to abound
The horse that led my cart now leads it fast away
A short drop and sudden stop ready me for the grave
For the grave - x3
Swing
I swing and jerk around, the hangman holds my feet
He drags them down to the ground, I feel the knot so neat
The visions of my life, they flash before my eyes
Everything turns to white as they pull me from life
Now I’m not there
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5. |
Diseased Sanctuary
03:33
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Hail old Lazarus, risen from his grave
Never learned from his life before
Never changed his ways
Here he comes again
Same old story
A penny for your thoughts
Is a penny thrown away
You forgot your lines
You forgot your shot
Have a drink to forget
All the times you forgot
All the things that you have done
All the things you used to do
To keep the truth away
All these you know are true
These are the things that you make up
Your life is a cenotaph
To your selfish needs
Here it comes again
I’ve heard it all before
No compassion here for you
You sold your story
You sold me out
You sold me down the river
Here’s to you and your life
I hope you choke on your lies, I hope you scratch out your eyes I hope you choke on your lies - x2
Death is too good for you, I want to see you suffer - x2
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6. |
Twist of the Knife
04:29
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A thousand eyes leering over me, can’t disguise the fear
The walls are red fearing infamy, my world is caving in
Usurp all the rationality, broken sense of life
Paranoid in what has to be, A sick twist of the knife
I close my eyes to make it all go away
My fingers break fighting another stay
Face to the floor, they're really after me
The joke’s on them, I’ve got nothing to take
A stab of the needle, and my progress is good
I know I’m not feeling like I should
Brace me for my treatment, strap me in
One switch of the generator, and the fun begins
I gave up begging long ago, I cannot win
How can I be punished not knowing sin?
I close my eyes, but to no avail
Something has died beyond the pale
They search for answers for the things I do
Wish I could tell them I haven't got a clue
A stab of the needle, and my progress is good
I know i'm not feeling like i should
I feel the room subsiding, whilst falling inside my fate
I feel the darkness is blinding, I feel awake
I feel the room subsiding, I'm falling inside my fate
I feel the darkness is blinding, I feel awake
Follow the lights, right down the hall
I've got no nerve, no feeling at all
They haven't broken me
At least not yet
They haven't broken me
I won't forget
They haven't broken me
At least not yet
They haven't broken me
I won't forget
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7. |
Throne of Chainsaws
04:16
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In the dark of night, you somehow find your way
Keeping time with the serpentine and the plagued
In the misty morning, by the ache of the day
At the crossroads of black and white, you fade to grey
Your web is spun, your bed is made
That gaping hole inside is where you’re laid
You’ve done the deeds, you paid your toll
Twisted and taken is all you know
I called your bluff, I played your game
I sat you on your throne to keep you free and sane
And how do you repay me? Through pain and guilt
How long can you justify the hand that you’ve been dealt?
With a trail of lies, you only get lost
Blinded by greed, to win at all costs
From dawn to dusk, you scour the land
Waiting for some poor old fuck, to come and take your hand
You’ve had your fun, you've had your day
You've had your everything, you're so fake
And now the time has come at last
You will now answer to screams of the past
Behind that cold dead stare, there is a void
Not a trace of decency, it has been destroyed
What you need you cannot have, nor would you want
Your hollowness is bliss for you, you have no flaws
I called your bluff, I played your game
I sat you on your throne, to keep you free and sane
And how do you repay me? Through pain and guilt
How long can you justify, the hand that you’ve been dealt?
The hand that you’ve been dealt
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8. |
Force Fed
00:54
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Sick! My thoughts! Feeling! Devoid!
Stalked and captured you are my prey, No longer will you see the day
Imprisoned, intentions sick. Sadistic torture, genitals spayed
Tortured, relentlessly. Suffer upon your knees
Force fed vaginal skin flayed from a virgins cunt - X2
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