CRYPTIC WINTERMOON - The Age Of Cataclysm

The Abyssal Spectre

The magic seal is broken, to the gates of darkness
With a mighty burst they open, a way down to the abyss
A black horse with blazing eyes, waiting for the time to die
Bound by paralizing cries...

Segmentising bodies
Cutting through your flesh
Ripping out your heart
Leave a path of death

A cold sting of fear - blows like a spear right through your heart
A rider darker than hell - through the distant shadows dark
Bodies snap like straw - armies fall like autum leaves
A heart black into the core - the abyssal spectre

Where he rides, the death will follow
The chaos rules, with it's screams so hollow

All the live destroyed, and all the ground is burnt
Now the gates are shut, until it will return
Leaving burning ruins, the plains burst in a roaring sound

Breaking through the surface, back into the underground
Back into the underground
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Born In Fire

Once in an age unknown - terrible wars were fought
The ground covered with bodies - fallen in the battles of gods
And the armies of the foul - like they have never been seen
Were slaying without a thought
Creatures of chaos - burning skies - realms of fire - battlecries
Walls of ice - with a deadly glow - crimson blood covered snow

Hammers of gods - smashing down
Drums of war - roaring sound
Fallen angels - paiful cries
Dying demons - gods of lies

In the night a child was born - of the witches lust
Sacrificed the body - burned and turned to dust
with the heart of a wolf - and the ravens eyes
Roaming through the forest - flying above the sky

(Amd the godslayer was born - born in fire
So the end of the gods is near - they will never survive)
So he flies in the wings of a raven - and sees things that mankind will never see
Mystic, wonderful places - places mankind will never be

Hail the godslayer

Where are the friends - no friends I can see
Who are the foe - there is no difference to me
Where are the friends - no friend I can see
Who are the foe - there is no difference to me

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Into Ashes

He rises from the ashes - he rises from the dead
A wolf-hearted children - just as the legend said
Through the murky forests - across the silver seas
To a place of silence - where I love to be
Wandering through the landscapes -
Where a thousand rivers flow
Over highest mountains - need a thousand years to grow
Into caves beneath the hills - for noones eyes to see
Through deserts bare of life - but there is no escape for me

Paradise - is what you´ll never see
Endless torture - for my enemies

The journey to the realms of gods -
below the mighty halls of stone
His battle against the enemies -
He must fight alone
Deadly lightning bolts flaming in fading light of day
Icy winter storms guide a long and deadly way

Paradise - is what you´ll never see
Endless torture - for my enemies

Darkness - stormclouds cover the land
Until the blood of the gods is the blood on my hands
Ashes - into ashes you will turn
Hellfire - in the flames of hell you will burn

He rises from the ashes - he rises from the dead
A wolf-hearted children - just as the legend said
Through the murky forests - across the silver seas
To a place of silence - where I love to be
Wandering through the landscapes - where a thousand rivers flow
Over highest mountains - need a thousand years to grow
Into caves beneath the hills - for noones eyes to see
Through deserts bare of life - but there is no escape for me

Paradise - is what you´ll never see
Endless torture - for my enemies
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Fallen Kingdoms

Wicked winds - blowing hard
Riding straight - into the dark
Ebony mist - rises high
Ravenwings - I can fly
A fearless heart - will survive
A soul of pain - will never die
A sword of grim - a hate so old
And I will strike - Just as foretold
(Just as foretold)

A mighty burst blasts the gates of the dimensions
Flying right into the heart of the chaos engine
Strange things I see, strange things I hear
Nowhere to hide, nothing to fear
The deeper down - as I go
Into the place - you'll never know
To face the enemy - eye to eye
A mighty battle - one shall die

Not me!
Into eternity

The deeper down - as I go
Into the place - you'll never know
To face the enemy - eye to eye
A mighty battle - one shall die

WAR!

Fighting hard, as armies fall
Batteling gods in marble halls
I am wounded down on my knees
They can't kill nature, cause nature is me

Noone believes in you - so will die forever
Noone will pray to you - you will be dead forever more.

The deeper down as I went
The more I knew what it meant
Eternal wind take me away
No more reason for me to stay
The gods are slayn, the battle won
The nature free, revenge is done

So I am dying - but you will die forever
Noone will know you - but nature will be foever.
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Blood Of The Dragon

In the times of the warriors, swords, blood and honour
When tales of wizards and black magic became reality
When the period of never ending cruelty, the rulers just accept
But the creatures of the night retired to the outlands

Where love was known as a beautiful vision but hate and revenge
Were the first laws in every man's live
The time has come for some respectable warriors to lay down the sword
And to turn away from battles and death

He thought about the children and hoped they'll never see
The cruelty of the battles where thousands had to die
His sword lies down in honour and it didn't want to kill again
But the periods of peace sometimes fly away like the stormwind

The calm will not go on
The sword lies restless
The calm will not go on
The sword lies restless

The battle... is won... but the dark age will return
Thousands... had to die... but it lives on and on
At that time they went together, afraid of nothing
They thought to be invincible, but they're not immortal
Blood was flowing like a river but they could be victorious
The battle is won, but the dark age will return

"Listen warrior... in the past you have been victorious,
but the decisive battle is still before you.
The dark lord is now mightier than before,
and he will return with his armies of immortals to devour all live.
I will tell you what you have to do:
Do you remember..."

"Well, there is no more time to loose
the sword has resteed long enough
let us put an army together
as big as the biggest mountain
as strong as the strongest giant
as mighty as the mightiest storm
and let us beat them with the blood of a dragon on our blades
the the dark lord will yield the armies of the light.
We have to go now, to our fate
But this victory will last eternally."

Chor: (...for the blood of the dragon will flow)
United we'll stand, with swords in our hands
To bring glorious days over our enchanted land.
Let us do the confession, we need the agression
To beat the dark armies and defend our land.
We must fight with the fire of dragon's desire
His blood is our ally, the essence of life.

At that time they went together, afraid of nothing
They thought to be invincible, but they're not immortal
Blood was flowing like a river but they could be victorious
The battle is won, but the dark age will return

In the times of the warriors, swords, blood and honour
When tales of wizards and black magic became reality
When the period of never ending cruelty the rulers just accept
and the creatures of the night returned from the outlands

The calm will not go on
The sword lies restless
The calm will not go on
The sword lies restless
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Winter Of Apocalypse

Empty Streets, constant fear
Faces mist, something's near
Here in this valley of fearful dreams
Where is nothing as it seems
we are scared of things unknown
our darkest phantasies are shown

A whisper in the deathlike silence runs like sirens through my mind
The shadows getting longer, night comes, no way out here I can find

A flash of light lighting up the darkness is like thousand nails cutting my flesh
These are the echoes of our darkest trips, this is our winter of the apocalypse

The smell of death is in the air, the fate of others I don't care
the bloody end, now I can see, the one who dies is finally me
I will fly into eternity; It's finally me

Now in my thoughts I even forge total extinction
I am the seventh sign, Devil's reincarnation

Strange, strange things you fear,
now it is me, I am a part of
the ancient enemy

Now in my thoughts I even forge total extinction
I am the seventh sign, Devil's reincarnation

My master has told me to
escape the three dimensions
noone believes, it's true
I am the phantom in your nightmares
the mystery beyond reality
the bringer of your doomsday

Mayhemic thoughts destroy my mind I am enslaved by...
the ancient enemy, the deepest abyss of my lost soul

A whisper in the deathlike silence runs like sirens through my mind
The shadows getting longer, night comes, no way out here I can find
A flash of light lighting up the darkness is like thousand nails cutting my flesh
These are the echoes of our darkest trips, this is our winter of the apocalypse

The smell of death is in the air,
the fate of others I don't care
the bloody end, now I can see
the one who dies is finally me
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Black Moon

Sunlight... is fading... the season... of blood will now begin

Burning coffins, eyes of fire, the dark lords wander through the night
eternal damnation, thirst for blood, and now they will embrace the dead
essential liquid for immortality, but the condition is to kill
the whole existance, remains in darkness, never see the light of day

There I see you, nameless one, a woman raped by evil
Come to my Kingdom, victim of lust, and now welcome the darkside
I cry in pain, of my desire, but now you're here to heal me
I'll drink your blood, and I relief you, then you will love the darkness

Sunlight is fading the season will begin
Black Moon is rising to survive is no sin
Sunlight is fading the season will begin
Black Moon is rising to survive is no Sin

"Hidden lusts will break the gates to light
the night secrets my desire for blood"

Burning coffins, eyes of fire, the dark lords wander through the night
eternal damnation, thirst for blood, and now they will embrace the dead
essential liquid for immortality, but the condition is to kill
the whole existance, remains in darkness, never see the light of day

Sunlight is fading the season will begin
Black Moon is rising to survive is no sin
Sunlight is fading the season will begin
Black Moon is rising to survive is no sin
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Angels Never Die

The End of day, the fading light
falls on the sentinel of night
the guardian of her tombstone
forgotten and alone

She cries below the moonshine
all memories of her fade in time
impressions of her beauty
from beyond the grave

The time has passed so slowly
an old man now I am
lived a life so senseless
waiting for the end

The time has cracked your tombstone
a sign of the decay
on a grave so nameless
the inscription washed away

They said Angels never cry
but I saw her cry
They said Angels never die
but I saw her die

All life I spent praying, praying for my death
waiting for my doomsday, to do my final step
a journey to world, without loneliness and pain
a journey to a world, to get her back again.

They said Angels never cry
but I saw her cry
They said Angels never die
but I saw her die

Shadows fill my mind
I take my final breath
I leave the world behind
into a long awaited death

Deathlike silence
fills the night
then an angel appeared
in the shining light

A release for a praying man to die
A release for a bitter man who cries
A release for a lonely man in the end
The fulfill of the love which I demand

A touch of her makes me remember as if it was yesterday
The strings of life are cut, my soul starts to drift away
Into another world our souls will unify
A lifetime of pain is forgotten
A life long I wanted to die

They said angels never cry
but I saw her cry
They said angels never die
but I saw her die
I thought a livetime it was a lie
but it was no lie
she came back to me again
just as I died.
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Gods Of Fire And Ice

A caress of moonlight (a touch of stars)
It keeps me strong is this curse of life
The sunlight burns in my eyes (escape the day)
Saved by embracing darkness
Deep in the night (beyond your fears)
The gate away from all the tortures
to the kingdom of glory

The throne is burning in fire, The throne is frozen in ice
Might is their desire; Life is my sacrifice
The mirror is broken, I leave the tortures of life
Swearing allegiance; Till the end of all days

Gods of... Gods of fire
Gods of... Gods of ice

To the Gods of fire and ice I will pray
The baptism of blood will now be done
Appeasing their anger with the blood from my wrist
Begging for their mercy, from death I'll be kissed

Ascending the altar, the last step for my flesh
Oppressive silence surrounds me on this holy place
Now I am feeling the cold wrath of darkness
Forcing me to breathe the odour of putrefaction

Blazing in moonlight
The knife cuts slowly through my veins
I fill the chalice with blood-red wine
This, my life will soon be thine

Burn my body - ashes to the past
Leave your soul behind - what was once will ever last
Gods of fire, gods of ice
Cheerfull we awaited you - together we will rise

The throne is burning in fire, The throne is frozen in ice
Might is their desire; Life is my sacrifice
The mirror is broken, I leave the tortures of life
Swearing allegiance; Till the end of all days

Gods of... Gods of fire
Gods of... Gods of ice
Gods of fire and ice