hidden chamber beneath the earth built with stone and very dark hiding lost atomic arms from a war never fought malicious schemes the devil s own weapons under his control overlord splits the ground aiming for the sky a strike for the holy one now it s time to die nuke the cross wall of fire glowing bright lightning cracks across the sky warheads boiling to extremes religion is now history pit fiend in the hellish planes master of his domain sounds of the angels crying heard throughout the night a strike for the holy one now it s time to die nuke the cross your savior can t retaliate can t fight against this storm of hate brought on by years of lies cast right out from the skies using stockpiles made by man stronger than we can grasp missiles launched encased in black aiming for the sky god can t defend this strike now s his time to die

ripping down the valley of asphalt through a brainstorm of snow and ice where dynamite blasted the canadian shield i ride highways 17 and 69 i understand the relation of black metal and modern life and how a cold winter scene can inspire distortion and screams i am equal parts blood and ice i am just as much man as tree through chaos and solitude i came to become this black metal being each day i could see the changes each day i became more extreme i understood how the sight of nature could inspire the sound of machines i am equal parts blood and ice i am just as much man as tree through chaos and solitude i came to become this black metal being i ve traveled over dynamic earth at night on highways 17 and 69 for the beauty of nature can lift my spirits even in the dead of winter modern life can drive us to scream for the trees for those of us who can t find peace at least we can have a release i understand the translation universal in human behaviour a common expression and interpretation of black metal and modern life focused and strong without distraction i look within no one to talk me out of what i believe without reaction i proceed i was on my own and alone to decide black metal was all that mattered at the time i found faith inspired by nature and i was defined i am equal parts blood and ice i am just as much man as tree through chaos and solitude i came to become this black metal being on this northern highway under the starry sky mine was a cold nocturnal winter ride and in the distance a stranger flashed his lights and in the distance a stranger flashed his lights and in the distance a stranger flashed his lights and in the distance a stranger flashed his lights and in the distance a stranger flashed his lights

nailed to the cross while the weak overcome with grief weep and mourn to pervert the mind of the following sheep sould you scourge was born as a shepherd of the inferior rats you knew what to do but spears and steel of your opponents could hurt your body too as the torncrowned jester you enchanted the scum without skill and now the strong ones move in for the kill smashing your face crushing your race christraping black metal to satan gives praise breaking your bones scorning your moans your powers is ceasing with a parting groan christraping black metal the daughters of satan abuses your body and drool in ecstasy when you die while our warriors rips the beard of your idiot father halls up high smashing your face crushing your race christraping black metal to satan gives praise spilling your blood killing your god the ripped and torn angels will bleed like a flood your cross shuld stand as a monument for people to fear and obey the evil truth is that your foundation is a shell made of clay scratched and torn by the devilish whores your filthy carcass will reek let us ride all the nightmares and fears of the church and perish the holy and weak smashing your face crushing your race christraping black metal to satan gives praise screams from your soul as it turns black as coal and falls through the pits of the abyss s black hole the fallen son of god has failed the ending so far away from your goal and the souls of the future witch the light can t deceive their fate is written in my soul smashing your face crushing your race christraping black metal to satan gives praise spilling your blood killing your god the ripped and torn angels will bleed like a flood christraping black metal

ha ha ha ha come on what is this game we play with broken hearts and tears been played by young and old for oh so many years can you tell me honestly you ve never been a pawn someone steals your love away you turn around they re gone it is the game of temptation it is the play of the heart cry out in desperation iron tears take you apart love to you is lies to me iron tears love is cruel and lies cut deep iron tears this time reverse the pain that brought upon your fears this time forget the part about broken hearts and tears come on take command show no mercy cruel and cold iron eyes see right through and control the soul it is the game of temptation it is the play of the heart cry out in desperation iron tears take you apart love to you is lies to me iron tears love is cruel and lies cut deep iron tears iron tears the tears you cry are tears enough for all iron tears the tears i cry are tears enough for all now you know just how it feels from both sides of the heart do you like the tearing or to be torn apart what do you feel inside when you bleed a soul what do you want from love mercy or control it is the game of temptation it is the play of the heart cry out in desperation iron tears take you apart the game of love is made of lies don t you see iron tears will forever be iron tears iron tears

your face is hiding deep inside my mind your touch is on my tongue your face is in the deepest depths of my eyes the eyes inside of my soul once i was free but now i am trapped once i was trapped but now i am free i taste the tears you bled i felt the fears you shed you thought i did not feel you thought i could not taste consumed escape through dreams consumed trapped by dreams consumed forever it seems do you feel the pain that i feel the pain that lives inside do you wear the chains that i wear the ones that rub me raw every time it is the same three words every time the number speaks and when you see me and you think i am there you will know that it is just a dream once i was free but now i am trapped once i was trapped but now i am free i taste the tears you bled i felt the fears you shed you thought i did not feel you thought i could not taste consumed escape through dreams consumed trapped by dreams consumed forever it seems1

betrayed trapped in the abyss put in irons stripped of all pride now world is my foe world is my curse seed infected by the golden blaze the words have turned to dead cyphers thoughts have turned to fear my voice is now my sword free my hands free my soul give me back my wings hear me now hear me now out of the deep blinded lady and her still hungry blade the dead infected by its blaze oh eons strenghthen me after all that can t be our final act now hear me calling hear me crying hear me yelling out of the deep world is your foe world is your curse seed infected by the golden blaze

allah buddha jesus christ whatever your god may be forget those idols let me tell you they re tales of morbid brains everybody thinks he s right that his gods are the only truth fanatic faith fanatic deeds join my religion or die jews killed jesus christians slaughtered jews millions die for their faith each religion prays that killing is a sin how stupid logic can be curse the gods too many people have died curse the gods those fools have died for a lie beware of those fools that keep telling you god loves you for you his son died fuck them believe in yourself reality is god s just a lie curse the gods too many people have died curse the gods those fools have died for a lie curse the gods too many people have died curse the gods those fools have died for a lie curse the gods too many people have died curse the gods those fools have died for a lie

i am the one to which you ll go you are the one from which i ll run fading to grey the wanton pray you ll find shelter i ll find none i ll leave your pointless life undone breathing your days my anguish stays fate fate of my laughter the loss of your sight hate hating the vicious lies i will revel insane i see your face i ve seen your face i turn and run you ll have no place time time is the father in my corrupt mind pain echoes in the silent sky remember life now do you remember life now

you go piece and piece but your world is bound there was of this mirror only shown darken image at the back of flesh i am least the one who cries just the air firing red at the sky fear are all the filth in your eyes you can t understand what can you see the world changes there s no tomorrow you go piece and piece but your world is bound there was of this mirror only shown darken image at the back of flesh i am least the one who cries just the air firing red at the sky fear are all the filth in your eyes you can t understand what can you see the world changes there s no tomorrow so the world shall fear me like the silence in my heart and the peace shall tear me through the darkness in my heart so the world shall fear me like the silence in my heart and the peace shall tear me and the worries of the arrival so the world shall fear me like the silence in my heart and the peace shall tear me through the darkness in my heart so the world shall fear me like the silence in my heart and the peace shall tear me and the worries of the arrival

welcome to my world of death and pain oh it drives you so insane i am no blast from the past because i m death and i m everlast i m the future breed evil and mean a fucking killing machine no one will stay alive and see they all will die and join me fuck you and die living is so damn painful it s cool to be dead and grateful nothing can hurt you anymore anyhow death is so much more you can just kill kill and kill just kill em all if you will do you still wanna stay alive or join me by my side i am the death unlimited and death is all i have to give i ll tell you the meaning of life it s not to live but to die i am the death unlimited and death is all i have to give let me spill your sweet blood and to you i am god can you feel the dark side calling it s useless to resist give into fear hate and anger then life won t take your time any longer only i am by your side soon your life is gone and that i adore i am the death unlimited and death is all i have to give i ll tell you the meaning of life it s not to live but to die i am the death unlimited and death is all i have to give let me spill your sweet blood and to you i am god i am the death unlimited and death is all i have to give i ll tell you the meaning of life it s not to live but to die i am the death unlimited and death is all i have to give let me spill your sweet blood and to you i am god i am the death unlimited and death is all i have to give i ll tell you the meaning of life it s not to live but to die i am the death unlimited and death is all i have to give let me spill your sweet blood and to you i am god

it s not over yet consuming flames of the faceless one there s no time to repent as you bow before the serpent god there is no turning back festering demons to hatred sworn and ready to attack the jaws of death are hungry like a war songs of death shall kill the lies forever and ever baptized burning cold flames will purify my soul our hearts are rotten to the core behead the prophets their skulls trophies in the final war the plague of man crowned in terror hate and soulless might it s not over yet racing down these dead end streets there s no time to repent festering demons to hatred sworn what we have sown is ours to reap songs of death shall kill the lies forever and ever baptized burning cold flames will purify my soul our hearts are rotten to the core behead the prophets their skulls trophies in the final war the plague of man crowned in terror hate and soulless might as we watch the angels die in the lake of sulphur we ll watch em drown a massacre divine blasphemous locust in genocide reborn the beating of your heart echoing in silence the sound of death as your soul is torn apart a violent cry of pain riding your final breath it s not over yet consuming flames of the faceless one there s no time to repent as you bow before the serpent god there is no turning back festering demons to hatred sworn and ready to attack the jaws of death are hungry like a war songs of death shall kill the lies forever and ever baptized burning cold flames will purify my soul our hearts are rotten to the core behead the prophets their skulls trophies in the final war the plague of man crowned in terror hate and soulless might

i have come to the end of my line with these final steps i take back my freedom unchain the shackles that never could hold my mind time keeps running and running outstripping the dead tired ones the hours will run out from us all and in the end no one differs from the other only the blue sky and the green grass go on forever in this world where seconds feel like eternity and years pass in blink of an eye when the last rays of light set behind these shores night wraps me in its blanket and leads my way to the stars through the fear and the ache past the storm and the rain i have made peace with the world i am born again i may be gone in the flesh but my love will stay here i am always with you in spirit so just stay strong when the last rays of light set behind these shores night wraps me in its blanket and leads my way to the stars through the fear and the ache past the storm and the rain i have made peace with the world i am born again through the fear and the ache past the storm and the rain i have made peace with the world i am born again no one wins tonight no one gets a closure no one walks away victorious but don t forget me don t you forget me burn a candle for me when you can don t forget me don t forget me don t forget me don t forget me don t forget me

unknown heir orphaned page a king to be come his age for god s sake sorcerer sword in stone release will bring the throne for the chosen one the almighty will point out the only royal blood in the crowd excalibur sword of the kings take me on your wings back where i belong excalibur unworthy bound to fail noble heart bound to gain challenge your faith sorcerer sword in stone release it ascend the throne and take the crown the almighty now throws the dice arthur the man without a vice excalibur sword of the kings take me on your wings back where i belong excalibur precious sword arthur s hand he deserves to rule the land lead britannia excalibur lights up the sky hard times have been passing by

i travelled on through the swamplands sailed up the river damp to bring back the church from its state of oblivion a mission to the land of the long gone retired tribe the inbred people on the edge of the cleft i crossed the lightning horrors of the burning forest to face my unattainable holy task a hell alive armageddon a violent energetic eruption of immense proportions domine dirige nos kept alive for eternity by this throbbing parasite distorting numbing mind reducing eternal life through this horrid growth saying mass in my life s work the awe striking chapel sweet communion i m at inner peace to drive out this parasite by self inflicted non lethal pain i am eternal immortal i m swirling in a vortex of the deepest agony offered an eternity of mindless life i saw the wonder of a giant church carved into the moutainside a descending path into the mystery of the labyrinthine worlds idolized and worshipped by the tribe of the short retard men i began praying to my god again we walked into the tunnel mouth eroded by elements as darkness gave away to light brighter than thousand stars i was embraced by the legendary avatar in the illuminated glowing vaults i ll fight my immortality kept alive for eternity by this throbbing parasite distorting numbing mind reducing eternal life through this horrid growth

in the middle of this night time silence rules the earth and the creatures of the forest will bare witness of a birth a child concieved by wishes and a touch of divine no mother and no father but born of purest light welcome into this world it s no what is once was peace has left for suffering and it s closing in on us we shall be your guardians some of what still remains of what once was good in this world and not bound by evil chains a touch of human with markings from beyond where will you go where could you come from little one is your blood from this world do you bleed like us at all your presence seems so mighty and yet youre so small no hurt no pain no suffering has yet run through your veins we will guard you from the wicked evil chains the ancient trees will grant you peace your brothers are the spirits of the wood this will be your childhood welcome here welcome here welcome here welcome here

it is he who holds the power it is he who reflects the will it is he who reigns the masses it is he who urges to win it is he who lights the fire it is he who controls the flame it is he who breeds hatred it is he who withstands pain the endless gap between servant and lord will grow stronger within us all it is he who decides the course it is he who takes the step it is he who moves forward it is he who worship himself the endless gap between servant and lord will grow stronger within us all from order raises chaos in chaos there is progression in the ruins of man s ashes sprouts the resurrection a dark narcissistic dimension a new world to come the end of civilization the arrival of the spiritlord it is he who lights the fire it is he who controls the flame it is he who breeds hatred it is he who withstands pain altered perception a moral decay a feast for the vultures circling over their prey no care for others an individual war where you are enslaved or become the spiritlord

i am your leader i am the winter storm hear the tune within my beasts are crying one with the chill inside my sacred heart i ll show you where all the petals fall after the storm black soul of a raven within my thirsty hordes dark blood of the wolf will seal the pact with my alliance i ll freeze their mortal souls hatred turns to tar it was foretold blood and tar of my throne drown all the land fulfill those ancient omens last swans frozen tonight those who resist will not see the light come join me and we shall witness together the darkest sunrise of the new dawn

how can it be that i feel this way my senses devoted to the other side darkness is set never to end the black light my guidance my only friend drained from misery of so called life no reason to last when life lust is gone an everlasting spiral of pain and despair existence brought forth the living hell i find the living worth defying and admire the art of dying i am worthy to the ranks of the dead bring forth only fear and dread my doom will conclude as deadly for i shall become the underworldly deaths hand brought forth to conquer my soul down there awaits my throne so cold the living now gone i fell from my tomb the wrath from below unites my spirit my dark path will summon a portal so cruel the entrance awaits so hateful and grim a gruesome harvest another prey for i shall not live another day i find the living worth defying and admire the art of dying i am worthy to the ranks of the dead bring forth only fear and dread my doom will conclude as deadly for i shall become the underworldly hellish wicked demonic infernal i hear them scream i am finally here to witness my dream

a druids vision i see a hammer smashed upon a burning shield nightfall came to join me and with it a nameless fear i ran away through woods of stone i never felt so alone always looking behind a fear undefined but i was feeling strong as i see it s slowly coming into sight i prepared to fight with giant leaps it came upon me to chain my body to blaze a trail through my valour to take my gods and my freedom away when eve was fallin i was almost crawlin my fate was sealed desperately i was fighting and untiringly i stroke back i stood my ground with a blackened shield nothing would beat me nothing would withstand my grim attack with my beckoning spear and a blackened shield death is all around me but at least i am free chain my body and blaze a trail through my valour you won t take my freedom away then in the distance o times tae come i saw a mon on the hieland shore gaitherin troops beatin drums fer freedom tae come

a dreary land with no real hope which seeks to rise from gray waters feel the light shine through the clouds of fear bring the fight a clever fox with highest hopes these are the prospects of our people to free ourselves from constant shame all eyes gaze upon the elector who are you to judge me so a well meaning failure protector disregarded and mocked all eyes gaze upon the elector i try my best to guide us through the fire a poisoned and hesitant mindset i did my best for us all caught between the hammer and the anvil torn apart my reputation s fate these are the prospects of our people to build a nation just as strong all eyes gaze upon the elector the swedish lion calls for war a well meaning failure protector no place for neutrality all eyes gaze upon the elector no right choice to make a poisoned and hesitant mindset i m damned no matter what i do this poor lame man was doomed to hang but not from rope but from his own shame these were my prospects and ambitions i try so hard but always fail all eyes gaze upon the elector who are you to talk me down a well meaning failure protector a lame and courageous man all eyes gaze upon the elector ich laufe nach ducal preussen menschen koennen so gedankenlos a hero who accepts unjust shame