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The Burning
04:22
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In the far past before our days, we Men of lands and dragons of Earth
Held a pact of honour, a peace to last, forever...
We sons of sons tell the tale, our lost past
A world of old, paradise, and the end that came to be
The fire's light fades this night
For thousands of ages Man walked with Ancients
Mystic beasts of divinity, revered in all
Ageless teachers, spells of magik imparted to us
A gift spoken into our minds
Such seasons were not meant to last
A need for power too strong
Contentment became contempt
In the blackened, tainted hearts of men
Upon a moonless night they gathered
In secrecy, elders from clans away
Into the sacred flame, each stone was cast
The Pact was burned and death would come to all
A call to war, conquer those we praised
Our tribes of five dominate
Possession of all unseen, out time of destiny
We hunted them down, relentless, so ruthless were we
Man extolled his pride, extinction brought forth
As Utopia bled alive
And years would pass, our magik would fade
Some of knew the future to be
Redemption would never be found
Regret the day, and those who cursed our fate
Forever known... The Burning
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Flames in the Wind
05:27
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As days grew dark, the shadows of our souls
Turned inside out with omnipotence
Those who claimed victory, buried under their thrones
They betrayed us all, The Burning so long ago
Blessed gift now lost from heart
Man turned upon his own
How we fought, desire forging the will
The masses at war, Brethren slain, blood stained unity
Flesh broken, wood, stone, iron, their spirits gone
All the while we blamed:
"Upon our hands," "Their hands it was!"
The past would not be forgot, this day or any day to come
One winter's frost, it came
Snow fell on fields of red
"Look up high!"
"A northern sun?!"
"It cannot be!"
So warm the breeze, the horizon ablaze
Echoing screams were heard, silenced at time's end
See how the forests flee in fear!
Run, run from the sky, Flames in the Wind
One star, it wept above
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Aeons of a Starless Sky
05:34
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Once was our power over all
These lands consumed in flame, her vengeance
And in the sky, wings ninety-horses wide
Cold mist, it hides terror
And those beyond the river, I heard no answer
Run for your lives, never look back
The hunters now the prey
Embers dance in the air, the essence of man and child, blinding our eyes
"Bringer of death comes for us, her wrath never complete"
Far into the caves we fled
Our future burns away, for years the star would fall, a sign of demise
"Unspoken, the words, our paths not one
But still the same, the path of men, it fades"
Into a dream retold again, to all this night
Look into the earth and fear the sky
for It will be there, devour the world
Smoke and ash, dark was the sun
Deeper, we sought shelter and all the crops grow not
Into despair, two-hundred lifetimes gone
Their names, in stone, those who stood to fight The One
Those who gave their hope, these walls speak my words
Over, our time was now at hand
Closer together we wait to die alone... Alone
There were whispers, "Give praise to the dragon."
Was it madness? A final breath?
Hollow, this kingdom, the darkness was true
Sorrow, it binds us, each dawn an eternity
As would we wander in silence
Never witness the light again
Had our ending, it come for us?
Under Aeons of a Starless Sky
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From Skin to Scale
06:34
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We gave up our dominion, a throne we did not deserve
By the fire's blessing did we receive our due
Servants of the scale, shall we ever now be
What more can be given to appease our new Queen?
From skin to scale, peel away to expose the legacy
From skin to scale, humanity our final offering
Earn placement by Her side, feel the hardened plates protruding
Allegiance transforms us as we move from skin to scale
A quest to become more, more than flesh will allow
The weakness of skin is a hindrance of our service to Her
Form the line!
Recite!
Bow in praise!
Incantations!
Raise the blades!
Expose the scales!
Drink the wine!
Mother's blood!
We now join her ranks, shed of the disease
Molting now complete, by her side we feed
Servants of the scale, shall we ever now be
What more can be given to appease our new queen?
A quest to become more than flesh will allow!
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Dark Awakening
02:23
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Ages ago, lost from memory
We were spirits of majesty
At one with all, harmony
Then came one day, it all would change
Death came to the world, a burden we carry still
The Dragon calling to us, Dark Awakening...
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The moon so bright, looking over us, the old world was reborn!
Voices around, so few were heard
In awe, the colours unreal
A vision for some, magik we feel
Could this be ours again?
Our hands in the ground, hearts released
Free from the prison of stone!
Alive, breathe in, breathe out
The air, it changed, the sun would rise
Yet colder it was, sky still dark
Hear the wind... It comes!
In worship, they chant, "Mercy!"
As the scourge of our kind appears, and speaks unto us...
"Only you can save the past. The rest will be dust."
"Har-Sek Na'Tan Si-Belat"
(Mother of Dragons, words of truth)
In their names, the Dragons before
And tribes of men, a brood will come forth
The Five who live become as One
Humbled, we remain
We ask her name revealed...
"Sev'ris..."
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