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Demon Rider
05:32
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A shadow burns across the sky
Foretelling the ruin of your kind
At his back hell’s wrath burns true
The angel of death descends upon you
Descends upon you!
And he rides
Your wickedness quickens his stride
And he rides
The demon rider heralds life’s demise
The army of hell surges forth
Your arms won’t stop the demon horde
The time has come to pay your dues
The tides of war wash over you
Wash over you!
For a thousand years, he has waited
This time there’ll be no place to hide
The reign of the one you call god is over
Death comes when the demon rides
And he rides
The demon rider heralds life’s demise
And you’ll die
Death comes when the demon fucking rides
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The Lost Legions
06:59
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Armor shining in dim light
Thousands marching break the silence
Arms well-sharpened match their minds
But life does not favor the blind
Legions move among the trees
Nothing of enemies do they see
None know of the coming test
Death comes in Teutoburg Forest
Steel comes crashing down upon them, and the heat of battle grows hotter
Barely time to face their foes, they’re led like lambs to the slaughter
Rip out the hearts of your enemies, and bring them to their knees
Their blood will water the ground, and they will be but memory.
Varus, where are your legions?
Slaughtered by Germanic steel
One you counted as your own
The greatest blow would deal
How the fuck did it come to this, those savages were conquered with an iron fist
Three strong legions should have crushed their skulls, and the name of their general grace Roman Halls
Unwise to ignore clear warnings, Varus marched at the first light of morning
Once again the die was cast, none knew this day would be their last
Arrows reign down upon them, and hardened veterans fall
No time to raise their shields, their deaths they can’t forestall
Their leaders can do nothing, they die with all the rest
Freedom came to Germany in Teutoburg Forest
Varus, where are your legions?
Slaughtered by Germanic steel
One you counted as your own
The greatest blow would deal
The Lost Legions
Sacrificed without a cause
The Lost Legions
Sacrificed to ancient gods
The Lost Legions
Sacrificed without a cause
The Lost Legions
Sacrificed to ancient gods
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Thermopylae
04:45
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Three-hundred thousand march
Warrior professionals
Hoplites glint in the sun
About to be cast into legend
On the ground Leonidas leads
Themystocles defends the sea
Those unchosen jealous of the chance to die
Through death, immortality
At the hot gates, numbers count for nothing
Seal their fate, even immortals meet their end
At the hot gates, against the strength of the phalanx
None can stand, men melt away at spartan hand
The hubris of the athenians
Called the wrath of the Persians
Xerxes took up the crusade of his father
How could he comprehend the slaughter
The Greek states’ forces combine
For what is the first time
A spartan band holds the center
Their glory soon to be known forever
At the hot gates, numbers count for nothing
Seal their fate, even immortals meet their end
At the hot gates, against the strength of the phalanx
None can stand, men melt away at spartan hand
Brothers in arms standing side by side, shields locked, from our spears nowhere to hide
Unbreakable will dominates the field of battle
Bones rattle as a spear rips through your face
Last look, see your comrades lying wasted
Time slows, not much of your face left
More spears pierce your flesh
Your mind beholds the truth of death
With pain you draw your last breath
Through the dust it’s hard to see what awaits
The wall of spears no man can penetrate
Men sweat from heat but more from fear
The dreaded war horn signals their end is near
Thermopylae
So many souls freed
Brave men bleed
Only death ends duty
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4. |
Herald of Carcosa
06:13
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Nyarlathotep
The Crawling Chaos
Messenger of the Outer Gods
Risen from the blackness of 27 centuries
Bearing messages from places not of this planet
When the heat rose he came, chaos precedes his name
By the pale moon his light guides, and by madness divides.
Your world transported between veils of existence
Mind exposed to reality beyond human sense
His purpose beyond comprehension
Only brief glimpses shown of his intentions.
Nyarlathotep
Bringer of Nightmares
Prophet of Destruction
Risen from the blackness of 27 centuries
Bearing messages from places not of this planet
When the heat rose he came, chaos precedes his name
By the pale moon his light guides, and by madness divides.
Your world transported between veils of existence
Mind exposed to reality beyond human sense
His purpose beyond comprehension
Only brief glimpses shown of his intentions.
A thousand forms he has taken
Yet will he forever remain faceless
Now you shall know the ruin he’s left
This one that they call the soul of the ancients.
The truth will be laid bare, your gods cannot save you
Only now you are aware, you don’t want to know what made you
You don’t want to know what made you!
Drifting upon the charnel winds from chambers beyond time
Through the graveyards of the universe comes a thin monotonous whine
Joined in an endless ceremony to the ceaseless beating of drums
From whence ultimate chaos spawns plays the mad flute for Azathoth, the blind god.
Nyarlathotep
The Crawling Chaos
Messenger of the Outer Gods
Prophet of Destruction
Risen from the blackness of 27 centuries
Bearing messages from places not of this planet
When the heat rose he came, chaos precedes his name
By the pale moon his light guides, and by madness divides.
Your world transported between veils of existence
Mind exposed to reality beyond human sense
His purpose beyond comprehension
Only brief glimpses shown of his intentions.
A thousand forms he has taken
Yet will he forever remain faceless
Now you shall know the ruin he’s left
This one that they call the soul of the ancients.
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Viking Massacre
05:15
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Slaughtered in a viking massacre
Northmen come to kill men like dogs
And take the gold of the Christian god
Their pagan gods will grant them strength,
By Thor and Odin in pious blood they’ll bathe
These demons approach with northern winds
Their violence a punishment for sin
Priests hold cross in trembling hand
By axe are hewn down where they stand
Desecrated in a viking massacre
Now meet your god
Now meet your god
Never before has such terror been seen
As that which the heathen vikings bring
On the altar spilt the blood of saints
Their bodies trampled like filth in the streets
Longboats herald the change you fear
Your dread grows worse as dragon heads grow near
Resistance is but a fantasy
Your untimely death a certainty now
Gutted in a viking massacre
Victory and glory spur them on
Longboats left long before dawn
Bred to take and give nothing back
Ferocity gains all that they lack
Nothing will ever be the same
Into history they smash their name
At Lindisfarne slaughter would foretell
The descent of Europe into viking hell!
Eviscerated in a viking massacre
Drown in your blood
In your blood
For gold and valhalla they ride
Never before has such terror been seen
As that which the heathen vikings bring
On the altar spilt the blood of saints
Their bodies trampled like filth in the streets
Filth in the streets
Accept defeat
On your knees
Time to Bleed
Viking Massacre!
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