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Nascent Realm (Overture)
02:10
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2. |
All the Gods of Peace
03:42
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I’ve seen battles fought and I’ve seen death
I’ve seen companions fighting for one final breath
I’ve seen betrayal and known its bitter taste
I’ve seen dragons soar and cities laid to waste
And I’ve burned every bridge
If I’ve always been a soldier do I serve the gods of war?
And when do we start to wonder what we’re even fighting for?
So warrior, before you go, tell me this at least
Where are all the gods of peace?
I’ve seen lost causes and I’ve held command
I’ve seen survivors falter after the last stand
I’ve seen defeat and lost more than I can tell
I’ve seen the hooded god walk these streets as well
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Unwitnessed
04:37
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Rejected by our own
We add another name to our legacy of battles fought
Weary to the bone
We add so many names to our memories of those we’ve lost
So where do we go from here?
Tonight we sail to give answer
The future is dark
We sail into the unknown
The pain in our hearts
A bitter seed has been sown
And our deeds will go unwitnessed
The future is dark
We sail into the unknown
Can compassion be enough?
Or the hunger to see vengeance for the innocent?
What we have must be enough
As we sail to right a wrong we will not relent
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4. |
In the Nightmare's Wake
03:31
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Yet another blow
To follow in the nightmare’s wake
Fighting even so
One horror past what I can take
Hoping for reprieve
For just a chance to breathe
But this won’t break me
This won’t break me
Yet another blow
And I can feel it closing in
Fighting just to know
This is a fight that I can win
Hoping for reprieve
For just a chance to breathe
No choices but to stand our ground
The crushing weight still bearing down
And I stand by your side
With both eyes open wide
Until nothing stands in our way
We’ll fight to live to fight another day
And into the silence
We’ll scream our defiance
This won’t break me
This won’t break me
Yet another blow
But this won’t be the story’s end
Fighting just to show
That wounds can heal and hurts can mend
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5. |
When the Pantheon Falls
04:15
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Once a soldier said to me, when I told him of my hopes and dreams
Keep your head down; you don’t need the attention of gods and kings
He wasn’t wrong, but I’m standing here today
And somehow I’ve landed right amidst the fray
So now tell me, do you miss the elder gods and their thirst for blood?
Or have you followed the younger ones with their promises and talk of love?
I tell you now; they have failed one and all
One day soon we will see how gods fall
And they’ll see why you don’t fuck with mortals
The day when the pantheon falls
So now tell me, do you yearn for the coming of apocalypse
Do you wait for divine judgment coming from the gods’ own lips?
I tell you now; they have played us all for fools
One day soon they’ll be playing by new rules
And they’ll see why you don’t fuck with mortals
The day when the pantheon falls
And the pantheon stands in disarray
It won’t survive the coming day
And alone behind the temple walls
The priests will sit in silent halls
When the pantheon falls
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Betrayal
Eternity encased in earth and stone
Survival
In never-ending dark, one heart alone
And my thoughts are dark
My memories are grim
The call in my blood
To feed the fires of chaos within
Emerging at last to the bright light of day
To join in the storm or go my own way
To rise again, tattered wings, shattered pride
Can the dragon still fly?
I fail
When I stand once again and walk the land
Revival
In a world I don’t know or understand
And my thoughts are dark
My memories are grim
The call in my blood
To unleash the fire within
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7. |
Burn for Eternity
03:53
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God of love
Is that his aspect now?
I’ve heard that I should be impressed
But I’m just not sure how
Is his thirst forever quenched?
Does blood still stain his hands?
Is death the favorite punishment
For each insane command?
And now who can see justice in
The eternal flame
And when I’m gone
Will you remember my name?
Will you stand by the side
Of one who’d see me burn for eternity?
Gods above
I’ve had enough by now
I’ve heard the threat is not the point
But really, fucking how?
Is the knife not at our throats?
Are we blind to the abuse?
Is love the best word we can use
For the one who’s tied our noose?
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8. |
The Blank Page
05:01
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Defeated and disgraced
Maimed in my body and my soul
How can I make up
For what will never be made whole
I don’t recognize myself
In the names they call me everywhere
I’ve always had my reasons
But I know they’ll never care
And I can see the page before me in my mind
Waiting for the words I’ve yet to find
The page more blank than not, now my feet go where I lead
And I will write the story of my own deeds
Rejected and replaced
Maimed in my heart and in my mind
How can I reclaim
The strength to carry on this time
I don’t recognize myself
Changed in between the now and then
How can I pretend
To be who I’ll never be again
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9. |
The Apostate
03:23
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I know what you’ve come to say
And you believe it to be true
Your certainty your armor
And your weapon too
You stifle every question
And never let doubt grow
But certainty in a belief
Has never made it so
There’s no escape
Surrender now
Do you hear me?
Do you know my name?
Do you fear me?
I am the one who escaped
I am the apostate
And now the world before me
Is always something new
Uncertainty my freedom
And my wisdom too
And now you’ve drawn your weapons
And stand to threaten me
And probably you’ll slay me
But perhaps let’s wait and see
Get on your knees
Before your god
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10. |
Waiting for a Savior
03:57
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Since ancient times we’ve told our tales
The songs were sung, a chosen one who would prevail
A man of superhuman might
A curse undone and glory won, the world made right
Why still waiting for a savior?
The prophets just as blind as you or I
So where will you go when your hero doesn’t show
And all your signs were only lights in the sky?
And now from ancient times remain
Barbaric lore and holy wars we fight in vain
And with no path out of the gray
Just our short sight without a light to guide our way
Seeking glory in the violence, every war we wage
Searching the past for a garden or a golden age
Speeding forward towards a future, with our fingers burned
Standing empty eyed and grinning, with no lessons learned
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