1. |
A Direful News
01:42
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2. |
The King Is Dead
05:12
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The King Is Dead
Ash and rock, smoke and mud
The last grain fell on bloodstained ground
The king is dead, no heir is left
Marauding hordes burnt our house and stole our brute
without sentence
Justice is what falls first in war
We cannot stay here: Flee now!
And make your way to our assembly point
Life told me a tale about a land of strength,
A king of right, a time of peace
But it all collapses in these days of war
A painful truth: Too few survived!
And winters rage will let us starve to death
The anger grows; who's the guilty one?
Once again it's the bravest man who suffers greatest loss
Justice left this dying land
We cannot stay here: Flee now!
The best defense is still a flight to the front
Life told me a tale about a land of strength,
A king of right, a time of peace,
But it all collapses in these days of war
(May the day come, when in the councils of kings and sovereigns
eventual wisdom defeats their greed and cupidity
And may the day come, when the swordsmen conquer their fear
and let a spark of charity for the weak ones fill their hearts)
But we can't wait
Our need's too great
Taken by the courage
Born form our despair
We will now face
Our task
Life told me a tale about a land of strength,
A king of right, a time of peace,
But it all collapses in these days of war – of war!
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3. |
Forging The Fate
04:33
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Forging the Fate
30 Days and Nights
we march under a clouded sky
No matter where we go
war has already wasted there.
We've found a group of men
which hided in their ruined town
It seems, we're not alone
The same fate binds us now
Come join our side
Take our hand
This is not your end
Our downfall was not yet decided
The surmounting of fate
is an honorable trait
Leave all this behind
Your ground and your grief
We're marching inland to the throne
where the root of all evil lies
I know you can't foresee,
what horror lies behind the turn
But don't forget my words
they'll help you when the courage falls
United by the fate
our army grows with every day
One hundred humbled men
and hundreds more will come
So don't fall behind
Take our hand
This is not your end
Our downfall was not yet decided
The surmounting of fate
is a honorable trait
Leave all this behind
Your ground and your grief
We're marching inland to the throne
where the root of all evil lies
We're not the roach under destiny’s foot
We're strong and we'll fight now till the end
This civil war tore this country apart
But we are still forging our fate
Take our hand
This is not your end
Our downfall was not yet decided
The surmounting of fate
is a honorable trait
Leave all this behind
Your ground and your grief
We're marching inland to the throne
where the root of all evil lies
Shall now one of us sit down on the throne
At last we’ll have taken revenge
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4. |
Lay Of Solace
03:52
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Lay Of Solace
Oh, why is everyone so quiet here?
All I can hear are weary steps in the dirt
The echoes of our songs have faded away
We have our tongues tied in a knot
let’s solve it with a song
Look around! Oh, don't tell me, you can't see?!
We offer such a mournful sight:
Some vagrant men with hooded eyes
who scuffle to whatever aim
This pain must find it's end now
Just like you I'm tired of marching on
Day by day the same proceed
Our feet hurt in these worn-out shoes
The night's so cold without a roof
This task demands a great deal
So sing with me now
break into a tune
Listen up, my bards and poets
Where's the lute, the nib and ink?
Wield your pen and play new tunes
for all men to remember
Sing Along, my friends and fellows
Down the hill into the dale
Let them know that in the dark
A gleam of hope’s still sparkling
Our mirth remains unbroken
A melody at heart lets it never break apart
So share it with the whole world
Our mirth remains unbroken
A melody at heart lets it never break apart
So share it with the whole wide world
To sing a song never failed to spur on
Hurry up, the time is right
„Who pays the piper calls the tune“
Is over now 'cause we are sure:
We are the ones who'll pay back!
Come on, sing with me now
break into this tune
Listen up, my bards and poets
Where's the lute, the nib and ink?
Wield your pen and play new tunes
for all men to remember
Sing Along, my friends and fellows
Down the hill into the dale
Let them know that in the dark
A gleam of hope’s still sparkling
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5. |
Time Will Tell
06:28
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Time Will Tell
Will I settle down one day?
Break the sword, forget my kind
Build a house deep in the woods
far away from here
Smoke a pipe and sing
A song for the lost
Tellin' my story every man who is passing by
No one knows the spell to foresee
The path for me that lies ahead
Ahead in the dark
Make up your mind and you'll find the truth:
We're all rusty rooks and we live for this moment
Tell me why we should suffer despair?
The time given to us wasn't made to cry to the moon
to cry to the moon
Will I march with you to war?
And blow the horn till my last breath
Stand my ground, raise my flag,
Kill in the name of kings
One day I'll be too old
Can't hold the shield up high
An arrow in my chest will be the last thing that I'll see
No one knows the spell to foresee
The path for me that lies ahead
in the dark
Make up your mind and you'll find the truth:
We're all rusty rooks and we live for this moment
Tell me why we should suffer despair?
The time given to us wasn't made to cry to the moon
to cry to the moon
Time will tell
Cry no more, find your way
Time will tell
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6. |
Through The Fields
05:11
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Through The Fields
Through the Fields / into the shelter of high corn
We must crawl / don't make a noise now!
The guards watching the granary with eager eyes
They are knights / perceive the royal coat of arms
Be prepared / this won't be easy
Keep your heads down / we'll attack them swiftly on my mark
A scythe is our sword
and the union's our shield
We are willing to fight
to let justice prevail
The farmers had gone
As the soldiers were born
As a new hope for the land at need
Sudden light / a burning arrow splits the air
That's the sign / the roof's caught fire
which diverts the guards' attention from our secret plan
Come along! / my bravest kinsmen from afar
Hunt them down / take the advantage of surprise
We'll be the ones enjoying royal fare
The scythe is our sword
and the union's our shield
We are willing to fight
to let justice prevail
The farmers had gone
As the soldiers were born
To end up our need
Our dream is to live at peace from now on
The line of kings has held long enough
it's soaked with blood and tears
For that we will fight, there is nothing to lose
The countrymen of yesteryear
will rise above their own destiny
Through the fields / along with fire in our hearts
On and on / invigorated
'cause we've passed our furnace bravely with great success
Follow me / we have good fortune on our side
That's our time / this is to notify that
No one dares to bar the way that we will go
The scythe is our sword
and the union's our shield
We are willing to fight
to let justice prevail
The farmers had gone
As the soldiers were born
To end up our need
Our dream is to live at peace from now on
The line of kings has held long enough
it's soaked with blood and tears
For that we will fight, there is nothing to lose
The countrymen of yesteryear
will rise above their own destiny
See what we've become
Soldiers under the sun
I hardly remember my day-to-day life
The labour for mere subsistence
The onetime fears appear so minor
They’ve been displaced by greater tasks
My faith will never fall
This path is made for us
Towards a fateful end
Our dream is to live at peace from now on
The line of kings has held long enough
it's soaked with blood and tears
For that we will fight, there is nothing to lose
The countrymen of yesteryear
will rise above their own destiny
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7. |
Avengers Of Blood
06:27
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The Avengers Of Blood
The hour of our time
it lies behind a hill
We're standing on the verge
and reaching for our fate
As we break into a trot
the fog reveals a field,
a path of fear and fright
and a castle at its end
Run on my mark, let the bloodlust arise
Fear nor demise nor the loss of your lives
honour to whom honour is due
so brandish your mace with your most vicious face
The gate left ajar; what a great twist of fate
It seems that no rumour has reached here ahead
So take this chance and take this fort
The enemy’s near and apparently blank-faced
Now we are falling, fallin' upon their world
The avengers of blood have come
to demand final justice
Now for wrath
Now for blood on the field
For they are scum
They are blind
They have served the wrong side
We're reaching the great wall and we run into those
who call themself knights of the almighty crown
They taste our steel, it's wrought with blood
Revenge is a meal better served cold with hate
We break our way now through chambers and floors
until we arrive at the king's council hall
Here they are, the consultants
buried in books while the land lies in agony
Now we are falling, fallin' upon their world
The avengers of blood have come
to demand final justice
We are calling, callin' for our revenge
The outlaws' army has arrived
to even up the odds
We enter the throne room deeply impressed by its grace
It takes our breath away - incarnation of might
there suddenly a raven flies into the hall
Sets down on the throne and crows it's croaking call
I strongly perceive: There is magic at work
It tells me that no man belongs on the throne
Shall this be our symbol, our banner to flaunt
Shall we turn from rooks into ravens of might
We are falling, fallin' upon their world
The avengers of blood have come
to demand final justice
Now we are calling, callin' for our revenge
The outlaws' army has arrived
to even up the odds
The avengers of blood have come
to demand final justice
Now we are calling, callin' for our revenge
The outlaws' army has arrived
to even up the odds
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8. |
Victoriously
04:31
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Victoriously
The battle's won, the enemy's
surrounded and defeated
they were robbed of all their trappings
They don't need them where they go
Melt down the crown to a golden bar
It weighs a pretty pound
And then burn the banners and royal flags
or keep them as doormats
We've reached our aim of vengeance
But still these lands are not save
'cause I see fires on the horizon
seem they’re reaching out for me
for help and release
Now throw the bodies in the moat -
let nature deal with them!
And then find the cook and share your prey
let serve up finest fare
Let's go down to the cellar
See what kings are used to swig
There whatever will do nicely
to toast our victory
We've reached our purpose of rage
But still these lands are not save
'cause I see fires on the horizon
seems they're reaching out for me
for help and release
and I hear cries far from a distance
I know I have to answer them
before it's too late
We bore the palm and took our vengeance
We've struggled and forged our fate
We dared to do what no one has dreamed of,
victoriously
Venture forth, the distance's calling
This is not the end of the line
The task we took on still stays unfulfilled,
awaits our reply
We bore the palm and took our vengeance
We've struggled and forged our fate
We dared to do what no one has dreamed of,
victoriously
Venture forth,
This is not the end of the line
The task we took on still stays unfulfilled
awaiting our reply
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9. |
The Tempting Distance
05:25
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The Tempting Distance
Trust in our force,
We've reached what we dared
We have found what we sought
The power lies in our hands
- use it now
There're still people starving
and dying in vain
Our help is in great demand
Their need is urging us to go on
'cause what we've gained
Is nowhere near enough
What’s next?
I say we take the royal frigate and sail along the stream
To free the needy people and find our destiny
Fall prey to the temptation,
All set to cross this land
Now raise the raven banner
And gather every man
Come, follow me
I'll show you this new way
This new goal to aim
rely on your kinsman
There is no doubt:
This land needs no king,
needs no throne or command
Their reign only harmed our people
Their need is urging us to go on
'cause what we've gained
Is nowhere near enough
What’s Next?
I say we take the royal frigate and sail along the stream
To free the needy people and find our destiny
Fall prey to the temptation,
All set to cross this land
Now raise the raven banner
I count on every man
Taking and raiding, invading
this land from below, now to cast off the yoke
facing and claiming, defying
our fortune, show what we are capable of
Sweep through the dales like a promising storm
wrecking all trails of this monarchy
The river will take us to places where we
have to reverse this dire tragedy
Maybe you’re right and we're foredoomed to fail
But if we are to turn back the greed we'll be immortal
Their need is urging us to go on
'cause what we've gained
Is nowhere near enough
What’s Next?
I say we take the royal frigate and sail along the stream
To free the needy people and find our destiny
Fall prey to the temptation,
All set to cross this land
Now raise the raven banner
We’re off to the unknown
Now raise the raven banner
We’re off to the unknown
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10. |
Call For Revenge
05:52
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Call For Revenge
What sort of a tale
forfeits its heroes and conceals the ending?
What kind of a man
loses heart and betrays his equals?
I'm not of that kind
I bring you hope and put trust in our task
My deeds will be famed
With every step I'll go down in history
We've passed so many crossroads
A thousand times we could have turned around
But faith's been strong in those days
and will be even stronger nowadays
There'll be no dawn for those
who stay loyal to the throne and the king of disgrace
It's the end of our need, it's the birth of new hope
a torch in the dark to guide this land out of misery
Now answer my call
for our revenge and the fall of the crown
So lest we forget:
Due to our heart's blood we'll enter new tales
We've fended many fate-strokes
A thousand times we've regained our strength
But leave those days behind now
and focus on our tasks nowadays
There'll be no dawn for those
who stay loyal to the throne and the king of disgrace
It's the end of our need, it's the birth of new hope
a torch in the dark to guide this land out of misery
Misery
I've made a promise to each and to everyone:
United we stand and united we'll fall!
And now is the time to keep it
and you shall all stand by my side
to fulfil my word
We've passed so many crossroads
A thousand times we could have turned around
But faith's been strong in those days
and will be even stronger
There'll be no dawn for those
who stay loyal to the throne and the king of disgrace
It's the end of our need, it's the birth of new hope
a torch in the dark to guide this land out of misery
Misery
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11. |
Back To My Land
06:47
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Back To My Land
Show me the light
I have not seen now for five moons
A shine on the sea
when the horn blow announces the storm
How could I
ever leave my fathers’ land?
Oh, the land I grew up lays so far
Show me the star
of the north which is leading our way
Through the night,
when the black waves turn over our souls
But I stay,
I hold on and I remain
though it seems that our gods left my side
Look there! A cloudburst in the sky
A heaven-sent sign of the will that our men survive
Take me home through the storm back to my land
Where woods embrace the lake
The tune of the flute sounds through thunderous winds
It's our guide homewards
The treasures of men will be worthless like dust
Without a sign of hope
The tune of the flute sounds through mountainous waves
It's our guide homewards
A route back to our land
Say, am I right?
Is it time now to change course?
To rest and to share
a good ale on midsummer’s eve?
Let's return!
many moons have come to past
Since we laid down on golden-green grass
Set a sail in the wind at once
A long way lies still ahead
Far shores, dark rocks in the mist
My land lies at hand
Our journey has come to its end
I will long for the time when we cross swords again
But now I long for you
My land, our songs and the hillside in spring
My kinsmen, we're sailing home
Take me home through the storm back to my land
Where woods embrace the lake
The tune of the flute sounds through thunderous winds
It's our guide homewards
A route back to our land
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A House Upon The Hillside
There is a house upon the hillside
I used to call my home
The roof fell in; the beams are rotten
No sign of live within
Once this was a place of joy
My folks came in to stay
The days were tough - the nights were long
but our songs lit up the dark
If I had the chance
to start over
I would do it all again
that way
Life went on and changed forever
this house, its roof and beams
How would this place look like today
if only I had stayed?
But war had knocked on this door
and we answered loudly in belief
that we all are gonna die;
but not all of us have lived
If I had the chance
to start over
I would do it all again
that way
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