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Winds of Ascension
02:53
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The healers have gathered
One final voyage across these waters
The mystics will comfort me
On my journey to my final sleep
The black ship drifts out to sea
The enchantresses surround me
There is no escape from the afterworld this time...
The queens of magic calling
The fallen king, a servant
At the mercy of their will
What will become of me?
I ride the winds of ascension at last
No coming back for my corporeal form
The black ship drifts out to sea
The enchantresses surround me
There is no escape from the afterworld this time...
The queens of magic calling
The fallen king, a servant
At the mercy of their will
What will become of me?
I ride the winds of ascension at last
But this paradise is not what I was promised
The dark wizards open the portal
The demons / vowing them eternity / emerge
Avalon will surely fall to their numbers
My blessed / island waking spirits / to the cause
No peace to be found beyond the veil
This is the desecration of the afterworld
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2. |
Conjuring Fallen Legends
03:05
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The spirit war rages on
Celestial energy spilled like blood
Over the gravestones of fallen warriors
The keepers of the island cry out for their heroes
They cast the spell of the revenant to build an army
They declare war on the agents of dark magic
Rise
Fallen kings and queens
Rise
Warrior spirits of Avalon
Defend the mortal realm once again
The battle for paradise has begun
Beings without form thrust into mortal conflict
Atop the graveyard of fallen legends
The enchantresses cry out for lost warriors
They cast a spell of hope to strengthen their resolve
War has come to Avalon, a spirit war beneath darkening clouds
Feel the ground beneath your feet
Feel the sword in your grasp
Reclaim your old skin and bones
May the magic of this place grant you victory
After conjuring fallen legends
The wielders of dark magic have met their match
They sold their souls for nothing
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3. |
The Portal
03:42
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Two cloaked caretakers standing guard
They levitate, flanking the doorway to damnation
Hell awaits those who don't believe
You can't conceive what lies beyond the portal
Betrayers of the light
The sorcerers are blind
Promised all eternity, but banished for all time
Places traded with
The creatures bearing fruit
The demons full of lies, now inhabiting our realm
Cursed with straying eyes
We thought they came as friends
The keepers of the island, of the magic now at hand
Yet here we stand at war
The guardians are gone
And as the castle burns, all the parasites emerge
Welcome to
This unfathomable nightmare
Where dreams are stolen, replaced with fear
Beware the portal
It leads to the abyss, and none shall return
Ruins all around
The remnants of this place
The beings from the other side decreed we are to fade
A sadistic disguise
Shackled and sent away
The sorcerers who once saved us are banished far beyond
Now standing in their place
The demon lords of Hell
The ones projecting lies into the minds which they beheld
Into the nether realm
Imprisoned for all-time
Their likenesses are paraded by parasites unchained
Something strange in the eyes of the wizards
Mere husks, hollow, containing a sinister consciousness
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Paradise has faded into my memory
Will we ever see the sun rise again?
The blade in my hands shall avenge
These lost generations of legends past
But as the storm rolls / into place
I know my enemy is / far from done
WE WILL NEVER SURRENDER
WE WILL NEVER ALLOW
THE DESECRATION OF THE AFTERWORLD
The sun will rise upon my back
I will rest the future upon my shoulders
Summoned by a power greater than myself
Invoked to restore the majesty of Avalon
Boats ashore / call to arms
The living / join the dead
WE WILL NEVER SURRENDER
WE WILL NEVER ALLOW
THE DESECRATION OF THE AFTERWORLD
By the power
By the light
By her magic, the dead shall rise
By her will
By her might
The alliance of Avalon will see the sun RISE!
Time fleeting, conflicted
The demon lord tries to possess me
Armies clash, deadly task
Spirits made flesh and bone again
WE WILL NEVER SURRENDER
WE WILL NEVER ALLOW
THE DESECRATION OF THE AFTERWORLD
Knights standing side-by-side
A wall of steel shining bright
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She leads me down the path to forgotten lands
In the shadows, where an ancient evil now sleeps
She shows me the road to hope
An ancient enemy may hold the key
LADY OF THE HAUNTED GARDEN
WHERE WILL YOU TAKE ME?
WHAT WILL YOU SHOW ME?
WHAT IS THIS ENTITY?
In the haunted garden beyond our borders
Through a fissure of time and space
Welcomed by an abhorrent beast locked away
The enemy of my enemy
I slept soundly on the eve of battle
Awakened suddenly, I saw her face
The enchantress looked down upon my open casket
Beheld the man, the king I used to be
MY FLESH, MY BONES, RETURNED TO ME
She takes my hand, pulls me into the unknown
A mirror image of paradise is now ahead
She shows me the road to hope
An ancient enemy may hold the key
LADY OF THE HAUNTED GARDEN
WHERE WILL YOU TAKE ME?
WHAT WILL YOU SHOW ME?
WHAT IS THIS ENTITY?
Here, nothing blooms, dead trees line the sky
Air, deathly cold, cradling the banished keeper
The beast reaches out for me
I must join with it, without surrendering
Symbiosis, not possession
In the haunted garden beyond our borders
Through a fissure of time and space
Welcomed by an abhorrent beast locked away
The enemy of my enemy
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6. |
Two Celestial Armies
03:14
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Two armies at war
Leading the charge against the vessels of
Those advancing without form
Lords of another world
Claiming omnipotence
Yet they cling desperately
To our precious lands
What are they tempted by?
What is it they seek that we possess
I can't stop the tide without my past
To guide me
I can't breathe under these crashing waves
Breaking me, cleansing me
I lead the charge against the vessels of
The enemies of paradise
Claiming Godhood, but these waters
Wash away their facade
Making my path clear
Leading an army of ghosts
Through the afterlife...
THE CONVERGENCE
OF TWO CELESTIAL ARMIES IS AT HAND
THEY ARE THE WITNESSES TO THE END
THE SHEPHERDS OF A NEW BEGINNING
YET THEY SHOULD NOT EXIST
THE CONVERGENCE
OF TWO CELESTIAL ARMIES IS AT HAND
YET THEY SHOULD NOT EXIST
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7. |
Unsheathed
02:57
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A blade forged in flame
A weapon to end all wars
Handed down to the King of legend
He will vanquish any threat to the land
The King of kings beneath a looming shroud
A shimmering sword, a light against the darkness
Excalibur wielded...
The mystical powers of the island at his back
The king charges forward into his destiny
A battle to decide the fates of far too many
A weapon to strike fear into the hearts it shall impale
Excalibur wielded
Excalibur unsheathed
Poised to defend
Leader of ironclad men
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RETREAT
Retreat or be diminished
GIVE UP
Your dreams
Your guardians are not the peacekeepers that you remember
Look deep within the eyes of your heroes to learn the truth
The Demon Lords have possessed those who had sworn to protect you
Paradise is in ruins, you're on your own
Dark Wizards and Demon Lords
Their corpses reanimated
You have nothing left to fight for
Retreat or be diminished
GIVE UP
Your dreams
Your guardians are not the peacekeepers that you remember
Look deep within the eyes of your heroes to learn the truth
The Demon Lords have possessed those who had sworn to protect you
Paradise is in ruins, you're on your own
Dark Wizards and Demon Lords
Their corpses reanimated
They opened the portal, showing the way
They surrendered their bodies to ghosts
They are the vessels, of the lost army
The power of the island, belongs to the netherworld
Should you look into their eyes
You will be spellbound to surrender your will
Forgetting your past life
A soul tormented for all-time
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9. |
Her Last Breath
04:24
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10. |
Vengeance for Paradise
05:22
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Staring down my enemy on the battlefield, locking eyes with death
The Lord of Darkness peers into my soul, hoping for submission
In response, I raise Excalibur to the sky
I will drive the blade through the fallen wizard's heart
I lead my fallen brethren into the charge
I make my peace with my God
I vow victory to the lady of the veil
I will take back my homeland
She watches over me
She leads me, I lead them
I promise to avenge you
The power you give me, I will not squander
VENGEANCE FOR PARADISE
ONE LAST STAND
ON THIS NIGHT
VENGEANCE FOR PARADISE
ONE LAST STAND
FOR MY HOME
Thank you for this second chance
I had all but forgotten the battlefield
For my land, my God, my oath
Avalon will be free
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Ruins of Avalon Buffalo, New York
We are a melodic death metal studio project from Buffalo, New York, USA.
Guitars, bass, drum programming - Scott
Vocals, lyrics - Mike
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