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Gateway I. Red Meadows
05:29
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Return to the physical
Feeling my flesh and bones
Staring down darkness
Defending my home
Shedding my vaporous skin
Revealing my mortal husk
A sacrifice made
To return to my tomb one day
The knights of the round table circling their latest prey
Seeking to restore balance to the veil between worlds
They trust me to lead them into battle against any odds
With Excalibur at my side, they will come to know my steel
Striking hard
Striking true
Charging through a demonic fortress
Running through you
Not cowering away
I see through your facade
Laying down arms in red meadows
The blood has been shed
Looking away from the blood moon
Eyes covered in red
The ghosts of mortal men are summoned to liberate the land
They must bring order to these sacred grounds at any cost
Their king will lead them into the war, into the arms of death
With steel, with flesh, they must vanquish those who would possess this place
One final glare across these lines drawn
I can see through the guise of my former friend
My mentor is dead, and evil stands in his place
Bloodstained ground in my name
The land stolen, I will reclaim
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On came the nightmares
Battle meditation from the nether realm
Demons wearing the skin of our trusted elders
Projecting haunting visions of our demise
They try to defeat us before the battle is fought
We must focus on the prospect of victory
When the nightmares descend upon your mind
Let it go, let it go
When the demon tries to take hold of you
See your true self staring back at you
Then came the fear of the hill
Keeping me from looking upon my destiny
My mentor is possessed by the formless one
I must ignore the face of my fallen friend
Smiling with decaying lips
The mask is slipping, your mask is slipping
In this nightmare
We all share
Together as one
We all fear...those standing at the gates
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Marching toward, the portal, all eyes front, all eyes seeking truth
Demon Lords, stand in the way, of justice, they hide the kingdom wall
March, strike, eyes locked on to the target
One last door, to close before it can be locked
The lord of darkness slams his sceptre to the ground
The forcefield intensifies against us
There will be a massacre at the bridge
If we fail to burn it (if we fail to burn it)
There will be a permanent gateway
For the invaders if we lose ground (if we lose our ground)
Blinding light, on the hill, we are close, to the summit
Guarding the, threshold of, the doorway to, the nether realm
March, strike, eyes locked on to the target
One last door, to close before it can be locked
The lord of darkness slams his sceptre to the ground
The forcefield intensifies against us
There will be a massacre at the bridge
If we fail to burn it (if we fail to burn it)
There will be a permanent gateway
For the invaders if we lose ground (if we lose our ground
Our bodies will meet their end once again
If we fail to close the portal
The mystics have all but left us behind
If we fall today, we fall forever
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Resurrections I. Mordred
04:07
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"Now I beg your forgiveness...
I swear my sword to you in the new world...
Let us be reborn, and die as family..."
When I saw your face staring back at me, I remembered it all
I recalled a time when you had my trust, when I let you sit upon my throne
I left my kingdom derelict, by your desire, by your lust
Bottom feeding among the rats of the castle foundation
Uncle by blood
Betrayed in the end
But now it seems
We meet again
Sir! Mordred!
Resurrected...
Has your soul been turned to the light?
Sir! Mordred!
Lurking in shadows
Reborn in the blood of your mistakes
"When you locked me away, I feasted upon her flesh...
I did what I had to do to survive...
I died a cannibal..."
Within the void, we will come alive
Close your eyes, close your eyes, your disguise
Within the void of souls, let us come alive...
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And now I behold the Lord of the Lake
He has left me with many scars upon my heart
Though Viven has taught him well
He will always be known for stolen love
Failed to capture the grail
Failed to keep my trust
Time might call you a man of chivalry
But I recall how easily your convictions sway
Through black magic
My eyes fall upon a legend
A knight at the head of the table
Oh, Lancelot, how far you've fallen from grace
Oh, honored knight, have you come to tell me I was wrong?
Now you swear your blade to me once again
Familiar faces surround the table
Who will be the first to stab me in the back?
So, tell me
You must tell me
Who will be the first to stab me in the back?
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When your body was cast into the cell
I heard your flesh hit the floor
Oh, Guinevere, a vision so clear
I'll carry you with me, wherever I go
And as you return, I won't turn away
Let the hate leave my eyes, as your cold blood recedes
Holding me
Embracing the memory
Holding me
Your eyes bleeding the tears you left for me
I felt your soul leave your body
I was alone for the final time
Oh, Guinevere, a vision so clear
I'll carry you with me, wherever I go
And as you return, I won't turn away
Let the hate leave my eyes, as your cold blood recedes
When the betrayer feasted upon you
It brought me no satisfaction
For I longed for the memory
The moment I last felt your love
Mordred died a cannibal
Lancelot won your heart
I wanted what could never be
I lied to myself to claim you
And as you return, I won't turn away
Let the hate leave my eyes, as your cold blood recedes
Look into my eyes when you say my name
Even in death I know when you lie
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The clouds formed a blanket of sorrow above my head that day
The men at my back had lost their will to march through the black night
Morale was broken by the defeat at the mouth of New Hell
But when I saw the face of the overlord, I knew it well
Tried to escape
Tried to turn back
But everywhere we turned, we met his gaze
From the darkness, comes a stranger
Through the eyes of dark souls, the magic is gone
Stolen by the one
I always knew he would be the one I would not expect
My calloused remains unburdened by the sight of the dark lord
When the mask was lifted, steel gave way to unsightly flesh
But through his wounds, I saw the face of the possessed corpse at hand
Tried to escape
Tried to turn back
But everywhere we turned, we met his attack
Merlin, the cambion
You were once my guide in this world
It seems your demon blood
Was easily corrupted
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I can hear the cambion calling
Merlin was my hero in life
He will be my victory in death
No power too great for the scorned king of Avalon
Armies falling, leaving me standing alone at the precipice
Of trading the afterlife for nothingness
I will be the one to take you home
Cast out the evil inside your heart
Won't you let me carry you away
Let go the demon forcing you to betray yourself
OVERLORD OF DEMONS
ONE FINAL OBSTACLE
A BARRICADE OF SUFFERING
GATEKEEPING HIS WAY BACK HOME
OVERLORD OF DEMONS
KEEPING YOU FROM YOUR MIND
INSIDE A CELL OF CROWDED THOUGHTS
I WILL FREE YOU, YOU WANT ME TO
My knights have fallen, leaving me the lone shepherd of peace
The spell that brought me here, now buried in the bloodsoaked ground
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I AM BETRAYED
I was blinded by wishful thinking
Easier to forgive one who is possessed
But I have been betrayed by a dear friend
My mentor from my past life has shamed me
Why give me the magic, if your intent was to snuff it away?
Why promise me peace, if you wanted to desecrate my afterlife?
NOW I SEE YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE
THE CAMBION HAS REMOVED HIS MASK
MERLIN, THE GREAT BETRAYER
HAS EXPLOITED THE POWER OF PARADISE
The Great Betrayer has destroyed Avalon
Paradise has gone down with the sun
We were pawns in a game of souls
A plot to conquer the living world
The power of paradise, wielded to conquer the living world
We were trained as guardians, so that our might could be weaponized
Turned against our people, our friends, our very kin
The Great Betrayer has lowered the drawbridge
MAKING WAY FOR THE DEMON FLOOD
THROUGH THE MAGIC OF REBORN BLOOD
RESURRECTIONS CONJURED TO SILENCE
TO SILENCE MY ONCE SILVER TONGUE
Closing my eyes, I whisper, "Goodbye."
May my love for the past die
One last advance, in the name of Avalon
Paradise drowning in the blood reborn
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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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