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Beyond White Waters
02:55
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Under the Midnight Sun
05:34
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Towards the jagged northern coasts with perils yet unknown
Across the whale road’s stormy path, I set out once more –
once more
From the mountains of the frozen realm, daring me onwards,
Shines a light across the midnight sky, granting safe passage.
Frozen wasteland to the east, I did not dare tread
On the sea-steed’s back I rode, wonders to behold –
to behold
From the mountains of the frozen realm, daring me onwards
Shines a light across the midnight sky, granting safe passage.
As far and wide as the eye can see
Plains of white and grey,
the sound of frost ringing in my ears,
the taste of eternal rest on my tongue.
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Into Eternity
05:20
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I bid you farewell
say my last good-bye
we shall meet again
when my time has come
And on a breeze you ascend
into eternity
As the seasons change
seeds come into bloom
mem’ries fade away
your songs still prevail
Far and wide you roamed
foreign lands and seas
strange things you have seen
wonders of the world
And on a breeze you ascend
into eternity
As my time draws near
I can hear your voice
ringing through the worlds
bid me heed your call
And on a breeze I ascend
into eternity
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The Eternal Traveller
04:41
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I have travelled
through the ages,
from the stars’ birth
following their course
I saw heroes
rise to glory,
win their renown,
legends being born
And so fall the sands of time
their grains, they mark my way
And so I will roam the worlds
and see their final days
Ancient cities,
golden temples,
mighty castles
turning into dust
Kings and princes,
rich and high-born,
long forgotten,
resting in their graves
And so fall the sands of time
their grains, they mark my way
And so I will roam the worlds
and see their final days
As the scribes’ quills
fill the pages
and the years pass,
summers come and go
I still wander
watch the worlds change,
a new aeon,
time and time again
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Evermore
04:35
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From the water’s edge I gaze into the great unknown
‘cross the ocean’s roaring waves, the fathomless abyss
- the fathomless abyss
As the winds blow, taking me with them,
I will roam evermore
To the world’s end, past the horizon
I will roam evermore
On the mountains’ highest peaks, eternal ice and snow,
I must face the elements, feel humbled by their force
- feel humbled by their force
As the winds blow, taking me with them,
I will roam evermore
To the world’s end, past the horizon
I will roam evermore
In the desert’s burning sun, where nothing seems alive,
all endeavours seem in vain, yet life will still prevail,
- yet life will still prevail
As the winds blow, taking me with them,
I will roam evermore
To the world’s end, past the horizon
I will roam evermore
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A Lion Guards Our Names
04:11
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Here we stand in eastern lands,
fighting for the purple-born,
guardians, his swords we wield,
foreign soil we now call home
To the south, the strangest land,
foreign tongues that praise the lord,
to the throne, we pledge ourselves,
vigilant, we shall prevail
Hear our raging cries
Fast and true we stand
Loyal to the end
Here the waves shall break
Sworn to serve, we stand our ground,
songs of war sound from the deep
One last stand, a call to arms,
one last thought of glory days
Here we lie in eastern lands,
dying for the purple-born
who we were, the books won’t tell,
our names a lion guards
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Southbound
05:19
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Cold blow the winds,
fiercely rage the storms,
rain soaks the soil
and drowns our crops
We shall prevail under southern sunlight
Where are the gods?
The givers of life,
protectors of kin,
providers of wealth
We shall prevail under southern sunlight
Tales I’ve heard
of pastures green,
of meadows wide,
blessed by the sun
We shall prevail under southern sunlight
Take what you own,
the old bid farewell,
our future lies south,
we march in the spring
We shall prevail under southern sunlight
And so we leave our homes,
set out for lands unknown
where we’ll live out our days
in peace and harmony
As we march out
we leave behind
what we called home
whom we called friends
We shall prevail under southern sunlight
In years to come
we’ll tell our tales
of who we lost,
of what we gained
We shall prevail under southern sunlight
And so we leave our homes
set out for lands unknown
where we’ll live out our days
in peace and harmony
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To Those Long Forgotten
05:13
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Father:
Autumn comes again,
and still I wait for his return,
day by day I pray,
please do come home my son
Mother:
Off he went to war
He felt by honour bound to go
For his king and god
he waved his home good-bye
Refrain:
Let all their names ring through the night,
Those vanished sons lost to mankind.
Tell loud their tales of woe and grief
and give their sacrifice meaning at last.
Father:
Little did he know
of pain, of guilt, of suffering
Laughing in death’s face
The recklessness of youth
Mother:
Though he might be gone,
his time on earth might have run out,
still I do believe
his days outnumber mine
Refrain:
Let all their names ring through the night,
Those misled sons lost to mankind.
Tell loud their tales of woe and grief
and give their sacrifice meaning at last.
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Ash of Ashes Nachrodt Wiblingwerde, Germany
Ash of Ashes is the follow-up project of the german band HEL.
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