1. LONGSHIPS

Things are often twisted, a darker shade of black
Why do lovers vow their faith then stab you in the back?
There right now they're smiling, exchanging friendly talk
While in secret he's made plans to meet her 'round the block
And they will break you down - humiliate you again

What happens when you find out what they've done to you?
Accusations handed out, "look what you made me do!"
So you play the hurt one just to have her stay
Sacrificing pride for something you've lost anyway
As they lie naked - lost something sacred

(And) once again I wish I could be
Like the vikings were before me
Giant men of mirth braving cold and ocean spray
They burned away their past loves
With high flames that licked the heavens
And sailed off to the setting sun
Bringing death to all in their way (never to be seen again)
They sailed away on their viking longships
Wish I could be on those viking longships

You think about that trust you lost forever
And you consider what if anything was real
While they wonder if you'll let it slide or if you'll settle Scores
That help resolve this mess that you now feel


2. LEGION

Conscripted from the northern wastelands
Pressed then pledged honor to rome
Six years past since I have seen my home or family
My brethren, gracious conquerors
They march side by side with our standards to the sky
The sun burns bright, the sweat burns my eyes dry
I'm weary now
The battle joined we take the field in the cool november Light
Unkind and careless of thine own
"Why sufferest thou thy sons unburied
Yet to hover over the dreadful shore of styx"

Legion - warriors of death, fight on this day
Or take your final breath
Legion - on victory! go tempt the fates and ride to history

Homecoming not what I had in mind
My brothers skinned and hanged for all to see
The whispered war songs that rode the wind and called us Back
Summon the warhorse
Our valiant deeds performed at their request
The empire's noble cause
Sons slaughtered, murdered in the streets
Their mother's tears will shed upon the earth
The battle joined, our steel meets steel in the cool December light
Avenge our fallen, fill the breach
"I've done a thousand dreadful things
As readily as one would kill a fly
And nothing grieves me heartily indeed
But that I cannot do ten thousand more!"

Legion - warriors ride free, No fear of death we pledge our Victory
Legion - blood fills the sky, ha!
Pray to your gods and then prepare to die

Alorac, leader of the goths wants peaceful coexistence
With the empire
He's petitioned, manoeuvred with the council
For rank and title of general
Impossible! the ignomy of valens vanquish in romania
Spur us on to victory! victory!

So we will give you a war, men will die
And your children will weep for your souls as you blacken The sky
We will give you a war


3. HER GHOST : REMAINS

There she stood with her eyes in tears
Asked me to stay but I was far too gone
I've tried to understand it - I don't know what came over me That day
I was sure then - we're never going to make it, I didn't Want to hear it
I wasn't going to fake it - the issue was pushed
And I've made up my mind
There's nothing left here to say, she'll never understand

She fell her knees and begged "baby, please won't you talk To me?
Just turn, turn around and look at me!"
But I didn't have one thing to say to her
So she cut herself as I walked away, never looking back
She was gone - her love was erased so she made up her mind
To leave her world of pain - I'll never be the same

The result of her autopsy came within four days
And showed without question she'd been carrying my...
No!

Now every place that I go, I see her face that I know
Screaming "liar!" - getting higher
She was there, shadowing me in the air

Her ghost : remains
Her ghost : remains - the key to my soul and
Eternity calls from the grave


4. UNTIL DEATH DO US PART

You were my religion and I was all your sin
Thirty silver pieces, it's where we've always been
You received my blessing, I'm saddled with your curse
You lead me to the water, can you forsake my thirst?
Making vows for nothing, so much wasted breath
You meant something different
I meant until death do us part
Until death...


5. VOWBREAKER

Life is too short, my deeds are too few
Is this what we've come to, it's clear that we're through
A gathering of crows, there's no wedded bliss
The death of all reason has brought us to his
Make no mistake, I've had enough
So pack your belongings and take all your stuff
I speak with clear tongue you've earned no reprieve
Look into my eyes you will start to believe

So go rouse the world, sound the alarm
Tell them my arrival may cause them some harm
The gates they are lifted, I set myself free
And what's left of your grace keeps eluding me
I assign you no blame, it's no fault but my own
Living with you has been like living alone
I want to be true, I want to be loved
Not ignored and neglected, rejected and cast aside
And put away then shuffled off for another day
Remember: for richer or poorer - vowbreaker

Surely you know what you mean to me
You know that I've loved you
And all that you took I gave willingly
But we all let it change (all that is over)
Remember: in sickness and in health - vowbreaker
We agreed that it would be for better or worse - vowbreaker

Stars will fall weeping down from the sky
Mountains uproot themselves from the ground
Birds lose their song, flowers their scent
Everything wrong and I'm lying here

For better or worse, to love and obey - vowbreaker
As long as "we both can live better this way!"
That's why they call you the vowbreaker
Heartbreaker, homewrecker


6. MESSAGE FROM GOD

Twenty years to the day I have suffered with this
Some days are better than others I'm not going to lie to you
And yes, I confess - I've thought about ending it all
I had the gun in my mouth but I couldn't follow through
If you must know the truth, god speaks to me
Conversations last for hours I'm not going to lie to you
And yes, I'll address your questions and disbelief
But it's god that's talking to me as sure as the sky is blue

HE calls my name, he gives me the answers to the mysteries Of life
Yet you don't believe, you tell me I'm crazy
But he told me you'd say that

What? - I tried to tell you but you just won't hear me
What? - I tried to make it clear but you just don't see
We can sit here if it takes forever
But you'll always doubt my message from god

See the smile on my face, it's a masquerade
It helps me hold in the pain I'm not going to lie to you
And yes, I'm a mess but I've been there before
It's loud and clear in my head I know what I'm going to do
And you sit there with your forced smiles
In your condescending fashion like you do
And you try to convince me that what I think is god
Is a figment of my imagination
But you're so wrong about that, you say it's in my head
He told me you'd say that

This is a message from god


7. MARTYRER

(Instrumental)


8. FREEDOM

Through the dungeon walls I hear the battle cry
I hear the call - echoes of freedom in the air
The army of the lion marches on the shores of jaffa
Pagan blood flows free - a clash of swords collide with
Trumpets bleating wide the charge of mighty england's crown

Forty weeks in moorish lands then captured in the arab sands
Accursed chastel pellerin - charged up from the rear that Night
A silent strike of fear surrendered bloody swords
Tortured by the seljuk turks we're forced to disavow his Works
Or lose our heads

I'm on my way to freedom
I'm on my way tomorrow
(To kill me the saracen leader, true to my vow)

Acrid smoke invades the cell impeding our escape from Hell
My warders speak and I defy; "allah deserts his Followers..."
His followers in turn desert the bloodied field
My insolence has earned their punishment
My hand is burned and bleeding

Our holy crusade is a sign of our faith
Not for ourselves but for god


9. INVASION

They will say it was a day that left all the rest of us
Asking and wondering why the sky went black
Then the rain on my windowpane came as insistent
As the clouds that now darken the sky - ominous

Force, power, thunder - fire rained from the sky
Light, water - death came down

Riding lightning, something frightening descended
From high in the sky to machines which long lay in the earth
Out of luck, terror struck, panic ensued
As we tried to survive one more day - genocide

Force, power, thunder - violate (inviolate) from the sky
Light, water - death descends from above
Chaos, fury - invasion

They're coming down out of the sky
We were convinced that we would die
I don't know why, not going to lie, not really sure what is Going on
Disintegrated over there and her last words "this isn't Fair!"
It's not really something I care to share with humanity
We got accustomed to the fear
We had to fight that much was clear
The tripod neared, all we held dear was blasted out into Oblivion
We didn't know just what to do
Quite certain then that we were through
But in the end it was the flu that did the invaders in
And saved us from annihilation


10. WARRIOR POETS

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