1. SPIRIT TO THE FLESH

In the darkness I feel secure
The blackest night is my only friend

Protecting me whilst like a villain
Forbidden places I attend
Hiding in the shadows during my search
For the final part to finish my work
For what could be a gift for mankind
In their eyes is a godless crime
There’s nobody whom I can trust
I know I’m alone, but I must go on

At the most desperate moment
I now succeed
Nearly all my hope was lost
But now I can go on

On the most cursed graveyard
On gallows hill
Choosing the freshest grave
Digging deep in unholy ground
I take the head away
Take it to my lab
A creature built from rotten flesh
Exhumed but still dead

As I’m awaiting the coming storm
The end draws near, just one step to go

I will pass the borders of science and belief
One perfect lightning I need
Ten million volts to induce life

Although their ignorance is the true heresy
I know they will condemn me for my blasphemy
And so I fall on my knees and pray
“Oh mighty, heavenly forces – please –
Give spirit to the flesh”


2. THE UNNAMED MAGIC

For many wasted years caught in a dismal world
Life seemed to fade away
Ghostlike I walked uncertain paths
Until nearly I lost myself

Now look at me, see what I´ve become
A shadow of a man
Like a falling leaf in the autumn breeze
I descended until I hit the ground

Like a ray of sunlight breaking through the clouds
You came into my life
With that unnamed magic surrounding you
You enlighten my world

Now look at me, see what I´ve become
Nourished by confidence and hope
Like a withered flower in bloom once more
I grow, becoming strong again

With you by my side
The future´s shining bright
Love has filled my soul
I will never let you go

You´re an angel guarding me
For aeons together we will be
Together in life, together in death
Together we´re tied, forever now

Now look at me, see what I´ve become
Every shadow left behind
With that unnamed magic surrounding you
You freed me from despair


3. BANNERS OF DESTRUCTION

The world around us isn’t as it used to be
Since normality was wiped away
Their mean attack came upon us, they have hit us hard
No time to despair, now it’s time for war

Within the ruins and desolation
A much stronger nation grows
Under the banners of destruction
Straight from the ashes we will rise

Resurrected and unleashed our armies are
Ready for the fight, ready for the kill
Who’s the hunter now, who’s the prey?
We will bury them in oblivion

The prophecy came true, it’s man against mankind
Shelter, redemption, they will never find
Only death is for shure

Emerged from the flames
Cold-blooded retaliation
With vengeance in our minds
With hatred in our eyes
Under the banners of destruction
We march into the war
Our legions they will fight
Until the last enemy has died


4. GRAVE NEW WORLD

Purify my soul innocent child of darkness
Don’t be afraid now anymore
Rape my mind ‘til it’s over
So I can see crystal clear

Ravaging through centuries of time
From now to then into the past
Failure of mankind will be paid
I’m free at last

The ultimate thrown away all morals era
Has just begun
Don’t care no more, join regression
Down to the bottom of existence
Merciless, have no regrets

I witness your demise, while I’m by your side
By your weakness, I will rise

No more sorrow, in this grave new world
No more sorrow, in this grave new world

Faceless life form blind
Innocent child of darkness
Failure of mankind
Failure of mankind


5. THE SILENCE OF VICTORY

(Instrumental)


6. TONGUES OF HATRED

Their hunger for power
Makes them blind
For what history has told us
Thousandfold

Like sheep to the slaughter
The fools will follow their call
A human life
Means nothing to them

They speak venomous words
They tell repulsive lies
Tongues of hatred

Preachers of falseness
Prophets of demise
Arousing false hopes
Betraying the weak and the poor

Preachers of falseness
Prophets of demise
Who will hear the warnings?
Who will read the signs?

The spiral of chaos spinning endlessly
Cannot be stopped by apathy
They feel like gods, pride before the fall
Bewitching serpents blinding us with fear
Their end will come, prophecy of doom
He who sows the wind shall reap the storm

Misery grows
Climate of aggression
Victims strengthened again
Gather in wrath

Rivalry for domination
Weakens their rows
Selfishness and greed
Will bring them down

They speak venomous words
They tell repulsive lies
Tongues of hatred

Tongues, tongues, tongues of hatred
Tongues, tongues, tongues of hatred


7. CIRCLE OF WITCHES

Hidden from the eyes
Of the unbelievers
Countless secrets lie
Magic powers rise

Bound in the dark for centuries
By their obscurity
They now begin to rise
Feral creatures of the night

The circle of witches has gathered
The spell is cast
By the highest sorceress
Flames in her eyes
The circle of witches has gathered
Death will prevail
A war will rage until she reigns
For all eternity

From north to south
From east to west
The witches came to celebrate
Their black mass

Unholy rites
Black fires in the night
Death laid upon those
Who dare to resist

The unforeseen attack
By the one who rules the night
Comes with ruthless force
Requires all their might
But the circle can’t be broken
They stand together as one
Conjuring an evil spell
To damn his body and soul

The circle of witches has gathered
The spell is cast
By the highest sorceress
Flames in her eyes
The circle of witches has gathered
Death will prevail
A war will rage until she reigns
For all eternity


8. BLOODLUST SYMPHONY

I kept breeding
The desire deep within
Since I saw you
For the first time
Out in the shadows
I watched your every move
Night by night
Soon you’ll be mine

Darling, don’t restrain
Enjoy your last moments
In my embrace
When the moon shines bright
I free your soul
Life escapes your body
Let blood flow

We are united, finally
I feel the softness of your skin
The cuts are deep, the blade is sharp
I taste the sweetness of your blood

So precious you are
A mandatory sacrifice
To still my will
The will to kill

Darling, don’t restrain
Enjoy your last moments
In my embrace
When the moon shines bright
I free your soul
Fear conquers your body
Let life go

We are united, finally
I feel the softness of your skin
The cuts are deep, the blade is sharp
I taste the sweetness of your blood

Blood


9. LEFT FOR THE VULTURES

When the ice withdraws across the sea
We prepare to follow our king
On our quest for glory and gold
Our ships will head for distant shores

Don’t look back, shed no tear
Time to depart is near

The swords are sharp and the shields are strong
With full sails we set forth the unknown

Thousands of miles far away from home
We enter countries never seen before
So rich and mysterious, foreign and dangerous
Born for battle, we are standing tall
Enemy armies, we defeat them all

Weakened by months of battle, thirst and heat
We are trapped and ambushed, there’s no escape

No way back, show no fear
The final battle is near

As clouds of arrows darken the sky
And fell us down one by one
My spine is hit, I tumble paralyzed
Unable to move, I only can see

All my brothers scattered dead throughout the battlefield
And their blood soak the ground
Soon death will cover my remains by the sands of time
I’m left for the vultures, I’m left to die


BONUSTRACKS

10. THERE WILL BE BLOOD

We were sailing towards the west
Two-hundred men in arms
Driven by the will to fight

By the first ray of light our dragon heads divide
The mist just to reveal their eternal fear

Silently we near, no whisper in the air
Waiting to break loose like the infernal storm

Warriors from the north will terminate their lives
All resistance we will break our enemies they fall

Drowning them in blood by the power of the brave
Fear is a word that no one of us knows

Where our sails are seen – There will be blood
Where our battle cry is heard – There will be blood

One day the time will come
When we will have to die
But there will be no shame

Then sitting side by side
Face to face to our gods
Immortality we will obtain

We were sailing towards the west
Two-hundred men in arms
Waiting to break loose
Like the infernal storm

Warriors from the north
Will terminate their lives
Fear is a word
That no one of us knows

Where our sails are seen – There will be blood
Where our battle cry is heard – There will be blood


11. WHERE DEMOMS AWAKE

Oh, what a dark fate is destined for me
What a horrible pain claims my mind
My life has turned into chaos
And so it makes me

Seeking where demons awake
Full of sorrow
Longing to where demons awake
Where’s tomorrow?

In my mind I’m wandering around
Reality’s fading away
Getting lost in a black abyss where
Something evil is dragging me down

Like a nightmare never ending
I am now descending to hell
Arriving where demons awake

The demons they welcome me now
In the deepest depths of my soul
The path behind disappears
But I’m still wandering

Hiding where demons awake
Without sorrow
Dying where demons awake
No tomorrow

All the pain is finally gone
As I reach the point of no return
As the demons assume control
I´m no longer afraid to die

The quest for salvation is over
I am lost in the dark
No one hears the screams of my dying soul
I am trapped within myself

They drag me down
They drag me down
I have drowned
I have drowned
Where demons awake


12. ENEMY DIVINE

A crack in the blood red sky
Unleashes the black-winged hordes
Who will flood the earth to bring death?
With their flaming swords

An apocalyptic storm starts
The long-awaited attack
Now we all will see
The heavenly warlord will arrive

The enemy divine

The predicted war has come
Breeding pestilence and grief
We face eternal pain
Just for believing in ourselves

All courage seemed to be lost
When suddenly a new hope was confessed

Now the tide has turned
Fortune is on our side
We are led by the fallen one
The last defenders of mankind and of faith
Of mankind and of faith

We are the last defenders
Of mankind and of faith
The predicted war has come
But fortune is on our side

So let the tempest come

Heeding the call
Enemy divine
Heading to your fall
Enemy divine