FUNERAL CIRCLE

1. HADES TRIUMPHANT

On spectral roads
We've ridden
Towards withered gardens

In the obscured distance
A pallid and broken magus
Beseeches the stars

And the hour began
Foretold within prophetic fire
Ancient sigils prophesize
Of the great cataclysm

Arcane gryphon gestures
Towards the scorching sun
Seven godhead aspects

Stand vigil at the
Gates of the silent
And ordain the virtues of man

Hades Triumphant
Abyss incarnate
Hades Triumphant

A dream...
Betrayed forevermore
Accursed silver chasm

Burns the wretched dragon
To bring about the end
Of all

Arcane gryphon gestures
Towards the scorching sun
Seven godhead aspects

Fell desolate, shattered gates
Of the silent
Is hope the cruelest poison??

A curse has been wrought upon
Sadder lands...

These memories of yesterday bring warmth,
And keep bitter winds at bay...

Ashes from an onyx urn,
Spread across soil, sullen

Children of divine fyre
The ember still burns

Hades Triumphant
Abyss Apparent
Hades Triumphant
Yet the ember still burns

GATEKEEPER (CAN)

2. BELL OF TARANTIA

Clutched deep within a calloused soul
The dust of a king without a throne
Torn from the plains for which he fought
Nemedian dogs shall burn

Bloodstained jewel, heart of all
Under lion standard sheathed in gold
Pythonian crypts of ancient lore
Bring down the cliffs on their foes

Heroes pyre at the castle spire
While a solemn belfry tolls
She cries in vain at her kingdoms pain
As the lions heart is torn away
The tolling bell of Tarantia
She cries for her fallen king

Traitor puppet roams the keep
Eastern dragons desecrate city streets
Silent servants stalk the halls
Serpentine lust abound