1. THE DAY AS HEAVEN WEPT

One of man's darkest chapter, it has just begun
In the sign of the cross they rise
It's the epoch of the inquisition
Too many brothers and sisters have died...

..left with no life inside to be awaken
They will never see the morning sun again
Hypocrisy killed the forsaken
Who thought, faith would be their only friend
Faith would be their only friend

The scenery shows the ashes of some who tried to refuse
Rising smoke becomes one with the dim light of the pale and lurid moon
Can dark clouds hide the hidden from the mighty eye of God?
Using his name on the pretext of deciding who's allowed to live... and who's not!
(It's a very dark night, nobody outside...
Silence wraps up the land, as suddenly
Hoof beats destroy all sleep
In a very dark night...)

Who's allowed to live... and who's not!

From high above the Lord silently watches and grieves
And sadness rises from his inner deep
"For thou, my son hath been crucified..."
All the angels laid down their trumpets and cried

"One shalt be sent to foresee mankind's death!
Rain shalt be my tears and thunder my wrath!"
Sitting on his throne, left of all hope he once kept
On the day, as heaven wept

As heaven wept


2. ORIGIN OF A CRYSTAL SOUL

As dawn is weaving between fallen autumn leaves
The poor ones gather under naked trees
Asking how to survive, 'cause the winter breaks
And medieval coldness now from a deep sleep awakes

Libera me domine de morte, aetema in die illa tremenda
[Free me oh Lord from the death, in the terrible day of it]

It's December, 14th 1503, as the ones above stop their mourning
As the one arrived - selected to foresee - something changed without a warning!
(Libera me domine de morte, aetema in die illa tremenda)
[Free me oh Lord from the death, in the terrible day of it]

Es war geboren in des Christengottes Zeit
[It was born in the time of Christ the God]
Ein Bub - so die Legende - mit des Schöpfer's Fähigkeit
[One boy - as the Legend - with the Creator's abilities]
Zu sehen, was sein wird, im verborgenen, unerkannt
[To see, what will be, hidden, unknown]
Denn der mit dem Leumund des Ketzers würd(war???) öffentlich verbrannt
[Then those with the reputation of the heretics were often burnt]

Die Hand, die - greifend nach dem Schönen - blutet von der Rose Dorn
[The hand, that reached for the beauty - bled from the rose thorn]
Der Trieb der Menschen Habgier, bestraft durch Gottes Zorn
[Human instinct of greed, punished by the God's wraith]
Er, der Spiegel eurer Seele, spürt die Trauer, Kummer, Gram
[He, the mirror of our souls, sensed the mourning, grief, sorrow]
Er, der Träger dieses Namens: Michael de Notre Dame
[He, the owner of the names: Michael de Notre Dame]