1. ...OF WOOD AND BLOOD

By the light of the waning moon three sisters fly with the crow
upon wings born from esoteric spellcraft which few are to know
converging from different directions to weave a fate of woe
as cloud banks obscure all light from the world,
a witch's seed begins to soe

Of names unspeakable and strange
beguiling dreams with fear unknown
a whisper creeping like mist through the heart
of mortal dreams, her name you'll never know

This world of man's unrest, false gods they enthrone
as the forests, moon and earth gasp a vengeful moan

At the summit the cauldron stirred
Effigies of their leaders burned
a dark trinity turned to the sky
cursing all who walk the path of selfish human pride

As the dawn breaks through the clouds, a woman child i born
with a will of fire she walks the earth
a curse for a mortal's scorn

A destiny written of wood and blood

Now a young girl walks in the woods, and speaks to the ravens above
'I shall be the undoing of men'
She screamed aloud, and a clap of thunder unrolled
from that moment on was a destiny written of wood and blood

Her will was to know the land, and from its growth to master the magick
and pass into the nether forever!
mysteries held safe by the trees
as she passed into the nether forever!

Now she haunts the dreams of mortal men
her presence stabbing like a dagger of the blackest arts

Nevermore will the see her again
yet feel her caress as their last dying breath

A destiny written of wood and blood


2. SKAAL SHANTY

(Instrumental)


3. AS THE MURDER FLIES

Enslaved in strongholds, lightless
Broods a wraith not dear nor live
A restless spirit born of scorn
For which no salvation lies

(curse 1)
Of molten anger lying still
Of burning bark to spite
Reclaim our stolen kingdom
Bring death to reclaim life

(curse 2)
This human plague hath ridden
The wood of soul and light
A burden forgiven
A sea of endless blight

Long ago a tyrant sieged the forest
Tearing holes both far n wide
Into this sylvan world of magick
Forever scarring land and sky

(curse 3)
Once taken thou shalt wither
Once touched by mother night
Existence will escape you all
As the murder flies

The tyrants army fell beneath black feathered rites
Unleashed by the towering majesty (misanthropic)
From mountains their numbers stole the light

The few protesting the tyrants vision left thru this perilous night
Drawn to the fire in the mountain (misanthropic)
To join with the earth, to give their lives

A sudden silense as the swarm returned to a shrine
Deep in the heart of the forest (bessed in darkness)
The land now cleansed, as the murder flies

No sound came from the village
No torchlight lit the night
A peaceful silence blessed the land
Without a human soul in sight

The wind sang for the mountain
Crows wings caressed the trees
The soil inhaled once again
The wood exhaled a chilling breeze


4. MAYBON SHORE

(Instrumental)


5. THESE BOUNDARIES CROSSED

In the morning light something stirred awake
From an overcast dawn a grey doom yawned
Though a world remains as aeons pass on
The will come a day when all will be gone

One day will humble all
By dusk your world will fall
Into a womb to recreate
To turn forever and seal your fate

Time has passed for this world to heal
Nevermore will it repeal
So abandon the path you wander on
For as darkness is born so is our dawn

A black host came near
She whispered 'have no fear'
Time has come so on black wings we ride
To the end of all things, to the ancient's kings

Dark masters of light procreate with hammers of might
Stone cities rise from the ground
From a haunting silence their voices resound

Far before your race was sown
This earth belonged to the one with horns
Ruled in fairness, not in pride
No falseness was there to hide

The war reaped a fertile land
A burning hell turned the world to sand
No drop of rain fell from the sky
The leaders cowered beneath their lies

The fell consumed and abandoned hope
With burning hatred slashed their leaders throats
Nothing left but a lingering sorrow
A dead future, no more tomorrow

In this place of pain a great sadness brought the rain
And a lifeless sunset sank and sighed

After an eternity of blasting wind and ice
A parting cloud shot a ray of sun
Foreshadowing a newborn time

On the wings of destiny cries a memory lost
Who will remember tomorrow
These times gone by
These boundaries crossed


6. IMMRAM

Upon the waves the ancient's graves
Thru tempest, thirst and plague
Beneath the sky of the maters eye
So grey, we sail for Eire

Blind, embarking in purple twilight
Westward, through the night
A shore to be reached
A batle beseached inside

In darkness the fearful sat beside themselves without a pride
A greater power guide, challenged, guarded the thresholds of their minds

And then an island came in sight
A weary crews heart filled with light
Until a scent of death blew east
Bones strewn for a raven's feast

Our ship was thrown into the rocks
Impaling three on boney docks
Perhaps our fate was to be late
A grave at sea, merciful would be

Fire...reigning from the sky
Water...endless brime
Air...parching, hot and dry
For earth we search and pray to find

Scorn...hungry and bleeding and left for dead
Hopeless...could we trust our minds?
Desperation...forced to feed upon the dead
Surely hell is on this earth!!

Staggering we reached the western shore
Dying we faced our every fear
Regret then was meaningless
Salvation! A three skinned boat appeared!

Now we flee the west, having passed our test
The horrors beckoned, 'join us' forever would we rest

But nay, to our land we shall return to pass the stories on, For all to fear, but forever learn.