1. THE PREMONITION

(Intro solos: Farmer 0:01-21, McNeill 0:21-46)

Cry out and call the spirits of the night
The Goddess shall grant me the Sight
We are only travellers in time
Wanderers of our minds

We stand among these mighty ancient stones
Raised by the people of old
Tokens of the power that we seek
Silent entities

(pre-chorus)
And all at once it comes to me
A thousand lives, a thousand dreams
A serpent of gold and a broken ring
And only time will come to tell
These ages past in which we've dwelt
Will bear us the son and the king

(chorus)
(The premonition burns!)
It's calling, empires falling
A sight that goes beyond the wheels of time

(The premonition burns!)
All seeing eye of reason
A fire without a flame that holds the secret shall return
(end chorus)

Lost within the vastness of the stars
Forever entwined in our hearts
Eternally our destinies controlled
Long ago foretold

A key unlocked the secrets of the land
The once-born could not understand
Reflections of an everlasting life
Knowledge deep inside

(Reprise pre-chorus & chorus)

(Solos: McNeill-Farmer 3:11-26, McNeill 3:26-41, Farmer 3:43-4:18)

It's calling, empires falling
A sight that goes beyond the wheels of time

(Reprise chorus x2)

(Outro solo: Farmer)


2. BLOOD AND FIRE

As the twilight begins, a chanting resounds
A ritual of old will bring new faith
This land will be blessed by the ancient ways

In the absence of light, the forest will weep
From darkness it heeds our sacrifice
A priestess prepares for the sacred rights

(chorus)
Run with the gods
You will be bound to this land
The light of the Beltane fires shine

Run with the gods
A king will be crowned tonight
Born of the blood and the fire
(end chorus)

With the voice of us all, the Goddess does speak
We are but vessels for her might
In the deep of the night two become entwined

Underneath his true claim, united we'll stand
The Horned One will take his rightful place
Fight for his crown and his destiny

(reprise chorus)

(Solos: McNeill-Farmer 2:58-3:28, Farmer 3:28-3:43, McNeill 3:43-3:58, McNeill-Farmer 3:58-4:13)

(reprise chorus)

(Outro solo: McNeill-Farmer)


3. ONCE AND FUTURE KING

Gathering over the ancient well
The seeds of hope scattered like leaves on autumn winds
Calling from worlds where the spirits dwell
Trust the Sight, search for the answers deep within

Look now into the sacred water
Bring forth the omens from the night
Reveal an ancient world of wonder
The coming of the King
An answer in sight

(Lead: Farmer)

Our kingdom will finally stand as one
The path is set, it is your fate, don't turn astray
Visions, portents of things to come
The future calls, but know that the past still holds its sway

(Verse leads: Farmer)
Yield not to silent contemplation
Reality obscures the dream
These hopes can turn to desperation
If we do not realise the truth is not what it seems

(chorus)
I am the whispering on the wind
I am the songs they'll sing to mark this day
A shadow of all that the future may bring

I am the spirit of this land
Breaking the chains that keep us locked away
For I am the once and future king
(end chorus)

(Solos: McNeill 2:37-42, Farmer 2:42-47, McNeill 2:47-52, Farmer 2:52-57, McNeill 2:57-3:02, Farmer 3:02-16)

Bring me the magic of the lake
The sword and the cross will help me lead the way

(Reprise chorus x2)


4. PARTING THE MISTS

The air is thick with ancient magic here
The waters of the lake are calm
But still I feel there's someone watching near

A new way of life is what's in front of me
What I thought was real is just a fraction of the true reality

Through the mother's eye
New horizons stretch my mind
Embracing the gift that is the cycle of life
In these new days
In the Goddess I place my faith
Parting the mists and stepping through the gate

It's becoming clear what is meant to be
I was unaware my fate was never something that belonged to me

I'm duty bound to serve in every way
Just another pawn to use in the game of life that we all must play

And with the Sight
By the ritual firelight
Visions appear from any moment in time
And to this day
I can hear the wise one say
Part the mists and step through the gates

(Solo: McNeill)

The ringing of the bells subsides
Into another world we ride
A crescent moon the mark we bear
I'll part the mists and guide you there


5. TURNING OF THE TIDE

Out on the fields I can hear the cries
The battle goes on another day, and so another good man dies
How many more will pay the price?
I must believe that in the end it's worth the sacrifice

Beneath his banner we are called to arms
A golden serpent on a blood red flag leads the way
Under his rule we'll vanquish all our foes
He is the chosen king, united we will stand the day

(chorus)
Take up the fight and defend us all
The sword and the shield at your side
We are we where belong, our future is our own
We're standing at the turning of the tide

For all of these burdens I must bear
I have to be strong and lead these broken lands from beyond repair
Tell me priestess wise and fair
Why is it me that has to lead this country from despair?

The sound of thunder and the clash of steel
We ride to battle with our destiny in our hands
When tales are told our legends will reveal
The righteous shed the blood for the good of the land

(chorus)
Take up the fight and defend us all
The sword and the shield at your side
We are we where belong, our future is our own
And there is no way back because we're standing at the turning of the tide

(Bridge solo: Rute)
Beyond the veil of the forgotten land
This coming has been long foreseen
Take this sword and sheath made by my hand
With it you shall never bleed

(Solos: McNeill 3:32-52, Farmer 3:52-4:11)

(Chorus)
Take up the fight and defend us all
The sword and the shield at your side
We are we where belong, our future is our own
We're standing at the turning of the tide

(Reprise)
Take up the fight and defend us all
The sword and the shield at your side
We are we where belong, our future is our own
And there is no way back because we're standing at the turning of the tide


6. OATHBREAKER

Doubts play on my mind
In the silence of the night
The answers seem so far away

The path is clear, you must go on
Or else this land will surely fall
Don't turn your back on those in need

Behind their sacred book
With their riches and their robes
They fear what they can't comprehend

Promise of hell and fire
Are empty threats from lesser men
Their heaven is not what I seek

The path is clear, you must go on
Or else this land will surely fall
Don't turn your back on those in need

(chorus)
Look in my eyes and you will see I've been forsaken
The dragon falls beneath the cross
The threads of prophecy unwind
All that I am or will ever be is the oathbreaker
I'll face my destiny alone until this land reclaims my soul
(end chorus)

(Solos: Farmer 2:21-2:53, McNeill 2:53-3:12)

(Reprise chorus)

I'm the oathbreaker... I'm the oathbreaker...


7. A LAND IN DARKNESS

Once more into the fray
Marching under the cross this cursed day
Guided by the maiden dressed in white
Lead us from the dark into the light

Coward, where is your faith?
Traitor, kneel to your false god and pray
You have lost the right to wield the sword drawn from the lake
Your choice alone, your promises to break

Sound now the horn
Our final war

Darkness, this is your fate
Victory, but what a price we had to pay
You have left behind the vows you swore
Deceived and cowed by a pious, jealous lord

Bleeding, this is your fate
Fighting, but now your wounds are just too great
Forgotten are the sacrifices made to make you king
Your treachery, the lowest of all sins

(Solo: Farmer)

Their solemn hymns will mark this turning of an age
Baptised in sickness and in deceit
The truth is cast astray and a foreign god now praised
They shun our "primitive" beliefs
A land in darkness, we await the end of the days
Victim of the priests!

(Solo: McNeill)

Sound now the horn
Our final war

Sound now the horn
Into the mists our fallen king
Back to the isle where peace still reigns
Our final war
The magic of Avalon will fade
Now only the Church and cross remain


8. THE CAULDRON AND THE CROSS PART I

As echoes of time resound, a fragile memory remains
Familiar once, now distant and strange
Somewhere in the ether, I can hear her calling my name
A soft, tranquil voice that eases my pains

(pre-chorus)
Oh,
I was sworn to believe
The lady of Avalon will lead
Guide me from defeat

Oh,
One with the sky and the land
Bonded by ancient mysteries
Sacred sword in hand!

(chorus)
Holding on!
Drifting through life and beyond
Rising out above the fear that lives in darkness

I belong!
Where the once-born believe is long gone
I have seen the light, it shines through all this madness
(end chorus)

If only I felt this way before it was much too late
I lived to serve this broken kingdom
I could have learned to use the Sight to guide my own fate
But I couldn't see, could not comprehend

(Reprise pre-chorus & chorus)

(Solos: McNeill 4:33-4:52, Farmer 4:52-58, Farmer-McNeill 4:58-6:05)

(Reprise chorus)

(Outro solo: McNeill)


9. THE CAULDRON AND THE CROSS PART II

(Background lead: Farmer)

It seems my time has come to pass
I see my journey's end
Scattered through the ashes of the past

Am I to believe what is waiting for me?
Is afterlife gracious, eternal and free?
The blood on my hands is the blood of the innocent?

What's left behind is ruins and fear
A vision of death through flames turned to tears
In time this will heal, but the scars will never fade

(Solo: Farmer)

Under cast-iron fist of the Lord
We were ordered to slaughter for His cause
Loving thy neighbour with a sharpened blade

I was told this was part of the plan
Claim the crown and unite the broken lands
All Gods are one, you serve a higher faith

(pre-chorus)
And for this country I did bleed
You gave me the sword to guide and lead
But in the end I led us all astray

Take me to the lake
Part the mists once more and
Guide my soul back home
(end pre-chorus)

(Solo: McNeill)

All the wisdom the Goddess must have
Couldn't keep her from fading into black
Belief is like time, it only moves one way

After all this is how it must be
Nothing lasts in this ever-changing dream
The world will move on, but the past remains the same

(Reprise pre-chorus)

(chorus)
The land I sought to heal forever lost
Caught between the cauldron and the cross
A calling from the mists of Avalon
Caught between the cauldron and the cross!
(end chorus)

(Solo: McNeill)

(Main solos: Farmer 6:56-7:07, McNeill 7:07-19, McNeill-Farmer 7:19-43)

(Reprise chorus)

The cauldron and the cross...