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As the gods walk among us
No one can hear the prayers of men
And the sun no longer sets
On this lunar tombfields
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Solar Charioteer
09:17
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Our legends
And our prayers still yearn
But the clouds, unveiled, reign
Our scars
And our fathers still bleed
But the ghosts, forgotten, remain
Our songs
And our poems still weep
But the gods, unheeding, sneer
Our throats
And our souls still roar
But the stars, haughtily, sleep
Our cities lie in flames
And we cannot call no man a saint
Cleansing Fire
Wisdom without words
Solar charioteer
Horses on the wind
An arrow to the sun
Wolves on the hunt
Empires asunder
Idols in disgrace
Throw your spear, flaming herald of doom
To cut the shining hand that holds the moon
Kings are chanting when the last dawn goes down
In this world where we have lost the sun
The gods begin their hunt
As the charioteer leaves the land
And the moon will shine on
There, where we have lost the sun
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Représailles
09:02
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Des chrysanthèmes de nos errances partagées
Le long des chemins de terres rances affligées
Les dernières braises se meurent
Silencieuses funérailles
Ultimes souvenirs de nos héritages
Représailles
Langages oubliés, funeste oraison
Nos suppliques trépassent à l'assaut du clairon
Les épées dansent au-dessus de nos têtes
Arrachons les lauriers de leurs visages d’esthètes
Les corbeaux guident mon regard
Leur horde ailée sera mon étoile
Ô sombre horizon, vidé de prières
Pleure les étoiles, abandonnées aux chimères
Des larmes et du sang qui cachent nos bruyères
Ce sont tes enfants qui dorment au cimetière
Les trompettes de feu, crépuscules de l'espoir
Ternes lueurs des bûchers illusoires
Toise les vivants, vénérée silhouette noire
Drapée de lambeaux et fustige la gloire
Ils entendent renouer avec la chaîne des temps
Glorifier le passé et maudire le présent
Monarques d'autrefois, apôtres du néant
Oracles d'un nouveau monde dissident
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Tear through the soil
A glory to see
Fear through the soul
A reason to kneel
The song of the tomb draws near
For him who walks behind the years
Masks fall down, another treason appears
The sign of an era gone
A lesson to hear the call
Who taught our hearts to break
Staring through a veil of amber
An elegy to the fog dancer
Who comes from higher
In the fervor of a call
They rise and then will fall
From fathers to sons
The clear sky turns crimson
A new lord lays claim to the pain
As young hearts are torn from their strain
As iron calls, so pile the dreams
Our stolen youth will never forgive
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The Amber Herd
08:08
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The banners of grief
Float among withered pillars
Remorse flees
Nations at the gallows
Names become stones
Forsaken
Like ashes in the snow
Will my kin conquer or fade?
Will I ever walk this earth again?
Let us tell you the last journey of men
On this red and barren land
The howling spiral bound us
The crawling spiral blinds us
« Do you hear the storms of history, son?
They roar and draw nearer like the fires of our legends
Those times we have not known because our fathers spared us from them
Prepare yourself for the storm that is coming. Forge your soul, sharpen your sword, and nothing will reach it »
Who will tell our fiery tale in the sunless days?
Who will sing our bloody songs when all hope fails?
The realm of regrets
The shrine of solace
The amber herd
Forgotten
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Le Chant des Tombes
08:02
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Depuis là-haut, ils sont arrivés
Avec leurs prières et leurs glaives d'acier
Bras levés et yeux fermés
Hurlent en cœur la mélopée des damnés
Leur soif de sang, rassasiée
Un cimetière, autel sacré
Ils y dessinent la fresque des gloires passées
Proclamant l’élégie des astres oubliés
Exarques et prêtresses, entourés de mets exquis
Des louanges qui réveillent les passions endormies
Au rythme des loups qui courent dans la nuit
Ils scandent une ode à leurs idoles meurtries
Le visage sous la terre, la main sur la fronde
Vestiges de nos remords qui s'estompent
Entends la lune qui gémit, écoute le soleil qui gronde
Alors que résonne au loin le chant des tombes
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