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Reveries of Desolation

by Marquesse

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1.
Fading light, tortured night A fleeting glimpse of hope Waning sight, flame once bright The final hour draws near The moonlit path leads me ever further A solitary figure beneath the bleak sky And when I reach the journey's end These gates will never open for me I stand atop the mountain's peak Above the cares of this mortal world Beyond the womb of endless time And the grave of this cursed life Dying moon, veiled doom A fate long foretold Sombre dawn, sight forlorn The dead will not know grief
2.
As the shadows grow ever longer I am drawn to the heart of the forest Walking as one in dreamlike silence I feel the coldness pierce my veins Wanderer in a living realm Between oblivion and nothingness You will find no home here Tarry no more in this desolate land Hatred surges through my heart A ravenous beast awakens in the night Gluttonous rage awaiting to be quenched Enter the kingdom of Death Too long have I walked in nightmares Sorrow enshrouds my every being The darkness is growing ever stronger I know what I must do
3.
Crimson blood upon the altar Blackened by scorching fire Dread rituals in the gloom The end of man is nigh In terror of death they cower Beneath an invisible god Yet faithless is their existence A curse upon their miserable lives! A shadow looms over humanity Purification in fire awaits The weaklings beg for mercy As the corpses pile ever higher The strong shall inherit the earth Free of the binds of divine wrath The faithful shall be rewarded By his eternal glorification
4.
Cold... So cold... Alone... So alone... Dreams… Fading... Death… Awaiting... Hope… Leaving... Life… Ending...
5.
Above the raging sea Fly the ravens high Thought and memory Eyes of the All-Seeing Upon the raging sea Ride the warriors grim Green and pleasant land Will drown in rivers of blood They come with the rising sun Possessed by the fury of the gods The lambs are slaughtered in droves Blackened lies the altar The treasures of the ancients Now the spoils of bloody war Descendants of the firstborn In shackled grip they weep Above the raging sea Still the ravens fly Never resting, ever seeing Until the longships return home
6.
In the midst of the forest Lies a marble tomb In silence lay the dweller Until the night came A tempest arises in frenzy Trees are borne to earth The cold stone lies shattered The sleeper has awakened A corpse upon a gibbet it once was When the witchfinder roamed the lands Acolyte of the arcane arts Now tormented in death Blood of the innocent upon its lips It swoops upon the earthly flock Vampiric pleasures adorn the night While sorrow came upon man As dawn approaches, it is gone Vanished into the shadows And when the cold moon rises The hunt begins anew
7.
In the shroud of darkness lies a solitary figure An ancient being lost to the depths of time The radiant eyes watch me as I crawl Into the presence of his dreadful majesty Forsaken am I, o Terrible One! I have lived in misery and despair I seek freedom from the suffering of life And an end to this eternity of torment In the hall of the ancient Wyrm I lie in blind veneration In the eyes of the ancient Wyrm I glimpse the shadow of death In the hall of the ancient Wyrm I lie in the presence of death In the flames of the ancient Wyrm I awake to a life of glory
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The ancient wisdom has long been forgotten The ancient forests have long been barren The ancient dwellings have long been abandoned The ancient ones are now no more From the depths of time comes a vision of truth Of blood lust, pride and glory Of green fields and soft earth Of a people unbound and unchained The mighty sword of sharpened steel The burnished helm of radiant bronze The fearsome warrior and the valiant steed A distant memory shrouded in the mists of time The old ways will return once again To renew a land of death and decay To revive a people in dread and despair To free the shackles that bind us all The mighty sword of sharpened steel The burnished helm of radiant bronze The fearsome warrior and the valiant steed I see them with my awakened eyes
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With golden eyes and silver tongue He stands mighty, accursed and alone Screams of horror echo in the night As the false prophets burn in flames I look up at the blazing sky My heart is filled with wonder and delight I look down at the trembling earth As the slaves bow in submission O Mighty One Thy will be done I swear to thee Thy reign be o'er earth and sea O Morning Star Thy flame afar I swear to thee Thy reign be o'er earth and sea The trees lie withered The night is still The stench of death is all around The eternal winter begins

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released March 29, 2024

Instruments, vocals, songwriting - Wither

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