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Side A
20:34
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Part I: Usurper
The cry of the usurper
In confusion and disorder
He orders to build a castle
for he to fly for refuge
The cry of the usurper
as the castle breaks down
He orders to redo the dreadful work
to escape the vengeance of his master's sons
The cry of a lost soul
of the man without a father
who sings the sad song of destiny
at the end of the old days
The cry of the usurper
all the blood run in vain
He's seeking to fulfill the prophecies
still, the reign will end in blood
Part II: The Wizard
Once upon a time, there was a king in a faraway land
To escape his prophecy he ordered to build a castle
But when the castle breaks down, the magicians told him that
He needs the blood of a man without a mortal father
Seek out a man with no mortal father
Sprinkle thy castle with his blood
Merlin convicts the magicians and tells the king the truth
As they shake in fear, he prays the king to dig beneath the tower
Deep down under the castle, they discovered a great pool of water
He told the king to command those deep waters to be drained away
False sycophants in fear they stood silent
Merlin reveals the truth and foretells the prophecy
Part III: Prophecy
Underneath the pool
they discovered two dragons
great and huge
now fast asleep
At night they would awake
to fight and tear each other
and their struggle
would shake the ground
Next night they began a fight
The red and the white
Casting fire with their breath
to cause a certain death
Before the red would fall
and the white disappear
the battle raged on
a prophecy to be told
Mountains shall be leveled
Rivers shall run blood
Cities shall be burned
Houses laid in ruins
For red dragon the banishment cometh quickly
Brood of the white dragon will waste the country
They shall drink your blood and burn you in your tower
for you are the traitor, avenged for the murder
Part IV: Father and Son
Honor the fallen with Giant's Dance
Cure the sickness with the stone circle
15 000 men, of power all in vain
moved by the power of wizard's machines
Cloud of fire shaped like a dragon
foretells the ruler of the whole kingdom
Child of the dragon's head made of gold
the most mighty son who all will obey
As the hour draws near the king will be born
Hidden for years a secret kept untold
Armies marching to fight upon the land
and the dragon's head will fall
After the days of the dragon's head
He shall be the king of all the realm
The beardless boy shall rule the lands
and pull the sword from the stone
Archbishop besought Heaven for a sign who should be king of all the realm
though great multitudes of people came, no man could ever move the sword
He took the sword by its handle and pulled it out of the stone
and the people with one accord cried out long live king Arthur
Part V: Lady Of The Lake
Take the sword you
(I)
Gained a sword from the lady of the lake
I give you
(The)
Excalibur, the sword of the king
Take the sword
(They)
The enemies were slain in great numbers
Merlin
(He)
Merlin scattered them with fire and smoke
Part VI: The War
So the first battle was won but not the war
as eleven kings allied and swore to destroy him
The battle was growing now perilous and hard
Both sides were fighting with rage and fury
King after king, marching their armies
side by side, facing their doom
At the greatest moment of the battle raging on
Merlin rode to the battle with a black horse
By his advice, king Arthur ceased the battle
and send forth heralds to spread the word
Kings have been beaten, left with only honor
Of sixty thousand men so many were slain
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Side B
17:08
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Part VII: Unsung Villains
One tale of untold was of Morgan Le Fay
A queen, great enchantress, half-sister of the king
Betrayed by looks, a sorceress in disguise
A revenge to be born, she gave birth to the son: Modred
Half of the tales of hatred and sin
like betrayal lie buried deep within
She tried to kill the king with his own sword
But the lady of the lake saved his life
She tried to kill him again and failed
and so forevermore was a deadly quarrel between them
Kings and queens ruling their land
try to make it work for your time in hand
Part VIII: The Grail
Time had come for Sangreal to be achieved
a high quest for men with clean hands and pure hearts
all the prophecies about the Sangreal shall be fulfilled
the quest shall begin and the round table will be scattered
Knights of honor around the round table
searching for something, searching for the Grail
Rode through lands, turning every stone
Fought fiery knights, raided some tombs
Treasure beyond price waited hundreds of years
The prize at the end was more than worth it
The Vessel of blood, royal indeed
grant their wishes in hunger and in need
Part IX: Betrayal
On and on hate grows its fingers
On and on love seeks its way
Friends turned against
by the love that betrayed
Blood runs thicker
than water (that) covers bodies
Words against each other
witnesses to none
Alliances in the long run
now they're all gone
On and on the man seeks his revenge
On and on sowing seeds of vengeance
Bastard returns
to right his wrong
Takes the crown and queen
sows death in the battlefield
Fellowship dissolved
lands wasted by war
the good sword the Excalibur
into the lake it will return
Part X: To The End
Great adventures
lost in history
Noble deeds
done with purest hearts
Death and darkness
cast by friends and foes
Most innocent of souls
stained with darkness
Kings lost in the shadows
of long-past centuries
still Arthur reigns
and his knights seek the Grail
Long live the king
who took the sword from the stone
His birth was foretold
by the greatest of wizards
Part XI: The Passing
There goes Arthur
to the Vale of Avalon
Deadly wounded
by his son
Departing slowly
with grievous wound
After avenge of
traitorous act
Out of sight
of weeping queens
Arthur fell in a swoon
next to dead Modred
Would he not return
pray for his soul
The sword will remain
by the lady of the lake
I will take the sword
Long live the king
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Olli Kivelä Finland
I'm a metalhead who likes fast tempo, heavy riffs, epic orchestrations and a nice balance of clean and growling vocals. In
most of areas I'm self-taught. I'm also a DIY enthusiastic. I like to make my gear myself and I like to compose, arrange, play, sing, produce, record, mix, and master all my music myself.
You can find me also in Spotify, Apple Music, and Youtube.
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