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Side A

from Arthur Rex by Olli Kivelä

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lyrics

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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from Arthur Rex, released June 30, 2020

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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. ... more

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