Tonight he rises
Cloaked in shadow, prince of night
Watch his faithful
Swaying in the candlelight

Say his name
Become his tongue
The cleansing flame
That will burn Heaven

Say his name
And feel him come
And fear no pain
From his infernal blood

In flesh we dream
Of the flame that is to come
And hear the screams
Of angels' wings plucked clean and torn

He lives
In all of you
He breaks
All that you hold true

A man rode into town
Not two weeks ago
Horse pale as a cloud

And shadows did he bring
Our lungs to fill
And lay waste to our hearts

Tremble all in fear

From the east the rider came
And man by his hand went insane
Delirious and weakened lay
All, rich and poor, now sing his name, they

Ring around the rosie
Pocket full of posies
Ashes! Ashes!
They all fall down!

Cherished what you had
Gave thanks to God for every boon
The pale rider still came to town
And he will not leave soon

Judgment now draws near
Pray all to your God
Usurper will not hear

Infection takes its hold
Corrupting bile spills
Nothing is left but tears

Face now darkest fears

From the east the rider came
And now the west too sings his name
The pale rider has left the town
And of his passing none are left to tell

-I-

In the dead of night
Somber faces, void of light
Stare into the abyss and stand upon its precipice

And when the seal is broken
All now stand in awe
As he now comes

-II-

From beyond the veil our master makes his way
To claim what's his by right and to lay siege to Heaven's gates
For his wrath is fire
His word is steel
He comes to break the crown of clouds and to make angels kneel

And as moments pass, we're gifted a glimpse
Of chaos approaching on desolate wings
Of war and of famine
Vanguards of death
Doubt him no longer or take your last breath

Piety and prayer only serve to mark your doom
Your calls for help will go unheeded by the god he shall consume
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
An eternity and half of pain for those who did not join his side

And as moments pass, we're gifted a glimpse
Of chaos approaching on desolate wings
Of war and of famine
Vanguards of death
Doubt him no longer or take your last breath

-III-

Come to me
I shall set you free
From his tyranny
Powerful you'll be

I open my eyes
To a burning sky
Rejoice to see
The new sun rise

I
I see the light

Speak, my child, confess now
All the lies that you have spread
Show me penance, obedience
For the master wants your head

Bound by flame, you're silent
To my final, desperate plea
Cross you bear is heavy
I see you're naught but flesh to me

Beyond the pale you lie
To ambition you are blind
Cling to failing skies
Falling 'fore your eyes

To your reason, now listen
Do not wallow in blind faith
Honeyed words of ignorance
Keep you chained in peaceful bliss

Heed my words! Come forward!
All that you are need not end
Close your eyes not to the torment
That Lucifer has sought to end

Punish yourself no longer
You may yet join his side

Yet you keep on spiting
Yet you deny the truth I bring
You have been offered mercy
But now his wrath you'll feed

Lie there in your own blood
As your body turns to ash
As your soul is bound still
Willing pawn to my command

Go now to his demesne
Go and see I spoke but true
You will find no rest there
No rest for those like you

Hammer clangs against the steel
Deep down below. Its shriek so shrill
Is muffled by the mountains dark
Carved in an age when world was young

The gnashing, pulling, tearing, breaking,
Unmaking flame bent into making
Call to arms, a rumble deep
That wakes the mountains from their sleep

The clanging call
Heralds to all
The time is nigh
The darkened sky
Foretells the days
Lit just by blaze
None shall remain
In sudden flame

High above the burning plain
Fly hellish beasts without a name
The few who choose to stand and fight
Bear witness to their fearsome might

And screaming, shouting, crying, aching
Perish in flame, or by blade taken
Stones themselves taste agony
War and death lick dale and peak

Hammer clangs against the steel
That's battered into sword and shield
Arising to the call of might
We march to extinguish the light

On fields of green now charred to ash
The host of darkness spreads at last
Out of the mountains, proud and tall
It marches to supplicate all

Sword and shield now ring and clash
The tainted earth begins to gush
With flame and smoke from deep below
As blood upon the charred field flows

Beyond the sea all hope has fled
The field is full of bones and dead
The master turns his gaze up high
And whispers softly to the sky:

Cold be hand and heart and bone
And cold be sleep under the stone
Never more wake on stony bed
Until sun fails and moon is dead

In the dark wind the stars shall die
And still on gold here let them lie
Until the Dark Lord lifts his hand
Over dead sea and withered land

Choking sends me wide awake
As nightmares stretch out into day
My heart is racing, no one's there
As I take in the blackened air

I light the candles, one by one
As I awoke before the sun
The burning pain within my chest
Calls upon him who puts me back to rest

I contort in agony
Desperation, deliver me

Lead me into twilight sky
And let my soul finally die

Poison in my veins
Shrouding thoughts in veils

I finish the bitter draught
And lay myself upon the raft
The ferryman will carry me
To where silence is victory

I count the seconds, time my breaths
Keep wishing for the pain to end
Gently sailing
Thoughts are fading

I contort in agony
Desperation, deliver me

Lead me into twilight sky
And let my soul finally die