Falconer

Paved was his road with the golden bricks To the glory and the fame. Yesterday's hero sits quiet and low. Promises of future lies shattered like broken glass. Lonely and crippled roaming in Gutters like a shadow of his past. Reminiscing along nostalgia's lane...

Many men are sent on A quest for the crown Searching all corners of the great land. The minstrel tries, to sing as before But the jester - he laughs no more Many men are sent on a mission of hope Asking fortune-tellers and the wise men Where the royal c...

Fates now faded from a twilight time when heathen hearts whitened and waned. Told in tongues in riddles and in rhymes treading in times when runes did reign. Winds do whisper of fame and fortune. The stone is standing for the pagan pride. For the bonds...

I am the prince of hypocricy an apostle of the lies. Do as I say not as I do. I'm only playing dice. Hear the words of the profecy in my gospel of swarming flies. I am dancing in the waltz come join in one and all. We will all compete at the jester's...

Seek the golden key that opens blessed doors. Seek it high and seek it low cherish it forever more. Heaven's out of reach for fondling hands of yours. Turn around and burn your eyes. Don't look back as shadows die. Sworn to share no more tears. Anoth...

Your wealth and your power Both increase with every day. Theory versus practice As the mould spreads it's way. Ravens fill the sky Wolves start to cry And you shield your eyes. Behold the throne of satin Far from where no hope is left. No royal tidings reach...

Early Morning It's cold and the snow is whirling Like a warning, a promising fate But the king rests in peace on his sled Hooves are pounding So many thoughts in his head All around him What if he knows He will never again go to bed Find him Run for your life...

There are too many stones and life is just made of glass. Mark the words of the fool he will tell you the truth, oh so cruel. You say and I will believe although I stumble and fall. Deceived by my own eyes. Trust is a gamble with pain, roll the dice! Give my...

Behind the veil of destiny The path might turn in sudden twists of irony. Night turns to day, dark turns to light. End to the beginning on the other side of right. Wielder of steel, tier of ropes. The hooded slayer without shame and without hope. Sentenced to...

You grasped a pot of gold, Now it looks like led. On your path of hunger The gold lies still ahead. At the end of the rainbow Another rainbow starts. Try to catch the shadows And run until you fall. Strain your nerves to follow The temptations of them all....

Hold the sceptre to the sky, hold it high to be cleansed. Climb the ancient stone, you child of innocence. Take the sceptre you who didn't crave it, reach to the heaven and let it be blessed. Cherish the throne of blood with your purity. Crowned by us, estate...

Gaze into nature's eyes Is there spite, is there greed? Face your fellow man, Realize he's of evil breed. We ought to be afraid of ourselves. You must not live in fear For the child of the wild. Look around, do you see The beast in you and me? Take a step in...

From the open range they hailed living free as the wind. Children of the vast plains. The hunter became the prey as their land slipped away into the bleeding horizon. Empty promises of snake tongues. Poisonous, venomous lies! Dawning of a sombre age...

When profit shows his face our sense of clarity is washed away. Spinning round the axle of greed, don't let the economy stagnate for it's our creed. I turn my head away in shame as you crave for more, selling out what is not yours to sell. We're the p...

Grasp your sword so blindly, Time is in for holy war. In the sign of a fairy tale You sacrifice your precious life. Yield to the nonsense, Yield to the dogmatic scheme. Kneel down embrace it, Indoctrination supreme. What is your inner holy delusion? Will stu...

På bergets topp i uvgestalt stå Omma. En ruvare i mystick form av visheten i dess värld. Vid berfets fot i skepnad grå stå Omma. En väktare i skuggorna, herdinnan av släckta liv. Se hon dansar med älvorna i skogen och på ängarna. Varken kvinna eller uv, hon...

It's the darkened years, Superstition's flying high. There is pain, there is fear In the poverty's sigh. Preachers on a frightening spree, Of demons and hell's fire. Warnings of the devil's decree In all sinful desires. A boy have just arrived, An orphan he's...

I will not scream out in anger Won't play this game forever. Make up your mind or I will take control. Why can't we end this nightmare. If that's your way take your share, Leave this now or I will loose my mind. I will not scream in the night. Come join in an...

Maria gĺr pĺ vägen, som leder ner till byn. Hon sjunger och hon skrattar, ĺt lärkorna i skyn. Hon e pĺ väg till torget för att sälja lite bröd. Och solen stiger varm och stor, och färgar himlen röd. Dĺ möter hon en herre, pĺ en häst med yvig man. Han säg...

Listen to me children and I will fill your ears with all the sweet things you love to hear. If you are scared of death, here's eternal life. If you're down and all alone, I'll show you a paradise, for you to rejoice. I'm your wishing well, I'm your only choice...

Riding through the echoes of the past While the hooves pound the ground Looking through the mist of the night In the dim and covering light of the moon Pale cold moon be my guide Through this forest of the dawn Enchanted wolves lead the way To the land of inf...

Far down the path of firelight dreams In the blue-spun twilight hours. Along the lane of winding and silk Towards the winged and sacred bowers. Alone and aloof In a fairyland fanfare Where the warrior child Can hide away in his lair. Templar of the immortali...

The memory lingers on of the arrival of dawn. They saw the beacon aflame, Burning with sorrow for the lives that would be lost. And the troops went ashore, Sounds of drums filled the air. Towards the city they marched. Called all the young ones, called the ol...

The four hooves echo in the night. Pictures of deepest fear reflect in your eyes, like a fire in your soul. Burst through the forest of the wild. The full moon beholds from its starlit sky, this journey without goal. The hunt twists and turns, winding through...

Herr Silfver han var en riddareman, Han fäste en mö uti främmande land. De levde tillsammans uti årena sju Och barnen hon födde en och så tu. Sen döden kom uti deras gård, Fru Silfver hon blev lagd uppå den svartaste bår Men faderen snart äktar en ny mo...

En fager ung mö bär på älskogens skam Ty åt syndernas frukter man aldrig glädjas kan. En höst kväll så rå efter lönndom och mord Hon ett barnlik begravde uti ovigd jord. En dag blev hon vigd, uppå logen stod fest Efter gästerna lyssnat till sin sockenprä...

Nu faller dagg och nu stiger sol men det kan du inte höra. Du ligger utan blus och kjol med läpparna mot mitt öra. Tala nu allvar, ber du bestämt: Du skrattar visor och sjunger skämt. Du kan men vill inte göra en sång om lyckan den sköra. Nu stiger sol och nu...

Kämparna satt på höga fjäll hälsade varann så godan en kväll Nog har det blivit dags att ta sig en viv? Kämpen han slogs med den äran. Väl vet jag så väner en viv Men friar du dit det kostar ditt liv Stallbroder käre vill du följa mig dit? Kämpen han s...

Victims of the renaiscense might screamed in the dead of night. The horror, the horror. Ruler in Machivellian days stole all their days away to darkness to sadness. I still see painful eyes. I still hear distant sighs among shadows lingering on. Gaz...

[Erik:] -Fly away my homeward mind, out from darkness and touch the sky. Chained and restless yet flying high, on wings of joy leaving my fate behind. I feel the silence, I feel the dawn coming closer for every breath I take. I hear my maker calling my name a...

Behind the dark walls Dark secrets hide in the shadows An evil presence In the fortress of light Darkness is falling As the spirit of God slips away You're a sinner by night And a holy saint by day In the sacred corridors evil is set free, Lurking among the s...

Konungen fjärran till Ryninge for. När fågelen sjunger I skogen. Kvar där hemma blev syster och bror. Mig väcker en stolts jungfruga. "Liten Kerstin kan jag få kär vilje med dig?" När fågelen sjunger I skogen. "Nej ty det faller svåra synder därvid." M...

Hör vindar som vill fly, Se korpen i himmel av bly. Det är frosten som nalkas. Var björk och lind är nu kal I skogsråets grånande sal. Det är frosten som nalkas. Mot hårda tider det bär, Trollen dom huttrar och svär. Det är frosten som nalkas. Se tranan som...

Once upon a time There was a restless king in charge. What could he contribute To write some history? Gold he had plenty of But plenty could be more So onwards he marched On reasons quite obscure. With a blindfold and sword, Come deliver us from evil. Great...

From the western realm they marched Through thunder, storm and rain On a mission to quell the snakes. [King Haakon:] -You will search every hole And turn every stick and stone. Bring them out to light. The hooves were pounding over the northland While the b...

Live your dream and live it well. Soon comes the night And you will dream in hell. Build a tower to the sky. Take on the powers Not meant for you and I. Can you walk on the water? NO! Make no attempt, just turn around and go. We are heading for the end You f...

I can not stand your lovin' I got to go, Go and find myself some peace. Go bitch on someone else I'll take no more, No more frustration to the core. I refuse to stand by you And see my future life through tortured eyes. I can not do what you want me to, I wil...

From a clear blue sky a sudden bolt came crashing down. Cracking all around, shaking the solid ground. The fortress of solitude was torn and shattered for the wind. Sunlight far away fortune had gone astray. Into the crystal ball gazing with empty eyes...

I'm a grim and lonesome wanderer. I walk you through the night. Lurking in the shadows, waiting for a bite. You don't know who I am, But I'm nasty and obscene. I'll take you life cut your throat, Fulfilling all my dreams. You're never safe when you're alone A...

Kristallen den fina som solen månd skina som stjärnorna blänka i skyn. Jag vet en flicka i dygden den fina en flicka i denna byn. Min vän, min vän och älskogsblomma! Ack om vi kunde tillsammans komma och jag vore vännen din. och du allra kärestan min!...

For the moon and the sun and for the winds I've sung, hear how the lovely tones dance upon my tongue. I've gazed upon the Orion for oh so many nights, astounded by the beauty of the dark and sparkling sky. I'm a lonely minstrel, a traveller on a road to nowhe...

Forgotten and concealed Are the tales of old Yet the spirits of the field I do behold A mist like shape reveals The fiddler in his prime It's an act through the time Under the skarlit sky Shadows come alive Chapters of laughter and a sigh They do revive The m...

Liten vätte vitte silverglitt, Stå i åkern din och titt. Liten vätte, sir du långt lin Som lyser i ögat ditt? Sir du långt lin, Långt som tömmar Och segt som hår av hin? Flickan din har blåa drömmar Och hennes hår är ljust som lin. Liten vätte vitte...

There's a sigh from the barren soil. Dysfunctional ecology. Cycles soon in turmoil. Tomorrow's promises die by an ancient golden diety. Udders one by one dry. Another concience join to the funeral feast. Another sacrifice thrown to the beast. Hearken...

We dwell in a time of Neither night nor day. It's like an ever-eve Of a gloaming light. Our robes have gone grey As we sailed to mortal shore. The journey felt so short To the gates of evermore. The paths we used to tread And the secrets we then told, No one...

Where the winds sing The laments of times long gone Where the elves dance Their dances of solitude Hearken to the mountain Can you hear the echoes Of the hammer's beat From deep within the shadows? The lord of the blacksmiths Keeps forging on Through the endl...

Heading into the battle Against inferior foe. Early morning's sea lies so silent and clear. Let them feel a broadside From our three decker of pride. Let the enemy fleet shatter for the wind. The Man of the Hour In a challenging game, He rose to power By his...

I travel over high mountains Through deep valleys and forests Crossing great rivers In search of knowledge of the gods From far beyond place and time I hear a whispering wind, It tells me to strive on Through the horizon of my thoughts I am the mindtraveller...

Taxes raised by the union king, A blockade in his back for the days of the wars. - No importation and no exportation is making the nation bleed. Yet the bailiffs demand their gold, The uprising is growing for every day. - The threatening, the torture, the kill...

[Birger:] Step inside and join us tonight. Don't stand in the cold like strangers. [Erik:] Thank you brother, we kindly accept. Let us feast tonight to the grace of God The night continued in a high mood but when all had went to bed a darker temper started t...

Millions of fears are howling loud. The tarn of tears is running out, You reside to far away. East and west and down below. It's easier to let it go, Not always bothered by the truth. Darkened sky on middle day. Destruction there, so they can't stay. "Sorry b...

Northwind embrace me As I face the horizon Carry me safe ashore As you did me brethren of yore Over rivers and seas Cross valleys and heaths To the edge of the world and back Our journey did lead Father up in the sky Let the ravens fly To soar aside our ship...

O silent solitude, Where shall I find my pleasure? Among sorrow like no one knows, Will mine hide like a treasure A burden heavy as stone Wherever I go. Among thousands is barely one, Who really knows love. It is the heaviest grief A sorrow to bear...

O tysta ensamhet, Var skall jag nöjen finna? Bland sorg som ingen vet, Skall mina dar försvinna. En börda tung som sten Mig möter vart jag går. Bland tusen finns knappt en, Som kärlek rätt förstår. Det är den tyngsta sorg Som jorden månde bära Att man skall m...

Dweller of the Sombre Lanes, Crow of the gutter and grime. Striving through the dark for gain, Up to the gallows you climb. Through your most stagnant life The rusty blade leads the way. Rags and a muddy cloak Is but your sole array. Among the hawking beggars...

Per Tyrssons döttrar i Vänge. Kaller var deras skog. De sovo en sömn för länge. Medan skogen han lövas. Först vaknad den yngsta, Sa väckte hon upp de andra Sa satte de sig pa sängestock Sa flätade de varandras lock Sa togo de pa sina silkesklar Sa...

Hold the cross up high into the sky Far above your head In sacred decadence. In pride and honour You wear the crucifix As a shield towards The bitter consequence. Your sins are not redeemed By swearing perjury. Your sense of self-esteem Has miles to go to san...

[Erik:] - I hope the future guides you well Through archways paved in gold. I hope tomorrow leads you right. (To the gates of heaven!!) Count on me to stand by your side in storms as well as sunshine. Count on me to hail your name. (As you see the bright ligh...

I sit here by your side and weep you goodbye, I'm singing songs of sorrow for you true gentle rose of mine. Upon my arm I've tied a ribbon in black although I know too well that this will not ever bring you back. I feel so astray inside as I know you're far...

Kick your roots, break the bonds. When you get some, you need some more. Our credence made you strong While your honesty's weaker than before. Trample down their dreams To feed your own. The glory of your fortune, Celebrate it alone. You've got power power,...

Cry , cry , cry your eyes out You'll get no pity out of me Try , try , to lie your way It will not fool me you'll see You alone have picked the game There is no one else to blame Reality closes in On your life filled with sin It's purgatory time It's your ti...

[The Queen:] -There you finally are, sister of the winds And mother of my future deeds. I'm in a battle I yet can't win, So help me and tell me what you need. [The Witch:] -Let's hear what burdens your royal heart bears, Is it a burden of love or of hate? Tel...

Ridom, ridom, ridom över sanden, solen sjunker bortom Arnafell. Mörkret breder skuggor över sanden, spöken kommer fram när det blir kväll. Herren leder gångarn min, ännu är det långt till gård och grind. Räven tjuter, tjuter bakom kullen, fåren flyr i fruktan...

By the rail he stands On black waves he rides The tomorrow belongs to him And the queen by his side Do not fear the storm Master the oaken galley And be brave at heart For your king and country Turn the prow towards the storm For it's too late to turn back R...

Reaper and the hangman together hand in hand. Their hungry eyes are prowling across this our virgin land. Monger and the black sheep Bonded in heresy. Ruling from shadows behind the stage In this sinful symphony. Thief and the enticer. Brothers side...

Skula, Skorpa, Skalk En man han tjänt Herr Lagers gård I sommar, vinter år för år. Säg mej, vem sörjer nu för dej? För slit och släp under himmel grå Han blott sitt bröd som löning får. Säg mej, vem sörjer nu för dej? Så kommer hastigt budet in: "Vå...

You're a spawn of the high cliffs, Slave to the wind and son to the storm. Born to a life on the free wings, Without chains to hold back your heart. Sweep through the air Spy for the prey. Feel your blood pumping And then speed away. Spirit of the hawk Wild...

Look in consternation as storms tear up the sea, raging down upon us with greatest might. Gathering the power from above the clouds, blackening the sun away from sight. [x2] Gaze in frustration as ground becomes a void, forcing you towards the jaws of sand. Y...

You stared too long into the sun Forgot the rest of the sky Don't let the gambler lead you astray The truth is slipping further away Take a good look up to the sky And tell me what do you see Isn't there a sun amongst the clouds? Then where else could it be?...

I nattens nordanvind ett stål ett skri, ett töckens lugn sprider sig fjärran kring. Aaah aaah aaah Mossa tung och röd, en spegelbild i dolkens egg djupt i livets svalnande glöd. Aaah aaah aaah Skridande i mörkret fram, vedergällning med dystra fjät. Hämndens...

Lonely hunter spying through the night. Beast of pleasure, a gambler in pain. Time after time always on the hunt It will lead you round your grave. You'll go down with a grunt. You feel like a tiger, rush is in your veins. You have to try to break these chain...

All our visions of sweet tomorrow is cracking and fading away. Hopes of glory are drowned in sorrow this dissension expels us to yesterday. Lead your troops into your lust of pride they'll fight so brave at heart. Or cast the yoke of envy aside and keep the l...

Blow your trumpets, let the feast begin. Sing for us minstrels tonight. Let the coronation shimmer and shine in the golden sun so bright. In a velvet mantle he takes the oath: [Birger:] -I will protect and serve my homeland in the name of our lord. Stand by m...

Here I walk On pathways so old, Travellers of yesterday I still behold Hearken to the waves Caressing the shore Oh how much land have they seen before Oh, mountain great How much you must know So tell me stories from ages ago Oh, vast sea Whom shops sailed up...

The mist carried tidings of fire and blood. On northern waves the dragons ride. Heaven shall mourn what darkness will scorn on the day when prayers die. The omens spoke of a rising beast that sailed out from the eastern shores. Brethren will cry and ang...

Don't let your mind pollute you, You're screwing your brain. The end is no beginning, you must break the chain. The voices wail (don't do this, don't do that.) You must not fail. Maybe it's near (in the dark they remind.) Dream dreams in fear, Please wake up....

[Birger:] -It is with joy that I greet you. Come inside, taste what is served for you. Food does not lack, neither do wine. Action or fate, let's stir the mighty cauldron. Love versus hate by the sceptre of deception. [Erik:] -Toast for you and your gloriou...

There's a crow on the barrow saddest of figures in grey. Guardian of the roytal grave ancient leyends say. There's a moan from the upon hill clad in a silvery light. Dweller of a forgotten tomb. Dormant heathen might. Croaking at the autumn sky. An a...

From a dark horizon A harlot once came, Searching for the right path To bring her to fame. Ignorance and falsity: A perfect symbiosis, for a royalty Hold on To your throne of glass. Let not Oblivion veil your name. Stand strong Against the days that pass. Fig...

Soaked in the silver rain they rode through the woods. Crossed the mountains and crossed the rivers so deep. They came at dawn with fire and steel, left at dusk, a trail of flames. Reach up high to touch the sky, brothers in arms side by side. In defiance we...

They burst through the gates with swords in hand they made their way cross the hall of the high lord. [Erik:] -As long as that man lives peace will never propagate between me and my brothers here so yield yourself to your fate! The king stood still in the ba...

Deep inside the black and winding mazes I'm running from my ghouls My own thoughts are replaced by The hidden faces deep from my soul Longing to see time rolling by To case the thoughts of regret My bad conscience tears me apart How will I ever forget Dark re...

Genom vättars djupa skogar Over myrars fridfulla ensamhet Bränner fruktans flamma fram. Genom månbelysta dälder Över bergets rygg mott ett okänt mål Jagad ulv nu skyndar fram. Kavlen går i socknarna Nu blir det Vargaskall. Greppa spjut och fatta mod I drev mo...

Vårvindar friska leka och viska, lunderna kring likt älskande par. Strömmarna ila, finna ej vila förr'n ner i djupet störtvågen far. Klaga mitt hjärta, klaga o hör. Vallhornets klang bland klipporna dör. Strömkarlen spelar, sorgerna delar vakan kring b...

Vi Sålde Våra Hemman och gav oss sedan ut, Som fägelen bortflyger, när sommaren tar slut. Han kommer en gång åter när våren skrider fram, Men vi få aldrig skåda vårt kära fosterland. Och när vi kommo till den Liverpoolska hamn Begynte ångerns tårar så st...

Oskyldig kärlek en gång i blom, spirande i sin fulla prakt. Trolovade hjärtan i åtråns brand, offer för avundens makt. Förrädisk lust i månens karga sken, ett klagande hörs däruti. Genom höstdimmans dunkelhet likt ett stål, ett isande skri. Enslig står måne...

Fjärrän kyrka ljuder dovt Ut över vida slätter Där en ensam vandrare gär. Varken välbärgad eller dräng ' Friheten är hans broder, Skogens famn hans tryggaste säng. Under tung och grämulen sky Vandrar tiggaren så rastlöst fram. Vandra på, du Viddernas man Mot...

Tunes of mendacity whispers Throughout the gloom, like echoes Of mystery or a lullaby of doom An illusion of pleasure An illusion of pain Yield to the beauty and Soon you will waltz with the dead Come yes you and listen to My melody. Say can you do Another s...

For the hot, for the cold for the brave and bold. We're emerging out of the condemnation. In the fire, in the ice. In the faith of sunrise. Breaking chains in the name of our liberation. Naked in the storm and touched by the flames. Now we're breaking...

We sold our homesteads and started on our way just like the birds will fly when autumn is here to stay. One day they will return, come spring again that's when. But we will never see our native country again. At first we travelled through the English countrys...

Oh, you graceful eagle That soar in the air, How I envy your chainless life You are calling from your sky Living under the sun, Just riding the winds up high. Your cliff is your castle, You're nature's truly royal, A king in brown and grey, Look down...