Grand Magus

Burning, still yearning For answers to come, to riddles that prey on my mind They're cheaters, deceivers Taming the flames, hearts full of grief, full of lies Never let them win! There's a hall clad in gold way up high A reward for the warriors who die...

Laughter dies out - Honest and cold Life drains away - My last will done Sowing the seed Filling the need Taking the lead Sowing the seed Send out the winds - Ashes fill the sky No more in pain - Defiant as I die Sun sinking down - Twilight sets in...

The barren land lies empty, no enemies in sight Though no one ever told them, at midnight they'll get wise As shadow falls upon them, no one even dares to speak your name They'll be given the lesson of their lives Blood and death will follow As they ge...

In a cavern - Of deep despair All alone- surrounded by stone The serpent's poison - Searing the skin A flicker of light - The pyre grows bright He took the revenge He fed the flame Forever in rapture Forever reign Baptised in fire Born within the f...

You smile and claim purity of soul I feel the need to rise above it all A burning urge will guide me away Your black and white will lose to the grey As i walk - beyond good and evil Your rules betray your need to make a stand You fight the herd, still...

All that I want, give me just what I need What I've been told ain't exactly what I've seen I'll just lay low here for the time being Even though I risk falling in that Black Hole Now that I have seen all that there is in this land I've proven my worth to...

Got firm belief in what's to come Your treacherous ways leave me cold and numb No magic circle will save you now Your scent's been picked up by my wish to strike You try to hide behind a veil of smoke To summon petty demons, will not work Cause my famil...

Whipping in the wind Rule with fear and dreams that tear the light Sleepless empty nights A shiver of desperation Black sails rippling in the wind Will the dream provide liberation? Or pain in the end Haunting dreams of red Bringing doom - Bringing d...

Living on the edge of darkness Gives a man a certain point of view Never shared by you Raven's hunger will be stilled Giving back to nature what I hjad Joy is the fact, I'm never turning back Living on - Ever on Blood Oath Blood Oath Living on One...

A never ending tale You lose but never fail You're going to be the last to learn To see what's right and wrong You waited much too long The truth is somewhere in between but you've never seen Now as I burn in fire You will recall - you will remember m...

You were just a child when the flame began to burn You could not run you could not hide No one told you there was so much more to learn Just would not stop before you tried You hear the calling Inside you knew Born for battle I heard the calling Hat...

Ancient forces Sleeping deep within my heart Been searching Through the ages in the dark A secret That will put me to the test And guide me So much stronger than the rest Through the wind and the rain I sail 'cross the ocean of pain A journey away f...

Returning from the exile with their message clear Keepers of a secret shadow things are near They only offer you and me eternal life Look within my friend 'cause it's time to decide Live, are you gonna live or die Die, time for you to decide The root o...

Marked by death, still living - Never giving in Future paths uncertain - Fighting till the end You can betray me The pain won't break me Here I stand - I'll never crawl WarGlad will take me No mourning on my dying day Let me burn and enter the hall...

A glade became the setting Must have been about noon Grass so green and tender Ripped apart by steel clad boots Mid-day's sun reflected In weapons sharp as steel Grim determination One shall die and one shall live And the dawn became the winner Sun...

Ride the waves, feel the spray Ocean born are we Sails are filled with eastern wind Bring us to the shore Fire! Day of reckoning Dawn of fire War cries echoing All will fade in the dark Fate decides, live or die Fly to hall up high Fire! Day of rec...

He made a promise many years ago to break and scorch the land He had a need for destruction and to bend us to the ground He swore an oath: To bring us fear and pain To never bend or rest until it's done - before he had become The dominator - freedom hater...

There's a lock inside the lonely cell, but we fail to find the key There's a way to solve the riddles quick, but we always choose to leace If the urge to hurt the weaker one gets stronger than before Maybe wisdom leaves us all alone and we'll never break the d...

All the walls around you No one really knows how they were made Who chose that way? Conformity or safety Questioning your sanity is brave You're not a slave, no Too many hearts grow stale and cold Too many die inside and fold Every day there's a battl...

Hear crushing thunder Electrifying storm Winter is calling Time to hold one's own Fear is the weapon To break the cage of man Control lies inside me The terror reveals the plan Unbeliever, unbeliever The mind will tell me how Fear is the key Last...

They forged an alliance - and legions attend They steal and conspire - all means to an end Soon they must fall - we'll rise from our crawl And summon the strength from within 'Cause we will fight for the right to defend Fight for the right till the end...

Still searching for a meaning A search that will be in vain Disquised and denial Your crippled life will end in pain Bolt of lightning Striking you down The price of lying Eternal flame Now in ever mounting terror You pay the dues of your betrayal...

All the prophets and deceivers try to lead us all astray We're trusting only in the blade and the path of destiny Too proud to kneel But not to bend This sword will bring your end The key to victory is ours Wielding power in our hand CHORUS: Bringi...

Truth in lying Never can tell Words that twist and betray Lore of secrets Casting her spell Charms to lure you away Sorceress Master of the Sejd She'll light the way Her eyes will leave a mark Her dreams will fill the heart Her name brings out des...

Burning hair Bringer of despair Mother of the one who takes the moon Fierce and tall she will devour all And her spawn will break the seal of runes Winds that rage across the fields and lakes She will ride out from the frozen realm Screaming through th...

Black star in sight Giving my life Living to fight Giving my life Steel crown my goal Claiming the throne Burning their eyes Laugh with delight Black star in sight Giving my life Living to fight Giving my life Life Life 

Like a lead-heavy generator Just pushing everything aside I took my pill and now I feel alright Like a wheel dead-set on moving Perpetual bliss in sight I took my fill and now I feel alright Oh yeah, I feel alright Believe me I feel just fine Oh yeah...

Fall down, grim fate in sight Struck down, fight for your life Heroes roaring - Hear them calling Glory to the brave - Fear and death Honour to the brave - Final breath Glory to the brave - For victory Honour to the brave - For eternity Find your spear,...

Black fire burns in the twilight The forest glows Free heart passion and defiance pine and hooded crow Spring eve glory of the raven melt the last of the snow Gold sparks - set the night afire It's my joy Hammer of the North It's late - silver s...

First light in the morning - Foul smell of decay He stands in silence - Nothing to say Black ravens are calling Flying high over head Their wine is served by the dead Once they rode together Now he's alone Filling his soul with rage He Sent Them All to...

Now aligned - Three signs of fire No longer blind - Or choked by liars I've been redeemed My eyes can see Fear and doubt - Just passing feelings Time has come - To speak of healing Crush the walls - And killl denial One must try - It's no illusion H...

You're awaiting your turn, jealousy burns - you know you had your chance Wanting to lead, filling your greed - envy drives your plans Stole what I made, all that I saved - never letting up But in the end there can be only one - and justice will be done Ta...

Joined by the cry of ravens A chase in the winter cold First born son of storms hated and scorned Free from the cage of morals Shadow of the ruling kind The echoes of the savage call Roll across the land Truth and lie will join and die Grey ruler sh...

Damnation - their lies used to lead me away Feeding my desperate heart - with merciless flames I soon realized there's nothing to gain And all the dreams that I had had got lost in my pain I want to learn - I want to see I'm gonna learn - gonna see - and...

Born again as dusk approaches I've been living far too long as a slave To the laws of your world Sound the howl of total freedom Make the sky and earth my kingdom There's a gleam and a flesh in my eyes By tomorrow all the sorrow will be gone I am in fo...

You speak of hell and how you fell Looking out for something new You broke the law, you've seen it all Really nothing more to tell But you miss a vital piece - the key to everlasting power Yes you lack the inner strength - a way to push them all aside Steel wi...

Failure - reaching out to greet me But I will never fall Aversion - has filled my inner being But I will never crawl Obsession - I never fell the pain Redemption - I will rise again Again and again Iron will I'll never give in or surrender Iron wil...

Leech of power wanting more as you feed - never satisfied Crowned usurper wasting time and our wealth - you must go And we'll see him falling now Christian ruler die! See you falling Kingslayer rise All false methods you're arrogant and vain - above th...

Facing the enemy fear and insanity Fight with your back to the wall Horses are falling no quarter is given Ravens will feast on them all Gather your strength and ride through the storm No one will catch you alive It's weather of blades and as twilight...

A mighty blast of fire burned across the sky It is no unknown power causing this tonight They didn't know I had it in me but I have returned Transformed, no longer human, watch the heavens burn You'll pay They hear the hooves thundering, raising up a st...

Questioning - All that is spoken Refuse to kneel - Before all your altars Walking up - Seeking black knowledge Beneath the veil - Truth revealed Science - Darkness Shining - Light Hater Listening - Forever searching Never still - The ultimate craving...

Defile your life with religion And sell your soul You put all trust in your holy man You may deny it's illusion Just worthless rules You turn away when you thin you can Corrupting life with suppression The safest way You wash your hands in your piety...

Sacrifice The only way to be sure To rid the land Of the plague that's been haunting us all Restoring our faith In the axe and the sword Slaves for so long Our minds filled up with their lies Now the Christian cross Forever erased from our eyes Rej...

Light, the search goes on inside Deep within my mind A key that seems to hide Torn, chained and bound with scorn Let me reborn Into glory ride Make me master of the land Master of the land Master of the land Answer the call into the fire burn Free...

Sure enough can't figure out Why all that's good is sin Why people choose to grovel at The feet of some dreamed up king Too scared to fight their own way So easy to be sheep Alive but dead inside Holier than thou Condemning all around them They're t...

I'm coming don to the meeting There's trouble all around A final push for the silence The symbol has been shown Now if I can't wield the power I'll find another way Without your guide, will you make it? Just sheep that go astray Rising Watch me clim...

I have been told Why I can't grow old I never learned To stay away When the water churns Alright I can't be sold No matter what your gold I, oh I I've never learned I never learned I've never learned Never learned I never learned Cause I never...

Nine, nine days of pain Been discovering Nine, reborn again Wisdom filling him Wield the sword Hanged, by free will doomed Trusting just in strength Hanged, rewarded soon Growing tall again Wield the sword 

Living in denial and never seeing straight or clear Deep down in your senses you feel that fear Fear of true alliance, nothing worth the fight No use standing up when wrong rule what's right When they bring you despair Don't resort to prayer Time for f...

They are masters of defiance - masters of the wind Let us fly together - let the change begin Mountains lie below us - the stars are getting near All doubt has left my being - strength replacing fear And they said it's too late - but the bastards will pay...

We ride endless blackened waves To the land of our kin Snow lords, kings of northern seas Brought us home again True hearts gathering up our will Conquered what we chose Black wings lead us to the fray Gave us victory Legions stood against us They tr...

Screams - tear the night No more holding on Fear - taking flight Searing sound is born Piercing your mind Repaying in kind I've been released I've been unleashed I've called Now I'm free I've been released I've been unleashed Stealing your mind...

See the savage son arrive striking terror on all sides He's been waiting all this time for his reign to come alive Bite he will do or die Fight to hold on, aim for the throne Bite he will burn their pride Rise northern child you've grown See the ir...

Crowned by minions swearing loyalty You are selling maps of life Dar pretender - naked and alone Self deceiver Confront Defeat Never triumph Bow down Submit Wishes granted Dar pretender - naked and alone Self deceiver Faking evil, try the best...

Time is at hand Gathering hunger in the night To feast and to burn better look for the right of his hands Summon a feeling of might Caressed by the dark The glow of the moon in the eye Kissing the sweet taste in the air Embraced by the stars A home...

Unleashed by my hate - Flesh torn away from the bone A fire that burns - a fever that never subsides Surrender to fate - free from the shackles that bind By the silvery sheen - The moon will decide who will die I've found the strength to live alone I've left m...

[Part I: Nattfödd] One night in November my soul found a heart In glistening frost by the light of the stars One night in November my soul found its home In the glow of the moon I was born All my grief washed away It's the end of my plight No mourning was lef...

Conqueror and a wanderer Guardian of the oaken throne Nine moons - Nine rebirths All-seeing He's the spear thrower Always changing shape Spear thrower - Secrets are his trade Spear thrower - Tested by the best He prevails Conjurer, he's a sorcerer On...

Go on tell me 'bout the reason always turning wrong from right just try, explain your sad existence, why you seem to fear the night Your answer will show - that dead is your king I look in your eyes - confusion within You lose all your pride, and scream as...

"I was a thousand times more evil than thou" Drifting away into dreams of despair Visions of doom and of dead eyes that stare Will the end be what you thought - will you escape? Across the plains you rode as you fled The lord of chaos put a price on your...

Time to reap all the violence they have sewn Kept you down with their torture Crushed your bones From slavery your rebellion screams of fire Too late 'cause you'll never be their pawn You've grown too strong You're the Storm King Ride the lightning Rul...

At the summer solstice you and I will gather round the strong We'll drink a toast from the cup of blood and realize the truth Come on now let's see what we can find beyond the stars Release your soul and tear apart the chains of you heavy load Fire - Magi...

The first was the last one The last one to fall He sounded the warning And put out the call Remorseless invaders or traders with gold? Stand or run Will flesh pay for metal or riches be shared - stand or run We bring the fire and the flame Agony and pain Sword...

The giant arrived, scheming to end Asa rule Mean as a whip, hard as a rock but a fool The battle will start at the first light of tomorrow Jorunheim knew what the thunder would bring The hammer will bite - no other choice than surrender Bow to the might...

He's alive -- the stories were right And now there's a lesson to learn Took his land and curse him as damned But now he will make them all burn Tonight the grey one's arrived To reveal all the lies, the shadow's arrived And he won't shed a tear for our empti...

The lord of lies He'll steal your life away And grasp the victor's prize - He's born of fire He'll claim your soul as pray The trickster of all time The lord of lies Take a deep breath Watch the forest pull him in Preparations - Soon the trials will b...

In a flash he turned to stone Hesitated, lost control Just a man a dying warrior Battleground drenched in blood Bodies flayed down in the mud Mercy never came on this day For the naked and the dead There's no glory or reward to be had If the spirit tr...

The laugh will be the warning He will break your mental wall Pulverize resistance Then sacrifice you all His solemn promise given To never be a slave To stand among the fallen And fight beyond the grave The Shadow knows The Shadow knows The Shadow...

A curse has been given - Chosen by elders to defend A promise was broken - The spell never taken off again He did what he swore he would do And rescued them all, then they refused to pay Now they all must pray - To live and die in solitude To fight and ki...

Room to breathe Fill my need Give me space Plant the seed Born alone Slowly grown There's a strength In my breed Now my goal Has been shown As I march 'Til dawn For the triumph and the power Spoils of war For the hunger and desire A blood red throne I ascen...

I've been losing - All my life Been misused - Endless trife Raging fury - Lonely soul Foreboding warning - Never whole I'm cursed and I'm damned forever Destined to walk this land I'm cursed and I'm damned forever Battle is my only friend Blood stain...

Tales of beauty, tales of rage Time to leave you, but we'll meet again There's a reason for longing my friend The search for strength will never end Facing trouble, facing defeat Look inside you before you retreat Long lost wisdom proven again Always a...

Feel – take my hand See – wasted lands ‘Cause I lost my fire, and it’s tearing up my soul Got to fight if I want it So tired of liars, they’re filling me with shame Got to fight and get stronger But the road is long and treachery awaits To find what’s...

Fire will guide us on perilous seas Light in the black the sign that we need Charge through the storm Swords in our hands Leave it to fate or fear takes command Into the fray We die and we slay Our home up above The hall of the brave We are warriors...

Wheel of time rotating ever onward Nothing new and nothing has been learned The same mistakes still repeated every time A pleasant ignorance rules the crooked line Stand back and face your terrible fate Your soul has been circumscribed And your body wil...

Traitor, hear the king's call in the night Feel it piercing through your soul From your heights now you must fall And bow to the Wolf God The Wolf Tremble as the moon grows every night Now it's shining like a dagger In your eyes fall to your knees And...

Wolf's return - Iron veined We are joined - Scream my name They believe - Man rules all No regard - For grey one's call Misguided hate - Caused by fear Blame the hunter - But keep weapons near He'll return - Standing proud New blood coursing - Better...