Within a world so dimly lit blood stains my hand
underneath this moon of blood
forgotten, forlorn; alone she stands
Beckoning beyond these broken halls
red lanterns glow, a fading light
I am the hunter; the bringer of night
Far below, these waters they run so cold
uphill towards the sky the watcher; black ravens fly
Shrouded in silence what do I seek?
We are returning home
Through frozen wind, blackened rain
she calls my name
Old world, this tattered soul
My fate behold
Here upon the throne of night
warrens of fury; a crimson light
My soul it drinks the rain
she calls my name
2) Born of Ash
Ten thousand years a fury defined
cold splintered stone black void, dark mind
The draw of summons old the lands quake
binding spells upon this tomb wither and break
Clouds build upon the horizon yet winds are calm
The air is thick with fear the old gods are gone
All life has left this place a silence reborn
Dark rivers flow below us another rift is torn
The deepening thunder rolls blue light bends the skies
The earth is rent around us the lone wolf it cries
My mind deceives me for it is devoured by storms
The old ones decimate withering ash is my burning heart
Atop red-tipped hills the grim glow of decay
The sun bleeds the lands is black my mind drifts away
Ten mighty hunters ten thousand years
Glass lake, the watcher the weeper the fear
3) Glyph ~ Instrumental
4) Blood Warren
Lie down beside me your journey’s end
On green moss and broken stone my footprints tread
These cold streams that bleed the north threads of silver, jade
Boughs alight in lunar glow sounds of the earth fade
These silver mires below pale moons remain in my stead
Veins of the land are pulsing deep into my spirit fed
The black of night for it is my robe green of the earth I am made
These wild lands dark clouds above gift to the mountain paid
Footsteps soft under watching pine black soil run through my hands
The elder blood does call to me dissipation of these lands
Runes deep within the rotted bark root, stone, moss and leaf
Arcane sorcery long thought lost for this my body bleeds
5) Singularity
Breathe, breathe deep; do you hear?
This world of shadow and rain
Refraction of light, all thoughts decay
Below fertile soil, black roots of the earth
A thought, a message delivered What is this worth?
Blade of grass, sap of tree
The sounds of rushing water caress my feet
A gift, such bounty for it is bestowed
Yet blind are eyes, unheeded, foretold
Warmth within shade, spirits dwell free
A soul on fire, the day it leaves me
Among green fields, the winds do speak
We are here they say; what do you seek?
The evening sun it bleeds the sky
A fated path, for you and I?
Autumn’s fury foretells raging storms
Yet it is natures wealth, we shall mourn
6) The Gate
The swell of the soil the breath of the earth
Rivers glow; flow uphill
A burning fire, my body’s worth
An old fury is woven in time
My blood devoured, my heart reborn
An old fury is woven in time
The pulsing rhythm, these silver stars
Deep within this wonderous storm
The sentinel upon, a pale mire
My blood devoured, my heart reborn
~ From Forgotten Pagan Realms ~
2011
1) Cloven Hills ~ Instrumental
2) Breaking of the Sky
Under moons they hunted
Steel awakens from darkened sheaths Mountains heralding as towers high
Destroyer of light, breaker of the sky
Cloven helm and broken shield
Pines they stand; Mountains strong Gathering cloud and storm
Stars bow down, my heathen heart is torn
My heathen heart is torn
Through woods of green, under mountains old
My deathless fate, to me is told
By Rivers great, upon towers tall
I grip my sword, the gods they call
Reclaiming valour and forgotten pride Withstanding wrath of an age defined
3) The River Bard ~ Instrumental
4) Through Timeless Halls
Upon far distant lands I tread Thy fate it summons; through legends dead
I wander down high mountain paths On this alone my hope is cast
Through gladed dales; over forest streams A silent shadow I pass unseen
Distant peaks I faintly hold Atop them might and valour old
Bearing the weight of helm and shield I cling to stone; frozen mountains wield
The wind it bites and ice it tears My heathen soul alone is spared
With crimson cloak and shattered blade Upon these it is my longings made
These halls that lie beyond time and age Hold those who dwelt near darkened rage
It is here I met my journey’s end Forever be, these halls defend
5) Dirge for a Darkened Night ~ Instrumental
6) Unconquered ~ Instrumental
7) Spirit of Trees
Within this glen of shadows and deep shade
Gazing down upon a blackened mire
The cloudless night does beckon to me
I know now where my path, it leads
A pale moon rises above silver leaves Calling forth across lands so vast
Starlight breaks the deepening void Mirrored upon these waters cold
A silent language from worlds old...
8) Heathen Lands
Withering nights so cold and under forests dark The bane of the land we seek
Heralding an age of might the deathless scream The clashings of steel arise bringing forth a blackened night
Deepened fells and darkened streams pines whisper along shores of mist Fires feed shadows: Turning shade to light
Iron helm, deadly rage blood lies red upon this ground Plains are swept by northern winds summoning those to frozen graves
Upon these lands we ride underneath these northern skies