1. The IVth Crusade

Mortified by the lack of conscience
Our sanctity bears no relevance
Insignificance is our existence
Hear the litany of life's persistence
Our pleas for mercy fall upon unhearing ears
Take my life, my soul wipe away these bitter tears
Vanquished in the name of your god
One of the same to whom we all pray
[To whom we all pray]
Vanquished in the name of your god
One of the same to whom we once prayed
Try to close my mind – From the screams I hear
Repentance is denied the conformation of my fear

перевод: "4-тый крестовый поход" (Skyclad) »

2. Icon

No escape, there's no way out
Of this constructed existence
A created image of untrue conception
You cannot find the real you
Manipulated a hyped invention
Who is this false identity?
The ideal person, perfect role model
Beneath you can feel the cracks
Now your nerves begin to break
Losing grip, now it's too late
Perceive this no fallacy
This icon faces insanity
On the verge of mental breakdown
Forgotten realms of madness are found
Now you face the final curtain
Our future life is now uncertain

перевод: "Икона" (Skyclad) »

3. Embers

From the glowing fragments of what remains
The soul shall rise from amongst the flames
From smouldering ruins the power grows
Feel the pulse of fear as we regain control
From the ashes of a million dead
The children of tomorrow now are led
Into the darkness as emotions slowly [fade]
Memories of the past cannot be saved
Bowing down to face your new found life
There is no escape, you must comply
This resurrected hate can't be denied
Asking for redemption – We laugh and look away
There shall be no exception – Revenge on man begins today
You thought that it was all over, but it's only just begun
For your life is mortal, look to what fate will become
Learn to live afraid of what may be
For we possess this world – All that you see
Your life is no more than a game to me
Visions of the future reflected in the past
Existing in the present which surely cannot last
From the void terror takes its hold
Face the wrath as history unfolds

перевод: "Тлеющие угли" (Skyclad) »

4. Where Next To Conquer

Lost on a voyage with no destiny
Forgotten original ideology
Generations born and died
Their intentions misplaced through time
Another world falls to its knees
With vast contempt your hatred breads [sings: breeds]
[There's] nothing left for us to slaughter
Annihilation achieved
Where next to conquer?
Civilisations of the past
Faced attrition now ripped apart
Moving onwards to another war
Into battle to die once more
An endless spiral of depravity
Mankind's journey throughout infinity
Where next to conquer?

перевод: "Где следующее завоевание" (Skyclad) »

5. As The World Burns

Turn around and shield your eyes
Don't look back as the earth dies
No tomorrow for eternity
The apocalyptic prophecy
Few shall survive the final war
Our futile lives shall be no more
Innocent victims of the nuclear glare
Are torn apart as they stand unaware
The whole world is radioactive
What's left of man now unproductive
None shall escape the fall-out rain
Our future life shall be steeped in pain
Feel the chill of the nuclear winds
Our planets downfall shall now begin
No excuses for the vast destruction
Caused by man with no comprehension
Life expectancy now decreases
As atomic warfare rapidly increases
Our foolish games, what have we learnt?
No time for sorrow as the world burns

перевод: "Когда мир пылает" (Skyclad) »

6. This Time It's War

Intimidation you cannot take much more
No compromise – This time it's war
Take none alive – Their battle cry roars
Nowhere to hide – This time it's war
Face the fear that grips your mind
The final conflict – The end of mankind
Read the hatred deep within their eyes
It's your time to die, you now realise
What has occurred to man
Just isn't how you planned
Enslaved by machinery
Submit to technology
Our future lives – Mankind's entity
Lies in our hands – Together we must face reality
A ruined world of lost identity
Technological supremacy

перевод: "Это время – это война" (Skyclad) »

7. Ritual

Remembering promises
Once made but now unspoken
Born of childlike minds
These shadows of the past are now forsaken
From the dawn of your first day
To this death bed in which you lay
To survive we must comply
With the ritual of your life
Can you remember things you said
The dreams our expectations
Like ashes scattered in the wind
There is no recollection
Throughout the passing years
Faith will allay your years [sings: fears]
Follow the holy rites
In the ritual of your life
Life and endless ritual
Continuation perpetual
Throughout the passing years
Faith will allay your years [sings: fears]
Follow the holy rites
In the ritual of your life
Try to remember if you can
The pacts we made most solemn
Hands of time have brought decay
Those memories are forgotten
Now as you reach the end
All pain you must transcend
When you die you can't deny
The ritual of your life

перевод: "Ритуал" (Skyclad) »

8. Spearhead

Spearhead marching onward
Take my soul sacrificial offering
Your initial strike taken by surprise
Now left alone, condemned by my pride
Drained of all emotion – Body now an empty shell
There's nothing left – You've taken all away
(Chorus)
Adrenaline flows
Now filled with anger
Just what will be the outcome
Mass confusion tears my mind
Spearhead – No victory sublime
Another fallen victim – I will not beg to you
Spearhead – To which I cannot hold
With clear perceptions my destiny unfolds
I look to the reflection, fail to recognise what's seen
A figure clothed in hatred, I pray that this cannot be
Faced by this total stranger – Aware of your creation
No vision of your former self – Controlled by your instructions
Onward you advance, left in a mindless trance
Hypnotised by your will, desire is now instilled
Now staring face to face, your eyes filled with hate
Held by your contempt, both by weakness and by strength
(repeat chorus)
[Adrenaline flows
Now filled with anger
Just what will be the outcome
Mass confusion tears my mind]

перевод: "Острие" (Skyclad) »

9. Celestial Sanctuary

As the sky turns black
And the earth sleeps in peace
Roaming the clouds
In search of a sacred place
Spirits soar higher, to a land where they are king
Mortal shells left with you, within shadows they dwell
Take me far away – Deep within the dream
There I can be free from life's misery
Blood rushes through my veins, I can feel exhilaration
The freedom of my mind can take me far beyond
Take me far away – deep within the dream
There clearly seen life's unreality
Sanctuary
Take me far away – Deep within the dream
There I can be free from life's misery
Each night I await the call of my silent quest
To run through the wind alive in the darkness
Take me far away – Deep within the dream
There clearly seen life's unreality
As the dawn gets closer – to my body I shall return
To live amongst you all, for nightfall I yearn

перевод: "Небесное убежище" (Skyclad) »

10. Dying Creed

Fallen are the people of a decaying race
Now proclaim the legacy inherited too late – Too late
Mankind – The dying creed, reared on ignorance and greed
On suffering we feed, devouring all beyond our needs
A path of self-destruction they cannot see
Regarding their only interest in profitability – They cannot see
Open up your mind before it's too late
Unlock the chains of confinement that we create
Grasping all you can – Overloaded capacity
Nothing can conceal instinctive rapacity
A movement to disaster could this be the final plan
Blinded by our avarice the closing chapter, extinction of man
Mankind – The dying creed, reared on ignorance and greed
On suffering we feed devouring all beyond our needs

перевод: "Умирающее вероучение" (Skyclad) »

11. Through The Ages (Outro)

From the (...) conquest of peace
(...)
718 1016
The Norman conquest of 1066
Including the battle of Hastings
Then the crusades (...)through the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
The French wars of the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
(...)massacred
The first English civil war of 1215-1217
The first of many
The hundred years war from 1337 to 1457
The war of the Roses 1455 to 1495
One of the holy wars 1510 to 1540
Another war created in the name of God
The eighty years war 1568 to 1648
Followed by the great English civil war
of 1642 to 1651
The American revolution
of 1792 lasted until 1802
Followed by Napoleonic wars
of 1803 to 1815
Ending in the battle of Waterloo

The wars are both (...)erous and horrorous[?]
Through around 1879 to 1902
World War I
1914 to 1918
The so-called war of the wars
The Great War
Millions slaughtered in a (...) France
World War II
1939 to 1945
The war that should never have happened
A fine example of mankind's inhumanity
Including the bombing of Japan
Vietnam 1956-1975
The war that America would never forget
Or recently the Falklands war in 1982
The Gulf war of 1992
Mankinds destruction's made sure
Throughout the ages

перевод: "Сквозь эпохи" (Skyclad) »

12. Crown Of Life

(U.S.A. Re-release Bonus Track)

Rising – From mundane existence
A new world – Seen through your eyes
To deception – Give no resistance
All your hopes and dreams are now sanctified
Blind to the hypocrisy
Goodness is all that you see
Your past life – Is cast aside
In false truths – You now confide
Pledged to a life of divinity
Superior through your own piety
Holier than thou – Alone you wear the crown
In your private asylum
Look to what you have become
Condemned to misery and strive
Alone you wear the crown of life
The crown of life
The crown of life

перевод: "Вершина жизни" (Skyclad) »

13. Lament

(U.S.A. Re-release Bonus Track)

The time has come to leave this place – Never to return
Nothing's left but ashes – My body now is spurned
Your sorrow will subside in time – My one, true, only friend
There is one thing we can do – To avert this bitter end
Up amongst the stars I dwell – Tranquility is found
I look upon the earth – To which all human life is bound
Alone I wander aimlessly – For now my spirit's free
My soul exists within you as I guide your destiny
The tears of grief you weep for me – Through uncontrolled emotion
You have given me your all – A life time of devotion
So come my friend take my hand – Together we shall see
The pathways through the darkness – For all eternity
[Eternity]

перевод: "Стенание" (Skyclad) »