1. Land Of Illusions

Land of illusions where mild castles float on air
Place of confusion, children of doom that must beware
Enter this realm of light but watch your back and keep your pace
Illusion of the wizard's mind – your future now is yesterday

One watches as he waits, weighing all their lives on the scales of fate
He wants to rule the world, hungry for the power
Bending all creation to his will
The son evil like the father, also wants the power to command at will
Destruction or creation, the battle has begun
The greater of two evils will have won...evil...evil...illusions

Land of illusions where you can't see reality
Trapped by delusion of what you think is meant to be
Enter this realm of light but watch your back and keep your pace
Illusion of the wizard's mind – your future now is yesterday

One watches as he waits, weighing all their lives on the scales of fate
He wants to rule the world, hungry for the power
Bending all creation to his will
The son evil like the father, also wants the power to command at will
Destruction or creation, the battle has begun
The greater of two evils will have won...evil...evil...illusions

Truth behind the masquerade is hard to find
You can't trust your senses – you can't trust your mind
In this land of illusions – you better leave this place of sorrow
Run while you can – if you want to live tomorrow

2. Hail Dark Rider

Born was he on the shore of Hades, robed in a brimstone firestorm
Dark angels gather in stygian wonder, in awe of the chosen one
Rising up in meridian splendor, his bequest found carved in stone
In a temple older than evil, the prophecy has now begun

Hail Dark Rider – lord of fire and flame
You were born to storm the gates of hell
To end the False One's reign
Heed my warning our maledictions on your name
Keep the legions beyond the Styx, on Earth you have no place
But just how long will it be before he comes for me
He's doomed if he comes for me

Cresting on a far horizon, plotting his attack
His scarlet armor shines with light broadsword on his back,
his hand did fall, the charge begins, the sentries first to scream
Ten thousand stallions poured into the inner walls of Avernus

Hail Dark Rider – lord of fire and flame
You were born to storm the gates of hell
To end the False One's reign
Heed my warning our maledictions on your name
Keep the legions beyond the Styx, on Earth you have no place
But just how long will it be before he comes for me
He's doomed if he comes for me

Chaos rampant all around, a demon war at hand
All the damned souls trapped below, join the ranks to make their stand
Your father looks you in the face, his empire the reward
With a sound unknown to ears, he runs upon your sword

Hail! Hail! Hail! Hail!

Shouts of victory now echo through the halls of hell
The severed head of Satan held aloft for all to see

We align at the border to guard our Earthly domain
My forces prepare to meet their fate
All as one a warrior's prayer, will this be our final day

His gaze now turns to me, shall he try to conquer
We both turn and ride away

Until we meet again...Hail Dark Rider!

3. The Curse Of Twisted Tower

Moonlight reflecting the eyes of the nameless
As we start another night of lividity
In the heart of hemlock fire a gypsy queen stood bound and set to die
Outside the castle walls where madness reigned, fear of the unknown
Upon this plate my curse shall lie
A thousand years of sorrow, pain and strife
Were her final words...vanishing into flame, happiness fades
I carry on my family plague, generations crumbled, nothing saved

Thunder – pounding
Lightening – crashing
Madness – take me
Twisted Tower

Forever to dwell in the shadow of the tower
Forever to dance on your grave
An endless existence now lays before me, when will my torment end
Forever to dwell in the shadow of the tower

Thunder – pounding
Lightening – crashing
Madness – take me
Twisted Tower

4. The Epic War Never Ends

On a blood soaked battlefield
Before my eyes I see the bodies
Silhouettes that once were flesh
Devoured by our hungry war – onward!

Lightening from the wizard's hands illuminates the horrid battle
The meek will soon be dead, they cannot clasp their swords for fear
Closing in to smother thee, we're charging steadfast with our steal
Your king is down and all around a trail of bodies all you see

Numb, you cannot move, the horror heightens ever moment
Blood, a flowing river, washing out the lies of honor
Now you cannot see, the mist hides men in agony
Fight until we when, the epic war never ends

There is no path you can take
Only death shall save your honor
One last gasp your body breaks
Triumphing we wave our banners on high

Lean and ragged sorry men struggle to survive our fury
Thunder bellows from above, the gods rejoice in our victory
Hammers, axes, swords ablaze, a mass of steel all you see
All meant to deliver death, succeeding on to history

5. Rue Of The Forsaken Sleepkeeper (Part II)

When the winds of doom are howling, and the iron bell's toll begins
When their crystal hearts are pounding
And their dreams have all been spent...arise this night!

The black holes turning into light, the black holes turning into light
The black holes turning into light, the black holes turning into light

When the wizards' spells are broken, and the times of yore return
There's a thousand eyes of wisdom, and a curse that slowly burns
Arise this night!

The black holes turning into light, the black holes turning into light
The black holes turning into light, the black holes turning into light

In The Twisted Tower in a dire hour, a million souls are crying freedom
In The Twisted Tower in a dire hour, they're waiting to take you away

For this is the time when the wizards shall rise
The black holes turning into light, the black holes turning into light
The black holes turning into light, the black holes turning into light
For this is the time when the wizards shall rise

6. Lament: Nocturne

Such beauty in in unknown, as you lay bathed in blue light
An angel who has lost her wings, l now return you to flight

Goodnight my love

Your arrival was a vision to me, an oasis in the wastelands of my mind
Touching the darkest depths of my soul, your freedom's all I have to give

My god now what have I done, Blood on the floor, blood on my hands
The shining blade is mocking me, the walls pulsating like your heartbeat

7. The Valkyrie Death Squadrons

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8. The Witch's Eyes

As the smoke clears all the children's tears, turn to dust in the wind
The taker of life, a sacrifice, we know the end is near

In the distant haze the fires blaze, burning down all that remains
A wizard's greed the ball has foreseen, what this world will be
And the witch's eyes burn

It's the year of the dragon it's the time of the beast
Witches and warlocks are gathering to feast
On the screams of their victims in the night

The sand in the hourglass is running fast, no one knows how long it will last
Because dreams never to come true...in the witch's eyes

Nowhere to run to, there's now where to hide
There is no escaping the torment inside, that your life was only a dream

Now your life is fading away
Satan laughing seals your fate
Of burning in the flames

In the witch's eyes