| I. The Creation Let there be light... II. Of Beasts and Men Of beasts and men, we rise from dust and wilderness into The open plain, to hunt the herds and feast upon the land And hunt we must, to live, to prosper and to one day rule Our destiny, we are the cornerstone of empires to come We are the ancestors of kingdoms soon to rise Humanity shall spread its glory far and wide So come and journey through the past And join us as we dance To the music of the tribes Unite the tribes, raise your stones and spears to fight the war For life and death, against the minions of the jungle lands We must be strong, we shall record our quests upon the walls In blood and stone, the caves shall tell our tales to ages unknown Bury the dead, our heroes ride upon the spirit hawk Into the night, fire master spread the blaze and pray To tame the land, humanity is favored by the gods But forget not, forever we are born of beasts and men III. Cryptic Sands Wrapped, embalmed and mummified I lay upon my bed I toss and turn within my tomb as blood and tears are shed I was ruler wise and true but cursed by evil seed My descendants rule the land with pestilence and greed Centuries have passed, the days of happiness are gone Gods, I beg, awaken me so I may right this wrong Love and rage have fueled my bones, I gaze with hollowed eyes I shall rule the empire and become immortalized Long dead, once king of the world you see Pharoah, first lord of the dynasty Ancient, lost within the sands of time Entombed, from the land that once was mine Spirit of the God of Death, I rest unredeemed Count me among the resurrected, god-like and undreamed Osiris, Keeper of the Living Dead Osiris, Beckon me to rise again Crying, of my children of the Nile My throne, my descendants have defiled My land, cursed with slavery and greed O gods, I must do this final deed Avenger Horus, healer Isis, Ra of golden sun Heal me, jackal-head Anubis, I'm the chosen one Children, land of Egypt follow me Fear not, I shall revive history Tyrants, I shall slay you where you stand I am spirit of the Cryptic Sands Weigh their souls upon the scales as read in ancient stone All shall answer for their sins when facing Osiris' throne Osiris, Keeper of the Living Dead Osiris, I shall never die again IV. Olympus in Ruins Philosophy and education governing the land Intellectuals of all nations joining hand in hand Knowledge, arts and architecture grow like grapes on vines As we dominate the world with sharpened swords and minds Artists forging gods and heroes for our eyes to see Man has become his own master through democracy The polis illuminates the sky from town to town Reason has surpassed the gods, no one can stop us now We are the only ones, immortal through our open eyes We are the chosen ones, Olympus has met its demise Ares, Hera, Zeus, Athena, gods of heroes past Rest your charms my Aphrodite, we have escaped your grasp We praise our new independence honoring the wise As the gods look down on us from Mount Olympus' skies I am Zeus, the God of Thunder, rage is all I feel As mankind has made themselves the gods to which they kneel Praising themselves for the minds that I have given them Son of Cronus, King of Titans, Fear me! I am him I am the only one, who shall hear your final cries I am the chosen one, Olympus in ruins shall rise V. Thunder Upon the Seas We who raise our hammers high are legions of the dark Monsters fall and kingdoms bow to the warriors of the northern skies Sagas of the wisemen tell of heroes in our blood Noble-born of mountain's ice as the conquerors of the open seas Set your sails upon the water, ride the wind anew I shall lead you into glory standing triumphant and true I shall die and find Valhalla, guide me Valkyries Fight men! Forever are we... Thunder Upon the Seas Beasts defy me, men obey, gods command my steel Viking soldiers, follow me to the mountainous kingdom of the dead We shall die as heroes die, strong and clenching swords Fallen heroes standing strong, as victorious as in life of flesh |