- 4. Copernicus
Our names are written on the stars on heaven's tree
Yes, nine by nine they die, just like you and me
These peerless eyes look down, giving us our choices
Each one calls out, a universe of voices
These are the ancient fathers, the laws that bind us all
White jewels of mystery, mirrors for our souls
They spoke of life and death, love and history
- A Sorcerer's Pledge
Time stands still in these ancient halls
Only the castle itself can tell what it keeps
Dark are the secrets between these walls
hidden in shadows of death, while the sorcerer sleeps
Where is the morning
where is the sun
Thousand years of midnight
the sunrise is gone
- A Tale of Creation
On that day, that day of birth
in the morning, the dawn of time
it down to rest a moment
when a song came to my mind
As I sat there I could feel it
from within the magic came
With my voice the mountains rose
with my breath came lovely air
- Abstrakt Sun
Abstract sun, you're the Sanskrit in my book
Dominion, innocence and pride you took
As a god, I drink the beauty with my eyes
As a man, I do become what I despise
The first time I tried, I bled and I died
Out of the jar to this flamboyant star
Drawn like a moth, clutching because
The idol was there, I approached struck with fear
- Ancient Dreams
Reach deep within where reality is hard to find
Search in the corners of the winding mazes of your mind
Seek out the treasures that open doors that some keep sealed
Believe in your dreams and a wonderworld will be revealed
Come to the boundless land somewhere inside your fantasies
Built by dreams and magic the secret place that none have seen
Chase the horizons, catch the illusion
- Assassin Of The Light
Welcome... Assassin of light
How did you know, I didn't know
Save me, prince of the night
You kill and go, you steal the show
Blackout
Lights out
Out of blue thin air
- At the Gallows End
Sunrise I greet you, the beauty of your light
so warm and tender was never the night
In tears I see you, the last time it will be
so give me your blessing, I'll meet my destiny
No rest for the Sinner
Hypnos refused me my sleep
This was the last night of my life
with wine I pondered on my deeds
- Bearer Of Pain
Once a year the white robes go on a quest
In search of a virgin, a child of innocence
Born of Apollon divine is the heritage
Chosen by foe to accomplish a holy task
Bearer of pain, Bearer of pain
Lighten the burdens of woe
Bearer of pain, Bearer of pain
- Bewitched
Can't you see, the devil in me
just take a look in my eyes
I will play for you, this wicked melody
it's magic will reach for your soul
It burns inside, no place to hide
this strange tune possesses your mind
It comes over you, and the nightmare is true
you'll enter the realm of the dark
- Black Stone Wielder
The rain kept on falling
and darkened the sky
the dawn was to come with the sunrise
Revealing the shadows
that passed through the mist
the torchlight was flickering, the storm
was chasing them on
- Born In A Tank
They buried me here in the winter
To an iron box I checked in
I've never heard birds or seen daylight
And nothing will ever come in
I'm happy to lie here in darkness
Naked safe, undisturbed
Floating blind in water
In my little world of dirt
- Bullfest
Klappa takten alla bagarbarn,
Bullfest, bullfest hela da´n.
Vetemjöl frĺn livets grottekvarn,
Bullfest, bullfest hela da´n.
Vi är alla glada bagarbarn,
Bullfest, bullfest hela da´n.
Slĺ pĺ stort det har vi alltid gjort,
sĺ det är bullfest, bullfest hela da´n.
- Clearsight
We set the sails, in july
Knew too well it was final goodbye
At the helm, there I stood
Like a tree, awaiting the flood
Over the sea and under the stars
We searched the shores both near and so far
Crossed the last line, the rim of the world
- Crystal Ball
1986 - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus - 03 - Crystal Ball
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Black heart, your soul is min
gaze into and the secrets you'll find
Just read the signs
Gaze into the crystal
- Dark Are the Veils of Death
Death is present the candle has burned out
the scythe is raised he's eager to reap
the extreme unction prepares for the last flight
but God knows where you will rest
Dark are the veils of death
To sail the seas of eternal damnation
to cross the desert of woe and despair
- Darkness In Paradise
I'm standing here in silence
this grateful place of peace
watching the shadows come closer
The birds they sing no longer
the winds they blow no more
with fear of death I'm waiting for the night to fall
The sun will set forever
one after one they stars they die
- Dead Angel
You are the gospel that is spread
A mighty voice, the rhymes of the dead
The bible of the holy rage
A broken angel of this age
The fire in the flesh
God knows I'm still possessed
- Demon Of The Deep
Demon of the Deep
Black chiseled beast
Under the surface
Demon of the deep
Above is Ursus
Cold water dome
Ancient predator
- Demons Gate
Beyond all nightmares I met my fate
an ancient passage surrounded by hate
scared I was with my hand on my cross
I went into the demons gate
Across the Styx among the mists of Hades
a gate of stones marks the path
to soul's damnation and hell's wrath
- Hammer Of Doom
In the evening rain, I was standing outside... the hell opera
I've been there before, a while ago... with Nosferatu
Saw the execution of my tomorrow... saw it and bowed
In the theater, of hellfire... the inferno is now!
I am lost again, I lean against... the purgatory gates
To ease my suffering, you're offering... to unlock my fate
The black rhapsody, I cannot breathe... inside my tomb
- If I Ever Die
If I ever die, I'm begging you, please come with me
We're gonna groove, into the blue
All the parasites, oh just leave them, pigs can't fly
There's no tomorrow, no regrets, no goodbyes
I will fly, into the sunset, way up high
Don't be sorry, nothing good I leave behind
You don't worry, evil lasts a 1000 lifetimes
- Incarnation of Evil
"Edge of time, the dawn of our heaven
All is black the return of the fallen angel
Amongst us, a devil is disguise
The preacher of the wicked
Establishing his kingdom"
A million souls so lost and damned
Alive but not so well
- Into The Unfathomed Tower
Lyrics by Leif Edling
"Edge of time, the dawn of our heaven
all is black, the return of the fallen angel
amongst us, a devil in disguise
the preacher of the wicked
establishing his kingdom"
A million souls so lost and damned
alive but not so well
- Julie Laughs No More
Julie's on the run so far away from home,
Mesmerized by promises and gold,
Took the wrong left turn,
It's just a one way street,
Now she's all alone, out in the cold
Yes it's true we've heard it all before,
But little Julie laughs no more
- Man Of Shadows
2 'o clock, the basement doom shift
Afternoon and you dig in the black ditch
Comatose, turned off the lightswitch
Collector of grief, full scale deathwish
Everyday, a grey and sad day
I dip my love in soul pain
And still looking for things to detest
- Mirror Mirror
Mirror mirror upon the wall
Magic demon eye
A realm of madness awakened by the call
Speak the ancient words of mages
Try to take control
The essence of evil, a challenge for your soul
The battle of minds
The riddle the rhymes
- Mourners Lament
Let me stay here by your side
be one with you my precious child
Let me cover your bed with tears
I will save you from all fears
I burn the candles for your soul
I sing you prayers as the preacher told
I bring you flowers, I dress in black
though I know this cannot give you back
- My Funeral Dreams
There is a light, a flickering light
The eye in the sky is now approaching
I fall into, the well of taboo
In the maelstrom of morte I am floating
I'm going down, deeper and down
The door to the other world is open
High court of the witch lord
- Of Stars and Smoke
The monumental sleep
With the sunrise at my feet
Where"s the altar of the gods,
The warth and the floods?
All is in vain
Of stars and of smoke I am
- Psalms For The Dead
Is there a sun there in your hand?
A little light that battles with itself
Is there a message in the sand,
that tells me how to set the world in flames?
Do people cry or is it rain?
Do we care... do we count the stains?
When will the sunrise stay a day?
- Samarithan
One day I saw a man
dressed in rags, with a staff in his hand
begging for a penny to survive
How poor a man can be
I gave him hospitality
a room, a bed and lots of food to eat
Still I hear his last few words
"I can never return what you"ve done
- Seven Silver Keys
You're hiding in your hall, alone with your hunger
Can't break through the wall, of the prison within
No reason to be proud, don't go so near it
You bow your head in shame, afraid you will fear it
Open up your dreams
Seven silver keys
To open up your dreams
- Siren Song
I can hear the siren wail begin
Lovechants that'll bring me everything
Step out to the woods or let them in
The world goes numb when the sirens sing
I see the light high upon the hill
I'm drawn towards, I feel the sirens will
Have I becomea victim of the wild?
- Solitude
I'm sitting here alone in darkness
waiting to be free,
Lonely and forlorn I'm crying
I long for my time to come
death means just life
Please let me die in solitude
Hate is my only friend
- Temple Of The Dead
A hymn for the praise of the setting sun
In ancient Egypt my home
Child of Horus catch the morning star
To the Elysian fields we will go
The god at the top of the staircase
The usurper that weighs our hearts
In your court I deliver my soul
- The Bleeding Baroness
The Bleeding Baroness
Can you see her, slender and pale?
But so graceful she walks down the stairs
A perception of musk fills the air
The kiss of darkness, the baron's own heir
In the tower...shadows lurk
Full moon power...the Baroness' noble sleep
- The Day And The Light
I woke up with a scream in my throat
Something evil I saw then I choked
Never thought I would dream of LaVey
And never see the light of day
Then the dawn reeked of swine like a slut
I'm in bed as the light got so dim
And the globe of ascent turned to suet
- The Dying Illusion
From the bottom of the pit of nightmares she will come
from the dungeons of insanity to haunt the wicked mind
A crooked finger points, a spell is cast, words can kill
a weaver of the web of tears, a daughter of the dark
Oh, the moon is so cold
see the grace of her presence
Giving you the poisoned apple, beauty or beast
dancing naked in the rain with eyes that cannot see
- The Edge Of Heaven
A shapeless form
A mindless soul
Senseless with no control
Eyes so closed
A heart that sleeps
A memory, a thought that is gone
I am born
- The End Of Pain
In the wintercold I see the blood
clotting slowly in the snow
Unsung heroes cry in the night
may they die before dawn
Broken banners mourn fallen crowns
grieving swords lay all around
As the swansong touches the mountainside
unseeing eyes look at you
- The Lights of Thebe
I built a virgin tower, I'm taking to the stars
I dream of ancient power, glimmers in my eyes
Four devils guide my steosm abd seven clears te day
To greatness, feast, excess, back to immortal days
I travel with the dragon to learn and tjame the beast
I rule the pyramids, there's magic in the east
- The Prophecy
"Holy was the star from which you were born,
to a world where darkness and fear take form
A lonely soul with a heart of light to find
beyond reality, forgotten in time
Seek the heart, seek in your dreams
visit your nightmares and realms yet unseen
You are alone, the last one to be
a representative of mankind to decide the final destiny
- The Well Of Souls
I bind unto myself
today the strong name of the trinity
Crypt of despair
the old man is there
forming a circle of magic and prayers
Guarding the well
- Tjo och Tjim och Inget Annat
Vedholm е' Tjocka Lasse, Karl-Herman е' ja, (Herman е' ja,)
spelte pе krogen Snuvan, var eviga da', (eviga da').
Fцrst nдr vi ville fila pе klassisk musik, (klassisk musik),
hцrdes det frеn publiken ett knorr е' ett skrik:
Handklaver och klarinett ska' de' va',
tjo och tjim och inge' annat.
Hoppa hцgt och hoppa lдtt ska' vi ha,
- Under the Oak
...Deep was my anguish infor these words
they froze my blood and changed my soul
the master has spoken, the truth, not any lies
The Devil gives and evil takes
the thing in life that man forsakes
a throne in hell, a price or a sacrifice?
Still the wind was blowing soft
and gentle here under the oak
- Where The Runes Still Speak
Lyrics by Leif Edling
Rain and thunder, fire and wind
Come with me, I leave with the tide
I wrap my cloak closer 'round my shoulders
To keep me warm from the raging storm
The spirits are here to guide my journey
- Witches
Someone stole the starlight from the backside of your hand
Weak without the magic you lay passed out in the sand
With controls set for night flights when witches ruled the world
In a twinkling moment you see cockroaches and crows
Go behind the great clouds if you want to stay the same
In nothing land you'll perish when they whisper aloud your name
A window full of trauma stares you in the face