The Bastard
I am the maelstrom's deafening song The ether through which the fallen descend I am the frightful dance of the flames The pain of creation and violent end I am the sculptor of wreckage and ruin The creator and destroyer of all Where is the sacrifice unto my shrine? Where is the blood I took for my wine? Now I sleep in nether darkness Dream with wolves in cold betrayal Breathe in storms and turn the seasons Through this curse of mortal treason Who dares disturb my slumber Ages and eons of sleep without number The spell is broken my fury unleashed The Dragon is summoned, the mark of the beast Who is this sprig off a fallen tree Thus is a creature created by me Manifest is this deathly vision I give you life to carry a mission Speak in tongues of spheres in blackness Cross the stars with dark recitals Turn the wheels of Catastrophis Fly! My spear, your name is vengeance!
Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025
The forest lends its life to me And loyal to her oaken creed On her ethereal wind I rove Up above the race I loathe My roots are flesh and blood But supple as the soil they suck A bastard sapling When winter calls me down And brings me life And when the nights falling down on me I watch the demons fly I wake the trees and give them speech Their words teach me the ills of mankind Walk this path and feel my pain For this hatred and disdain My birth is still a mystery Unto the skies and the earth I plead An explanation for this curse Be it gold, be it dirt I feel a darkness drawing near Barbaric voices invade my kingdom Lurking shadows follow me Of a man I cannot see The earth casts shadows on this race I claim no party to this disgrace To bear his form and not his mind To my past this world is blind
Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 18, 2026
I have come to answer your fears I have come to make good on a promise I am the whisper that gives you a reason For all your feelings of hatred and treason He left you fighting for your life A bastard son he soon forgot He raped and destroyed the village No regard for the life he pillaged On the throne there sits a villain And for this now you must kill him On wings of Vengeance Fly forth my son To claim your right as Chosen One Now I understand what is my history It's no surprise From a king given to treachery My destiny I am the rightful heir to the throne You left your son Forsaken Turn the wheels of Catastrophis Fly my spear your name is Vengeance! My destiny I am the rightful heir to the throne You left your son Forsaken Turn the wheels of Catastrophis Fly my spear your name is Vengeance! My destiny I am the rightful heir to the throne You left your son Forsaken
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 26, 2025
Hark! The hounds are hot Upon the trail of our quarry Spur your horses faster And let not your arrows miss Fell the tallest tree To feed the fires at the castle Meat we'll need aplenty For tomorrow we shall feast Wait! Who is this standing in our path Stand aside or you shall feel my wrath Don't you know that this is my domain Now! Stand aside or you'll soon be slain
Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 18, 2026
To die you left me You should have slain me I stand before you Now you shall face me I am the bastard Of your carousing I am the true heir And your undoing Father your henchmen And lackeys surround me Cast not the first stone and you shall be saved Lies! You foul wretch! For I have no heir (What I do by night Is my affair!) From your words It's clear that you're insane Now! For your life You must prove your claim Servants/Villagers: Round the fires the Thralls Pursue their folly Prophecies and foolish tales of old Of an ax the elders tell a story "When the Ax is freed from hell A single stroke shall break the spell When the Ax is free again A brutal reign shall meet its end"
Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025
[Act II] Long I have journeyed and far I have roamed Weary of searching, I rest by a stone Then without warning the earth swallowed me Falling through blackness forever it seemed Where is this I find myself now? I hear a voice, familiar somehow.... "Come hither, Come hither" The voice cries to me Blind in the darkness then what do I see? The vision of my dream Floating in liquid flame Silently beckons me Across this hellish plain With dragon's wings she stands Blood-thirsty ax in hand... What Brings you to this deathly land? What do you seek in the land of the damned? Searching and Searching I finally find Give me the Ax and let vengeance be mine! Make me a promise and so it shall be Swear on your life-blood and so it shall be Strike me a bargain you cannot betray Then you may have it and take it away We'll meet again and you'll do what I ask Anything I wish no matter the task This fire that burns inside It must be satisfied Burns me to sleep at night Burns me at dawn's first light This oath I take and swear Then let the king beware
Submitted by Immortal — Apr 18, 2026
Of unholy fire forged And by inhuman hands created You're free now, you're free now Blessed with endless lust for blood My appetite cannot be sated You're free now, You're free now Seven thousand kings I've slain And seven thousand years I've waited You're free now, You're free now When the light of the moon Is reflected in red When there's blood on the stone In the sacred event Costly, the light of the moon Saturated in red Cast the blood on the stone
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 18, 2026
Behold I've come Ax in hand To lay claim to this your land Face me now I stand alone Rightful heir to yonder throne Fool! How dare you come here With your insults and delusions Guards! Behead this wretch And fetch his ax for my collection Good it is to taste this wine again And fall upon the necks of mortal men Drunk I am upon the blood of slaves Kingly blood I deign to taste [dies] [Villagers:] "When the Ax is freed from hell A single stroke shall break the spell When the Ax is free again A brutal reign shall meet its end"
Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 18, 2026
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This prophecy has two meanings you see There is: One for the Boatman, one for the stream One for the dreamer, and one for the dream One for the victim, and one for the blade One for the blood, and the sacrifice made
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Apr 26, 2025
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Costly, the light of the moon Saturated in red Cast the blood on the stone My Sacrifice Blood sacrifice [Wood-Demons:] Spare the horses Spare the bats Spare the chickens, Dogs and cats Spare the oxen Spare the plant Lofty dove and Lowly ant When the Ax is free again The mortal's cursed reign shall end Slay the ones who chop and cut Slay them in their wooden huts Slay the ones who slay the birds Slay the ones who speak with words Slay the ones with tools and games Slay the ones who's gods have names And as I watch the slaughter My kingdom swiftly ends I recognize the slayers They are my childhood friends The blood-ax strangely silent As all these mortals die Together we could save them But I've no will to try Why....? Of the wood you are Soil and dust you are Of the Stone you are Wind and rain you are Not of human mind Nor of mortal life Yes you are my son And your work is done See me as the creator Of your destiny You have a void to fill Full with your elusive life You are He [The End] The Bastard..... a play in three acts.Characters:Male clean vocals - The Bastard / SaplingFemale clean vocals - The Chaos DragonMale screamed vocals - The KingStrange dissonant whisper / scream - The Blood AxeClean female choir on track 9 - The Witches Of The ForestThanks to sammaeldaemon for sending these lyrics. Submits, comments, corrections are welcomed at webmaster@darklyrics.com HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE LYRICS
Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Apr 18, 2026