Ascension

Sailing on the open sea in search of adventure unknown My homeland is finally at peace after unrest for so long Battling the wind and rain, feeling the crash of the waves A blinding white flash and a deafening crack leaves me for a watery grave Just close your eyes, let the water take you over Carry you far away from here You'll find yourself in a land that’s full of wonder But don't you fear So it may seem life is just a waking dream The people you've met, you’ll one day forget But if you will try, those dreams may never die The memories you have will live on and on The sleeping beast must first awake if you desire to leave The native song will stir its rest but first you must retrieve Eight magic instruments guarded by eight deadly nightmares, so it's told Ascend the steps to the giant's white shell and the path will then unfold To this task, rise, you must search the whole land over You will find aid in the form of a guide Heed his words wise, they will help to make you stronger Go turn the tide So it may seem life is just a fleeting dream The journeys you take, the choices you make And though you may try, some dreams will surely die But new ones will come in their wake Open your eyes to the truth you've now uncovered This place has all just been one's fantasy You must decide to press onward or to waver What shall it be? So it may seem life is just a wasted dream The feelings you held, your heart overwhelmed But look to the sky, your dream is flying high The memories you made now live on and on

Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Apr 26, 2025

A solemn star in the midnight sky A distant hope, a question why A shining light in the blackened sea Foretelling signs of a prophecy Holy blood has spilled again And tainted sacred ground An eastern wind begins to blow The angels' trumpets sound The final chapter has been written (Has been written) Guided by our hand (Guided by our hand) Now all must be stricken (Must be stricken) To purify the land (To purify the land) Destruction rains from the heavens Bathing all in light One last brilliant radiance As day is turned to night When all we know is lost and gone The solemn star will still shine on and on

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 26, 2025

Uncertain feelings coming through The life you thought you always knew Now seems so lost and far away Time passing cannot be undone Future and past become as one No looking back, no backing down This time around, this time around (This time around) This time around (This time around) One desire, soaring higher, oh Now it's time for you to take the reins Fall harder, reaching farther You've so much left to gain The prize is worth the pain Lost in an existential haze Trapped in oneself, an endless maze Anxiety imprisoning my soul Seeking the path I know exists In search of truth, I must persist A voice calls out from deep within To take control is to begin One desire, soaring higher, oh Now it's time for you to break the chains Grow tighter, losing sight, led astray Just cast aside your fears and seize the day, woah-woah Woah-oh-woah, woah-oh It's the only way, yeah, yeah Woah-oh, woah-oh (Woah-oh-oh-oh) Woah-oh, woah-oh (Woah-oh) Woah-oh, woah-oh (Woah-oh-oh-oh) Woah-oh, woah-oh (Woah-oh) Woah-oh, woah-oh (Woah-oh-oh-oh) Woah-oh, woah-oh (Woah-oh) Woah-oh, woah-oh (Woah-oh-oh-oh) Woah-oh, woah-oh

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 26, 2025

Hiding in the shadows of the night Can't you hear me laughing? Moving closer just out of your sight What do you think will happen? (There) It's time (Is no) You'll see (Escape) You can't deny your destiny The night is calling out to you, my fateful friend A sudden flash of pain, your senses dull there as you lie Your vision fades away, a body waiting just to die (Hey) Waking up, consciousness comes rushing in Don't understand, I thought this was the end Oh, tell me why, tell me what just happened I can't remember, I can't remember, I can't remember A sickness inside Destroying my mind Walking all alone in the black of night Unsuspecting victim Waiting for the perfect chance to strike Now it's my turn (There) It's time (Is no) You'll see (Escape) You can't deny your destiny The night is calling out to you, my fateful friend A sudden flash of pain, your senses dull there as you lie Your vision fades away, a body waiting just to die You die

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 26, 2025

Above the clouds In coldest times A paradise, bathed in light Enlightened ones Siphoning Cataclysmic energy Straight from the mouth of the beast Parasitic A dire feast Product of ambition, advanced technology A devil-born machine Aided evolution, still greater we can be The closer we get to the stream Beneath the surface Beacon of progress The ocean palace Queen of the sky Corrupt descent Maddened by the power of the gods Immortal life Omnipotence Her thirst will soon be quenched at humanity's expense Awaken cosmic terror, bestow now unto me A power beyond comprehension Rising to the heavens, transcending space and time The harbinger of doom, black omen

Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Apr 26, 2025

Grief never ending Time runs its course Breaking and bending Show no remorse Twisting the future Ravaging the past Resigned to suffer Blindly steadfast Seeds of despair are sown Suffocating, overgrown (Overgrown) Crown of thorns hangs from your throne Withering, falling from grace Gone without a trace Disgrace Lost in the darkness No sense of sight Faint passing visions Pride be my light Reality distorted Filled with aimless hate Justifying rhetoric Moving targets now dissipate A hapless fate Seeds of despair are sown Suffocating, overgrown Crown of thorns hangs from your throne Withering, falling from grace Gone without a trace Disgrace

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025

Burn my flesh and cleanse my sins I am innocence used up whole Bred to wear the truth within I close my eyes and exhale Bury the light Into the night Open my soul And let the darkness take control I sense a shadow (Enter my heart) This emptiness (Swallowed in dark) My mind devoured (Fallen to pride) I bow my head and Bury the light Life is cast beneath the stones I am withered and discontent Forced to writhe inside these bones I fear not pain, death take me in Take me in

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 26, 2025

You wanna know what it means to see Just look around and let yourself be free Set the world in your sights, we'll prove it tonight You've got a vision burning in your head White hot, one shot, the prayer's been said Pull the trigger now, we'll make it somehow There's just no more I can take It's all building up, I refuse to break There's just no more I can bear When everything's all said and done Shoot for the sun You wanna know what it's like to fly Just spread your wings and you'll touch the sky No reason to wait, no time left to waste You think you know how it all plays out No one can save you from your own doubt Feel the light that starts to shine As it clears the heavy thoughts that cloud your mind That cloud your mind, yeah, yeah, oh One last question now remains Will everything just stay the same? Or will fortune smile, oh, will it smile upon the brave? There's just no more I can take It's all building up, I refuse to break There's just no more I can bear When everything's all said and done Shoot for the sun Shoot for the sun

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 26, 2025

The frozen winds of winter's cold embrace The kiss of death is warm against my face Against my face Blinding light soothes the pain The breath of life escapes me My soul is freed from bonds of mortal flesh My senses deaden as my body is turned to ash Brittle thoughts cling to hope and shatter in despair My sanity is ripped apart by a fate so bare A fate so bare A fate so bare A fate so bare I feel the chill within my bones as darkness falls The sullen white and gray, snow and ice consuming all Consuming all Consuming all Consuming all Blinding light soothes the pain The breath of life escapes me My soul is freed from bonds of mortal flesh My senses deaden as my body is turned to ash As my body is turned to ash

Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 26, 2025

Burning, dying, consumed by flame Final calling, this is the endgame Embers glowing, smoldering decay Ashes falling, our judgment day Witness the end of an age When chaos ruled and destruction reigned Fires continue to rage Yet hope remains for one last refrain Crawling, bleeding, clinging to life Strength returning, pull out the knife Living, breathing, free from distress Trapped no longer under duress Witness the dawn of rebirth Reclaiming glory for all its worth Waste shall not be laid upon this land Those who believe, lend me your hand

Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 26, 2025

The silent scream of the conscience of man As we are brought to sentience Given dominion over the sea and land To rule as we see fit The perfect form, born from the perfect image We are the chosen Yet as we prosper and we create We yearn to know Thousands of years of progress In search of a higher purpose Unanswered questions to forces unknown Our pleas are met with silence And so we wander, blind to the way Alone, abandoned and betrayed Our stricken minds now led astray Astray Almighty One, bringer of the winds and rain We seek reprieve from our existential pain What is our purpose? What have we been put here for? What is your plan for us? Tell us what our fate has in store I am he who lifts the sun up to the sky Bringer of night and day, creator of life Even as your knowledge grows, your minds will never know What lies beyond this world before it's your time Cogito ergo sum Cogito ergo sum

Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Apr 26, 2025