Nascent Realm
(<em>Instrumental</em>)
Submitted by BloodShrine — Jul 05, 2026
I’ve seen battles fought and I’ve seen death I’ve seen companions fighting for one final breath I’ve seen betrayal and known its bitter taste I’ve seen dragons soar and cities laid to waste And I’ve burned every bridge If I’ve always been a soldier do I serve the gods of war? And when do we start to wonder what we’re even fighting for? So warrior, before you go, tell me this at least Where are all the gods of peace? I’ve seen lost causes and I’ve held command I’ve seen survivors falter after the last stand I’ve seen defeat and lost more than I can tell I’ve seen the hooded god walk these streets as well
Submitted by BloodShrine — Jul 05, 2026
Rejected by our own We add another name to our legacy of battles fought Weary to the bone We add so many names to our memories of those we’ve lost So where do we go from here? Tonight we sail to give answer The future is dark We sail into the unknown The pain in our hearts A bitter seed has been sown And our deeds will go unwitnessed The future is dark We sail into the unknown Can compassion be enough? Or the hunger to see vengeance for the innocent? What we have must be enough As we sail to right a wrong we will not relent
Submitted by BloodShrine — Jul 05, 2026
Yet another blow To follow in the nightmare’s wake Fighting even so One horror past what I can take Hoping for reprieve For just a chance to breathe But this won’t break me This won’t break me Yet another blow And I can feel it closing in Fighting just to know This is a fight that I can win Hoping for reprieve For just a chance to breathe No choices but to stand our ground The crushing weight still bearing down And I stand by your side With both eyes open wide Until nothing stands in our way We’ll fight to live to fight another day And into the silence We’ll scream our defiance This won’t break me This won’t break me Yet another blow But this won’t be the story’s end Fighting just to show That wounds can heal and hurts can mend
Submitted by BloodShrine — Jul 05, 2026
Once a soldier said to me, when I told him of my hopes and dreams Keep your head down; you don’t need the attention of gods and kings He wasn’t wrong, but I’m standing here today And somehow I’ve landed right amidst the fray So now tell me, do you miss the elder gods and their thirst for blood? Or have you followed the younger ones with their promises and talk of love? I tell you now; they have failed one and all One day soon we will see how gods fall And they’ll see why you don’t fuck with mortals The day when the pantheon falls So now tell me, do you yearn for the coming of apocalypse Do you wait for divine judgment coming from the gods’ own lips? I tell you now; they have played us all for fools One day soon they’ll be playing by new rules And they’ll see why you don’t fuck with mortals The day when the pantheon falls And the pantheon stands in disarray It won’t survive the coming day And alone behind the temple walls The priests will sit in silent halls When the pantheon falls
Submitted by BloodShrine — Jul 05, 2026
Betrayal Eternity encased in earth and stone Survival In never-ending dark, one heart alone And my thoughts are dark My memories are grim The call in my blood To feed the fires of chaos within Emerging at last to the bright light of day To join in the storm or go my own way To rise again, tattered wings, shattered pride Can the dragon still fly? I fail When I stand once again and walk the land Revival In a world I don’t know or understand And my thoughts are dark My memories are grim The call in my blood To unleash the fire within
Submitted by BloodShrine — Jul 05, 2026
God of love Is that his aspect now? I’ve heard that I should be impressed But I’m just not sure how Is his thirst forever quenched? Does blood still stain his hands? Is death the favorite punishment For each insane command? And now who can see justice in The eternal flame And when I’m gone Will you remember my name? Will you stand by the side Of one who’d see me burn for eternity? Gods above I’ve had enough by now I’ve heard the threat is not the point But really, fucking how? Is the knife not at our throats? Are we blind to the abuse? Is love the best word we can use For the one who’s tied our noose?
Submitted by BloodShrine — Jul 05, 2026
Defeated and disgraced Maimed in my body and my soul How can I make up For what will never be made whole I don’t recognize myself In the names they call me everywhere I’ve always had my reasons But I know they’ll never care And I can see the page before me in my mind Waiting for the words I’ve yet to find The page more blank than not, now my feet go where I lead And I will write the story of my own deeds Rejected and replaced Maimed in my heart and in my mind How can I reclaim The strength to carry on this time I don’t recognize myself Changed in between the now and then How can I pretend To be who I’ll never be again
Submitted by BloodShrine — Jul 05, 2026
I know what you’ve come to say And you believe it to be true Your certainty your armor And your weapon too You stifle every question And never let doubt grow But certainty in a belief Has never made it so There’s no escape Surrender now Do you hear me? Do you know my name? Do you fear me? I am the one who escaped I am the apostate And now the world before me Is always something new Uncertainty my freedom And my wisdom too And now you’ve drawn your weapons And stand to threaten me And probably you’ll slay me But perhaps let’s wait and see Get on your knees Before your god
Submitted by BloodShrine — Jul 05, 2026
Since ancient times we’ve told our tales The songs were sung, a chosen one who would prevail A man of superhuman might A curse undone and glory won, the world made right Why still waiting for a savior? The prophets just as blind as you or I So where will you go when your hero doesn’t show And all your signs were only lights in the sky? And now from ancient times remain Barbaric lore and holy wars we fight in vain And with no path out of the gray Just our short sight without a light to guide our way Seeking glory in the violence, every war we wage Searching the past for a garden or a golden age Speeding forward towards a future, with our fingers burned Standing empty eyed and grinning, with no lessons learned
Submitted by BloodShrine — Jul 05, 2026