Of Wonders and Wars

(2x) We are lost forever in the world of your dreams We are bound to be here against our own will We are waiting for better or worse Pretending to be in charge of our destiny There was no real chance from the start The dice were loaded much too heavily Your words were sounding wrong anyway Philosophy of fools with nothing left after the day But when the time has come We will take a leap of faith And face our destiny right in the eye of the storm We are nothing but wanderers Who are lost in the maze of dreams Trying to escape from the hands of God We have failed in building a world With no pain and no suffering While our cathedrals are burning in the night And ashes are blown away by the wind of hell There is no real chance for us now The clock is running out so fast We've almost reached the end Attempting to keep up with the pace Of our frantic run towards the end of our race Despite our wonders pride We've been helpless all this time In building a miracle to hamper our decline We are nothing but wanderers Who are lost in the maze of dreams Trying to escape from the hands of God We have failed in building a world With no pain and no suffering While our cathedrals are burning in the night And ashes are blown away by the wind of hell (2x) We are lost forever in the world of your dreams We are bound to be here against our own will We are waiting for better or worse Pretending to be in charge of our destiny We are lost forever in the world of your dreams In the world of your dreams (2x) We are nothing but wanderers Who are lost in the maze of dreams Trying to escape from the hands of God We are nothing but dreamers Who are trying to save the world From the greed and the blindness of humankind Dream on, dream on On our way to hell

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 24, 2025

Delenda est Humanitas Decernerent omnes deos Criminalis homines sunt Damnatio venit pro nobis Apertum est hodie autem iudicium Quod judicare ad crimina hominum Deorum argunt solvent in favilla Saeclum All the seeds of hate have been sown by the devil And the ministers of Gods While men have danced to the rhythm Of the war drums. Calling for blood. Forgive us, Child, for we now have to die And leave you alone in the night Forgive us now, for it's too late to come back And save the world from chaos. Damnation has come upon us today Isn't it what men deserve anyway? We're nothing but assassins of our own race We made our choices and left our hope away. Now the time has come to pray for the salvation Of our impious souls Once again we fight Convinced that we are on the righteous side Could it be a lie? Forgive us, Child, for we forgot who we are Possessed by the demons of war Forgive the gods for they carved in our human hearts The seed of this pure insanity Damnation has come upon us today Too late for regrets we shall die away Heaven's door has been closed for us today Gods sentenced us to vanish from this world away Hear the silence covering the land And the beat of your heart While the mist is shrouding the night And the cold is freezing the bones of the warriors And their swords, red from their blood Forgive us, Child, for the hatred in our hearts And our fratricidal wars Forgive us now, for the greed and the blindness. You are the last hope of humankind

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 24, 2025

Gods of the wind and the Earth Of the trees and the skies Can you hear our prayer? When the night has come upon our hearts Lost in the mists of time What can we do now to change the course of human kind? I stand alone at night Surrounded by eternal stones Erected by those men To touch the heart of Mother Earth And when I open my ears I hear your whispers in the wind And after centuries of war Of folly, murders and blood Serene, the stones remain alone Impervious to human prayers and tears Still standing now and forevermore When the night has come upon the reckless hearts While we are waiting for the dawn While the storm is rising again to break the stones Lost in the mists of times, hopeless and blind What will remain of our hope of an afterlife? And while humankind is devastating life on Earth The ancient gods are crying While seeing the world at agony Their sadness fills my dying soul That even starlight cannot heal Eternal guardians of time forever pointing to the sky Your voice is singing in the night For those who can open their mind I need so much to feel your hearbeat next to mine When the night has come upon the reckless hearts While we are waiting for the dawn While the storm is rising again to break the stones Lost in the mists of times, hopeless and blind What will you do to change the curse of humankind? I'm so alone when I dance in the night Open your arms and join me in the night When the night has come upon the reckless hearts While we are waiting for the dawn While the storm is rising again to break the stones Lost in the mists of times, hopeless and blind What will remain of our hope of an afterlife?

Submitted by The Void — Apr 24, 2025

Theseus Captivus Labyrinthi Ex somno surgere Fugiam in perpetuum dominum Daedelus Creator Labyrinthi Libera deorum furorem Nam saecula saeculorum Theseus Captivus Labyrinthi Ex somno surgere Fugiam in perpetuum dominum Daedelus Creator Labyrinthi Libera deorum furorem Nam saecula saeculorum I woke again today and saw the light Of a dying sun trying to shine in the night Walls erected around, stand endlessly I am lost again in the labyrinth How will I find a way through all the lies, Ariadne? Please, will you be my guide and save my life, Ariadne? Hace mercy on me now The trap is closing around me Trying to escape the fight While ghosts are howling inside my mind Oh, Ariadne is crying for the blood of sacrifice Oh, Ariadne is crying for the innocent and blind But it's too late to cry While we're swallowed up by the night There's no hope, no way out From Daedalus' Labyrinth I found a thread of gold down on the ground Fumbling in the dark while I grope my way out Where is the Minotaur to chase me down? Am I just a prey or a new Theseus? I'm just another pawn in the hands of God, Ariadne Tell me, is it a nightmare or a dream, Ariadne? Insanity of men lost in the maze of Gods Who thought they could survive? The poisoned gift of Prometheus Oh, Ariadne is crying for the blood of sacrifice Oh, Ariadne is crying for the innocent and blind But it's too late to cry for the love of your life You will never escape the thread of your destiny Theseus Captivus Labyrinthi Ex somno surgere Fugiam in perpetuum dominum Daedelus Creator Labyrinthi Libera deorum furorem Nam saecula saeculorum I saw a ray of hope shine in the dark Could it be that I reached the gates of night? I'm running for my life towards the light While I feel the breath of the Beast on my back Why have you stayed alone in Minos' dream, Ariadne? Why are these tears of blood flowing on your face, Ariadne? Ariadne has died Abandoned by everyone She lost the thread of hope that was keeping her alive Oh, Ariadne's life has been nothing but a lie Oh, Ariadne has died, now she knows the truth behind There's no way out nor back In the maze we must die Clinging to the thread of our life For a promise of paradise

Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 24, 2025

Stars are shining in your eyes When I held you in my arms You say sorry with a smile Pretend you're doing this for me That it's how you prove your love Sometimes you close your eyes And seem to be drifting away Your mind already is thousand of miles away Only you, in the deepest of your heart You know what you are looking for The dream of a lifetime And you tell yourself those foolish lies: 'One day my love... ...Anyway, anyhow I will find a way to the stars Anyway, anyhow against the will of gods' Anyway, anyhow you will find a way to the stars Anyway, anyhow, through my eyes Look at these tears in my eyes Regrets for the time we lost pursuing these chimeras Your obsession killed our love A burden heavier than the stones That you were piling up to the sky Now tell me, what are your dreams of grandeur good for If you forget the ones who love you day by day? Did you think you could get closer to your god By building all your towers, or climbing up to the moon? You should have known by now There's no heaven for us Why did you turn away my love? Anyway, anyhow you will find a way to the stars Anyway, anyhow against the will of gods Anyway, anyhow you will find a way to the stars Anyway, anyhow, through my eyes Anyway, anyhow you will find a way to the stars Anyway, anyhow against the will of gods Anyway, anyhow you will find a way to the stars Anyway, anyhow, through my eyes Anyway, anyhow you will find a way to the stars Anyway, anyhow, through my eyes

Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 24, 2025

Lost in a nightmare in which I am dying My soul is wandering in the wind Can't help my tears fall down on the earth As I can see the twilight of men War in the darkness War in the night War born from human madness Sheer folly of men War in the darkness War in our poisoned hearts War born from human madness Will it ever end? Behold the seven wonders of this world Let them inspire your soul See what was built by men through time To rival the power of their gods Why should it be that they can only fight Waging their wars on their brothers? Is there a hope to see them unite To save the life of their children? Flying through time I can witness the rise Of men building wonders high into the sky Shouting out loud ''There's no heaven nor god'' Why does it seem we're addicted to war? War in the darkness War in the night War rooted in human hearts Deadly whim of gods But we're nothing but the toys Of their insane deadly game Behold pyramids and cathedrals and towers Proudly still standing in our hearts Think of the suffering of millions who died To leave their own footprint in this world Unravelling mysteries of science and life Trying to escape the hand of God We conquered the seas and the sky and the moon As capable of grandeur as of hate But sometimes, all hope seems forever lost The Earth seems like it's on the brink of collapse In this universe we're nothing but dust Condemned to vanish alone in the dusk War in the darkness War in the night War rooted in human hearts Deadly whim of gods But we're nothing but the toys Of their insane deadly game War in the darkness War in the night War rooted in human hearts Deadly whim of gods War in the darkness War in the night War rooted in human hearts Deadly whim of gods But we're nothing but the toys Of their insane deadly game

Submitted by NecroGod — Apr 24, 2025

I'm walking down the streets of Metropolis at night City of lights, achievement of Millennia I am surrounded by the crowd, millions of lives As though imbued with a life of its own Dream without boundaries Forget your ancient memories Break the chains of your minds Free yourself from the lies Oh, Metropolis lights are shining so bright Don't let them take control of your dreams Climbing the tower I can finally make out the Divine trial Patterns of life, carved in our DNA I am now running through the night, ready to die Dreams are the only way to fly away from here Dream without boundaries Forget your ancient memories Break the chains of your minds Free yourself from the lies Oh, Metropolis lights are shining so bright Don't let them take control of your dreams Open your eyes We are lost in Metropolis night Inmortal hearts Embrace the mysteries of life Dream without boundaries Forget your ancient memories Break the chains of your minds Free yourself from the lies Oh, Metropolis lights are shining so bright Don't let them break the last of your dreams The last of your dreams The last of your dreams

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 24, 2025

My mind is wandering through centuries, To witness wars of men, and death of kings. From here to the cradle of humankind, From Eiffel Tower to pyramids of Giza. Powerful architects of ancient times, Build as you will, heed not what sceptic men say. They scoff at the vanity of your wildest dreams, Coming to marvel why you waste your time. Look at the Pyramid of stone in the sand. How did you know it would survive your soul Marvels of ancient times still proudly stand, Centuries of History contemplating your vain ephemeral lives. I cry as I can see billions of lives, Exhausting Earth in our deadly growth. We die while hoping for an afterlife. We are just building the tomb for our lifeless bones Wise scientists of modern times, Lighten our way, heed not what fanatics say. They'd rather believe in their bloody lies, Spread by apostles of money and gods. Look at the Pyramid of stone in the sand, How did you know it would survive their soul. Marvel of ancient times still proudly stands, Centuries of History contemplating your vain ephemeral lives. Pyramids of stone, will you stand proud until the end of time? Tomb of kings, who tried to unveil the secrets of eternal life. Pyramids of stone, you will survive through all the wars we wage, Ready to brave millions of years, indifferent to the fate of men. Look at the Pyramids built from clay and from stone. How vain was your hope to rival your gods!

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 24, 2025

The Earth shakes and throws your people on their knees Hear them crying, see their tears Your black death is spreading like a fire Turning all your hopes and all your dreams into ashes The tide turned, withdrawing from the sands While you're waiting for the flood The waves broke the dykes that you had built A tsunami of tears is sweeping all your hopes away All the winds of the Earth are howling in your ears Destroying all you built as easily as castles of sand And the walls you erected around your life Will fall and leave you down With nowhere to run, nowhere to hide When the final collapse of mankind begins in the night You ignored the warnings of your scientists Prayed to your gods and their ministers You ignored the implacable truth: Exponential growth's the cancer of the Earth You were fooled by profits and by fear To decline is human fate The countdown has started for so many years You closed your eyes You closed you ears You gave no damn All the winds of the Earth are howling in your ears Destroying all you built as easily as castles of sand And the walls you erected around your life Will fall and leave you down With nowhere to run, nowhere to hide When the final collapse of mankind begins in the night All the winds of the Earth are howling in your ears Destroying all you built as easily as castles of sand And the walls you erected around your life Will fall and leave you down With nowhere to run, nowhere to hide When the final collapse of mankind begins in the night When the final collapse of mankind begins in the night

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 24, 2025

Hear the clamour of Paris filling the air See the distant reddish fire igniting the skies Now, ashes dance in the cold of the night See how centuries vanish forevermore When the world was lost in the night We turned our hearts to Notre Dame Now the sky is set on fire Your spire has fallen to the ground A witness of History, forsaken by your own god Hear the sound of my steps on your forecourt When I was young and danced to your bell's melodies I used to greet you each and every day In those hard times you were standing by my side When my heart was lost in the night I used to turn to Notre Dame Now the sky is set on fire Your spire has fallen to the ground Memories of centuries were swept away in a heartbeat Ave Maria Gratia plena O Maria Ora pronobis It sounds unreal for the non-believer I am To feel you in my heart while I deny your god But what was built upon the lives and faith of men Shan't be erased that way from the surface of the earth When my heart was lost in the night I used to turn to Notre Dame Now the sky is set on fire Your spire has fallen to the ground Hail Mary full of grace, you're still standing in our hearts When our hearts were lost in the night We used to turn to Notre Dame Now the sky is set on fire Your spire has fallen to the ground Hail Mary full of grace, you're still standing in our hearts

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 24, 2025