7 ian. 2009

DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED

Heirs Of The Northstar My Eyes Are Frozen Rape us the time You bring us this loving wave Crosses they rose On our once proud pagan land Those words they spoke were like Needles on my skin And their blessings were like knives Stabbed to my heart I trusted thee O heathen men of the north To hail and fight And to run them out Those words they listened were like Stabs into my back The baptisms they had meant That I had lost homeland Cold winds now freeze my eyes Now I flee Out of this shame they caused I spread my wings To fly to realm of my own My eyes are frozen for the icy tears My soul sheds For those betrayers that were not Strong enough to faith __________ One Son Of The Northstar One endless cold night Here I stand following Thy dark spirit thy faint light A path across my dreams Take me far into the unknown fly Over a desert a snowfield and dancing woods I storm the nocturnal sky In the fiery chariots I ride My dreams are like thy rays I see them sink into the sands of time and fade My spirit is like thine Shows only its nightside Always strong and faithful and never fails These snowy woods, this frozen land Here I stand waiting For thee to come to show thy face Over this land Once heathen once proud In the icestorms of the cold northern winter In the snowy hills and dark woods My heart is forged And that ice will never melt __________ Uller Amongst the cold Northern mountains He travells Wrapped in furs And armed with a bow He is the god of winter Hear me Uller! Ride by me in the battles and cover me With thy mighty shield O god of winter Born of the mother Sif The stepson of Thor In the cold winter lies his realm To the vale of Ydalir His footsteps lead There he dwells The god of winter __________ From The Snowy Hillsides They Came Via the paths of the four winds Through the icy valleys and hills They came led by two ravens The messengers from the Hall of the Slain Warriors of a thousand battles Skalds of a thousnd stories and tales Riding in a shadow Which will lie over the christian fame Hear the dark woods call Swear for the ancient names Odin, Thor, Valhalla Written into the heathen flames False beliefs fall Hearts of steel begin to pound again In my eyes I almost see Dragon ships setting sails Fathers, watch us ride Through the northern storms and freezing winds We are the horde That came from the snowy sides of hills Brothers up there we greet you Just like you-we will never fail Sisters, wait for the call We will come when we hear the Odin`s hail Via the paths of the four winds __________ In A Silent Night Sitting under a pine The deep silence unbroken around One dark lake So plasid, so cold Descended night Throws shadows over water Brown leaves fly Autumn is turning into winter What happens around me? It has no meaning I sleep in my woe This is not my world For my world lies Beyond other`s reach Shadows dancing-my throne My dreams` winterland I behold Through the gates of time unseen In a silent night Somewhere deep inside In the darkest woods In the darkest nights Lies my ancient realm Where are still places For me to find Shadows dancing-my throne __________ Come Fimbulvetr The far North Between the snowy fells We stand-we think The times that passed The times that are gone For they remind us Of the times of glory our pride When our swords could drink The blood of the weak Now they`re all gone Proud men have flown to Valhalla Left behind are only memories That hail us now We live under a shadow In depression and woe There hasn`t been dignity For a thousand years There won`t be that`s too much to ask Come Fimbulvetr __________ Yggdrasil's Children Fall Act I: The Death of Balder Autumn came to an end And the first snows began to fall Balder`s face was clouded The dreams of warning had called His mother sought oaths From all things below the sky To not to hurt her son To not to let him die Balder stood there encircled by gods Thrown with stones, spears and hit with sword No damage they had caused, not a wound In jealousy Loki disguised to find why there was no harm The mother told him that all the things on the earth Had sworn an oath not to harm nor kill her son All? , he asked and then she told him That only one was too young to swear And misteltoe was the one So Loki went across the frosted land To an ancient tree where misteltoe grew He cut off a piece and returned to the plain Where gods still were enjoying their game Loki saw Hodur the Blind sitting Outside the ring watching the gods` game Loki gave him the twig and offered to guide his hand Pleased Hodur stepped forth and threw the twig across the plain It hit Balder`s chest piercing His bright body and he fell onto groud in blood The laughter and the joy ceased When Balder`s blood spilled on the pure snow of Asgard Act II: A Farewell to the Son of Odin Balder was set into the ship And there he laid cold with his wife beside him On his breast were all his possessions Placed carefully As the ceremony began The sun sank low over the icy sea Two ravens circled in the clear blue sky Singing their sadness Thor raised his hammer and blessed the pyre Waves carried the ship far to the sea There it burned bright high against the darkening sky Odin stood…tears falling from his eyes Act III: Hermod`s Ride to Hel Through dark howling valleys Of wind swept desolation Hermod rode alone Towards the land of death Sleipnir`s hooves in fire Nine days, nine nights Hermod rode to Hel On the farthest shore of Gjoll he came The bridge keeper waited Modgud her name He asked for the release of Balder His brother She recalled and showed him the path Into the dark Hermod arrived to the place At the Hel`s table among the dead He found his brother sitting Hermod told Balder He had came to take him to Asgard That night they sat Chatting and recalling past times He went to Hel and begged her For Balder`s release Telling her that all mourned for his decease She promised, if all things wept for him He`d be free to return through the valleys so dim Hermod returned and told the gods what Hel had said So messengers were sent to all over thr world And all the world wept for their Balder beloved Only one old woman refused; ”Let Hel keep what she had” Act IV: The Bounding of Loki Soon the gods found that old woman was Loki Revenge they swore and begin to hunt him Loki spent days as a salmon in waters Or as himself in a house Once the gods found Loki hiding in the river When he jumped to escape Thor caught him into his fist The gods took him to a deep cavern with his sons One day changed into a wolf And the wolf devoured other son`s body The gods took hos intestines And with them bound Loki to rocks Skadi hung a snake above Loki`s head Venom dripping into his mouth So great was the pain That when Loki writhed All the worlds shook and trembled… Act V: The Final Battle After Balder`s death The gods withrew from the earth Evil spread and Fimbulvetr arrived Battles raged all over The wolves rose One devoured the sun One the moon Stars fell crushing onto the earth Fenris broke his chains Midgard heaved his body Drowned the land in waves Washed the battlefields bloody Giants marched Fenris approached Gjallarhorn`s alarm Echoed in the air The armies of dead marched Lead by Loki the avenger The battlefield of Vigrid Will soon bathe in blood Odin rushed With a spear in his hand Behind him came The heroes of Valhalla And the battle began God against giant And giant against god The brave armies clashed After a long battle Both giants and gods Laid on the ground Never to rise again… Act VI: A New Heaven, A New Earth All the earth burnt in flames In times the flames will die One man and one woman survived And they shall breed a new race Vidar and Vali will walk upon a new heaven They`ll live upon the Ida plain Where Asgard once was And re-build it to be Far greater than before Children of Thor will bring their father`s hammer And Balder will return bright Leading the gods in the new age …The new age under the sign of the hammer Autumn Roars Thunder Autumn Roars Thunder Torchlight in utter darkness Starts licking wood with its deadly tongue In seconds its hunger grows Wood is eaten by flames twelve feet long Before the the eyes of heathens The shrine of the cross lights up the glade On the groud lie six bodies That have met their fate by pagan blade Hear the autumn thunder in the sky Banishing the mild summer breeze An autumn thunder roars down on the ground By its force the foreign god flees A flash of steel cuts flesh By doing so it cuts the cross The mossy ground drinks the blood Of a hundred men in white clothes The morning smells of death But still it feels like a fresh wind After so many years Were the forests returned to the pagan kings Hear the autumn thunder in the sky… Fullmoon turned to crescent and crescent to fullmoon Many times over the forests of Hame The olod gods were respected And new houses rose on the ashes of the cross All was at peace When the summer began to turn into autumn But when the first leaves turned to yellow and brown People began to see signs… bad omens One day a hunter from the coast came And told he had heard rumours The ships of the foe had been seen in northwest And their numbers were great Morning mist chilly was floating up from the sea At a dawn when leaves were falling down from trees Gathered were the pagan kings to the circle of the stones Out of silence rose a man known as wise and old ”We`ve all seen the fires And heard the tale of the hunter Hear my words whyen I say This autumn roars thunder” Passed dusks and dawns two times ten Fires burning were not on their hills Again was blood flowing, now of heathen men The foe had returned to burn and kill Village by village they went Leaving only crosses and ashes behind Until pagans were beaten By their body, not their mind Poured water on their heads Mumbling words of a foreign tongue Built houses for their god Was the pride of these forests forever gone? Hear the autumn thunder fade away With its` echothey lost their pride Freedom of centuries was lost in days The autumn thunderin their hearts had died __________ Nightowl Two eyes in darkness like two burning fires Still cold as a wintery lake The moon is hidden behind dark clouds Fluttering wings…the silence breaks I was walking on the edge of the forest When the eyes began to approach A while I just stood there watching The eyes coming close The owl she came onto my arm Her eyes staring deep into me Soon a shroud covered my eyes I could hear but I couldn`t see ”The time is close, o men of Karelia Men of pride, the time is near Soon thou will see a new god coming When snow falls he will be here Centuries to come will see his dominion His dominion that makes thee slaves Have not fear, it wont last forever The new dawn will hail thy fathers` gods again” At the very moment the last word was gone Returned my sight I saw no owl only heard a silent flutter From Tapio`s realm, from the fading night As I walked away I thought: ”It can`t be true that a northern man Would lose his hohour and be a slave Of a god from an unknown land…” __________ When Ancient Spirits Battled The battle of the giants was raging The Earth tried to free from the Ice Who had taken her to his deadly embrace And shunned her from all light The Sun rose and set a million times In the southern horizon Before he felt pity for the Earth Decided to save his beloved one The warm rays of the Sun laid upon the Earth Ice began to melt-waters flow So withdrew the Ice northwards to a land Where aurora borealis glow In time were waters dried Still was the Earth desolate No life, no growth but one tree Suffering of Ice`s winds` hate Of the seeds of this lonely tree Grew a forest and another and another The landscape changed to blue and green Lakes and forests became brothers Althought winters were cold The land survived and filled with life Wolves and bears wandered in woods Not threatened by spear or knife At a dawn on a hillside climbed a two-legged creature Wrapped in a hide and carrying a sharpened bone He watched the land and its beauty This was going to be his home… __________ The Conspiracy Of The Pagan Cult Strenghtened bravemen hearts Ride with the pale moon Reach for the source of wisdom In the glace of the guiding star Visions of a pure land As fires haunt The chains are unbound The visions shall be true A throne is risen For the bravehearted northmen Sprung out of the source of wisdom With pure pagan blood Ages of the elders return Fallen upon the traitor`s hand The curs shall be slain Slain by the Hammer of pride __________ Hymn Of The Darkwoods Up from the North we come From the land of a thousand lakes A heathen force from once proud Northland Where pines are covered with snowflakes Pagan warriors, hear our battlehymn Help our words soar high Thou shall be greeted with our mighty hail Our star is on rise! Break thy chains of enslavement Time will come to the enslavers to pay One winter solstice we shall gather together And that will be their doomsday! Pagan warriors… Our star is now dim But getting brighter It will replace the enslaver sun Hear us, brothers and sisters A new day is dawning Upon us heirs of the Northstar Pagan warriors… __________ On The Top Of The Falconhill On the top of the Falconhill… I was standing surrounded by solitude Evening breeze as my only friend It was a beautiful dusk of November Darkness wrapping around the hills where paths end To my eyes reflected a distant fire A fire from far away A sign our enemy is approaching From land beyond the bay Beyond the mist covered forests on the river I saw Three dozen ships with crosses on sails Soon everywhere burnt fires Mine among others From the village a horde was marching Till death or fame! To my eyes… By the time the sun was about to rise above the skyline The army of the cross and heathen hordes collided By time the sun was lurking high behind a cloud Only the heathen swords were held against the sky They were slaughtered and banished for now But they will return to spread their word and kill It was a god-against-gods-battle I saw On the top of the Falconhill __________ King's Gray Shadow He wandered through landscapes painted Green by forests and blue by lakes All the way of leagues of ten and five Until he arcived during the fall of twilight Gatherd the villagers around him To hear the sad news he had to bring Three dawns ago in the land towards sunrise Was thy king slain in the battle at night A gray cloud shadowed the hearts of men And flowing tears wet women`s eyes Their king had gone to Tuonela Had his spirit among them died? Had it gone away with the flames That burned his warship-his grave The nightwinds had called his name The gods got another man brave Weeks after the funeral was seen a shadow grey Roaming in the woods of the eastern land Hiding in daytime then returning at night Haunting in the minds of the mortals who killed the king __________ I Burn At The Stake I wake up in shivers of cold On a chilly sunny morning of May My eyes try catch up with what is going on They only recall the nights which in dungeons I laid Chanting in a tongue unknown fills my ears Odour of incences warmth of torchfires Men wearing black hooded robes are closing me Golden crosses glow as they light my pyre In the name of the holy trinity We purify thy soul with these flames And baptise you Never! You can burn me, bastards But you can never take my faith I spit on you cross and curse you In the name of the spirits of my fathers! Be cursed you servants of a foreign god Despisable betrayers of your people I will never ever accept your faith Rather I burn at the stake! __________ Red Sky Over The Land Of Fells In the midst of the dead earth up through the clouds they rise Feet sunk in moss heads covered in a veil of white Kings born and die fells still watch up proud Like giants in their grandeur they stand and hold the sky Shadows grow tall covering the barren earth The earth that wears only lichen and moss The sun is setting and the sky dresses in red For the coming six fullmoons all light will be lost The daylight goes hiding to into the infinity The last shades of red turn slowly to gray…and then to black On some nights will the northern lights appear And send their rays to reflect from the snow Colouring the lands of fells in all their shades When they disappear…only darkness remains Witch-Hunts Without Ceremony And Bell Toll Summer 1657 A tailor's daughter in pain - bewitched A healer had told that the witch will be revealed Before sundown a woman known as evil appeard "That bitch must have done it. She must be offspring of satan himself" Despite the accusitions she offered to help And poured a potion all over her All of a sudden she started to shake The birth of four frog-like creatures was seen "She threatened me that inside I would melt 'cos I didn't give her butter" the poor girl yelled So the witch was bound in heavy chains. And taken to the court as a servant of hell "I met a mysterious black man. He kissed me and taught how to do harm" As interrogation and torture went on. Heard the good people of the court horrible things Thirteen years as a servant of satan. A whole and a right hand to the dark prince Sabbaths, or devotions to the devil Were held on a small nearby hill At the peak of the torment She turned in a few who had been there "I met a mysterious black man. He kissed me and taught how to do harm" 343 days she spent in prison. While the court sentenced her to death A mourning when the summer was at its warmest. She was taken out and beheaded with another witch Burned to ashes, spat on, despised Buried into a hole outside of the holy ground Shamefully she was laid to rest Without ceremony and bell toll __________ Inside The Circle Of Stones A long time ago this stone circle built The reason behind it remaind a mystery Why was it built at end of all paths? On a tiny glade where no one could find I wondered what was the purpose of this strange cult To quench the thirst of my curiosity I decided to step in The very moment I put my feet inside I lost my consciousness, my sense of reality It was another world I ended up in Somewhere far from ours I flew through a tunnel where voices Were calling my name enchantingly Flashes of nightmareous visions A man of god would say I still was in hell Suddenly I found myself in a void Empty of matter empty of noise A while I didn't know if I still was flying Until it began again It was as sudden when I got back to my reality Supposedly after rolling out of the circle in the dream I immediately knew that my knowledge wasn't enough To research and possess this secret When I walked away I stopped on a little hill I saw it again, now also its shape...a five-pointed star __________ The Crow And The Warrior Once in the silence of the woods In the shadows of a crescent moon The eyes scan the beautiful nocturne The ears enjoy silent songs "I have seen things and heard talks Thy eyes are blind and ears deaf to Words carried in the nightly breeze Images in the autumnal grass" Once in the silence of the woods Under the spiral of oaken branches Breathing slowly, heart pounding weakly Shadows floating towards his eyes "I have heard thee come since the moon was full The owls knew what thou knew not Oh thee children, thee almighty creatures Ignorant are thee of thy width of knowledge Under question should thou place thy concepts Of Übermensch and Untermensch For man has never, and will never even be positioned Hath the words of the crow Vanished with the echo into the night Descended dark shadows And covered the eyes No sorrow felt the old crow The secrets he revealed would remains as such __________ Dying To Meet You In the eyes of the moon I see you The face that brought my soul joy In the reflections of the sun I feel you The cross that brought me hate and pain To the other side of the river my soul yearns I am dying to meet you again To the ruins of what once was a church my soul yearns I am dying to meet you face to face I remember the sweetness of the nights Only me and you and the starlit sky Now I have swallowed too many goblets Of the bitter wine of anger you made me to drink On that night rain fell not On that night winds blew not In the thick hot air One dozen...two dozen Torches appeared out of the chanting darkness Simple minds certain of their ways being the best I recall the last time I saw you Screaming for me on that torchlit hill And I sure will never forget you Not before my sword cuts off your crow __________ The Preacher Came to Town A peaceful town down by the lake A cradle of goodness and righteousness it was said Quite prosperous one might add Rye fieds, cattle, and the riches of the lake Fallacious was their dormancy of shelter Blindfolded had they themselves with the shadow of the cross This dormancy lasted until a dusk in August A preacher came, handsome enough to wet any lady He was greeted with warmth and friendliness Though a bit of jealousy showed on the looks of the men Nobody wondered why she spoke no words of god And his eyes were glued to women's bodies Nobody simply paid any attention to it Especially the women enchanted by his attaractiveness Until one day the paint on the church walls began to crumble The crop festered and the cattle began to die The wives disappeared just before midnight Only to return before the first rays of sunrise It began to snow at end of the month The crop and the cattle dead, ground frozen, famine awaited Vanished was the atmosphere of honesty and good will People became wary of each other for anybody could have Evoked this curse upon them __________ Burn, Witches, Burn "He must be the root of all this misery The ladies, whores, a satan's tool to send us to eternity Ring, brothers, ring the bells and bring the torches Let us tie them up to the stake - burn, witches, burn" Finally the men of the town could point the guilt to someone Of cource it had to be the stranger Following their wives at night they had found the orgies Rituals to bring forth the powers of Hell "How could you our beloved wives Grant your bodies to be used to do evil On him we know no mercy, nor can we give you any Follow us to the hills - burn, witches, burn" First they surrounded the guest house where the preacher Was sleeping off the exertions of the night A cross-shaped pole they drove through his black heart Sending him to join his master in the pits of Hell The few women still considered faithful Were told to stay at home While the others were being marched to the hills These women gathered... The guilty women of the town were taken to the hills Where huge bonfires were standing Tied up to the stakes they were - naked to face the god In tears they cried: "We were possessed!" "In the name of the holy trinity Be purified by these flames We pray for your souls on your way to damnation For all the evil you have done - burn, witches, burn" __________ Witch Hunters Twenty years had passed, happiness had come back Only the painful memories were acting as reminders These was a new phenomenon that made rumours spread Something was going on in the deep dark woods A cult curtained in secrety...or evil spirits of the night? The nature of these mysterious creatures...and their origin were unknown The cult of witch hunters The offspring of the preacher and his whores in the jet-black night of Samhain The peace and happiness were broken The demonic hordes from the woods Stormed throught the town setting it ablaze "We have come to avenge the death of our mothers Now you can also get a taste of the Inferno" The witch hunters marched into every house Impaling the burners and their kin The church was burned by their infernal hatred Women raped by their infernal lust The men who judged the mothers to be burned Were treated like the mothers had been treated After the horrifying hours of torture They were tied and burned at the stake After the task was completed the earth started to shake The remains of the houses collapsed to the ground The jaws of hell opened right where peace once prevailed Victorious had the witch-hunt been where the hunter became the hunter

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