One of man's darkest chapters, it has just begun In the sign of the cross they rise It's the epoch of the inquisition Too many brothers and sisters have died...
..left with no life inside to be awaken They will never see the morning sun again Hypocrisy killed the forsaken Who thought, faith would be their only friend Faith would be their only friend
The scenery shows the ashes of some who tried to refuse Rising smoke becomes one with the dim light of the pale and lurid moon Can dark clouds hide the hidden from the mighty eye of God? Using his name on the pretext of deciding who's allowed to live... and who's not! (It's a very dark night, nobody outside... Silence wraps up the land, as suddenly Hoof beats destroy all sleep In a very dark night...)
Who's allowed to live... and who's not!
From high above the Lord silently watches and grieves And sadness rises from his inner deep "For thou, my son hath been crucified..." All the angels laid down their trumpets and cried
"One shalt be sent to foresee mankind's death! Rain shalt be my tears and thunder my wrath!" Sitting on his throne, left of all hope he once kept On the day, as heaven wept
As heaven wept
2. Origin Of A Crystal Soul
As dawn is weaving between fallen autumn leaves The poor ones gather under naked trees Asking how to survive, 'cause the winter breaks And medieval coldness now from a deep sleep awakes
Libera me, domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda [Free me, oh Lord, from eternal death on that terrible day]
It's December, 14th 1503, as the ones above stop their mourning As the one arrived - selected to foresee - something changed without a warning! (Libera me, domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda) [Free me, oh Lord, from eternal death on that terrible day]
Es war geboren in des Christengottes Zeit [It was born in the time of Christian God] Ein Bub - so die Legende - mit des Schцpfer's Fдhigkeit [A boy - so says the legend - with the Creator's power] Zu sehen, was sein wird, im Verborgenen, unerkannt [To see what will be, in obscurity, unknown] Denn der mit dem Leumund des Ketzers wьrd' цffentlich verbrannt [Then he that's known as a heretic would publicly be burnt]
Die Hand, die - greifend nach dem Schцnen - blutet von der Rose Dorn [The hand, that - reaching for the fair - is bleeding from the rose's thorn] Der Trieb der Menschen Habgier, bestraft durch Gottes Zorn [The human instinct of greed, punished by the God's wrath] Er, der Spiegel eurer Seele, spьrt die Trauer, Kummer, Gram [He, the mirror of your souls, senses the mourning, grief, sorrow] Er, der Trдger dieses Namens: Michael de Notre Dame [He who bears this name: Michael de Notre Dame]
3. Requiem In D-Minor
[Instrumental]
4. In A Pale Moon's Shadow
Hostem repellas eternus [May you forever repel the enemy] Pacemque dones et protinus [And give us peace, and from then on] Ductore sic de praevio [With you, our leader, in front of us] Vitemus omne noxium [We shall evade all evil]
Hostem repellas eternus [May you forever repel the enemy] Pacemque dones et protinus [And give us peace, and from then on] Ductore sic de praevio [With you, our leader, in front of us] Vitemus omne noxium [We shall evade all evil]
A dream deep in the night As the firstborn awakes with the sign A little dreamer... but are dreams always to define?
"Do not fear, my son! Awaken the dragon inside For he may guide you, being the world's hidden eye Through a dark time, when mankind is bleeding within Oh little dreamer..."
Hostem repellas eternus [May you forever repel the enemy] Pacemque dones et protinus [And give us peace, and from then on] Ductore sic de praevio [With you, our leader, in front of us] Vitemus omne noxium [We shall evade all evil]
Analyzing the midnight sky And in the early morninglight He just feels the warming heart Beating in his head
To declare the reason why Should I survive this sadness "God reality back in my mind" - beating in his head
It's a very dark night Nobody outside Silence wraps up the land as suddenly: Hoof beats destroy all sleep
And a wooden coach loaded with innocent ones Accused and sentenced, their end has begun And their eyes can't cover their fear... can't cover their fear
And he thinks he must be dreaming Lifts up his head, sees the sky is gleaming Heaven burns as red as blood
And all they have caught, they won't return The sky reflects, from superstition they burn When will they ever learn... They never return!
Ein drohendes Pochen in tiefschwarzer Nacht [A threatening rapping in pitch black night] In Trдumen geseh'n und nun wahrgemacht [In dreams foreseen and came true] Die Diener der Kirche sind hier, sie zu holen [The Church's servants have come for her] "Brennen sollst du mein Kind! - Der Herr hat's befohlen!" ["You shall burn my child!" - It's the Lord's command!]
Do not fear my son! Awake the dragon inside For he may guide you, being the worlds hidden eye
Als am Pfahl sie brennt, nun schwarz ist ihr rotes Haar [When on stake she burns, now her red hair is black] Niemand mehr zweifelt, daЯ des Teufel's Weib sie war [No one doubts anymore that the Devil's broad she'd been] Geschlagen, getreten, bespuckt und belacht [Beaten, trodden, spat and laughed at] Die Flammen dem Leiden ein Ende gemacht [The flames made an end to the suffering]
A scream deep in the night As the firstborn awakes with the sign A little dreamer... but are dreams always to define?
Die Flammen dem Leiden ein Ende gemacht [The flames made an end to the suffering] Die Flammen dem Leiden ein Ende gemacht [The flames made an end to the suffering] Ein Ende gemacht [An end to it] Und wieder pocht es in tiefschwarzer Nacht... [And another rap in a pitch black night...]
5. Cantus Firmus In A-Minor
[Instrumental]
6. De La Morte Noire
Born through astral constellation Those pictures are now getting clearer Inside his head And sent by the highest god They start to rise from the deepest depth
"My King - dead - no!!!!! Dying by the lance... so slow..."
He wipes the tears Away, and tries to think As clear as the falling rain But his hope begins to sink But his hope begins to sink...
.. down to this point Do you fear? Yes you do, and you always will! The bleeding of another part Crawls into your mind and still...
Es kam zu erinnern [There came, to remind] An des Menschen BuЯe [About Man's repentance] Die Maske des Vogels [The mask of the bird] Nickt hцhnisch zum GruЯe [Bows for a mocking salutation] In Schwarz gehьllt [Clad in black] Auf schwarzem Rosse getragen [Carried on black steed] Die Menschheit zu knechten [To subdue humankind] Kam der Herr der Plagen [Came the Lord of the Plagues] Pest regiert mit strafender Hand [The plague rules with punishing hand] Und Leichen bedecken das Land... das Land [and corpses cover the land... the land]
Es kam zu erinnern [There came, to remind] An des Menschen BuЯe [About Man's repentance] Die Maske des Vogels [The mask of the bird] Nickt hцhnisch zum GruЯe [Bows for a mocking salutation] In Schwarz gehьllt [Clad in black] Auf schwarzem Rosse getragen [Carried on black steed] Die Menschheit zu knechten [To subdue humankind] Kam der Herr der Plagen [Came the Lord of the Plagues] Pest regiert mit strafender Hand [The plague rules with the punishing hand] Und Leichen bedecken das Land... das Land [and corpses cover the land... the land]
Out of the sorcerer's chamber? Or do they come straight from the hands of the goal? This roses' leaves seem to be magic And saved all the poor population below "My wife... sons... no!!!!! Diphteria creeps, and no one knows..."
7. Lost (Robin's Song)
Running away in the autumn rain Did you ever see a little child sleeping? "To be near them will my sorrow drain..." Suddenly I stocked, their bodies weren't breathing anymore And I couln't help! They captured my heart with their sorrow... it grows
Due to the ones who fear Dance in the morninglight Due to the ones who fear Slaves to this innocent might
Due to the ones who fear Dance in the morninglight Due to the ones who fear Slaves to this innocent might
Carrying away the ones I love Folden hands, they have been blessed Now I feel angry 'bout the ones above Just no warning, no sign Hey, yes, I fear! And I just really feel darkness inside Lost without a chance to hide
Due to the ones who fear Dance in the morninglight Due to the ones who fear Slaves to this innocent might
See me down Down on the ground Hoping that nobody hears The sound of this falling tears
Endless bleeding Hoping that nobody sees What you did to me!
Endless weeping Hoping that nobody hears The sound of this falling tears
Endless mourning Hoping that nobody knows This feeling below
8. A Midnight Gathering (Outro)
In the woods we met you, stranger And though we don't know your face Take your fiddle, come on over Sit down 'round the fireplace
Watch the flames are dancing higher They are longing for the sky Heroes now will be awaken Elder stories let their spirits fly
Watch the flames are dancing higher They are longing for the sky Heroes now will be awaken Elder stories let their spirits fly
In the woods we met you, stranger Now it's time to say goodbye Like all the stars that lead the blind We're hiding with the morningrise Hiding with the morningrise Hiding with the morningrisе
