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1. | Prologue: Gracefallen |
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3. | Una Tertius |
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[Lucifer:]
And the fires burn'd inside my eye's
as ye fall's ascending like a moment o' joy.
My thorns where sown in ye light o' Day,
and the winds… they blew…
until my winds, they blew no more.
I scream'd out into the dawn!
[Spirit of Night:]
His thorns were spawned from the grasp o' God,
and the pain… it grew…
but holiness grew no more.
Grievance; fro' the horizon she comes…
I wonder if I could stay in His world,
‘cause sooner or later this pain must end!
My life… it cries to be free,
but legions of stars… the stars suffers with me!
Grievance:
Pain must end!
His life cries, but soon to be free…
Thou art the star o' Venus… Oh Seraphim!
The Holy Spirit:
Thou must obey thy father, thy God!
Bow down before his eyes… before his very eye's…!
[Lucifer:]
My God… ‘father'… hear us cry!
Tell me why…! Thou wilt die!!!
[Astaroth:]
Oh, Enslaver of Souls;
Thou can not be our father!
Oh, Avengeful God;
Thou hast brought us agony!
[Lucifer:]
Into heav'n our sorrow…
ye beautiful moment o' tragedy…
Falling fro' the lies of His ‘perfect world'.
Takest us away, so far away…
here is nothing but pain.
Farewell now as we enter our darkness…
and we love her, the realization!
Behold our salvation!
Sorrow
so beautiful…
They are falling…
falling!
God is smiling…
smiling!
Salvation comes but pain
still grows…
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(From the Chalice of Grievance)
(Lyrics by Anders Jacobsson, May 1997, edited July 1999)
Shadows now fall over this tearstain'd strife.
Grievance:
My angel dark; I grieve these frozen years!
To thy knees thou fallest, trembling in thy fearâ¦
A mournful gloom o'er these bleeding wounds.
Spirit of Night:
Angels sing for us...
They cometh fro' below!
Lucifer:
I shall rise from His land of pain...
Darkness I am and the autumn-rain!
senses and hope leads astray...
time will slowly fadeth away!
Astaroth:
Starfire burns, our black misanthropyâ¦
but the battle is lost, and His wrath upon us.
Grievance:
They are so alone... so sadly beautiful.
My love will shine and give them hope!
Spirit of Night:
Fires burn for us...
they cometh fro' below!
Lucifer:
Lord of Heav'n and thy masterplan,
How could thou force us to worship man?
Here at last we shall be freeâ¦
In this darkness lies the key.
In darkness lies my keyâ¦!
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(Lyrics by Anders Jacobsson)
Lucifer:
How I wept in violent distressâ¦
how I cried in horried anguish!
I know thou art hurting insideâ¦
I know of thine supressed griefâ¦
I know⦠I know His lightâ¦!
Deliah:
So unfold thine hands;
Hosts of Seraphim and Archangelsâ¦
host of Thrones and Cherubimâ¦
Lift thy knees from desolation
and join nocturnal salvation!
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I've cried a river for you to swim
to let you know the state we're in.
I've dreamt a vision for you to see
that the night is the only worthy key
I have seen Heaven's sleep,
and I've watched the angels weep,
they are slaves of fear and pain
I know that the dark will save us all
as long we praise the dragons call.
Eternal seems the time,
but the only true love will remain,
and darkness shall rise up to Heaven
to embrace the last, final prayer...
Cause the grace of His word once spoken
is now shattered by a promise broken.
So curse the tyrant, curse the light,
for we are free here in this night.
So embrace the sorrow, kiss the tears...
follow the wind to erase your fears,
for the fires burn bright, the fires of blue,
and in the end it will burn in all of you.
The war will come,
apocalyptic storms of a tortured silence
as God oppresses His last, final soul...
and eternal seems the time,
but the only true love will remain,
and darkness shall rise up to Heaven
to embrace the last, final prayer...
So deny God's light and His words spoken...
We regain Heaven and crush His skull wide open!
I've cried a river for you to swim,
to let you know the state we're in.
I've sent a message throughout the stars,
for His kingdom is full of scars.
I am Lucifer, the angel of light
come with me and live the night!
I am the Light...
That Leads to Darkness!
I am the Night...
Behold Pandemonium!
Behold the Morningstar!
Behold Lucifer
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Lucifer:
Oh angel o' my winter
Grieveth for the pain o' sadness
A gothic embrace restores my love
God took away...
Ye romance o' forgotten times...
In eras without the sun
An ocean o' tears I see...
A nightfall o' dreams caresses me
Deliah:
Thou wert, thou art, thou shalt fore'er be...
Ye nightshade o' thy sorrow
Stretching out in twilights beauty
In love with ye thousands o' nights...
But weeping in silence... in ebony... for melancholy... forever!
Jesus Christ walks the Earth:
A pitiful shade of God...
A cruel conspiracy for the sake of slavery
And He drags 'em down to the plague of humanity
Lucifer:
I've killed my holiness...
Killed my emptiness!
I'm fallen from God...
Fallen from guilt!
I've abandoned the light
The light that blinded so long!
Free from submission
But still under His spell
We're in pain... pain... pain!
Sorrow turns to anguish...
And I scream with hate at the tyrant above!
Astaroth:
Gothic moon... ablazeth the eventide so sonorous
Ye solemn of a lovelorn gard'n o' crimson souls
All true beauty is sad...
But lost within the clenched hands of God
Lucifer:
I mourn that the night passes us by...
Let there be an eternal night... eternal night!
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(Lyrics by Anders Jacobsson, June 1997, edited June 1999)
In Pandemonium the rebellious counsel aligned.
As the great dragon arrives from beyond the magical abyss,
the eleven-pointed star rises for the sake⦠Samael speads his wings with enchantment.
In front Lucifer stands⦠with burning passion and a stare in his sad, tortured eyesâ¦
As a gracefallen glare, uncertain of what lies ahead he turns to the daughter of Lilith.
Namaah:
For the sake of Apep â" for the death of Raâ¦
For the glory of thine future â" for the death of God.
Thou art the leader as night our saviourâ¦
On the edge of Heav'n His false love shall die!
Lucifer:
I want to look down when He's screaming,
when the dark night opens to Kliffoth.
Lilith sings with chanting echoesâ¦
I now enter to awake the red beast.
Samael:
The signs are calling to us allâ¦
Soon it's time to fight the battle!
Tail now winding⦠Cauda Draconis!
Astaroth:
O fallen friends, we raise an eternal night.
We shall never worship His humans â¦
The dragon has lifted our minds⦠(from the start)
Our soul has burn'd by dragonfire,
purified from all holy matters.
The flames are infernalâ¦
Lucifer:
⦠and Naamah shall guide us!
Cauda Draconis!
Apep:
My fire shall burn to light thy way,
Fallen stars, soon you'll storm the heav'ns,
and the grace o' Lilith weakens the seed of Adam
for the sake of Thee, Seraphim Rebellious!
Lucifer:
Oh, demon mightâ¦â¦ Oh, dragon soul.
Moons once lost I see in darkness supreme.
Samael:
Oh, nocturnal queen, your evil eye's I have seen.
I've awakened thee⦠in Lilithâ¦â¦ Cauda Draconis!
And myriads of angels⦠dragons and demons alike
flew like a dream out from the lovelorn darklandsâ¦
and with flaming swords they raged towads the vaults of Heaven.
The second rebellion of Lucifer has begunâ¦
Deliah:
Oh⦠listen to the music in the wind!
âTis time⦠âtis timeâ¦!
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(Lyrics by Anders Jacobsson, 1998, edited 1999)
Lucifer:
In glory and pride we rage and the dragon blistersâ¦
May endless tears of pain stain His beloved throne.
We'll now dethroneth The Prophet and descend'th
upon The Lamb and the reign of the holy tyrant!
A darkness sweeps over the mighty skies
and armies of wrath storms the holy gates.
Flaming swords and spears raised in allegiance,
as war glimmers in all corners of heaven.
Lucifer:
Raise thine swords, draconian hordes!
This is the quest of eternal mightâ¦
The war has begun, we are the lordsâ¦
Let's now conquer the holy and the bright!
Holy blood is raining from the infinite skies,
and as the gate shatters Astaroth shouts in fury:
Astaroth:
Now, break the chain!
They gather around Gods temple.
One could feel His false glory was fading,
and Heavens winds sounds desparing screams.
Lucifer and Astaroth enters the openingâ¦
and there on the throne He sitsâ¦
Lucifer:
Finally we hath come to end thy reignâ¦
Milleniums o' torture ends⦠it ends with thine light!
They rage towards the highest with burning eyesâ¦
thunder and lightning roars the Heav'ns⦠so black.
Valiant the dark angel strikes in all his fury,
and glory as God forever clos'd His eyes.
Lucifer:
Raise thine Swords, draconian hordes!
This is the quest of eternal mightâ¦
Our future's begun, we are the lordsâ¦
We have conquered the holy and the bright!
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(Lyrics by Anders Jacobsson)
God has fallen!
The grace of Heav'n shows her true face
and night fills up the lost empire of dreams.
The dark angels embrace their new paradiseâ¦
The everlasting nightâ¦
Their kingdom forever!
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