ENSIFERUM LYRICS

album: "Ensiferum" (2000)

Intro Hero In A Dream Token Of Time Guardians Of Fate Old Man Little Dreamer Abandoned Windrider Treacherous Gods Eternal Wait Battle Song Goblins' Dance

album: "Iron" (2004)

Ferrum Aeternum Iron Sword Chant Mourning Heart (Interlude) Tale Of Revenge Lost In Despair Slayer Of Light Into Battle Lai Lai Hei Tears

demo re-release: "1997-1999" (2005)

Frost Old Man Knighthood The Dreamer's Prelude Little Dreamer Warrior's Quest White Storm Intro Hero In A Dream Eternal Wait Battle Song Guardians Of Fate

album: "Victory Songs" (2007)

Ad Victoriam Blood Is The Price Of Glory Deathbringer From The Sky Ahti One More Magic Potion Wanderer Raised By The Swords The New Dawn Victory Song Lady In Black

album: "From Afar" (2009)

By The Dividing Stream From Afar Twilight Tavern

Heathen Throne Elusive Reaches Stone Cold Metal Smoking Ruins Tumman Virran Taa The Longest Journey (Heathen Throne Part II) Vandraren

album: "Unsung Heroes" (2012)

Symbols In My Sword I Trust Unsung Heroes Burning Leaves Celestial Bond Retribution Shall Be Mine Star Queen (Celestial Bond Part II) Pohjola Last Breath Passion, Proof, Power Bamboleo

album: "Ensiferum" (2000)

1. Intro
[instrumental]

2. Hero In A Dream
A witch read from the palm of his hand that his life would turn into darkness and alone he would face all demons from his past that he tries to forget An elder king warned of the dangers that lie in the valleys of north and his only chance was to find his shadow so he had to set forth He is the man who travels in the land of dragons and magic spells

He rides in the winds of fire and snow and he rules the forest of elves Slash of the golden sword a flash in the burning night Curse of the evil lord He is fighting for his life for the last time Oh such beauty in time, but it's just external He cannot see the truth with his eyes, so he is bound by a lie The snow starts falling in paradise, as he gazes at the stars He will be born again in the sky, when the night turns into a dawn On the way to the ancient castle of time he will soon be damned by rage so that his pride could betray him when it's time to set him free The fears in his mind had to be pushed aside as he walked through the gates He will never die 'cause he is truly a Hero in a Dream

3. Token Of Time
Harvest the field of time with the old man's scythe The narrow path of the chosen one reaches beyond life I set sails for the ageless winds No fear of dying or a thought of surrender I threaten every barrier on my way I am bound forever with Token of Time Among the humble people Everything is torn apart but I'm blessed with faith and bravely I shall go on Are thou the bringer of hope and joy that I've waited for years I shall fight to restore the moon Wisdoms of time are carved on the sacred wood Do thou possess spiritual powers

that would dispel all my fears I shall not die until the seal is broken Token of Time is trusted in the hands of the chosen one

4. Guardians Of Fate
Race with the wind The night is ending They will win when the sun is rising Stories have been told for years about the rebel man riding in the lands of unknown No one has ever seen their furious beings and their secret remains untold Their deeds shall be heard Their legend will live forever They are the Guardians Of Fate As they shouted their last battle cries their destiny was to be dead Their future was in no one's hands like the prophet of the moon had said Those who travelled far away from home, they'll never return and those who crossed the seas of hope, they all will burn

5. Old Man
So much farther off than time could reach Today it would be too late So much despair he has bled but will he wither away No one knows that you must keep this Old Man wide awake 'cause no one knows that he could feed our lives with a brighter flame [CHORUS 1:] Hush little dreamer, the bearer of light has come to set you free Now little dreamer at last you can sigh 'cause the nightmares will be released [CHORUS 2:]

Sweeter far than life from I found that love was Sweeter far than love to die as he did [J.L.Runeberg] [REPEAT CHORUS 1] The stars fell from the night sky as he reached his hands in the air As the sun peeked between the trees the Old Man burst to tears [REPEAT CHORUS 2]

6. Little Dreamer
Once there was a boy back in time of the heathens Day after day he just kept dreaming things that would make him weaker His father could not make him see, that there is more than dreams But he wouldn't listen to the words of his father, 'cause he's a little dreamer Along his quest for solitude A wise man came and told him to follow the stars He ran to the forest with whirlwinds by his side He's lost in this world of lies Take him back where rivers flow upwards He is the one who lives under a moonless sky looking for time Take him back where stars are shining bright Far in the lands of icetop mountains far on the other side pictures are appearing so serenely into my mind Far in the lands of meadows of fire deep in forgotten life memories are drifting away so silently from light Along his path of misery A wise man came and told him to follow... the stars Little Dreamer...

7. Abandoned
Sing for your tears a song of the hatred

No one can hear 'cause your life is forgotten I want to give my life to you but my will is tied with puppet strings I am fighting and screaming alone inside this empty room They let you down, threw you in the rain They let you down, sent you away... without a name The night is dark when you're alone and sometimes it can be so cruel The rain keeps falling on me so coldly 'cause your wishes didn't come true Nothing seems real anymore as I dive into the sea of lies I don't understand this sorrow that keeps me sane

8. Windrider
He appears from the mists of a dismal lake and the sky crumbles as he flies through the dimensions alone The night has laid a cape on his shoulders and with a grin on his face he attacks with his loyal soldiers, into the unknown There's no place for him in this world, and no ties and all this hate and grief unite in his mind Windrider - seeks freedom with vengeance on his mind to escape from the crimson skygrave and fly away Windrider - is waiting for the final day when he'll be released from the shackles of a slave In the eye of the storm he rides with jaded memories of his life as the fires are dancing colorfully, he is struggling to survive Trapped in a maze, can't get away, what have you became now Take the hammer of the elders and crush your way out His presence is shaking the land as he stands at the mountain peak His instincts are getting weak, but there is still hunger in his eyes, that keeps him alive He wears the mask of the hunted Arts of light for him have been granted

He lives in the fragments of time waiting for his time to die ...Windrider...

9. Treacherous Gods
The Land Is Silent... Before The Storm! On the vast fields of snow, the wind is blowing strong With its frozen cold and relentless touch it leaves a dead and hollow land of ice I have seen through the eyes of a wolf and felt all its pain and loneliness The beautiful land opened before my eyes wild as a beast I ran into the night The Calling Of The Howling Wind Is Raging In The Realms Of North Creations Of Ice Rising Mighty Into The Skies And Treacherous Gods Shall Fall Watching through the falling snow there's no sign of life The fire has gone out in the whirl of time Behold the face of thunder the storm is getting near When the sky calls my name, I have no fear They brought us misfortune, but their honor is about to be crushed My blood flows cold as streams of the North We'll never let them take our souls The calling of the howling wind is raging in the North Creations of ice, rising mighty into the skies and Treacherous Gods shall fall Time And Time Again I Witness The Birth Of A New Born Star I Climb The Highest Mountain To Find The Essence Of A New Era

10. Eternal Wait

Over the Forgotten sea Voice of angel is calling for me Somewhere, where the mountains collide That's where I'll find my new life I have carried this burden so long for you that nothing but sorrow I feel I have let myself believe that nothing would hurt deeper than the truth Never has the wind blown like thousand years ago Everything that I've known has left me on my own Never have I felt the rain fall down like the burning flames All I see is the face of eternal wait I hear your silent cry lost in the rainy night No reason to live for one reason to die for I am the one who has fallen into the path of shadows (and that road never seems to end) I am the one who has drowned into the river of tears

11. Battle Song

Hear the sound of swords fulfill the night Feel the winds of death on your skin See the arrows fly, flaming in the sky Hear the screams of men, as they die We won this battle wit might and fearless hearts We came and we fulfilled our prophecy So now we shall march back towards our kingdom With heads up high and glimmering eyes we returned with our glory Silence now falls upon this blood red field Vultures feasting with the flesh of dead bodies "This is a great moment for all of us but now it's time to head back home victorious"

12. Goblins' Dance

Once in the time of chaos, of sunless days and of unhappiness The statue of the triumphant master stood proud and grim In the light of three descending moons, it twisted and cracked open Unleashing the Goblin King, once again, for the last time "Now the Victory is ours!" "Let us dance the dance of Immortals" They shrieked, as they marched up and down the hills, in the sighing face of earth Misfortune and Chaos, Grief and Destruction The works of Dreaming evil, and the joy of unholiness No soul was left alone, in the mayhem of the human race "Hahahahaa!!!, Let us joy, Let us dance!!!" So they danced their macabre dances From the three ascending moons, moonshine was spilling onto the ground, Gruesome trophies were all around, In the halls of the Goblin King

album: "Iron" (2004)

1. Ferrum Aeternum
[Instrumental]

2. Iron
The silence breaks the ground A shadow is riding the horizon An arcane man arrives to town Remoresless and condemned

Tasted the snake's poison Broken every bone Felt a thousand gunshot wounds But there's nothing that whiskey can't cure Ride Through the crossfire Ride Through the flames, like a predator in the night The eagles fly into eternal sunset The heroes die, dying for their pride Awoken to heavy galloping I heard the blasting whiplash Eyes are filled with lust to kill Beware, he's crying out your name Now the time has come When the Iron tears the heart And the trumpets will ring loudly As the stars are painted with blood Blazing fire under the moon Burning taste of lead We'll ride forever Cause' the Iron is stronger than death

3. Sword Chant
[Grim man's tale:] [I:] A flaming blade of the dark shadows struck the lands With furious lightning it fell into the hands of man And the ancient fire came down Down from the sky into the ground The clouds moved aside as the sword was cast from the sky Burnt by a mark of fire, who shall make this find And the grey clouds were watching down, down from the sky into the ground ...As the shapes of light were drowned [II:] Courage's started crowling from the ashes and smoke And the night was cursed and drifting within the winds so cold And the knights from the sea were marching down To the deep caverns down, down where the old spells are found The war was growing in the old lands and towns From the mountains war drums pounded with a deafening sound They'll seek the Sword forevermore, until in battle they'll fall ...Now, hear the battle's call

Who dares to play with death Who smells the dragon's breath No grief for the fallen ones The search for the sword has begun [Carved in stone:] Great as the mountains and seas Grim as the earth and old trees Made from the glimmer of golden lakes Chained with fire that never fades Rocks and stones they carve and mould When the rivers run fierce and cold May this chant haunt your past For this Sword is yours at last Raise the arms the battle is near Through the mud and waters clear The blood is coloring the lands again A sign of victory the wind will send

4. Mourning Heart (Interlude)

[Instrumental]

5. Tale Of Revenge
He bears a tale so gloom and tragic never to be known Into darkness now fallen, into hatred now grown Like stillborn child drifting in the silent seas Of blood, crushing all his dreams No castle walls can hold the fury in his eyes Devotion for death, now controls his life No gold or silver can bring him consolation Only one thing is left inside him, the desire of revenge One light so cold and pale, sleeping quietly all alone One life so old and gray, wandering away from home Parted with a horrid cry, snow falls on his grief United by the sword of wicked screams What deeds he has done to hear those deadful sounds In the ruins of memories he wanders, forever bound

Forever bound to death! Wait Wait Until Until for me in for me in the day I my heart th mountains, haunt for me in the winds the land where nothing lives have found revenge, I will feed my sword is cold, every breath of mine is yours

6. Lost In Despair
I was lost, on my own And I couldn't bear the thought of my life I was gone, caught in the torturing memories And they burned like fire Water can never heal such pain Can't you believe Nothing is real Can't you see I cannot feel Take me away Bury me in the sand Cause after all these years I am still the same A sad and bitter man Crush my hope, grow my hate There's no home for me Nothing to give, nothing to say So tell me it's a dream

7. Slayer Of Light
I have come to unfold your mind In my veins runs the poison wild In the streams of mountains I flow I have opened the doors for unleashed and endless hate It will burn like the raging green flames Inside a man dwell secrets so cold Through the dreadful storms, across the frozen oceans I have come from the dark lands with sorrow in my hands The firewind rages in the sky And my luminous sword hungers for more

I will leave no one alive For I am the Slayer of Light I... I will break your will I... I will crush your faith I... I will slay your dreams I will reclaim the stars and I will tear your precious world apart I will tear it apart I will pull everything with me under the surface And all the screams will fade into my dreams Fall now! Dying light! I will burn away the ground beneath your feet And all will be vanished in the darkness Dying light! Fall now! And let the night arrive

8. Into Battle
We left our homes behind, now we're following the wolves' trail Through the deepest forests, beneath the stars we ride I can see the moon glowing red like the blood of warriors There's a prophecy, that tonight many men will die The fire will burn forever in our passionate hearts Our destinies are calling us now We are ready to take their lives Into battle we ride with Gods by our side We are strong and not afraid to die We have an urge to kill and our lust for blood has to be fulfilled WE'LL FIGHT TILL THE END! And send our enemies straight to Hell! Prominent leaders, cast your swords in the wind as a sign of war Men, prepare for death, 'cause we might never return Blood will spill and heads will fall As the swords sparkle, lights the night The ground rumbles as we attack In the throes of rage, we will fight The lightning's flash, the thunder's roar Will petrify the weak We'll show no mercy, we'll kill them all! We are sworn in the name of steel

9. Lai Lai Hei

[x2] Hn katsoi maan reunalta thte putoavaa Nyt kauniit kasvot neitosen peitt karu maa Jokaisen tytyy katsoa silmiin totuuden Sill aika ompi voittoisa, mut' tm maa on ikuinen [English translation] He gazed the falling star from the edge of the world Now the face of the maiden are covered by rough land Everyone has to look in the eyes of the truth Because the time is victorious, but this land is eternal There's a place in the North, far far away Home for the wandering man Dreaming fields with skies so pale Calm is the glorious land Flames will send the sign to the sky That we have come to feast tonight The lakes are echoing with our song Shadows are dancing on the forrest wall Shadows are dancing on the forrest wall! Enchantment of the fire and moon Lost in the whispering night The raven's magic enthralls the woods Crawling in the sweet starlight We have gathered in this distant land Full of wisdom, secrets and tales The morning will never rise again Roaming wolves are howling for the dead Roaming wolves are howling for the dead! Oh yea! LAI LAI HEI! Hn katsoi maan reunalta thte putoavaa Nyt kauniit kasvot neitosen peitt karu maa Jokaisen tytyy katsoa silmiin totuuden Sill aika ompi voittoisa, mut' tm maa on ikuinen [English translation] He watched a falling star, at the edge of the world Now the maiden's beautiful face is covered in barren earth Everyone has to look into the eyes of the thruth, For time is victorious, but this land will always stay true LAI LAI HEI!

10. Tears
Shadows of evening on a traveller's way Destiny tells where the strange path will lead you Alone I've been walking this path every day Under the stars and the white silver moon I hear a song and I'm closing my eyes While its sound is carresing my poor and sad mind Will you tonight give your promise to me For one day the silence will sleep in your dreams I've been waiting for so long time To see the light of the golden bright sun I feel no sorrow in the heart of mine For the tears of life are now gone Winds are whispering in the sacred forest Dancing and singing with the red autumn leaves These memories I could never forget With rising sun I shall be here with thee

demo re-release: "1997-1999" (2005)

1. Frost
[Demo (1997)] Howling winds of the North The cold predator of the fells Mighty woods of the North Under cover of darkness Desolate and dying lands Barren ground, covered with snow There forever I am, Where cold winds blow Gathering thoughts, take me Into a whirl of silence Gathering thoughts, give me Strength to survive Wail to me my winds Fly away with frozen wings Take my life to your hands

O' cold wasteland... of Frost Great land of the North The ice shimmering upon the lakes Great storms of the North All life frozen to death Freezing days of sorrow I'm alone in this infertile world In the year before time

2. Old Man
So much farther off than time could reach Today it would be too late So much despair he has bled But will he wither away No one knows that you must keep This Old Man wide awake 'cause no one knows that he could feed Our lives with a brighter flame [Chorus 1:] Hush little dreamer, the bearer of light Has come to set you free Now little dreamer at last you can sigh 'cause the nightmares will be released [Chorus 2:] Sweeter far than life from I found that love was Sweeter far than love to die as he did [J. L. Runeberg] [Repeat chorus 1] The stars fell from the nightsky As he reached his hands in the air As the sun peeked between the trees The Old Man burst to tears [Repeat chorus 2]

3. Knighthood
I walk through the calm forest in the time of knights And only the dark memories are left from these times There's pieces of armour on skeletons Of men lying on the ground They were killed by the stab of the sword Before me lays thousands of dead knights Beneath of my feets lays skeletons And only the dark memories Are left of this Knighthood On this ground all fought for domination, But no one stayed alive And no one knows why that even one life, Didn't survive It must have been the powers of evil, That killed the rest of the men On this bloodstained ground, That which stories has been told

4. The Dreamer's Prelude

[Demo 2 (1999)] [Instrumental]

5. Little Dreamer
Once there was a boy back in time of the heathens Day after day he just kept dreaming things that would make him weaker His father could not make him see, that there is more than dreams But he wouldn't listen to the words of his father, 'cause he's a little dreamer Along his quest for solitude A wise man came and told him to follow the stars He ran to the forest with whirlwinds by his side He's lost in this world of lies Take him back where rivers flow upwards He is the one who lives under a moonless sky looking for time Take him back where stars are shining bright

Far in the lands of icetop mountains far on the other side Pictures are appearing so serenely into my mind Far in the lands of meadows of fire deep in forgotten life Memories are drifting away so silently from light Along his path of misery A wise man came and told him to follow... the stars Little Dreamer...

6. Warrior's Quest
(Let me tell you a story of a great warrior...) Strike with the powers of magic stone Grab your legacy that you behold If you can find your destiny Then you may return back to your home ... Ride away with your mighty horse Ride away through the land of storms... Unknown ar the ways of your journey ahead But with strength and courage you can avoid your death Throw your sword through the memories Embracing your bleeding heart Don't follow the shadows they ain't for real Like guiding stars As he falls to eternity the truth is fading Part of him died long time ago but still there's death awaiting Go now brave warrior don't look back The stars will guide you through the night But even the brightest light, Won't reach to the darkest night...

7. White Storm
On this dawn the colours of the autumn are reflected by a light A light that as been captured for years in oblivion Circles of wind are raging now And so his powers are slowly dying

Before the coldness rapes the lands His spirit is wandering into the night... to DIE! ...and he heard chimes ahead playing these enchanted notes, That lead him to a wooden cabin, where he could rest for the night... Over the mountains He had travelled Across the oceans Deep in the night Now when it's time to Say last farewell Show us your power Show us your might Gift from the sky His eyes can see it so clearly now But his restless mind cannot sense it in the air THE WHITE STORM IS CLOSE! ...and his powers gained in this mystical place more than he ever Posessed before. So now he could rule the realms of ice... ONCE AGAIN!

8. Intro
[Hero In A Dream (Demo 3, 1999)] [Instrumental]

9. Hero In A Dream
A witch read from the palm of his hand That his life would turn into darkness And alone he would face all demons From his past that he tries to forget An elder king warned of the dangers That lie in the valleys of north and His only chance was to find his shadow So he had to set forth He is the man who travels in the land

Of dragons and magic spells He rides in the winds of fire and snow And he rules the forest of elves Slash of the golden sword A flash in the burning night Curse of the evil lord He is fighting for his life for the last time Oh such beauty in time, but it's just external He cannot see the truth with his eyes, so he is bound by a lie The snow starts falling in paradise, as he gazes at the stars He will be born again in the sky, when the night turns into a dawn On the way to the ancient castle of time He will soon be damned by rage So that his pride could betray him When it's time to set him free The fears in his mind had to be pushed aside As he walked through the gates He will never die 'cause he is truly a Hero in a Dream

10. Eternal Wait

Over the Forgotten sea Voice of angel is calling for me Somewhere, where the mountains collide That's where I'll find my new life I have carried this burden so long for you That nothing but sorrow I feel I have let myself believe That nothing would hurt deeper than the truth Never has the wind blown like thousand years ago Everything that I've known has left me on my own Never have I felt the rain fall down like the burning flames All I see is the face of eternal wait I hear your silent cry Lost in the rainy night No reason to live for One reason to die for

I am the one who has fallen into the path of shadows (and that road never seems to end) I am the one who has drowned into the river of tears

11. Battle Song

Let's go Hear the sound of swords fulfill the night Feel the winds of death on your skin See the arrows fly, flaming in the sky Hear the screams of men, as they die We won this battle wit might and fearless hearts We came and we fulfilled our prophecy So now we shall march back towards our kingdom With heads up high and glimmering eyes We returned with our glory Silence now falls upon this blood red field Vultures feasting with the flesh of dead bodies "This is a great moment for all of us But now it's time to head back home victorious"

12. Guardians Of Fate

Race with the wind The night is ending They will win When the sun is rising Stories have been told for years about the rebel man Riding in the lands of unknown No one has ever seen their furious beings And their secret remains untold Their deeds shall be heard Their legend will live forever They are the Guardians Of Fate As they shouted their last battle cries their destiny was to be dead Their future was in no one's hands like the prophet of the moon had said

Those who travelled far away from home, they'll never return And those who crossed the seas of hope, they all will burn

album: "Victory Songs" (2007)

1. Ad Victoriam
[Instrumental]

2. Blood Is The Price Of Glory

Before the grimmest enemy Cold rain whipping those proud faces Warcries raising their spirits Despising death as they rush forward Blood of the brothers drains to the ground Stirring up rage, giving the power Trampling the enemy with their feet Without fear they fight Can you hear the call of the North star Feel its longing in your heart This bound is eternal Sworn through blood At the end we will stand as one! Even if the daylight dies Our horde marches on and on If we should fall down to the ground We'll rise again and never give up! But for some it's all too much This honorable battle and bloodshed They flee like a swarm of craven rats Leaving their brothers to a certain death The last furious men They didn't fear death or pain They held up their swords and shields As winners they stood on the battlefield Can you hear the call of the North star Feel its longing in your heart This bound is eternal Sworn through blood At the end we will stand as one!

Even if the daylight dies Our horde marches on and on If we should fall down to the ground We'll rise again and never give up! Run away you cowards We turn our backs on you The shame that now stains your name Will only brighten our glory Those who fight till their last breath And fall with honour Their names and deeds shall live forever Never to be forgotten No axe stayed in your weak hand No shield protected you from the blows of enemies Get out of our sight The war has no need for traitors Can you hear the call of the North star Feel its longing in your heart This bound is eternal Sworn through blood At the end we will stand as one! Even if the daylight dies Our horde marches on and on If we should fall down to the ground We'll rise again and never give up!

3. Deathbringer From The Sky

High above the ground Beyond the thunderclouds A Black shade is flying alone Once so feared among men Now the legend is becoming too old But finally the horrifying truth is about to unfold Deathbringer from the Sky Hunting victims in the night Feel the terror as flames are burning bright There is... No tower as high or a cave so deep That can save you from its endless spite So bow down and face your wretched destiny A Den filled with treasures and gold

No longer calms his spirit so cold Again it is time to spread the wings of doom A Growl shakes the ground Flames blind men and smoke covers the stars As he rises towards an ancient sky The era of total chaos will arrive Men shall flee in fear My name will haunt their mortal souls I'll burn their flesh and I'll crush their bones Now they shall know That every myth told is true They shall burn on my blazing gallows Deathbringer from the Sky Hunting victims in the night Feel the terror as flames are burning bright There is... No tower as high or a cave so deep That can save you from its endless spite So bow down and face your wretched destiny Your screams can't make me feel pity or regret I only feel furious hatred With fire my dominion is gained So burn away and let my kind rule the world again

4. Ahti
At the time of sundown Nature bathes in colours In silence it waits For the approaching force In the halls of Ainola The true king of dark waters Lurks with his mistress And a mob of a sea creatures Under the waves of a blue lake Dwells the mighty AHTI! Sailors praise the glorious name Of the ruler of tides; AHTI! At the shores of a northern land Pray mortal men Destruction for the arrogant fools

A Reward for humble souls The great lurker of the seas Is pleased of the sacrifice The waters are calm Today no storm shall rise! Under the waves of a blue lake Dwells the mighty AHTI! Sailors praise the glorious name Of the ruler of tides; AHTI! Under the waves of a blue lake Dwells the mighty AHTI! Sailors praise the glorious name Of the ruler of tides; AHTI! Foreign ship filled with infidels They didn't listen to the northern men From a dead calm storm will rise And they'll face the wrath of the sea Take care that your heir Don't turn out too proud Or your bloodline will drown Into a vast ocean... Under the waves of a blue lake Dwells the mighty AHTI! Sailors praise the glorious name Of the ruler of tides; AHTI! Under the waves of a blue lake Dwells the mighty AHTI! Sailors praise the glorious name Of the ruler of tides; AHTI!

5. One More Magic Potion

Once when we were returning from a battle and We got lost in a gloomy forest in the middle of the woods we saw an old house with tired minds we knocked the door very loudly Old woman opened the wooden door She asked us to come in with kind words

From her pot arose a scent so weird Stunning and bitter but very summoning Bring me a magic potion it will heal my aching wounds A taste so bitter that makes my bleeding soul feel so good It will make us sing and dance in our endless feast Or it might even unleash the beast in me She filled out pints with that devils beverage And served another round with an hideous grin The world was spinning in a new light I saw everything and everyone was singing this song With nature, trolls and the spirits of the forest We are one; let our singing rise up into the stars The witch's magic drum was still beating hard When a goblin brought me a new pint and together we roared Drink and dance! People of the forest sing with us! Who wants to brawl with me? Who can shape a kantele from a pike's jaw? Like the great one once did Close your eyes Calm your mind and drift away from the pain Beyond dreams Into the depths of the cauldron Like a rain it falls And mirrors nature's healing powers Surrender this time And relief you shall find Catcher of souls hunter of spirits Grant us the final frop of the life's elixir I want to drown all my misery Into the green trolls blood And brown swamp drink Fight against diminishing time Burden of a solitary warrior's life Catcher of souls hunter of spirits Grant us the final frop of the life's elixir Bring me a magic potion

it will heal my aching wounds A taste so bitter that makes my bleeding soul feel so good It will make us sing and dance in our endless feast Or it might even unleash the beast in me

6. Wanderer
In time bleeding wounds will heal Unlike some which are too deep to see Like scars in a nomads soul Their mending is so slow Not the shout of a hundred enemies Can make him feel fear inside him But when sun sets and the cold arrives With crushing solitude in the darkness of night He will ride across land and time To find a way through this endless night There's a storm in his heart and the fire burns his soul But the wanderer's part is to ride alone With bare hands he has taken many lives He has had a hundred women by his side From enchanted woods to the freezing north He is known at every sea and far beyond As the moon grows and the circle is complete He lies down and waits for sleep But there's always a scenery in his mind Of all that beauty he once left behind He will ride across land and time To find a way through this endless night There's a storm in his heart and the fire burns his soul But the wanderer's part is to ride alone He will ride across land and time To find a way through this endless night There's a storm in his heart and the fire burns his soul But the wanderer's part is to ride alone He will ride across land and time To find a way through this endless night There's a storm in his heart and the fire burns his soul

But the wanderer's part is to ride alone

7. Raised By The Swords

Oh, who is raised by the sword Can't be beaten Who is toughened by the fire Can't be burned Awaited by immortality Are the ones sacrificing their lives To blood, to victory, to the truth As ye saw, as shall ye reap We will turn your fields into death Shining our blades smash all down Guidance of cold winds We complete the ancient rule Each of us was created to kill Hail, the wisest ones You have walked the severe and harsh path To the almighty crown Soon the lost riddles will be solved Once and for all As the ageless earth praises your sword As ye saw, as shall ye reap We will turn your fields into death Shining our blades smash all down Guidance of cold winds We complete the ancient rule Each of us was created to kill Oh, raise the wind Oh, open up earth Oh, wild waters flood And flames burn the ruins they own Burn all and everything they own Now let your prayers fade The weak ones will meet their gruesome fate Loyal minds will not break The bold people of war Have raised to get their victory You depend on our mercy Who is raised by the sword

Can't be beaten Who is toughened by the fire Can't be burned Our everlasting loyalty will never break The bold people of war Have raised their swords

8. The New Dawn

Through the storm like the wind we ride Leaving it all far behind Another war is straight ahead This fight will give us all None shall live , they all will fall When the new dawn arises, we stand tall Fight! For our new dawn Ride! Kill them all Fight! For our new dawn Rise! And we stand tall Feel your strength and let it rise Hear the call of their demise Let them feel your steel Have faith my friend, this is not the end Our time is near, we feel your fear Because we will... Fight! For our new dawn Ride! Kill them all Fight! For our new dawn Rise! And we stand tall Nothing can stop us now As we march towards the final fight It waits us in the night Our swords are taking lives Giving us what is ours Now the new dawn arises and we have it all Fight! For our new dawn Ride! Kill them all Fight! For our new dawn Rise! And we stand tall

9. Victory Song
The plan of invasion an Evil deception Was made in the halls of the dark kingdom To steal their riches To slave them all To make them kneel for a new God The Guard woke up the sleeping men With the sound of a bronze horn The enemy is getting closer So brace yourselves for assault! Swords in their hands they killed each and every man Who dared to invade their sacred land Victory songs are raising in the night Telling all of their undying strength and might Arrows are raining from the sky As brothers fight side by side We're outnumbered But our destiny is to win FIGHT! Fight with the rage of a bear! DEFEND! Our homeland! CRUSH! Crush every enemy! AND SEAL! Our victory! Swords in their hands they killed each and every man Who dared to invade their sacred land Victory songs are raising in the night Telling all of their undying strength and might Ei urhot kaukaisen Pohjolan Uhan eess taipuneet Jlleen pauhaa kansi taivahan Veri valuu maahan lumiseen Moni nhd ei saa en huomista Moni j heit kaipaamaan Jlkipolville j maa rauhaisa Voiton laulut soi ainiaan

Voiton laulut soi ainiaan! [English translation:] The braves of the north Didn't give in before the threat Again the sky dome rumbles Blood stains the snow Many don't get to see tomorrow Many will be missed Land remains peaceful for progeny Songs of victory will sound forever) Swords in their hands they killed each and every man Who dared to invade their sacred land Victory songs are raising in the night Telling all of their undying strength and might Swords in their hands they killed each and every man Who dared to invade their sacred land Victory songs are raising in the night Telling all of their undying strength and might

10. Lady In Black

[originally by Uriah Heep] She came to me one morning One lonely Sunday morning Her long hair flowing In the midwinter wind I know not how she found me For in darkness I was walking And destruction lay around me From a fight I could not win Ah ah ah... She asked me name my foe then I said the need within some men To fight and kill their brothers Without thought of love or God And I begged her give me horses To trample down my enemy So eager was my passion To devour this waste of life Ah ah ah...

But she wouldn't think of battle that Reduces men to animals So easy to begin And yet impossible to end For she's the mother of all men Had counselled me so wisely then I feared to walk alone again And asked if she would stay Ah ah ah... Oh lady lend your hand I cried And let me rest here at your side Have faith and trust In me she said And filled my heart with life There is no strength in numbers Have no such misconception But when you need me Be assured I won't be far away Ah ah ah... Thus having spoke she turned away And though I found no words to say I stood and watched until I saw Her black cloak disappear My labor is no easier But now I know I'm not alone I find new heart each time I think upon that windy day And if one day she comes to you Drink deeply from her words so wise Take courage from her As your prize And say hello from me Ah ah ah...

album: "Unsung Heroes" (2012)

1. Symbols
[Instrumental]

2. In My Sword I Trust
Many men have crossed my way Promising peace and my soul to save But I've already heard it all I've seen what they made with their freedom But I, I have no need for your god The shallow truth of your poisonous tongue Brothers, it's time to make a stand To reclaim our lives Because only steel can set us free Rise my brothers, we are blessed by steel In my sword I trust! Arm yourselves, the truth shall be revealed In my sword I trust! Tyrants and cowards for metal you will kneel In my sword I trust 'Til justice and reason will wield In my sword I trust The sword that shimmers in my hand, Do you have the mind to eat the guilty flesh? To drink the blood of those who are to blame? The time of change is here, unveil your blade! Rise my brothers we are blessed by steel In my sword I trust Arm yourselves the truth shall be revealed In my sword I trust Tyrants and cowards for metal you will kneel In my sword I trust 'Til justice and reason will wield In my sword I trust Cling your souls to your gods Kneel, obey, follow their laws Deceit, subjugate, cherish their greed Disdain Verity, glorify futile faith O Old Man, Bring me a fiery fur coat Put on me a blazing shirt Shielded by which I may make war Lest my head should come to grief And my locks should go to waste In the sport of bright iron Upon the point of harsh steel [Kalevala]

Rise my brothers we are blessed by steel In my sword I trust Arm yourselves the truth shall be revealed In my sword I trust Tyrants and cowards for metal you will kneel In my sword I trust 'Til justice and reason will wield In my sword I trust In my sword I trust

3. Unsung Heroes
Forgotten tomb hill Unnamed graves No light can reach there Memories fade away Only frozen soil And eternal wind Remember the sacrifice Of those who are now buried in time A Dauntless heart A Righteous mind No sign of fear Cast aside Left to die Just one frozen tear Unsung heroes Forgotten valour Unknown soldiers Entombed in time Only shadows grow Where the forsaken lie Hope buried in snow A thousand scars Regret none But only the dead ones Have seen the end of war

4. Burning Leaves
Passing aeons Everlasting fight against the Evil Their army grows on and on With the darkening horizon I'm not afraid, let them come I will never retreat I will stand and hold my ground Protect the ancient tree The defense is doomed to fall With the world I used to know Burning leaves Turn to ash before my eyes, Crushed my dreams long gone. Burning leaves Dead branches reach to the sky, The flame within me is gone. On the light of the last dying star Serpents crawl closer All five branches, cursed from the start And roots are torn to pieces Right before my dying breath I lay my eyes to the sky As an eagle spreads its wings for the last time Leaving me, the oak, the grove, to die Burning leaves Turn to ash before my eyes, Crushed my dreams long gone. Burning leaves Dead branches reach to the sky, The flame within me is gone. Liek en pll maan Ainuttakaan joka muistaa Lehdon tuon kauniin kaukaisen Jonne tie vie jokainen Kun kuolemaan vartija viimeinen Keskell liekkien ikuinen Puu ja maailma ihmisten Niin loppuu aikamme [English translation:] I wonder if any longer someone walks the Earth who recalls

That fair Grove afar, where all paths meet As the last of the guardians falls, ablaze the Eternal Tree and Domain of Man Thus ends Our Time

5. Celestial Bond
A long time ago I went to the shore I whispered my wish to a breeze from the North The wind took the wish high to the stars Told them what I've missed with all my heart I was mesmerized by the rolling tide I lay on that shore and gazed into the skies Like a shooting star, my dream was gone I made up my mind I don't want to wake up When will time heal and fulfil the dream of my heart? When will we unite as one and light our own star? All these memories I will treasure in my heart Words are so vain A bond beyond quintessence For a thousand lifetimes I will wait to feel A passing moment of bliss To be embraced by silence

6. Retribution Shall Be Mine

No sun rises today No moon shares it's light Eclipse of soul Growing breach of faith Pierced by bitter deception Chained to the darkness Left to rot Growing breach of faith Left to rot with hate

I can't escape from this living hell But in my dreams the justice dwells Betrayers are torn apart And my hate will fade away with their blood My hate runs deep In the waters of grudge and unforgiveness Leniency is for the weak I'd rather die than show you mercy Slaughter is yet to come Retribution shall be mine! Oh Gods of vengeance, fill my heart! This is mine The one and final fight I choose not to die With these demons by my side

7. Star Queen (Celestial Bond Part II)

The traveller's heart is meant to be free No obligations and soul redeemed I knew that part wasn't for me When I met my star queen Born in the stars, like all of us But can two paths start from one? Unite again somewhere in time And light the brightest star in the endless sky Oh Queen of Stars How long until Oh Queen of Stars Dreams are fulfilled? Years go by I thought I could forget I lived in a lie, that's all I regret It's better for a man to die by the sword Than wither away with undying love I wish that the wind will play with her hair Touch her lips, tell I'll be there Longing for the moment for eternity Light of a thousand stars will always come for me

8. Pohjola
Luonto ponteva Pohjannaan! Milloin taas hnen nnhd saan? Milloin saanenkaan kes-yll Nhd kirkkaalla sdevyll Ymprity taivoaan? Milloin laineilta Pohjan vetten Nhd hohtehen, nhd ett'en Lansna unta ma nhnyt vaan? Milloin Pohjolan nhd saan? Onhan nytkin sen tunturit Jylht, korkeat, kaunihit; Viel kaiketi kosket kuohuu; Totta vielkin virrat vuoltuu Syvin uurtehin halki maan? Eik merikin yh viel Huhdo rannikkoamme siell? Myrskyn virtt' eik kuulukkaan? Milloin, milloin sen nhd saan? Talvismaailman mahti uus', Lumitannerten ihannus, Mustat metst ja synkt salot, Revontulien tummat palot, Nekin luontoa Phojanmaan. Eik kaikk' ole kannallansa? Tokko mainio Pohjan kansa Viel' on vanhassa viomassaan? Milloin Pohjolan nhd saan? Kansa vankka, mi muinaisin Seisoi miehuuden mittehin, Vaarat hiihteli, kynti merta, Tokko nytkin on vanhallaan? Tooko voinee se sodan tiell Altiiks henkens antaa viel Est armahan isnmaan? Milloin, milloin sen nhd saan? [Yrj Koskinen 1830 - 1903] Pohjola, minun maa Pohjaton, kaipuuni Pohjannaula, mua johdata

9. Last Breath
Lying on the ground As battle rages on Warm blood covers The cold land of our fathers Don't cry for me my son Because I'm not the only one Where I go you can't follow This journey I will make all alone I've bled so many times for this land But this wound will claim my life Death commands me to give my hand Let not my people Live under oppression And remember the darker the night The more beautiful is the morning's light Fear no more Just let go Adore this world Once more The truth unfolds In the Ancient Halls Fear no more Just let go There is no shimmer of the light In this pouring rain I close my eyes Has it all been in vain?

10. Passion, Proof, Power

Where to find the truth? Questions linger through time Unbreakable will and inquiring mind Have always been the seeker's guide

The Reason as my sword The Knowledge as my shield I'll face my foes again and again On the ancient battlefield I can't deny what I've seen So towards the great unknown I must keep going on Stop your quest Or with fire you'll be cleansed Confess... Death... Woe to the faith Through dark centuries The wait for the time When all is revealed Unbreakable Stands through time Dwells the proof of life Eternal Earth of mine Cleanse our souls No good thoughts shall burn Engulf the passion of life Eternal Fire of mine Carry it on The ancient wisdom of mankind Eternal Air of mine Renew us within Wash away The remains of lies Eternal Water of mine Indivisible Beyond death and life The answer divine Eternal Elements of mine The gatekeeper of the knowledge The One who was trusted the secrets of time and space once said: To know is your destination To find is your possibility And to search is your quest. Your path has merged with the truth.

But yet you refuse to see it It's easier to be afraid, to be deceived, to be a sheep Be aware, question them, question yourself Because once you see it, you can never look away Every man's Horizon can change But eternal skies Will always stay the same Like a new sun arises from winter's cold and dark grave, it's unstoppable. Keep your twisted beliefs Sons and Daughters of Dawn are calling me The fire that burns my flesh Shall light up the words I've said The curse on my innocent name Shall put all of you in shame Woe Who Who Who to the man disheartens the few reach for the light searches for the truth

I only have just one more wish That this torch will be passed onto someone sentient like you When your time comes, don't lose your heart Have faith and patience and trust in the flame before passing it onto someone new The greatest power of all Will force their gods to fall The greatest power of all Embrace, illuminate all! I am, you are, no one's slave No man or god they have made

11. Bamboleo
[Limited Edition Bonus Track] [originally by Gipsy King] Este amor llega asi esta manera No tiene la culpa Caballo le ven sabana

Porque muy depreciado, Por eso no te perdon de llorar Este amor llega asi esta manera No tiene la culpa, Amor de comprementa Amor del mes pasado Bebele, bembele, bembele Bamboleo, bambolea Porque mi vida, yo la prefiero vivir asi Bamboleo, bambolea Porque mi vida, yo la prefiero vivir asi No tiene pardon de dios Tu eres mi vida, la fortuna del destino Pero el destino tendressa para dos Lo mismo yo que ayer Lo mismo soy yo No te encuentro a l'abandon Es imposible no te encuentro de verdad Por eso un dia no cuentro si de nada Lo mismo you que ayer Yo pienso en ti Bamboleo, bambolea Porque mi vida, yo la prefiero vivir asi Bamboleo, bambolea Porque mi vida, yo la prefiero vivir asi