Solitude Aeturnus In Times of Solitude 1. It Came Upon One Night It came upon one night When Nemesis besieged Lightning streaked across the sky And thunderclouds did scream It came upon one night On land the seas had turned Typhoons swept with certain death Air began to burn Apocalypse is born Nightmares will begin It came upon one night so bittersweet the end The world was cloaked in darkness And winter brought the rain A poisoned soul was pondering This mortal fool's to blame Defense became the joke of the day Rivalry the nations now regret Politicians threw our lives away The day that dust and ice the Earth beset Into battle cried the poor As famine took its toll The world had turned so desolate That nothing much would grow Apocalypse was born Nightmares had begun Nature claimed a victory As neither side had won The world was all asunder When sorrow took a leave Hatred fled when Christ returned to Earth as King... 2. Transcending Sentinels [I. DESCENT OF THE ANGELS] [II. PROLOGUE TO THE END] We've been here through the all the circles And lived with the godless tyranny One day all of you shall be perfect And understand this is to be He has determined the future All that was shall come to pass Revel in the unseen forces That bring his wisdom to the vast Listen to the voice of the teacher The peace and comfort that he brings Love can save the world from its destruction Pray that this shall come to be Days will come of tribulation many men will die Now that the Lord of Hosts is on the horizon And with it brings the promises of plight The Earth will soon be shaken As the day becomes the night Foretold we've come together as one To prepare our children once again Those who have chosen not to follow Are damned to live it to the end 3. Into Battle 4. Sojourner 5. Where Angels Dare To Tread Out of the sun appeared three men Or so it seemed to be Abram saw and rushed to greet These godlike entities Prepare a feast my chosen wife That we may honor these A festive mood soon turned to grief When told their destiny The leader spoke of degradation That was close at hand Came to verify a grievious outcry from the land Be the people righteous souls Then this I want to know But if the accusation's true To then my wrath I'll show Where angels dare to tread Where angels dare to tread No one is forgiven unless they know the word How can you speak what you haven't heard Up to the gates of Sodom went Emissaries of the Lord Lot was there and bowed to them As Abram did before Leave this city with wife and daughters Unto the mountains thee Death will come to sinners glory I tell you flee Where angels dare to tread Where angels dare to tread No one shall be saved unless they see the signs How can you see when you are blind A chill is running through me Remembering that day Thoughts of pity and sorrow For those about to die It would seem as though the world will never change On again this night Thread the angels and I... To be continued... 6. Rememberance Of A Life (Rehearsal Session 1987) 7. And Justice For All (Live At Joes Garage 1988) 8. Sojourner (Rehearsal Session 1988) 9. Mirror Of Sorrow (Demo Tape 1988) In a blackened blur of crowding clouds I dropped my sorrow among the leaves I took my place as wise men do As the storm prepared its release Through raging winds and weeping skies I sat in the loneliness of solitude I washed my eyes in growing streams Earth's resistance True magnitude As black sky faded to blue And again the Earth felt the sunrise A silver mirror stood before me Bequeath of the silent rainbow A beautiful mirror of radiant splendor As ominous as the autumn moon It brought upon me endless wonder Yet spoke of some unknown doom As I reflect back on this day No words could ever tell... I saw my world But could not see myself In strange visions And through the windows of dreams We solemnly gaze beyond What is revealed to our eyes Exists already in our minds