AETERNUS - 1999
"Shadows Of Old"

1. Under the eternal blackendet sky
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I call upon thee
I am standing alone
My mighty wind
Unfold your dark wings
The glory of war
I am still seeking strong
My strength is hate
Darkness quell the sun Let my enemies not see me
Pledge me the warhawk Let the moon bewitch it
Black fire dance with me Burn in me strengthen me
Unite with my darkness Open the gates To eternity
Purified souls Sworn to slay the weak The voice of
the eternal Hate and anger from within As warriors
and predators We were conjured by the Essence of
war Hunting with the wolves In the embrace of the
night
See the destruction Of the sun
An overwhelming sight Brutal- dark- delight
I long to see The eternity


2. Descent to the underwold
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>From blood drenched earth The might oak arises
>From its roots-Flow rivers of death
Shadowed bodiless forms The rotting cores of the
damned Drifting- howling to blackened skies On
rushing waters of time
Enter the misty depths Of the underworld
Where blizzards rage Through fiery storm Where
magic reigns The waking dawn
Where ram and serpent Stand guard  Waiting to
taunt the souls Of those who spent lifetimes
Worshipping lies of a false faith
In vain - they sought return
Protesting their fate
They know not
The course of the wind
Trough which region it roared On which place it died


3. Dark rage
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Sacrilege
By my hand
As a worthless pale memory
They look upon the old
The defiling of our land
And glorious nature
Shall become their undoing
As we lay our hate
Arid powers upon them

The dark eternity
I am veiled in wind
I am not alone
Unleashed hate and anger By mountains strength
We shall prevail by our unity And for the old for the
old
Battle cries shall rage up From all our valleys
Unleashed hate and anger By mountains strength
We shall prevail by our unity
Our hurling storms of hatred Curse their wretched
souls Our great spirit of strength Shall battle to the
death
With wisdom we walk With might we slay
And their spiritless bodies
We shall dance upon
Peace shall never thine
And we shall feast
And we shall sing
In our never ending glory
On our path of the wise
We shall dance on our hallowed ground
Our souls are as one
With earth spirit
And the old the old


4. Resurrection
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Cold winds forged through time
By clash of thunder in the night of storms
An unborn power is invoked
Of ancient times yet young
By the full moon's rays
The storm's song is alone this night
For this night arise the creatures of darkness
The wings of darkness unfold The sky shall black
remain The age of strength shall be born Fierce
winds guard this night
The mountain's creatures shall wander Their torches
glowing from the forest's depths For war are they
armed For war they serve
The storms truth
The night's lust
The dead's sombre tones
Shall thunder from all mountains
Ancient war cries
Shall freeze the weak warrior's will
Elf flutes sing the battle song
The queen of ice is called upon
Only the true remain in her gaze
For tonight shall the mortals die
The souls of darkness to be praised


5. The summoning of shadows
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Thundering chains of truth Entwining the immortal
souls Of those darkened through eras Of hatred-
war and betrayal
Coming forth their fiery passion Sweeps through the
night In agony they await
The glory of destiny's grasp
The truth-
Sought by those
Who dance with infinite darkness
The one dream-
conjured by torturous lifetimes A time not ours
Deeper- deeper we shall dwell Higher- higher we
shall rise
Floating-
In a maze of darkened desires
Their eyes alone
Reveal the scars of an eternal existence
Awaiting-
The unveiling of the highest realms
Where the soul
Is freed in honour and pride


6. Death's golden truth revaeled
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In solitude I stand
Awaiting a manifestation
A sign to cross the threshold of life
A spirit guides my way
Unmasked death speaks to me
His venomous tongue revealing truths
Reality stabs its jagged blade
Through my ancient heart
The last trace of innocence Has been stripped away
Only burning hatred remains A shadowed aura of
my mortal life
When all that is lies
has been burned to the ground A purity unbound
remains
To cross the threshold
To commit the soul to darkness
To cross the threshold
To commit the soul to darkness


7. Cuchulain
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Under fire
Son of god and mortal
Shining one of an age gone by
Throw the spear of destiny Spill the blood Victorious
you stand In flames
Live to kill
Creature of war
Battle frenzy possesses you
By axe- by sword you slay your enemies
Ride through the night
On your blazing chariot
With torches held high
Their smoke spirals to the heavens
A threatening omen
To those who would dishonour you
Drink the blood - devour the heart
Tee: glory of death shall flow through your veins
With strength were you born With strength shall you
rise
Carrion crows circle the skies Hungry for the flesh of
your prey Scattered- sun bleached bones Mark your
trail of terror
Throw the spear of destiny Spill the blood Victorious
you stand In flames
Live to kill Creature of war Divine is thy soul Of fire


8. Prophecy of the elder reign
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The dark veil of a man's hate Remains as the true
glory Within a warrior's heart
See the blackened sky The ravens as they fly
Prophecy
Chaos and majesty Revealed from the dust Of
village that fell Under stormy skies
Flaming banners On desolate land Still- yet alive
Ancient symbols Arise once more Blazing- mighty
Empowered by darkness
Shattered remains Pierced by deep earth Dreams
of mortals Enclosed in flames Ruptured images
Awaiting an end
The blood drips endlessly
>From battle shrines
To feed the thirst
Of the barren war field
In union- yet desolate In glory- yet sorrow Beneath
the skies we stand Awaiting our reign


9. The sunset's glory
Instrumental