Drömmen om den gamle
Han tar min hand
Ett järtecken på avgudadyrkans väg
En pakt med skog och sjöars härskarinna

Så kall är skogarnas natt
Under månens bleka skiva
Den gamle visar hur
Runorna skall ristas

Drömmen om den gamle
Jag tar hans hand
Ett järtecken på avgudadyrkans väg
En pakt med skog och sjöars härskarinna

Avgudadyrkans väg

Är det en dröm eller verklighet
Hungern den sliter och river inuti
Runorna ristas nu in
Fanskap ge mig kraft uti staven

Avgudadyrkans väg

Ett blodsoffer fyller runorna
Och den gamle han visar vägen
En valens eller en kvalens väg
Leder mig ner till den mörka sjön

Avgudadyrkans väg

Still is the lake, untouched by the wind
A mirror of darkness reflecting my face
Am I awake or is this a dream
In shades of black, the devils mark

The lake seems to have a mind of its own
Hiding behind the black surface
Unwilling to reveal its true intention
Yet I can feel the power, dark nature's force

Slowly I lower my face in the lake to see and to learn beyond time
In the dark I can see the shape of the queen rising from the bottomless pit
I urge to thee, oh queen of all seas, come to me in witchcraft so strong
Come to me in the name of a thousand devils, I wish to serve thee my queen

With force of the wand of runes
I break the stillness of the lake
Three times I strike the mirror black
A vague moaning from deep below

Slowly I lower my face in the lake to see and to learn beyond time
In the dark I can see the shape of the queen rising from the bottomless pit
I urge to thee, oh queen of all seas, come to me in witchcraft so strong
Come to me in the name of a thousand devils, I wish to serve thee my queen

The moment is chosen
Upon the water she rises
All dressed in black
The true ones don't fear
The shape of a woman
But also, a beast
With the tail of a horse
And hooves of an ox

Jagh mahnar tigh haffru att tu kommer till migh
Jagh mahnar tigh haffru att tu kommer till migh
Kom till migh i trulldom så swarth
Kom till migh i trulldom så swarth
Kom i tusen diewlars nampn
Kom i tusen diewlars nampn
Jag mahnar tigh haffru att tu kommer till migh
Jag will tiena tigh

Rise

I her whisper inside my head;
"I have arrived upon your deepest request
With the darkest of arts all your dreams will come true"
I hear the darkness call

"Do you accept my demands
And serve none but me"
I am content
I will serve no one but my queen

An alliance in blood sealed with a kiss
Unification in flesh and soul

"With the darkest of arts all your dreams will come true"
I hear the darkness call

Without any words I already knew
Her demands and desires
We have no secrets anymore

An alliance in blood sealed with a kiss
Unification in flesh and soul

Oh, she owns my soul

Jag har påbörjat min resa
Ner i avgrunden jag vandrar
På avgudadyrkans väg
Sida vid sida med mitt älskade rå

I have the power to speak with the dead
I am the seer of your destinies

Bound by her chain
A theatre of lust
She draws me in every night

I have the world of mankind
In the grip of my own two bare hands
I will make them all kneel before me
Like slaves, all but one

Bound by her chain
A theatre of lust
She draws me in every night

But is this really my dream
Or am I possessed by my queen
Everything I believed to be me
I have thrown into my endless pit of fire

Burn Burn Burn

Her black eyes are watching me
In her embrace I am born again
How long have I scorched this earth
How many lives have I lost

Her black eyes are watching me
In my dreams in my mind
She is crawling inside of my flesh
Inside of me in my dreams

Bound by her chain
A theatre of lust
She draws me in every night

In the corner of my eye
She's always there
Unseen by all
Apart from me
Inside of me
With lustful needs
We are one
Will I ever be set free

Feeding on my dreams
Searching for repose
Feeding on my flesh
Worn down to skin and bone
Feeding on my soul
Leave me be
Devouring my will
With her demonic plague

Farsoten tär på min kropp
Farsoten tar allt mitt hopp
Farsoten äger min själ
Farsoten är överallt

Lost and confused I turned to the priests
Men of the cross expel the beast in me
Along the dark path I have suffered
I repent, I will kneel to the light
Save my soul

My demon inside
She's tearing me apart
My demon inside
She is killing me

"You wear the devils mark"

"There's no turning back from your ungodly sins
Bestiality, alliance in blood
Sodomy with Satan
Witchcraft and greed
You must burn
Cleansed by fire you will burn"

Farsoten växer av hat
Farsoten inger mig kraft
Farsoten växer i mig
Farsoten är överallt

Before the priests I release my queen
With detest for the church her eyes turn red
All that was human in me is lost
Trial by fire is for the men of God

My demon inside
Unholy alliance
My demon inside
She is one with me

I bear the devils mark

The devils mark
My demon inside

I gather all my inner strength
The smell of blood, sweat and tears
Fading is the tired flames
The night is growing old
The mist is rising from the ground
My knuckles turning white
The grip around my sword is strong
The dawn is soon to come
Soon to come

All my men they bide their time
in silence thick as blood
Prepared to fight, prepared to die
Will it be our final stand?
Blazing fire in the horizon
I see him clearly now
The one-eyed God with spear in hand
on a stallion gray and strong
Gray and strong

Prepare for war
Prepare for war
Prepare for war
The calm before storm

We are following the God of war
Our hearts are filled with hope
The sun is reflecting on the steel
The time is now, live or die
A line of shields are formed on the field
We're standing strong
I raise my sword in honour
Bronze horns sounds at dawn

All my men are charging forward
Screaming loud and clear
Prepared to fight, prepared to die
This is not our final stand
Blazing fire in the sky
I see him clearly now
The one-eyed God with spear in hand
on a stallion gray and strong
Gray and strong

Prepare for war
Prepare for war
Prepare for war
The calm before storm

Like a never-ending stream
To the river of the dead
Like a never-ending stream
To the well of all fates

In the darkest of nights
In my weakness I lied
By the serpent of greed
And cold sense of fear
In my heart a black hole
In your heart wounded faith
I have your blood on my hands
And your lips, lost for words

I awoke from this night
And myself I despised
I remember a time
When honour was mine
I turned to my Gods
Whom I failed on this night
Guide me the way
To repent for my sin

Hvergelmir
Take me instead
Hvergelmir
To the dragon's nest
Hvergelmir
I wish I could change your fate
Hvergelmir
I'm not afraid
Hvergelmir
Take me instead
Hvergelmir
To the dragon's nest
Hvergelmir
I wish I could change your fate
Hvergelmir
Hear my cries

From my heart
I would give you the world
But my sins
Stains
My tearful eyes
And on my knees
I will bear witness
To your demise

I close my eyes
To the cold my path lies

Like a never-ending stream
To the river of the dead
Like a never-ending stream
To the well of all fates

I drift among the dead
Silent stream to the land below

Hvergelmir
Take me instead
Hvergelmir
To the dragon's nest
Hvergelmir
I wish I could change your fate
Hvergelmir
I'm not afraid
Hvergelmir
Take me instead
Hvergelmir
To the dragon's nest
Hvergelmir
I wish I could change your fate
Hvergelmir
Hear my cries

The words of the seer still echoes in my head
"Your blood will be shed by men dressed in white robes"
Baptized Northmen, my kin betrayed our gods
The Norns weave my fate with threads stained by their blood

The weak will now be slaves under the Christian cross
The strong must fight and triumph
By our Gods we stand proud

Church bells spreads like plague
They chime for new times
The cross, foreboding sign must burn in fire and flames
They speak false language and preach for the deaf
I will never betray my Gods for the white Christ

Blood Blood Fire Fire?.
With fire in my heart
Born by blood I am
Bloodstained we stand fast
With fire in heart and blood on my hands
With fire in heart and blood on my hands
Blood and Fire

From the words of the seer there is no escape
I am not afraid to enter Valhalla
The weak slayed by my sword will enter the black ships
The veins of Hvergelmir will take them to their fate

The weak will now be slaves under the Christian cross
The strong must fight and triumph
By our Gods we stand proud

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