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IRONSWORD LYRICS
"Return of the Warrior" (2004)
1. Ironsword
2. Beginning of the End
3. First Masters
4. Return of the Warrior
5. Brothers of the Blade
6. Nemedian Chronicles
7. Way of the Barbarian
8. Dragons of the Sea
9. The Wench
10. War Hymn
11. Death or Glory
12. Let the Titans Collide
1. Ironsword
Now listen well
If you survived
From ancient kingdoms
We have arrived
All Metal warriors
We will unite
So wield thy swords
Come join the fight
Ironsword... Ironsword...
We'll lead the road
To all your dreams
Where all are one
As Metal kings
So let's ride on
Throughout the world
Our battlecry
Can now be heard
Ironsword... Ironsword...
Now listen well
If you survived
From ancient kingdoms
We have arrived
Our fate was sealed
By the ironsword
That brought pure Metal
And magic of old
Ironsword... Ironsword...
2. Beginning of the End
It's the beginning of the end
For the age we descent
Greed led to its fray
Hyborian kingdoms swept away
Over the ruins stand new thrones
Made with human bones
The heathens' siege to slaughter all liege
Before the new dawn
We shall fly from Valhalla
Ragnarok calls for the Einherjer
The horn Gjallar was blown
The gods now march across Bifrost
Throughout centuries before this life
In Atlantean rhymes
Valusian kings
have whispered to us inside the mind
To never banish the lore of the past
From it we shall learn
Of wars lost to man
And all the chaos yet to come
We shall fly from Valhalla
Ragnarok calls for the Einherjer
The horn Gjallar was blown
The gods now march across Bifrost
We shall fly from Valhalla
Ragnarok calls for the Einherjer
The horn Gjallar was blown
The gods now march across Bifrost
And a sword shall be the key to free our destiny
Yet Cthulhu sleeps deep down the ocean keeps
3. First Masters
The first masters came
With all their might
Through blood and iron
They did thrive
But shall not see
Atlantis flee
Rise of the first masters
Warriors at the edge of time
Rise of the first masters
Warriors at the edge of time
The savage Picts
Shall rule one day
While the Lemurians
Turned into slaves
Sons of the sun
Next heirs to come
Rise of the first masters
Warriors at the edge of time
Rise of the first masters
Warriors at the edge of time
4. Return of the Warrior
He rides alone throughout the steppe
A free will path lights his quest
Coming from the new dawn
A message still to carry on
Against all odds he changed his fate
To search the dome of the elder's wake
The return of the warrior
The return of the warrior
He has brought forth new life
Reflecting eternal sacrifice
Kept denying what Norns decided
Left the gods of death eluded
The return of the warrior
The return of the warrior
He rides alone throughout the steppe
A gift divine ar a cursed quest
A travelling spirit, shadow or man
That forged his fate by his own hand
In the dome he will find the key
To answer his cycle of immortality
The return of the warrior
The return of the warrior
5. Brothers of the Blade
Beyond the borders of Koth and Shem
Searching the splendor of the dreaming west
Crossing Corinthia, Ophir lies ahead
The road of kings is ours again
In the night
Barbarians ride
Throughout Hyborian world
Zingara and Argos our final halt
Adventurous life on the main trade route
Triumvirate, brothers of the blade
It is our fate to battle and raid
In the night
Barbarians ride
Throughout Hyborian world
One day Aquilonia shall be overthrown
Conquerors crowned grasping the throne
To Zamboula's tavern we return tonight
A rest fit for kings with wenches and wine
In the night
Barbarians ride
Throughout Hyborian world
6. Nemedian Chronicles
A world of demons and gods
Savage battles, bloody wars
A warrior's fate lies on the blade
While martyrs rest without a grave
Oh I sing the chronicles of Nemedia
Oh I sing the chronicles of Nemedia
Sorcerers cast their spell
Primeval monsters out from hell
Baleful spirits stalk at night
Nameless nightmares to human sight
Plunder raids across the lands
Libertinage at scoundrel's den
Is this the life you longed for?
Hyboria welcomes evermore
Oh I sing the chronicles of Nemedia
Oh I sing the chronicles of Nemedia
7. Way of the Barbarian
Cimmerian, son of Crom
Last one standing of a noble race
Free barbarian that knows no master
Trust the sword as his only faith
Way of the barbarian
Way of the barbarian
He has no gods to worship
No maid to comfort on his arms
Like the wolf who licks his wounds
Feelings gone ripped from his heart
Way of the barbarian
Way of the barbarian
Oh the path isn't always clear
Learnt to change not the past
Nothing gained without pain
A bright future will rise at last
Way of the barbarian
Way of the barbarian
8. Dragons of the Sea
We are the pirates of Vilayet Sea
Sailing away to lands of mystery
Looting treasures at Turan's coast
But tides of war slowly approach
Upon our masts, black flags fly high
Ready for boarding, we win or die
Follow the queen and be free
Our dragon sails across the sea
We are the scourge of the bloody coast
Empty your jars for final toast
Weigh ancor and hoist the sails
The buccaneers crave for more forays
Upon our masts, black flags fly high
Ready for boarding, we win or die
Follow the queen and be free
Our dragon sails across the sea
We are the red brotherhood
Through stormy waters and wild flood
The pounding splash an the prow
Set the course back to our burrow
Upon our masts, black flags fly high
Ready for boarding, we win or die
Follow the queen and be free
Our dragon sails across the sea
9. The Wench
She is a whore of Shadizar
Such beauty never seen before
Her smile a gift from Bel and Ishtar
I cannot bear any more
Be my wench tonight
And I'll make you my queen
Be my slave tonight
Then I'll set you free
She's just waiting to please me
The woman begs to be fed
Now your body belongs to me
At my command she kisses my hand
Be my wench tonight
And I'll make you my queen
Be my slave tonight
Then I'll set you free
My eyes ablaze, all I do is take
Black lotus and rum takes us high
She moans with pleasure over and over
Let's burn away the night
Be my wench tonight
And I'll make you my queen
Be my slave tonight
Then I'll set you free
10. War Hymn
Battlehorns blow at dawn
Echoing through the hills
Frenzied warlords wield their swords
Chanting glorious hymns
Coming from the mountains
Brythunians at arms
Warcries fill the air
To the battlefield they ride
Fight... Kill... Die... Warhymn... Warhymn...
Scarlet dragon banners
Unfurled in the breeze
Knights in golden armour
March on to victory
Following codes of honour
Nemedians fear not death
Higher than a way of life
Learned from the past
Fight... Kill... Die... Warhymn... Warhymn...
So great is their fury
To no man they kneel
Under raining javelins
And the clash of blades and shields
The glittering of steel
Fire, blood and gore
Make ancestors proud
Through the fulgor of war
Fight... Kill... Die... Warhymn... Warhymn...
11. Death or Glory
In fire we were sworn many ages before we were born
In battle we shall die and to Valhalla ride
Let the arrows fly... Let the axes clash...
Let the arrows fly... Let the axes clash...
Death or glory
Baptised in blood and ice, to triumph at any price
Warlords bound by one fate, the glorious deeds to take
Let the arrows fly... Let the axes clash...
Let the arrows fly... Let the axes clash...
Death or glory
We would rather die in honour than live without glory
For a beautiful death lends life honour
Knowing not fear or defeat
Slaying the strong and the weak
Surrounded by our fallen foes
Sweet music their dying woes
Let the arrows fly... Let the axes clash...
Let the arrows fly... Let the axes clash...
Death or glory
12. Let the Titans Collide
Druids knelt throughout long years
Before the altar stone
To revive primordial creation
Praying for the world they once knew
When Men and Gods were as one
And walked upon the Earth
Until the balance was disturbed
And in wrath the skies did burn
Titans collide - The gods return for us
Mortals fed with desire, the whim of divinity
Few mortals dare to usurp
And enslave the gods from above
The lust for power of the Universe
And enjoy the spoils of all worlds
Transgressing the laws of nature
In the greatest battle ever seen
Let the titans figth one another
In the end, none shall win
Titans collide - The gods return for us
Mortals fed with desire, the whim of divinity
Cataclysm before their eyes
Cities crumbled into the sea
They caught a glimpse of nevermore
Drowned empires for all eternity...
Glacial tears brought the deluge
From the depths echoes the call
Ancient ones shall awake once more
Resurrected to free us all
Out of death shall come new life
The druids still wait for a sign
Thus another epoch has ended
Giving birth unto our time
Titans collide - The gods return for us
Mortals fed with desire, the whim of divinity
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