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VIRGIN STEELE LYRICS
"The Marriage Of Heaven & Hell: Part II" (1995)
1. A Symphony of Steele
2. Crown of Glory
3. From Chaos to Creation
4. Twilight of the Gods
5. Rising Unchained
6. Transfiguration
7. Prometheus the Fallen One
8. Emalaith
9. Strawgirl
10. Devil/Angel
11. Unholy Water
12. Victory Is Mine
13. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Revisited
1. A Symphony of Steele
Magic speaks tongues of fire, fortune takes my hand
Iron pounding songs of glory, soaring on command
Screaming I rejoin the fray
Chorus:
Take me where the thunder walks, a symphony of steele
Take me where the falcon flies, a symphony of steele
Sound the trumpet, crack the mountain, let the arrow fly
Through the land of Lamentation, let the tidings fly
Mercury, the god am I
Chorus
Spark the ashes, free the temple, stem the crimson tide
Toll the bell of freedom shouting
Praise for those who died
Wield the sword of destiny
Chorus
If passion denies you, don't die on your knees
Fight with a vengeance what weakness decrees
The wrath of the tempest, the cries of the slain
Tragic in splendor, in death you are free
I follow the sign, bring on the sound of thunder,
Bring on the rain
Spirit of dark enchantment remember my name!!
Chorus
A symphony of steele!
2. Crown of Glory
Bury me beside the endless sea, raise my ashes to the wind
Remember things I conquered in my time, quench my funeral
Pyre with wine
Open your eyes and see me, running faster, running far
Open your heart and feel me, catch the light beyond the starts
Flesh and blood affirm the freedom's gain
Are we born to live again?
I'll never die while the light races over my head,
I can see where we are
I will defy no respite from the challenge of war,
Crown of glory unscarred
Gaze at the sun unblinking, go where only eagles dare
Strike now while life is in you
Before the darkness eats your soul
Touch me now and feel your strenght return
Speak the word within the word
I'll never die while the light races over my head,
I can see where we are
Why must you cry for the life you are leaving behind,
Crown of glory unscarred
What was forbidden now is open
The golden apples of the sun
All that's alive consider holy, holy, holy
Body and soul are reconciled
And heaven and hell remember their love,
And every road leads me to you
To truth
I'm watching you now, I'm watching the signs,
I watch as the old false reason dies
I see with new sight the infinite night
Drunk on the wine of Paradise
I challenge the nine in Heaven divine, the Crown and the
Glory all are mine
No longer denied with Eve as my bride the doors to the
Kingdom open wide
And every end is a beginning, victory waits within the fire.
I'll never die while the light races over my head,
I can see where we are
I will defy no respite from the phantoms of war, Crown of
Glory unscarred
Bury me beside the endless sea, raise my ashes to the wind...
3. From Chaos to Creation
4. Twilight of the Gods
The mark of war is upon me, the taste of blood's on my tongue
I'm the ruler of nation, I am second to none
Like a rainbow on fire my axe gleams in the sun
Blinding my enemies when the battle's begun
They'll see us fly on wings of glory, for the twilight hour's come
Here we ride on wings of fire, staring straight into the the sun
The dark host marches eternal, it's the last great war
Spreading scenes of deatruction unequaled before
There will be no winner, all are destined to die
And from the ashes a new world, a vision of light
Watch us fly on wings of glory, for the twilight hour's come
Here we ride on wings of fire, for the judgement of the gods
A circle of fire Loki sings
A chorus of lies, the crownless king
Who rides on the wind, who rides on the sky?
Be gone
A circle of fire loud we sing
The warhammer rides, the crownless king
Who writes on the wind the whisper of life
Watch us fly on wings of glory, for the twilight hour's come
Here we ride on wings of fire, for the judgement of the gods
5. Rising Unchained
Piercing the veil of eternity, lashed by the winds of Hades
Titan fists and gods collide
From the caves of ice the Midgard Serpent roars
As the stars fall from the sky
War kills we die, with golden tears Odin falls
You're the deliverer - King Unchained
You're the deliverer - King Unnamed
With a twilight kiss upon your frozen brow
Golden dawn when you awake
You're the first and last whose coming was foretold
Crown of Glory, worlds unfold
Come forth, arise, twelve golden dreams forge the prize
You're the deliverer - King Unchained
You're the deliverer - he who reigns
"Meeting on the Twilight Bridge, the giants of Jotunheim align
against the hosts of Heaven. The sun turns black and falls,
lightning cracks Bifrost the Rainbow Bridge of three hues,
while time comes to an end.
The wolf Fenrir breaks his chain, Yggdrasil is laid waste and the
universe comes crashing down. But after defeat, One will come
beyond the reach of all evil, greater even than Odin, to create a
new Heaven and Earth set in a golden age forevermore."
Don't cry for mercy for you know there will be none
There in your darkness you'll be blinded by the sun
And you'll see me thread the air, crown of fire upon my hair
You will die
Come forth arise, your time has come, forge the prize
Don't cry for mercy for you know there will be none
There in your darkness you'll be blinded by the sun
Crowned in blood I tread the air, worlds are formed within my stare
See them rise!!!
You're the deliverer - King Unchained
You're the deliverer - King Unnamed
You're the deliverer - he who reigns!!!
6. Transfiguration
Rain falls, a lost voice calls, the day dies alone
Red blood slowly dripped down, stopped, sighed,
Fell to the ground
Mixed with earth and become mud black blood
Rain from Heaven fills the seas of Hell
Cold rain runs from the sky
Blood is secret, the bond within lives
Cold reign drowning the world, till the world was made flesh
Lips red, to alter led, with heart light, eyes bright
Now heart dead, eyes closed to bier led, lips white
Mixed with earth and became mud black blood
Rest in darkness, till we rise again
Cold rain runs from the sky
Death is a secret a fate between lives
Cold reign, timeless it falls, till the world is made whole
Fallin' fallin' over me drowning in the cold rain
7. Prometheus the Fallen One
I have dwelt in Heavens shining realms of bliss
I have walked the Halls of light
Once I lived in honor with the deathless gods,
Keeper of a secret sight
Now I suffer the wrath, I suffer the pain for befriending man
Proud rebel thief, stealer of fire, I never kneel
I have chosen, I bleed for mankind
Watch me die, I am the god in man
I defied the father, on his throne of gold
Now I'm captured here in chains
And he sends his eagle down to feast again
On the banquet of my flesh
Zeus, rain down your plagues, your unnatural love,
Your unnatural hate
Blind may I be but eyeless I see what you'll never know
I am golden, my force flies unseen
Blood and pride, I am the god in man
Ten thousand years or more, torment and pain
Chained to this lonely craig, the champion of slaves
And you come bearing gifts to me
Silent as the grave, I receive thee
And what's the lie there in your eyes no mercy...
And the day dawns in agony, in silence I wait for my time
I will never, ever yield to you, you have no power over me..
Release me, oh release me
A river of ice, a mountain of fire, I'll not reveal the one
Impaled in the sky forever despised, I'll not reveal the one
Immortal I die Immortal I die, I'll not give up on man
Your son will survive to vanquish your tribe, I rise!!!
I am golden, my blood heals your wounds
Watch me die, I fear no gods' wrath
Cursed and tried, I am the man in god
8. Emalaith
This is the land of my beginning,
These are the mountains of my birth
Dark with the blood of desecration
Oh where is she who is my pride
Emalaith
I hear the weeping of the spirits,
Dark wings of hatred fill the world
I know she's waiting out there somewhere,
Beyond the shadows of my eyes
Emalaith
Is there a life among these ruins
The charred remains of all my kind
Stung by the sword of retribution,
I swear an oath where they have died
I will return to wreak my vengeance,
Let Heaven grant what love does seek
Alive without a breath, reach for the Thorns of Death
A shadow falls
Before my eyes
Emalaith dies alone in the night
Lost like a child she leaves me
Scars on the wind
To hold me inside
Tomorrow belongs to never
I'll tear the walls of Erebus down
Child of the desolation, cry to me under starts that have died
Under skies of pain we are born
Ooh yeah, we are one, forever we'll be
Oh my love, we'll defy death and meet on holy ground.
After the darkest treason I, I will arise again!!
Emalaith dies alone in the night,
A kiss on the wind she leaves me
Out in the fields where everything dies,
Will we be lost forever?
From death and darkness love was born, and love survived
And created light
Behold the kingdom of the fearless
Who holds the seven Points Of Night?
Where is the hope of absolution,
Beyond the shadow of my sight?
I hear the weeping of the spirits,
Dark wings of hatred rule the world
But I will rise again, pierced by the Thorns of death,
Beyond the shadow of their eyes
Emalaith's mine, a soul infinite,
The promise of peace is never
The secret of death is ous to possess, ours will endure forever
I see the answer burn in your eyes, across the wasteland,
Death into life
The mighty spirits crystallize, the Crown of Glory,
Onward we ride!!!
Beyond the shadow of the skies, waiting for the light, it's
Over, all is gone. Shadows of mourning..
9. Strawgirl
Eyes blindly staring skyward, gaze fixed on eternity
What's that mark upon your shoulder, what's that scar on
Your arm?
Did you come to see Jesus, do you walk with God?
Do you rest suspended, or thread the Underworld?
I will speak, for you can't, I will tell your story well
I'll reveal your yesterdays
Strawgirl, lost in the savage garden
Waiting somewhere for someone to call
Strawgirl is there a lover who's searching,
Crying, no one to notice
You're gone...
Cold stone supports your beauty, night falls anonymous
Shattered light defies the distamce, illuminates your loneliness
Did you bear children, do they miss their ma?
Did the blind mask of forgiveness show a truer face by far?
I will speak, for you can't, I will tell your story well
I'll reveal your yesterdays
Strawgirl, lost in the savage garden
Waiting somewhere for someone to call
Strawgirl is there a lover who's searching,
Crying somewhere
Or is it just me...
10. Devil/Angel
Rising up from the bottom of the sea
Cryptic eyes watching me
Daughter of the air, demon of the pit,
Doesn't matter what you are
Riding on the road, you know it won't be long,
Gypsy child you're mine
One foot in the grave, one hand on the wheel,
Beauty calls freedom moans
Oh your pleasure is caught by the sun
Yeah the five senses wed
Reason is lost, be quick or you're dead
Devil/Angel you move like a shark on the land
Devil/Angel the spirit yearns for sensuality
Twin hearts glow, born of rival heat
Beauty is the only goal
The flesh becomes the soul, eternal argument,
Consummate in nature's style
Riding on that road, you know I'm running free,
Gypsy child you're mine
Hangin' on the cross, caught between two thieves
Energy is liberty!!!
Oh remember your forgotten son
Yeah, celestial calm
Infernal hate, your wit will disarm
Devil/Angel you ride with the ravens of dawn
Devil/Angel virtue acts from impulse not from rules
Devil/Angel we're free from tyrannical law
Devil/Angel the lightning is all that you need
Devil/Angel, Devil/Angel, Devil/Angel oh oh
11. Unholy Water
Flowers of evil shiver on the firing line
Whose face can please me now?
Boundless queen of Babylon, she rides above the sky,
I'm a devil, I'm an angel
The lights are getting brighter now,
Bold enough to slay your prayers
Unholy water you tell me the truth,
You tell me the lies
Unholy water you resurrect you crucify,
Take me down now
Leave if you're leavin', stay if you have the right
I've never been so alone, as I am with you tonight
The funeral season grows, I'm an angel, I'm a devil
Where did it go so wrong?
Close your eyes and say goodbye
Unholy water you're bringing me down,to live is to die
Unholy water the ending is clean, the ending is now
Unholy water the rapture is mine, I drown in your slime
Unholy water you're deep in it now, you're tasting it all
Unholy water
Unholy water one last caress, then solitude
Unholy water you're feeling it now, I never denied
Unholy water when love turns to hate with Satan you mate
Unholy water drown in the tears, a shadow of fear,
The ending, the ending is now
Unholy water her breasts were full, her hair was wet
Unholy water around her throat the Serpent crept
Unholy water she utters truth, she utters lies
Unholy water she resurrects, she crucifies
12. Victory Is Mine
Your god isn't here- she is dead
Crushed by your prophes of dread
Death-fire, mist, blood and wine
Torn like a rose from the vine
So you run to the hills to divine
What is left of your fortune and find
Victory is mine underneath a savage sky
Victory is mine from the darkness I have won, oh
Sad ghosts of old victories
Come crowding the fields where cleaved
Locked in immortal embrace
Handsome as Death's Iron face
I will run to the hills where you hide
Seeking vengeance for all of my kind
Victory is mine by the hammer and the nine
Victory is mine from the mountains to the sea
Victory is mine noble tears and kingly pride
Victory is mine under shadows I will fly
The thunder meets at twilight by the serpentine
No blood running in these veins
Just the blackened ice of the river Styx
Swirling through a heart of stone
Victory is mine underneath a savage sky
Victory is mine by the power and the sign
Victory is mine final darkness, kingdoms fall
Victory is mine under darkness, I am all
Oh Emalaith, oh Emalaith,
Sworn by the light of the moon
I will be here with you soon
Victory is mine
13. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Revisited
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