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In times of turmoil
In times like these
Beliefs contagious
Spreading disease
This wretched mischief is now coursing through your souls
Never to let go
Never to let go

Them Rats

Into your sanctum
You let them in
Now, all your loved ones
And all your kin
Will suffer punishments beneath the wrath of God
Never to forgive
Never to forgive

Them Ratsah-oh ahh-ohh
Ratsah-oh ahh-ohh
Ratsah-oh ahh-ohh
Ratsah-oh ahh-ohh

This devastation left your cities to be burnt
Never to return
Never to return

Them filthy rodents are still coming for your souls
Never to let go
Never to let go

Them Ratsah-oh ahh-ohh
Ratsah-oh ahh-ohh
Ratsah-oh ahh-ohh
Ratsah-oh ahh-ohh

They’re still coming after you…ah-oh ahh-ohh
And there’s nothing you can do…ah-oh ahh-ohh
They’re still coming after you…ah-oh ahh-ohh
And there’s nothing you can do…ah-oh ahh-ohh

Rats

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Ghost – Rats

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A higher power underground

From seraph skies and now to chaos bound

He’s sitting sacred and profound

In midst of sinners licking up to kiss his crown

Pathetic humans in despair

Defaced, deflowered, now to death devout

A fallen angel in his glare

In midst of sinners kneeling down before his clout

Old one, master

All beauty lies within

Old one, master

All beauty lies within you

This oasis is a poisoned well

Of rotting carcasses that clog the deep

A prince in exile here in Hell

In midst of sinners flocking up like soulless sheep

Old one, master

All beauty lies within

Old one, master

All beauty lies within you 

Old one, master

All beauty lies within

Old one, master

All beauty lies within you

Old one, master

All beauty lies within

Old one, master

All beauty lies within you

Your infernal Majesty

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Ghost – Majesty

Throw yourself

Into the vessel
Of possibilities

Your green muse

The apparatus
For soul mobility

A gateway to secrecy

Spirit, absinthe

Spirit, absinthe

Seven seals

Devilish creatures
Trumpets the end of time

Cloven hooves

Anti-saint Wormwood
Catapulting your mind

Into the jaws of death

Spirit, absinthe

Spirit, absinthe

There’s no return

From this excursion
Of possibilities

You’re at the seventh gate

Spirit, absinthe

Spirit, absinthe

“Let none of this Earth inherit

This vision of my Spirit!

Ghost – Spirit

The beginning of Papa’s war against the short I vowel sound

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Underneath the moonlight of old Hungarian skies

Buried in the blood-drenched earth

These barren lands of ice

She was an evil woman with an evil old soul

Piercing eyes emotionless

A heart so black and cold

Elizabeth, in the chasm where was my soul

Forever young
Elizabeth Bathory in the castle of your death

You’re still alive, Elizabeth

Her pact with Satan

Her despisal of mankind

Her acts of cruelty and her lust for blood

Makes her one of us

Our ancient countess was refused her desires will

To bathe in pure fresh blood

She had peasant virgins killed

Elizabeth, in the chasm where was my soul

Forever young
Elizabeth Bathory in the castle of your death

You’re still alive, Elizabeth

Elizabeth, in the chasm where was my soul

Forever young
Elizabeth Bathory in the castle of your death

You’re still alive, Elizabeth

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Ghost – Elizabeth

A Welcome Surprise from one of my favorite Viking Metal bands

I am chanting a Rune Song
Carved spell on a moon rock
On our proud great vast land
You were gathered at night where we attacked

My chant, goes relentless
Moon’s shining in blood red
Your souls has escaped
Sky stallions are carrying the brave

I see you scattered to the ground, no wounds on your back
You died where you stand, by the cross, by the axe
Defending your folk, sworn faith to the gods
That you shall find again on Ragnarok’s day

Stay put on your sword and fight on, by the gods
My arms holds your blood, on winter’s cruel cold
Listen to the Rune Song and fear not Midgard’s giants’ size
My chanting is magic that calls you all again to…rise!

Oh, remember that time is thinner than ice
The bold and the brave from death shall escape
All Father knows when our battle will end
We all have been summoned on this final glorious day

Now stand next to me
Gather your swords, gather your shields
Get prepared till that day
When All Father shall prevail

Hildr Valkyrie – The Rune Song

A Four-Part Epic

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This hate inside me
It is constantly growing
Years of hollow lies
Made pagan hatred rise

They came with their troops
Destroying land and roots
Abominations under the sun
They and their poisoned truth

One by one my people fell
Under their deceptive spell
How many sons of the
North had to fall?

Before our eyes could see
This isn’t how it should be!

Under the Northern star

We shed our blood
With the call of a battle horn
We raise our swords

Behind the fields of blood
There’s a haven for us
Deep in the woods of the North
Rises the Heathen Throne

Under the Northern star

We shed our blood
With the call of a battle horn
We raise our swords

Under the Northern star

We shed our blood
With the call of a battle horn
We raise our swords

Behind the fields of blood
There’s a haven for us
Deep in the woods of the North
Rises the Heathen Throne

Upholder of the skies
For too long has your name been despised
Give us your strength and courage
When we meet our nemesis
On the shores that used to be
The place we called home

Our land and faith are raped
Somehow they’re going to pay

Grant us your revenge
We are not afraid of death
Let none of them ever more, ever more
Lay a hopeful gaze upon the sky…upon the sky!

Under the Northern star

We shed our blood
With the call of a battle horn
We raise our swords

Behind the fields of blood
There’s a haven for us
Deep in the woods of the North
Rises the Heathen Throne

Yllä harmaan korven korpit laulaa
Hurme tämän kansan roudan sulattaa
Katso kuinka hohkaa kansi taivaan
Kutsuu se meitä Tumman Virran Taa
Heikot vaipuu kuohuun sysimustaan
Sankarit kun astuu joen rantaan
Halki iäisyyden laulu raikaa
Kutsuu se veljiä Tumman Virran Taa

Could my ruin have come
My day of trouble have arrived
In these tuonele cabins

These abodes of the dead land?

Far beyond the dark stream pagan souls will

Roam those cold lands wild and free
Wait for the sign; a blood red sky
Then beyond the dark stream we will ride

The path of mortals
So narrow and brutal
Only bravest of them all

Will find true valor


Decaying souls of men
Who trust in false omens
Will drown in the stream

With their untrue beliefs

He’s been drifting

For so long
Searching for the land
Where heroes roam

In the horizon
The last ray of light
A breeze from the other side
Before he dies

Dividing walls of stone
Eternal Heathen Throne
Beneath the cold starlight
Revealed for the purest sight

Through constant affliction

Towards alleviations
When a searing star is near
Carry on, you’re almost here

Far beyond the dark stream we’ll meet again

Across the wilderness and we will be home
Gather your strength, don’t be afraid
Far beyond the dark stream, we’ll meet again

The Longest Journey of them all
Has to be made all alone

A flame in the skyline reaching the stars

Guiding the seeker through the night!


Far beyond the dark stream we’ll meet again

Across the wilderness and we will be home
Gather your strength, don’t be afraid
Far beyond the dark stream, we’ll meet again

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Not just for victory,
not just to crush your enemy

Not just for heir to be,
but for this moment and to fight the injustice…

It was written long ago

This is what I’ve been told
An army came across the sea
To conquer this low land

They lured with their lies

Shouting
“Peasants, kneel or die!”

Outnumbered, undaunted
War cry rose to the skies

On the homeland of the raven
Where the eagles scream at daybreak
And the clang and clash of armies
Beautiful the strife for conquest

Rain…came over to the north
Flood of lies…to drown the old gods
A storm rose…within the hearts of enslaved
Ode…for My Ancestors’ Blood

The seer foresaw
The curse from above

Like a roar of approaching giant horde
In the moors and in the marshes
On the borders of the woodlands

They marched like approaching giant horde

When I yield my life forever

Bravely will I fall in battle

Fall upon the field of glory

Beautiful to die in armor

Rain…came over to the north
Flood of lies…to drown the old gods
A storm rose…within the hearts of enslaved
Ode…for My Ancestors’ Blood

The darkest hour, the hopeless time

Is always before the rise of the dawn

Find your courage to stand against a stream

The fairest they speak when the falsest they think

When mouths of men speak the words of gods
The truth will never be enough for anyone

When you reach the peak of the highest mountain

Proudly plant the flag of the heathen Defiance

When mouths of men speak the words of gods
The truth will never be enough for anyone

When you reach the peak of the highest mountain

Proudly plant the flag of the heathen Defiance

Wielded lashes, pyres flame, gloomy gallows

Tormented ones, brave and free

Screams echo in time

Not one unjust deed goes unpunished

No blood is shed in vain under the reborn thunder sign

I know we will

Claim the throne and kill

They asked for war so we will give them one
The one to end it all

Reckoning with blood

Stop the madness that’s gone on for centuries


From the ashes of the ancient blood and wisdom

The children of thunder will rise again



From the ashes of the ancient blood and wisdom

The children of thunder will rise again



In a storm of obloquy, my sons stand strong

Marshall the forces, gather up weapons for the last war to come


Who is so righteous, un-corrupted, to condemn and Dominate

With truth and not with illusions

Not driven by the greed to be enthroned and rule?

Havoc no more

The reign of men

From the ashes of the ancient blood and wisdom

The children of thunder will rise again



From the ashes of the ancient blood and wisdom

The children of thunder will rise again


When mouths of men speak the words of gods
The truth will never be enough for anyone

When you reach the peak of the highest mountain

Proudly plant the flag of the heathen Defiance

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Ensiferum – Heathen Throne Suite

A Shame That They Broke Up

Many nights I can find no rest
As my conscience puts me on test
It is certain, if your hands are dirty
You cannot live in peace
You can let go for just one day
Gaining debt you’ll one have to pay
All the world has fallen for the same illusion and
Crying while it’s suffering

If you are the Almighty God
Why let evilness reign?
Smiting men and fighting faith while
You could have stopped this

It’s Time to chose my side, live as I am
Taking tiny steps in the wrong and
Saying what I know I have said before
“I’ll turn back, just not today”
The other option, deep from my heart I can find You
Where I left You, God of my childhood
Jesus still has hope for the hopeless
He can make me fearless and free, amen

It’s a tough school to start and see
What I guess He has always seen
Though I thought I was the wisest one
But my sin had blinded me
I was seeking truth from the skies
Every mountain, every peak up high
Till I found Him in the depth of my pit
Jesus in His mercy

Should the LORD remove all evil
I’d be first in the line
He would have to wipe out us
And all of the people

It’s Time to chose my side, live as I am
Taking tiny steps in the wrong and
Saying what I know I have said before
“I’ll turn back, just not today”
The other option, deep from my heart I can find You
Where I left You, God of my childhood
Jesus still has hope for the hopeless
He can make me fearless and free, amen

That is why the Almighty God lets evilness reign
Smiting men and fighting faith wile
You could have stopped this
You could have stopped this

It’s Time to chose my side, live as I am
Taking tiny steps in the wrong and
Saying what I know I have said before
“I’ll turn back, just not today”
The other option, deep from my heart I can find You
Where I left You, God of my childhood
Jesus still has hope for the hopeless
He can make me fearless and free, amen

HB – It Is Time II