Caladan Brood - To Walk The Ashes Of Dead Empires Lyrics
The burning fires fill the sky as a golden light enfilades the nightShattered mountains crumble away, their smouldering heaps upon the plainsAshes of gods, a cinereous rainA torrent of death covers the slainBlood has stained the silent stone where armies have fallen before the throneThe burning fires fill the sky as a golden light enfilades the nightShattered mountains crumble away, their smouldering heaps upon the plainsThe mortal cries of perishing thrallsAncient towers topple and fallBeleaguered spirit, dying prideDawn of sorrow, lamenter’s shrineSuch a slaughter, this battle of godsWhat a deluge, these rivers of bloodThe call of T'iam beckons meI have awoken to the rageLost in thought, lost in space, lost in timeLost within this storm we driveUnleashing chaos insideThe endless night sky dims my eyesThe burning fires now subside as a golden dawn dethrones the nightThe aftermath of battle’s toll, mighty silence they beholdLandscapes bathed in colours pale, dressed in blood and broken mailleSplintered spears, shattered swords, unmarked gravesThe cost of warSon of shadows betrays the night, father walks away from lightMother Darkness leaves us to dieKharkanas sounds its final hour, resplendent halls are empty and pallidBrothers forced another wayA breach was sealed but a host was torn, raised this wall only to fallBones ground into sands of the shoreA voice reborn and a voice was shorn, the vice of centuries of lifeMust we make this sacrifice?Empty halls sing a hollow fallDust-strewn cobblestones lead them homeShips now dreaming in their quiet portsRaise your glass to the ones returningIcy barrows and forgotten swordsSnow-capped mountains hold forgotten wordsDeeds heroic and deeds unknownCarved upon the empty throne
