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Verse 1

I can recall a day from my past

when I used to walk a free man

The night was still young, lit by the stars

and celestial wonders of the skyline most vast

There was a time when life and death

seemed like the very same thing

I was bound by my duty to fight for my kind

that filled me with purpose to my last breath

Chorus

I stepped into the light

With my last strength, rid of all fright

The presence that I felt, seemed most divine

It was the place where life and death entwine

In that moment we thought we'd see

the afterlife that our deacons would guarantee

But when we all finally came to

and saw before us what we had been through

we face the truth that the war had begun anew

Verse 2

New dawns rose, and to no-one’s surprise

dead enemies faced us again

Cursed by the gods to relive this fight

drowning in blood and our desperate cries

What had we done wrong, we did not know

We thought our devotion would be enough

Having no choice, we fought for our lives

Under the stars and their ominous glow

Interlude

If the gods want our blood spilled again and again

they will be most disappointed, for showing us disdain

Betrayed by the powers that be, who once blessed our reign

We will hunt you down, we swear we’ll come for you amain

Spoken

We’re veiled in infinite illusions

until the end of time, they’re plotting our demise

For when the divine differs not from the foe

none but the greatest men dare defy it

Chorus

I stepped into the light

With my last strength, rid of all fright

The presence that I felt, seemed most divine

It was the place where life and death entwine

In that moment we thought we'd see

the afterlife that our deacons would guarantee

But when we all finally came to

and saw before us what we had been through

we face the truth that the war had begun anew