I have walked these shores A thousand years or more I have seen all the plagues and the wars The past and future Are the one and same to me I pass through time like a rabid disease I am the one who comes knocking in the night I am the one who collects you when you die I'm the one who rules beyond the lands of death Witness aeons of despair through my eyes I came before and shall remain as all dies My purpose hidden in the swirling mists of time To observe and denote the end of life I am the one who comes knocking in the night I am the one who collects you when you die I'm the one who rules beyond the lands of death Ancient wanderer, Father of Woe Fear my name As I draw near You'll see the light Begin to fade Into shades of black A void from which Your soul will never stray There can be no Escape from death Ancient wanderer, Father of Woe