Before the Key, Part 6 - The Black Cathedral

[Intro: massive classical church pipe organ, deep wind, distant storm] [Slow heavy guitars enter] Stormhvalr flies through frozen skies The southern road is calling our eyes Behind us comes the endless white Vetrkonungr brings the ancient night [Male False-Cord Growl] FROST GIANTS RISE THE MOUNTAINS SHAKE THE WINTER KING WILL NEVER BREAK [Drums explode] The sky turns black The ice starts to ssssssscreeeeeeam We run through darkness Inside a dying dream [Massive church organ enters] From deep below A voice appears A holy song That feeds our fears [Female False-Cord Growl] NOT A BEAST NOT A GOD A BROKEN THRONE OF ICE AND BLOOOOOOOOOD [Heavy riff] Black glass windows Reach the sky Dark towers breathing Where angels die Green poison rises From ancient stone A fallen cathedral Claims its throne [Main Chorus - Male + Female Growls] THE CATHEDRAL WHISPERS THE CATHEDRAL CALLS RUN FROM THE SHADOW BEFORE IT FALLS THE CATHEDRAL WHISPERS DEEP IN THE NIGHT ONLY THE LIVING CAN CARRY THE LIGHT [Fast guitars, organ rhythm] Axes fly The giants roar Stormhvalr falls We hit the floor The ancient guardian Cannot remain The darkness rises Like endless rain [Low organ, slow crushing riff] Thousands of candles Burn in the hall Lost souls are screaming Behind every wall [Male False-Cord Growl] NO SWORD CAN WIN NO HAMMER CAN BREAK THIS IS NOT A BATTLE THIS IS THE ABYSS WE FACE [Female False-Cord Growl] THE HAMMER STRIKES THE MIRRORS BREAK THE LIES ARE FALLING THE WORLDS SHAKE [Speed metal twin guitar solo, organ follows] The Cathedral moves The walls come alive The dead are hunting We run to survive [Huge organ crescendo] The gates are closing The darkness spreads The last light burns Above our heads [Silence] [Soft whisper - TWBlue] Go... Live... [Music rises] [Female False-Cord Growl - TWBlue] I AM THE FROST I AM THE SEAL I HOLD THE NIGHT SO LIGHT CAN HEAL [Massive guitars] The ice will cover ice The cold will guard the flame One life for one moment One heart to break the chain [Male + Female Growls] SHE STANDS ALONE BEHIND THE GATE SHE HOLDS THE DARKNESS SHE HOLDS ITS FATE THE FROST HEART BEATS THE FINAL TIME THE HELL BELOW IS SEALED IN ICE [Church organ and guitars collide] The crown of frozen trials Now rests upon her head The Lady of Blue remains Where no living soul has tread [Final raven choir, sorrowful] No raven cried In the frozen land No wing ever trembled No shadow ever ran But tonight... The ravens bow Their voices cross The frozen ground A thousand wings A mourning sky For the Lady of Blue Who stayed behind... [Final organ chord] The gate is sealed... The light survives... The North remembers... Her sacrifice.