Lyrics by Kaien Von Rode © [Verse 1] I stood at the precipice, silent and cold A tragic betrayal, a romance of old Within your dark eyes, an obsidian sea I watched the last embers of hope flee from me You were the anchor that dragged me below Into the abyss where the pale lilies grow I bled for your glory, I surrendered my soul Until the eternal night swallowed me whole! [Pre-Chorus] The pendulum ceases its heavy, slow swing I’m buried beneath the despair that you bring Confined to this dungeon of sorrow and shame A ghostly companion bound to your name The shadows awaken, they whisper my plea... BUT I AM THE MASTER OF MY DESTINY! [Chorus] I see the dawn break on the horizon line! Reclaiming a soul that is rightfully mine! I’ll shatter these manacles forged in the dark And tear your cold specter away from my heart! No more of your venom, no more of your pain I’m casting aside every sorrowful chain From rivers of weeping, an ocean will flow The immortal fire within me shall glow! [Verse 2] You whispered me fragile, a vessel of glass Awaiting the bitter, black winter to pass This shroud of depression you spun from your lies Amidst the grey ruins under weeping skies I wandered a phantom, confined to your halls Chasing the echoes that bounced off the walls But deep in the embers, concealed from the night Survived a small ember of radiant light! Pre-Chorus The tempest awakens with thunderous sound I’m rising anew from the hallowed ground The thick mist is parting, the vision is clear I’m conquering every phantom and fear! [Chorus] I see the dawn break on the horizon line! Reclaiming a soul that is rightfully mine! I’ll shatter these manacles forged in the dark And tear your cold specter away from my heart! No more of your venom, no more of your pain I’m casting aside every sorrowful chain From rivers of weeping, an ocean will flow The immortal fire within me shall glow! [Verse 3] The velvet stage curtains now finally fall I'm no longer chained to your desolate wall I drank from the chalice of absolute grief But found in its poison my glorious relief Your empire of shadows decays in the night Illumined by pale and ethereal light A crumbling monument built on your lies While I spread my raven wings to the skies! [Bridge] Release... Your words turn to dust on the wintery wind Arise... The dawn shall awake where the nightmare has thinned Time heals the stigmata you carved in my mind Leaving your desolate kingdom behind... [Symphonic Breakdown] THE FORTRESS IS CRUMBLING, STONE BY COLD STONE! THE MORNING RETURNS TO CLAIM WHAT WAS STOLEN! RECLAIM THE THRONE! [Final Chorus] I AM THE DAWN ON THE HORIZON LINE! THIS SHATTERED EXISTENCE IS FINALLY MINE! I broke all the iron-wrought manacles apart I’ve found the dark rhythm that beats in my heart! The tempest has passed, the sky is now blue I bid my eternal farewell unto you! From rivers of weeping, an ocean will flow... I’M COMING HOME! [Outro] [End]
