[Intro] [Low Distant Gong Strike] [Massive Imperial Orchestration] [Heavy Slow Guitar Riff] [Verse 1] [Deep Chinese Metal Baritone Vocals] [Full Band Entry] Six kingdoms have fallen, the empire is one The First Emperor under Heaven stands strong But shadows are creeping inside of my mind An enemy comes that no steel can bind The passage of time is the phantom I fear The breath of the grave is drawing too near Bring forth the elixirs of mercury and gold To freeze the warm blood before I grow old [Pre-Chorus] [Theatrical Deep Chinese Male Vocals] The alchemists promise the blessing of skies A poison concealed in heavenly lies Dig deep in the mountain, away from the light Eight thousand silent warriors await through the night A silent assembly of stone and of clay To guard my dark soul when I pass away [Chorus] [Imperial Qin Male Choir] Qin Shi Huang! The First Emperor! Eternal in stone! Empires may crumble, but legends live on! No mortal can conquer the silence of time... Eight thousand warriors stand by my side! [Verse 2] [Deep Chinese Metal Baritone Vocals] The palace is sealed in the underground deep Where rivers of living mercury weep The artisans perish, their secrets are lost The life of an empire at a terrible cost Two thousand long years in the darkness remain Immobile and strong through the centuries' rain [Bridge] [Spoken Word] [Deep Chinese Male Voice] 我统一天下…… 却无法征服死亡。 我的军队…… 将永远守护我。 [Instrumental Solo] [Furious Guzheng and Heavy Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] [Imperial Qin Male Choir] Qin Shi Huang! The First Emperor! Eternal in stone! Empires may crumble, but legends live on! No mortal can conquer the silence of time... Eight thousand warriors stand by my side! [Outro] [Solo Tragic Erhu] [Soft Whispering Chinese Male Vocals] For two thousand years... They have never left their posts. [Final Distant Gong Strike] [End]
