[whisper] the emperor protects... [instrumental] [verse] Long Millenia lie grey in dust, Trampled and burned, long decayed! No tale of hero's last long here, amongst the damned and betrayed! Within the chosen one's red eye, Shines the cost of darkness paid! [verse] Prayers fall upon dreams long perished, Holy rites painted of world's gone! Incense, blood, and iron, united in hell, Grim eyes, no sight of coming dawn! The devils bargain made for survival, The imperium shambles on... [bridge] [whisper] And still the emperor protects... [chorus] Corpse Imperium! Skulls for the emperor! (Emperor!) Xeno blood for the golden throne!!! Corpse Imperium! Blood for the emperor! (Emperor!) Gilded skulls for the golden throne!!! [instrumental] [verse] What was rational, declared heretical, what was progress, lost in flame! The god father, the protector, Is damn lost in all but name! A beacon that for man shined so bright, Fed in souls to keep the light aflame! [verse] He sits shackled in steel and bone, upon a golden alter oh so great! Is he a guide, or just the throne that binds the rotting hand of state? We chant to keep the nothing breathing, through the dark millennia, we pray and wait... [bridge] [whisper] And still the emperor protects... [chorus] Corpse Imperium! Skulls for the emperor! (Emperor!) Xeno blood for the golden throne!!! Corpse Imperium! Blood for the emperor! (Emperor!) Gilded skulls for the golden throne!!! [solo] [bridge] [shout] (For the Emperor!!!) [chorus] [stomping and clapping only] Corpse Imperium! Death for the emperor! (Emperor!) Pure war for the golden throne!!! Corpse Imperium! War for the emperor! (Emperor!) Pure death for the golden throne!!! [resume instruments] Corpse Imperium! Skulls for the emperor! (Emperor!) Xeno blood for the golden throne!!! Corpse Imperium! Blood for the emperor! (Emperor!) Gilded skulls for the golden throne!!! [end]
