Verse 1 – Kai Uwe Faust (Deep, rasping throat singing)(Kai synger med sin karakteristiske dybe strubelyd, der vibrerer helt nede i brystkassen. Ordene spyttes ud som en mørk forbandelse).In the shadow and glare of polished floors,The old ones sit, counting their wars.They know each other by cup and by name,While from luxury homes, they rule the game.(Maria Franz begynder at nynne en dyster, ordløs klagesang i baggrunden)They send the young to the front line’s fire,Where sons and daughters burn on the pyre.They know not the souls they are ordered to kill,Yet they fight out there with heart and with will.Chorus – Duet (Kai's Shamanic Chants & Maria's War Cry)(Trommerne eksploderer i et lynhurtigt, aggressivt gallop-tempo. En sækkepibe og en nøgleharpe flænser igennem lydbilledet. Maria synger en intens, gennemborende melodi, mens Kai overlapper med dybe kamprop).Both: For the earth and the sun and the moon in the night,Both: Belong to us all, our shared birthright!Maria (Piercing, powerful battle voice): May the rich and the greedy awaken today,Kai (Low, aggressive rhythmic growl): And feel the sheer torment they’ve cast away!Both: When families lose their most sacred bond,Both: While cold, withered hands rule the world beyond.Verse 2 – Maria Franz (Clear, fierce and haunting)(Tempoet forbliver intenst, men melodien skifter. En kraviklyre (nordisk harpe) plukkes febrilsk. Marias stemme er krystalklar og fyldt med vrede).A genocide rages for profit and power,While truth lies concealed in this treacherous hour.They slaughter their own, they slaughter the small,While the sky overhead turns to ash for us all.(Kai falder ind under hvert vers med dybe, rytmiske grynt og tunge vejrtrækninger på hvert slag, som en hel hær der marcherer)Where sorrow arises and life’s joy decays,Stand mothers abandoned in a desolate haze.The cynical, blind game the elders have spun,Turns the earth into ash and extinguishes the sun.Chorus – Duet(Fuldstændig dundrende krigstrommer. Bukkehornet hyler konstant i baggrunden som et varsel om ragnarok. Musikken pumper med ren, hård nordisk urkraft).Both: For the earth and the sun and the moon in the night,Both: Belong to us all, our shared birthright!Maria: May the rich and the greedy awaken today,Kai: And feel the sheer torment they’ve cast away!Both: When families lose their most sacred bond,Both: While cold, withered hands rule the world beyond.Bridge – Kai Uwe Faust (Spoken-word tribal chant)(Alle instrumenter stopper brat. Kun én enkelt dundrende stortromme slår takten som et langsomt, tungt hjerteslag. Tagelharpen græder i baggrunden. Kai reciterer teksten som en aggressiv vikinge-shaman, der bygger enorm spænding op).But hear now the roar that rises from clay,Our future is more than the gold they display!(Maria flækker stilheden med et øredøvende, gåsehudsfremkaldende Kulning-hyl – et ældgammelt nordisk galdre-skrig – hvorefter krigstrommerne og sækkepiben hamrer ind igen i fuld fart).Away with the old ones whose hearts are of stone,Let life strike its roots and reclaim the throne!Verse 3 – Duet (Rapid, alternating lines over intense war-drums)(Musikken raser af sted i sit mest aggressive og kaotiske tempo. Det lyder som en spirituel krig).Maria: Let the flowers grow where the battle was fought,Kai (Growling): Let the earth find peace from the corpses they bought.Maria: Create love now, let the hatred subside,Kai: For life on this earth is a short, fleeting tide.Both (Shouting in unison over the thundering drums): Wake up, you masters, hear the children who cry,Both: Before the whole world slips away and dies!
