WHEN THE LAST STAR FADES

[INTRO] [INSTRUMENTAL] [Cathedral bells Pipe organ Distant thunder Low war drums Single Celtic fiddle] [MALE CHOIR] Ohhhhhhhhh... Ohhhhhhhhh... [BARITONE LEAD — VORATHUS] The stars grow cold beyond the veil The ancient fires finally fail I watched the birth of gods and kings Now silence claims all living things [INSTRUMENTAL] [Slow distorted guitar Organ swell Deep drum pulse] [VIKING CHANTERS] Vorathus! Vorathus! Harbinger! Of Oblivion! [BARITONE LEAD — VORATHUS] I am not hatred I am not war I am the closing of the door The final chapter The final breath The sacred inevitability of death [PRE-CHORUS] [FEMALE CHOIR] Light remains... Light remains... [MALE CHOIR] Darkness comes... Darkness comes... [CHORUS — FULL ENSEMBLE] When the last star fades Who remains? When the heavens fall Who calls our names? [MALE CHOIR] The Requiem! [FEMALE CHOIR] The Dawn! [ALL VOCALS] When the old world dies And the sky is torn From death and fire A new sun is born [INSTRUMENTAL] Celtic fiddle lead Heavy guitar riff War drums [BARITONE LEAD — VORATHUS] Empires crumble at my feet The march of endings is complete Yet somewhere beyond fate's design A distant light still dares to shine [BUILD] Pipe organ rising Cathedral choir growing Double kick drums entering [TENOR LEAD — AURELION] I am the flame beyond despair The answer to the final prayer Where darkness gathers I shall stand A burning sun in ruined lands [FEMALE CHOIR] Aurelion... Aurelion... Lightbringer... Dawnfall... [CHORUS] When the last star fades I remain When the final night descends I become the flame [CHOIR RESPONSE] The Last Requiem! The Final Dawn! [INSTRUMENTAL] Massive guitar solo Celtic fiddle harmony Organ underneath [DUET SECTION] [VORATHUS] Everything must end. [AURELION] So everything may begin. [VORATHUS] The wheel must break. [AURELION] The wheel must turn. [VORATHUS] The old world falls. [AURELION] The new world burns bright. [BOTH] Neither victory. Neither defeat. Only the cycle eternal. [BREAKDOWN] [MALE VIKING CHANT] Hey! Hey! Hey! [WAR DRUMS] Boom... Boom... Boom... [DEATH METAL GROWL — VORATHUS] I AM THE ECLIPSE! [CLEAN POWER VOCAL — AURELION] I AM THE DAWN! [CHOIRS] ECLIPSE! DAWN! ECLIPSE! DAWN! [FINAL CHORUS] [ALL VOCALS] When the last star fades We remain Guardians of the endless flame When the old world dies Do not mourn For every ending births a dawn [FEMALE CHOIR] The Dawn... [MALE CHOIR] The Requiem... [ALL] The cycle turns forevermore [OUTRO] Solo Celtic fiddle Pipe organ Cathedral bell [WHISPERED BARITONE — VORATHUS] The end... [WHISPERED TENOR — AURELION] ...is the beginning. Cathedral bell Silence.