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Lemuria
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Current | |
Vincent Pichal | Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Orchestrations (2001-present) |
Member(bands): Calmetholt, Angeli di Pietra, Spinal Chill | |
Gaël Sortino | Guitars (lead, acoustic) (2010-present) |
Member(bands): Angeli di Pietra | |
Jeroen De Kooning | Guitars (rhythm), Vocals (additional) (2014-present) |
Member(bands): Calmetholt, Catharsis Fatalis | |
Frederic de Schepper | Bass (2019-present) |
Member(bands): In Vain | |
Past | |
Bart De Prins | Bass (2001-2019) |
Member(bands): Calmetholt, Silent Secrets, Spinal Chill | |
Kevin Proost | Guitars (2001-2002) |
Member(bands): Spinal Chill | |
Jens DePetter | Guitars, Mouth harp (2001-2006) |
Member(bands): Throatsnapper, Spinal Chill, My Lament | |
Niklaas Reinhold | Vocals (2001-2014) |
Member(bands): Ycon (live), Spinal Chill, Gurthang, Creature, Suhrim | |
Pascal Nosenzo | Guitars (2002-2005) |
Siegfried Mercelis | Keyboards, Orchestrations, Vocals (choirs, additional) (2002-2014) |
Thierry Van Der Meiren | Guitars (2005-2006) |
Roman Samonin | Guitars (2008-2010) |
Member(bands): Morituri, Folkearth, Akem Manah | |
Jan Bergmans | Guitars (2008-2011) |
Member(bands): Shadow’s Veil | |
Christophe Vandeghinste | Guitars (2011-2013) |
Member(bands): Aegrimonia, Re:Creation, Excess of Cruelty, Saille (live), Ycon (live), Gracefallen, Herfst | |
Wesley Beernaert | Vocals (2015-2018) |
Member(bands): Āter, Persephone’s Blade, Satyrus, Fabulae Dramatis, Hudič | |
Daan Swinnen | Vocals (2018-2020) |
Member(bands): Off the Cross, Bloodrocuted | |
Past (Live) | |
Matthieu Van den Brande | Vocals (2014-2015) |
Member(bands): Golgothan Remains, Angeli di Pietra, Poseydon, Herfst, Rebortion |
# | Discography | Type | Year | |
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1 | The Vault of the Witness | Demo | 2002 | Show album |
2 | Tales, Ale and Fire | Full-length | 2005 | Show album |
3 | Chanson de la Croisade | Full-length | 2010 | Show album |
4 | The Hysterical Hunt | Full-length | 2019 | Show album |
The Vault of the Witness
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Bart De Prins | Bass |
Vincent Pichal | Drums, Keyboards |
Niklaas Reinhold | Vocals |
Kevin Proost | Guitars |
Jens DePetter | Guitars (lead) |
Guest/Session | |
Erwin Suetens | Guitars (outro) (track 4) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Steven Jacobs | Mixing |
Vincent Pichal | Lyrics (track 2-7) |
Niklaas Reinhold | Lyrics (track 1), Lyrical arrangements |
Kjell Ambjörnsen | Recording |
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1. | Two Islands | 04:12 | Show lyrics |
Deep within the dark ages Times known for war and fury The lowlands and the highlands were united The mighty hordes of war turned west Far beyond the channelled waves All amidst the orange, green and brown The land coloured red, white and blue On the mighty battlefields High over the planes the flags waved Union Boots crushed clover leaves Eilin pipes pierced by longbow arrows Echoes of mighty clashes ring Dim light at the horizon Clouds of battle storms rise into the sky All the colours bleed into one How the mighty have fallen (now) |
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2. | Vault of the Witness | 04:45 | Show lyrics |
A dark fragment of the land Shining by the shields and swords The battlecry lay in their eyes But the only that clashed were their hearts Suddenly the world fell in turbulence Eroded silence and bloody soil There was no lenience left behind That could choke this insanity Blind fury overshadowed grace By the patterned scourge of hate Sibilant tongue and imminent treason Shattered the scattered Thus guilt crawled away in the night All were victims of frenetic murder And the origin of a frenzied hex When victory was forged with hoarse craft Hatred smiling on the horizon As if the sun herself was wounded With the sore plague of cruelty They would never have an absolution Savagery except for a sole survivor Trying to escape his frantic fate Went into hiding in an isolated cave Awaiting the closing of his days "I looked into the eyes of death, felt its grasp clasping my heart I felt the soft embrace of stone cold company Wounded in the bottom of my soul, silently languishing” Labuntur anni nec pietas moram Rugis er instanti senectae Adferet indomitarque morti (Horatius Flaccus) (The years go by and while the old age approaches, fidelity can not delay the wrinkles and I can not tame death.) Tears were glistening in his eyes He died but his spirit stayed captured Imprisoned with the souls of his people Until someone enters the vault of the witness |
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3. | The Stone of Delusion’s Saga: Lords of Delusion Part I: The Five Disciples | 03:28 | Show lyrics |
Entrance to desecration, company distressed Power to manipulation, malice demands Pagandom and deep misfortune as runes on a granite wall Secrecy which manifests in lords of delusion Cherish perseverance as a virtue of faith A hell that sets the world aflame Yet no priest would ever lie The moon exploded twice and without a single tear This idyllic deprived tale was told to a wrong god Echoes of better times that wandered once over this world Burned in dogmatic flames Secrecy which manifests in Lords of Delusion Cherish perseverance as a virtue of faith A hell that sets the world aflame Yet no priest would ever lie |
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4. | The Stone of Delusion’s Saga: Lords of Delusion Part II: The Prophecy Prevailed | 06:14 | |
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5. | Salvation | 01:52 | Show lyrics |
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6. | Lemuria’s Crypt | 06:06 | Show lyrics |
Prologue Only in the death of your saviour, you can find salvation… Part I Summer turned into winter blast It woke us then in blissful charm Reflections in the diamond snowfield Tyrant of utmost infestation A darkish plague and a coming curse Clung to fatal attraction Infesting the poisonous chalice With transmogrification Abhorrent funeral horror Scream this song of blood Part II The proud ethereal champion, my aesthetic baton of morale We are betrothed of fire, of multiple desire Ornamental shows in the deepest pits The only acclamation of pure beloved brier And faithless intoxication Behold the elevation of Avalon damnation Lemuria shines in powerful aura They would never find a consolation The deep spawn invoked in all times “Reveal thyself unknown rider, for the silent storms of Avalon approach” Frightful was this divine sacrifice Of malevolence and angelic renewal Lightning stroke in twilight hour Dark enfeeblement The last day passed away A minute of earthly bane And the curse occurred that moment Stronger as never before I feel terror and agony in my veins As I see the ruins of old Lemuria Enclasp this awful demon I’ve made my home be my gallows Part III (In that way the oracle was right, for no soul ever yearned again after that clandestine beauty. Except of me, victim of my own mortal pride. The dim landscapes rush into my head, memories of the wasteland, a profound pandemonium, torturing my spirit as the scraping of an old door. But I am faithful, and await my lot. Not scared anymore to undergo this ultimate getaway. What will be heaven beyond a paradise lost? I revive but I can feel my strength fading away. And no soul would ever return again…) Part IV Abhorrent funeral horror Scream this song of blood I stand here alone As I went berserk in this nostalgic world A culture once flourishing Heaven beyond a paradise lost Listen to the whispering words They spell my incineration Take me to the place of dementia Entombed Lemuria’s crypt Epilogue I’ve made my home be my gallows… {Dante} |
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7. | ’s Lands Glorie | 00:19 | Show lyrics |
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26:56 |
Tales, Ale and Fire
Album versions
Release date | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Description |
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February 19th, 2005 | Independent | CD | ||
Unknown (Unofficial) | Independent | CD |
Members | |
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Band members | |
Bart De Prins | Bass |
Vincent Pichal | Drums, Orchestrations |
Siegfried Mercelis | Keyboards, Orchestrations |
Niklaas Reinhold | Vocals |
Pascal Nosenzo | Guitars (lead), Guitars (acoustic) |
Jens DePetter | Guitars, Mouth harp |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Tony de Block | Recording, Editing, Mixing, Mastering |
Vincent Pichal | Producer, Mixing, Mastering |
Siegfried Mercelis | Producer, Recording, Editing, Mixing, Mastering |
Morphaea | Photography |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Jens DePetter | Producer |
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1. | Gerstenat (With Brim-Filled Pints) | 03:49 | instrumental |
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2. | Mournful Beauty | 04:14 | Show lyrics |
We steel away into the night I hope this never ends Together dancing around the fire to the sounds of folk and an enticing carousel So come my beauty Follow me into the night Door de bossen van mijn Vlaanderen Voor altijd een plaats in m’n hart But why are we here In this oppressed land See the landscape once so glorious now dominated by wreaths of smoke See my house built for children and wife Now totally destroyed So... Come with me, fight with me or flee with me to the higher North Come with me, defend with me the place where we ever lived I’m not making plans to give this away this mournful beauty So... Come with me, fight with me or flee with me to the higher North Come with me, defend with me the place where we ever lived |
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3. | A Day of Reckoning | 07:55 | Show lyrics |
Low, my children, what do I see? Your brothers and sister on the warpath Forgiven are all your earthly sins Make way for honour and valour in your soul What is this, this run we’re on A race known as the human one Many have died and many have killed Innocent blood is remorselessly spilled Our land is beseeched by conflict Far in the distance blow the horns of war Travel beyond the mountains of peril With faith and courage in your heart The party is weary Long days and nights take their toll The howling winds are beckoning The earth trembles beneath their feet The last sun sets and the fire roars A banquet, a feast for all and eye to see Tonight we pray to all the gods of lore With open eyes and heart we accept our fate Drenched in blood, so will be our fatherland In moonlight the battlefield lies beckoning Hark, my brethren, lend me your ears Today, on the battlefield we face our destiny Yonder, over the mountains in the east A new day is dawning, a day of reckoning March over the meadows, march over the plains Over the hills and far away With raised spirits and sword in hand Onwards to battle, onwards to war |
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4. | Lovon | 02:25 | instrumental |
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5. | Thor’s Hammer | 05:09 | Show lyrics |
The forests echo with prayers in the night The sound of grinding is heard We breathe the silence before the storm awaiting the final word we are ready for war… Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori we’re fighting for our people who are yearning to be free The great halls of Walhalla, free me from this earthly maze no escape from Odin’s everlasting gaze Surrender now, we don’t have to fight Turn back now, we don’t have to die The sun opens my drowsy eyes, the wind breathes in my face I’d rather lie here in the grass, in this peaceful place Battle orders from above, come from the powers that be I’ll fight till death and show these dogs we Vikings never flee. Death and destruction, we’ll reap the whirling wind I’ll close my eyes and think not of this war we’re fighting in Behold our godly might We’ll bring Thor’s Hammer down United we stride and make a stand Before we rest down in the ground Behold their mind’s dark endless Mankind has ceased to be Invaders, usurpers, leave now from this land! Take heed, boy, your feeble words cannot relinquish you from death War’s the only tongue you understand, so that is it shall be… |
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6. | Verdoemenis | 05:51 | Show lyrics |
Te krakend ende vermorzelend voer ik strijd Voor het vaderland Het breken van de dageraad Roept om bloed Door wil en macht, verbreekt de band! Al hier is mijn eind Hier ga ik dood Ik vecht tegen tijd (mijn) Lot is verloot De zon verblindt mijn ogen Door zijn schild Al flitsend streeft het zwaard Recht naar mijn hart! Fortuna wenkt mij naar haar zij De grillen van’t lot zijn ondoorgrondelijk Fatum’s marionet! De weg des levens Is bezaaid met verleiding en zonde Geboden, verboden, autocratie Wijkt niet of ge gaat ten onder! De waarheid zij verdoemd Tot in de eeuwigheid! Ge gaat ende staat waar ge wilt, Vrije wil is een illusie. Wij zijn allen met elkaar verbonden, Verdoemd, zelfs voor en na de dood! De noordenwind brengt mij weer tot leven. De klaagzang van verwrongen metaal Weerklinkt in de holtes van mijn geest. Stijg op met de eerste zonnestraal. De geur van bloemen en (de) feestschalmei Dringt door (en) dan realiseer ik mij De zinnen van’t leven, als ramenscherven Komen nog samen, nog voor ik ga sterven. Voor mijn vaderland wil ik sterven |
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7. | As I Die... | 06:35 | Show lyrics |
As I hold my breath With my hand on my heart I face the wind Carrying your scent, tearing me apart I gaze at the landscape For a sign of life I close my eyes As I reach for my knife Come my friend, fight no more Free yourself from this tortured life My blade, shimmering in the sun Bringer of light Sits poised in my hand Feeling my might As it turns, gleaming, flashing I look to the sky Freedom awaits me So I must die Come my friend, give up now Free yourself from this tortured life Falling, spiralling down Descending into madness Deciding my own fate Leaving this world of hate behind Far away, I hear an echo An angels voice is calling me Carried on the whispering winds It reaches me before my blade A song flies through the valley In my mind I recognize A familiar chant, so close to me I cannot fathom this impossibility Is this real Or is it a dream I hear my beloved call Shall I yet be redeemed? Hope on the horizon As I hold my breath Though I can’t see my love I no longer choose death The fool! He fails to see My gift of immortality I shall make him understand Or I shall burn his fatherland Freedom! I will not die! You will now die! |
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8. | Gerstenat (The Last Sip) | 03:21 | Show lyrics |
Door hebzucht verjaagd En dorpen belaagd Zitten we hier In deze herberg Waar niemand ons had verwacht Bij de gloed van ‘t vuur en gerstenat Het komt wel goed, dat zei je Maar mensen zijn verhangen Huizen verbrand Een plaats van verlangen Door dood overmand Hoor de lier, de luit De schalmei Dans toch mee, dans mee met mij Want ik blijf hier Met m’n gerstenat Ja, ik blijf hier M’n beste vriend Laat al onze zorgen bezinken En je stem weer klinken Neem m’n hand Alleen wij twee Bij de gloed van ‘t vuur en gerstenat Nu het gelach verdwijnt En de stilte traag verschijnt ‘t Ontwaken van de dagen Dronken als we zijn Ver weg van het venijn |
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9. | Epilogue | 00:44 | instrumental |
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40:03 |
Chanson de la Croisade
Album versions
Release date | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Description |
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November 11th, 2010 | Independent | CD | Digipak | |
November 11th, 2010 | Independent | CD | Promo Cardboard Sleeve |
Members | |
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Band members | |
Bart De Prins | Bass |
Niklaas Reinhold | Vocals |
Vincent Pichal | Drums, Percussion, Orchestrations, Vocals (additional) |
Siegfried Mercelis | Keyboards, Orchestrations, Vocals (choirs, additional) |
Jan Bergmans | Guitars |
Roman Samonin | Guitars |
Guest/Session | |
Sven "Svenchi" Janssens | Guitars (additional), E-bow |
Johan Antonissen | Vocals (grunts) (track 11) |
Jan d’Haes | Vocals (grunts) (tracks 3, 12) |
Olivier "Olaf" Matheï (R.I.P. 2013) | Guitars (additional) (track 10) |
Gaël Sortino | Guitars (lead) (track 8) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Ellie Van den Brande | Photography, Design |
Chris D’Alessandro | Design, Artwork |
Peter In de Betou | Mastering |
Vincent Pichal | Lyrics, Songwriting |
Niklaas Reinhold | Lyrics |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art, Artwork (additional) |
Siegfried Mercelis | Mixing, Lyrics, Songwriting, Editing (drums) |
Tony de Block | Recording (drums & percussion) |
Sven Janssens | Recording (guitars, bass, vocals & guests) |
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1. | Occitania, Anno 1209 | 01:53 | instrumental |
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2. | The Cross and the Crusade | 05:23 | Show lyrics |
My force will rise In the name of God And war shall come upon your reign Cleansing its heretic belief Repent now or the wrath of God Will hunt you down I can’t betray my people For freedom is the highest good of man All will be punished for a few Don’t make them victims of your tyranny So that’s what you have to say You slave of the devil’s breed You shall linger in dismay And now prepare for war "And thus the die was cast, as the church started her campaign of hate The lands of Occitania trembled but the armies prepared for fame and glory" Three missionaries were sent to the lands infected with heresy Distrusted, detested and disdained, preceded by fear and discontent So times grew darker and darker, and hope seemed all but lost The crusade was poised to strike, enticing, forboding And men of the cloth turned into servants of death Servants of death! I made an effort to repent and pay for my sins Atonement with church and pope But their claims were harsh and unjust I’d never betray my people For his disobedience the count was punished Humiliated, tortured and broken He promised to take up the cross And fulfil the judgement of God Now in the heat of night People of the South Toulouse turned on us Come, my lords and knights As one we ride out Stand strong and defend Here We will fight Until death Do us part For fame and pride We will fight Follow me to war We will fight Until death Do us part For fame and pride We will fight Follow me to war May all who join the greatest mission of our time Be granted forgiveness of sin and a wealth worthy of God Our forces will prevail, led by angels and bringers of faith, And all who oppose my will shall drown in eternal misery I’ll hunt them down with all my might! "...Negotium pacis et fidei..." |
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3. | The Slaughter of Innocence | 08:57 | Show lyrics |
I’ve heard the drums of war The thunder closing in Toulouse has turned its back We’ve been forsaken by our kin Sentenced to burn Our innocence will be lost I need to stop this deathly march No matter the cost My eyes were blinded But now I see My judgement has been clouded Please forgive me You may even punish me Until the end of days For now I see with clearer mind The error of my ways Get back, you weakling Harbinger of sin Our forces will destroy your town And everything within And nothing will remain but agony, death and pain "Roma de cervel Quar de la mal capel Etz vos e Cistel Qu’a Bezers fesets faire Mout estranh mazel." Slaughter Life blown away in the blink of an eye This nightmare is real, for soon we will feel Our flesh touching fire and steel Hold on - all hope is in vain Hold on - your fate will remain Hold on - ’tis useless to flee Hold on - your own destiny Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time People of Breziers Listen and take heed: Their forces march upon these walls With vengeance and with speed But I promise thee: before they come Knocking on our door Swords and shields will stand beside us Aiding in our cause Renaud what news do you bring? Sacrifice is their final demand We must give them what they want Or they will kill us where we stand Do we give up our brethren To intolerance and hate Or do we stand as one And share a common fate? Do we give up our brethren Or do we stand as one? No! "We’d rather drown in a salt sea’s brine Than betray those who shared our lives." Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time Look at them, so self-assured Mocking our men with scowls unheard But soon I’ll wipe that smile off their face When I bask in the heat of this unholy place Men, over there, they’ve opened the gates Go forth with all your might We’ll run this city into the ground Before the fall of night Damn them all Inglorious men At the break of dawn All streets were coloured red Before the last scream faded away These cowards, these wretched swine had their way: Raping, murdering and burning all Not for king or god, but fortune’s call The slaughter of innocence "Breziers has fallen Clerks, women, children. Christians too I rode out, I couldn’t see or hear a living creature They killed seven thousand people Seven thousand souls who saught sanctuary in Saint Madeleine The steps of the altar Were red with blood The church echoed with the cries Slaughtering the monks who tolled the bells They used the silver cross as a chopping block to behead them." Slaughter Life blown away in the blink of an eye This nightmare is real, for soon we will feel Our flesh touching fire and steel Hold on - all hope is in vain Hold on - your fate will remain Hold on - ’tis useless to flee Hold on - your own destiny Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time |
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4. | Carchachouna | 01:13 | instrumental |
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5. | Death & Submission (Requiem Aeternam) | 07:33 | Show lyrics |
As clouds engulf the land in darkness Clattering echoes will the streets Riding out into the moonlight A band of blades sent forth To seize the unsuspecting dissident Give up now heretic, the time for justice is at hand No longer you fiendish maggots shall pervert the book of Christ Abjure your faith, dissenter Give me all you know You’ve mocked the church one time too many The choice is yours, yield or die! We won’t give in to your demands Your aims are foul, your ways depraved You fill the hearts of men with fear Imposing your will by slaying true devouts Choose your next words wisely, heathen Or you’ll feel the wrath of God It’s your last chance to save your soul Before endless damnation Repent your sins and unbelief And thou shall be absolved Embrace the one true faith Or die at the stake We’d rather die than to betray We will remain true till the grave We won’t go down without a fight So be it, fool Your unwillingness shall be your end "We’d rather die than to betray" He felt a white searing pain as iron tore through his flesh Overthrown by torment Consciousness fading away All hope was lost Requiem aeternam Dominus, illuminatio mea Dominus, a cruce salus Dominus In Aeternum Death shall cleanse my soul May my spirit be freed from this earthly hell Condemned to purgatory Sentenced to slowly rot away The final hour approaches Is this the end of my reign? "We shall not renounce our faith May your lord have mercy on your souls And you betrayer, may your soul be crushed And trapped forever in this world, you treacherous swine! |
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6. | A Coming Storm | 06:31 | Show lyrics |
A wind blows over the lavender fields Carrying the scent of death and decay The holy war consumes and burns Everything and everyone in its way Carcasonne has fallen To whom do we turn in these times forlorn? High in the mountains we will find Refuge from the coming storm Shining swords and burning crosses Rising up into the skies Blinding rage and hate prevailing Growing, spewing from their eyes. You can run but you can’t hide My power is too great I know that God is on my side Your penance is too late I shall weed out there heretics one by one They’ll be purged in fire in front of everyone I shall make examples out of these hypocrites I’ll send them down to hell’s fiery pits We must flee to our stronghold high and dry We’ll be safe in Montségur and Cabaret There’s no shame in running For he who fights and runs lives to fight another day "And so it came to pass, The remaining heretics sought shelter in the high Black Mountains, far from Simon de Montfort’s merciless persecution. Those who were captured were tortured, burned at the stake or buried alive, all in the name of God. And even there they weren’t safe, for after seven weeks of siege, settlements such as Minerve and Lavaur were overrun by the holy army... and razed to the ground" Weeks and weeks of combat and assault Minerve stood high and dry But in the end thirst and famine brought them to their knees They would stand with their attackers eye to eye They were given a choice: to renounce their faith Or to perish in inferno at the stake With heads held high, they would rather die Their beliefs they would never forsake On the day of Mary Magdalene One hundred and forty were lead below At the bottom of the gorge waited a forge Where death was ready to sow The parfaits were piled one by one Onto a seething tower of flame Embers flew high into the sky And the crusaders, they felt no shame "Neither death nor life can tear us from the faith to which we are joined" A plague spread through the land Fueled by the brotherhood in white He ruled with iron fisted hand Wielding his god-gifted might Shining swords and burning crosses Rising up into the skies Blinding rage and hate prevailing Growing, spewing from their eyes. "For nine whole years Simon de Montfort tortured, mutilated, murdered and burned his way across the Languedoc. But the parfaits stayed true to their beliefs." Shining swords and burning crosses Rising up into the skies Blinding rage and hate prevailing Growing, spewing from their eyes. Spewing from their eyes! |
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7. | Fields of Toulouse | 01:21 | instrumental |
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8. | The End of a Reign | 08:46 | Show lyrics |
The city awakens in silence Morning is breaking Before the rooster crows Rising unrest sets in South of Toulouse On the plains of Muret Under an imminent threat People have fled in dismay Afar the riders appear Raising clouds of dust Snorting horses Are coming this way The hills are over flown By a mass of gold, red and blue The armies of the south at last United by a common foe Amidst the closing horde A rider shines in daybreak’s light He is known as the warrior-king Who has never lost a fight Trapped in safety Behind the castle gate Surrounded by thousands Awaiting their fate The soldiers of the cross Are forced to an act of desperation About to risk their lives in open field They prepare for battle knowing their foes will never yield Their force divine grows stronger and stronger As they confess their sins and pray for their lives For God and glory We shall prevail this day Show no mercy for those who stand in our way The Red Lion’s forces Storm out through the gates On a course towards triumph Or a deadly fate The alliance of the South Is caught by surprise No time to brace themselves For the ultimate impending carnage As knights spurred on and horses made speed The earth started trembling under their feet Driven by bravery and focused by fear Time slows down as their judgement draws near Riders and horses Cut down from below Like the sound of a forest Struck down in one blow Shattering armour Clatter of steel Two armies colliding A bloodbath surreal Making their ways towards the royal arms The crusaders regroup for a second charge The fictitious king does not stand a chance He’s cast from his saddle by the blow of a lance With one strike of a sword he falls down This is no king this is merely a liege These are not the skills of royal prestige We’ve been tricked by these mongrels Had by those fools Bring me this coward and I’ll dig him a tomb I am the king You bastard, where are you You’ll rot where you stand Show me your face You will die by my hand Come closer you scoundrel Let’s finish this strife This foolish bravado Will cost you your life "Alain de Roucy, who’d sworn to strike down the warrior-king, emerged from the chaos of shattered shields and fallen heroes. The king and his men were soon surrounded. In the desperate struggle that followed, de Roucy managed to single out and disarm Peter of Aragon and with a well-aimed blow of his sword he made an end to his reign" Unaware of their brethren’s fate Raymond’s troops held back ’till it was too late Heavily bleeding, barely alive The final few brought the news of their king’s demise Skulls cracked by maces And warrior’s slain Men trampled by horses And screaming in pain Harnesses covered In sanguine rain For those who will stand Only darkness remains Pushed to the stream By crusaders depraved Driving them Into a watery grave The unearthly silence As spirits transcend When all comes to an end |
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9. | The Conflict of Toulouse | 03:11 | Show lyrics |
The Red Lion now made his last move A new city was his dream and everything has to stand aside Be gone you poor man Tremble on your feet A confrontation is at hand And I will strike hard Liberty is not a vain hope A sudden fever has killed the pope Listen well! A dulcimer calls It is time to resist I reclaimed my city And help is on the way Fortify the walls And sharpen your sword Years come and pass But bravery will last Our name shall write The history of our time Side by side we must take heart Shining metal as far as the eye can see One by one every man takes part His power yields, hide your anxiety In the distance he stood, the pinnacle of dread His vision crossed by stiff resistance A last assault had to make short work Of the plotting of heretic and sword Side by side we must take heart Shining metal as far as the eye can see One by one every man takes part His power yields, hide your anxiety Storm the city, head for the gates Leave no man or woman alive I called in reinforcements This war has endured too long Behold! My brother shot down Now feel my cold revenge "But just after he has spoken these words He was killed by the troops on the wall" The terror of the north Stopped by a well aimed stone His men fled, stroke astound Cheer with me "Lo loq es mort!" |
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10. | Court Music | 02:22 | instrumental |
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11. | Crusher of Souls | 10:55 | Show lyrics |
Forces divine gathering armies of hate Sent to bring down the last bastion of resistance Harvesting the souls of the fallen Slaying in the name of the cross The pathway of redemption A self-deceiving road to grace Our salvation lies in... ...Death brought upon all Who oppose the creator of life A body of thought slain in the name of God As a pretence of genocidal extinction Of men of an alternate conviction Harvesting the souls of the fallen Slaying in the name of the cross The pathway of redemption A self-deceiving road to grace Our salvation lies in... ...Death Insanity reigns as humanity is found no more Despicable means justifying the ends Insanity reigns as humanity is found no more The stench of rotting corpses Maggot infested putrefaction Crows feasting on eyes and entrails Scowling at the starving Soon to meet their doom If today is the day we die It shall be a day worth remembering If life is the price we are to pay Eternal sleep is only the beginning Together we stand on the path to freedom! Men of pride and honour Ready shields and swords Dulce et decorum est pro deo mori God’s wrath was unleashed upon them Like an angel of doom spreading death and decay Merciless like a serpent’s kiss Breaker of spirits, crusher of souls Blood stained steel tearing flesh from their bones The heart is stripped from the soul Life’s essences spilled the most sacred of all Consumed by the crimson soil A drapery of death blackens the sky What was life is not left to putrefy Under the cloak of alleged conviction Bellum omnium in omnes God’s wrath was unleashed upon them Like an angel of doom spreading death and decay Merciless like a serpent’s coil Breaker of spirits, crusher of souls Children of devotion, people of faith Disciples of compassion, victims of hate Greater in numbers, feeding on fear Slow but steady the oppressor draws near The fortress weakens, rations deplete Despair takes hold as Montségur nears defeat(x2) Men of virtue Endure this trial Soon forces of the empire Will set us free from harm and evil Well done! Steadfast! Embrace your fate! And justice will prevail! Little did they know All was in vain Imperial flags would never show on the horizon Wood and stone pulverized Fear and despair Blood and tears pouring down from the sky Useless to fight Nowhere to hide Impending onslaught So pray for your life Bowels and bones Dust to dust The grinding of life so fragile Death from above The artillery reigns Breaker of spirits Crusher of souls Hell waits for who defies the laws of our creator No mercy for the soul who dares to denounce the word Obedience, confession, penance or death The pathway of redemption A self-deceiving road to grace Our salvation lies in... ...Death! Refusal of conversion Their faith stands strong Brought to justice by hundreds But the legacy carries on Their souls purified by fire Flesh devoured by flames The last stronghold has fallen All but extinguished The legacy carries on |
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12. | Als Catars | 06:08 | Show lyrics |
"The last bastion, the last icon of resistance has fallen. In the ten months of siege the small garrison never stood a chance. And shorthanded, hungry and numb with cold, their surrender was close at hand. Yet clemency was given to all those who renounced their beliefs. For the others a fiery fate awaited them. An armistice of fourteen days was granted to convince them of the one true faith." And the omens were right For king and for God The eagles nest suppressed A victory born in pain The war now finished at last By the powers from above Undisturbed, determined, undaunted For the cross and the crusade I had to give up for my people Hunger and thirst forced me to surrender My fortress was a refuge for the good But with the treason of Toulouse, we never stood a chance It was beyond my power Their intolerant policy For indulgence and tyranny Blood of child and woman sticks to their hands Oh lord, we’ll meet you soon Dispelled by defenders of the flesh But never have we sighed in the face of death With hand on the heart we’ll meet our end Never! Never! Shall we surrender to a wrong god! Ever! Forever! The last step on the way home! Now follow me my children Don’t fear the fire, don’t linger, be brave We have made a vow and can’t go back The mercy of God will guide us through Look they’re preparing the pyres With straw and wood Where our houses once stood The blood of innocence sticks to their hands Our spirits will be finally free Back to the place where they belong Have pity on them for they don’t see Trust our Father, he’ll make us strong Never! Never! Shall we surrender to a wrong god! Ever! Forever! The last step on the way home! And on the 15th of March the catholic army entered the fortress of Montségur and captured the inhabitant heretics. The morning after they were led downhill and executed. The quiet Murmuring of their prayers was drown out by the igniting fire beneath their feet. And then, no sound was heard but tears and sorrow. By then, resistance had fallen, but a small group had escaped the enclosure of Montségur, carrying with them the heretic treasure. They Fled to the surrounding woods, hid in caves and traveled by night. Their only assignment, to find a safe haven for their secret and forbidden words." Never! Never! Shall we surrender to a wrong god! Ever! Forever! The last step on the way home! |
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The Hysterical Hunt
Album versions
Release date | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Description |
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January 18th, 2019 | Massacre Records | MAS CD1060 | CD | |
April 24th, 2019 | Radtone Music | RADC-124 | CD | Japan |
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Bart De Prins | Bass |
Vincent Pichal | Drums, Keyboards, Orchestrations |
Gaël Sortino | Guitars (lead, acoustic) |
Jeroen De Kooning | Guitars (rhythm) |
Daan Swinnen | Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Alexandra Kastrinakis | Vocals (female) |
Herbert Flack | Narration |
Sophia Poppy Verrept | Vocals (female) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Bert Vervoort | Producer, Recording |
Yarne Heylen | Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering |
Vincent Pichal | Songwriting, Lyrics |
Gaël Sortino | Songwriting, Lyrics (track 3) |
Jeroen De Kooning | Songwriting, Artwork (additional), Design, Photography |
Wesley Beernaert | Songwriting (track 4), Lyrics (track 6) |
Sarah Hamelryck | Design (booklet calligraphy) |
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1. | Prologue (The Land of the Beast) | 02:01 | Show lyrics |
"As darkness falls, the glowing eyes appear. When you hear twigs crack, don’t make a noise and hide your fear." |
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2. | A Plague upon the Land | 04:50 | Show lyrics |
Terra Maledieta (The Writer) Our darkest times In secluded neighborhoods Born out of a nightmarish world It stalks the marshes and woods A spectacular creature gone wild? Attacking our livelihoods Fear has stalled the daily works Trembling for what in the shadow lurks A trace of blood in its cruel path A pain inflicted by God’s wrath? Fear and death, while consternations spread Every other bloodshed, for the King a fatal threat La Bête Féroce (The Preacher) "In the dark there are mysteries, and dangers lurk within the trees. These haunting eyes, they behold, and await, with death foretold." (The Writer) Too many children and women are slain The attacks all done as if with human disdain It eats the liver, the heart and the head The rest it leaves behind all turned ash red All the witnesses confirm: "It only bears a slight resemblance to the lupine form!" "There’s no sign of a lupine form." Long, low, brownish color with a black stripe down its back Long tail, very big claws, as tall as a year old calf While its eyes seem to sparkle of fire, pitch black They say it listens to the devil’s laughter The shepherds, fearful and alerted They only go out in groups The fairs and markets are deserted Misery and fear rule the troops "Her tracks were said to be different from those of wolves A general fear for dangerous beasts Howling into the night This ferocious beast that ravages the world Howling into the night" "There’s no sign of a lupine form!" |
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3. | The Hysterical Hunt | 08:03 | Show lyrics |
The Hour Between Dog and Wolf (The Hunter) "Gather around and listen my good people For I bring news of utmost dire Not for those with a stomach feeble Amass pitchfork and torch afire There is a soulless creature roaming the land A terrible beast of which little is known Feasting on the flesh of animal and man Leaving naught but gut and bone Unknown is its origin Elusive shadow, an enemy within?" (The Lover) This long and silent night Why did I invite this man at candlelight? Trapped between these walls when the evening falls Tired of the halls with their royal protocols (The Writer) "By then, rumors began to spread at court That people spoke of a demon, of witchcraft, and of a werewolf lord. His Highness, our God blessed king declared That the slayer of this monster would be gifted with royal award!" For the Love of Glory and Gold (The Hunter) "Order all the townspeople and peasants to obey their councils and punish those who disobey without good reason! Together we will defeat this beast!" (The Writer) A bliss to the eye this vanguard of wolf hunters Untouched by fear and eager for adventures For fame and glory and royal granted gold Before my eye unfolds a story never been told Chained behind bars, a prisoner’s strife Unsettling wars, I didn’t want this life (The Hunter) Today you are a witness of this horrible crime This girl devoured, her head split in two Tomorrow you yourselves may be a spectacle too So help me to prevent that unfortunate time It has tasted the blood of woman and child Nothing else it wants to stalk and kill Most of you have joined me out of free will Now let’s beat the bushes of this land so wild (The Lover) I still see his eyes all blue These eyes made my fear all true I still see her eyes in tears When the light in my head disappears (The Lover) This long and silent night Why did I invite this man at candlelight? This Terrible Scourge (The Writer) A hunt the largest I have ever seen To scour the woods, the caves and the hills Led by the guidance of shepherd’s routine Drawn to a tale that honor fulfills A story of heroes and heartbreak alike Some seek revenge in tactics so disputed But magic seems to consume the arms that strike Avoiding those who hunt it, surprising those who elude it (The Hunter) The weather and the constant demands placed upon my men Have begun to take a dangerous toll It leaves me with a feeling of desperation again Not quite the mission these people hoped to enroll "We are dealing with a witch, or the devil in person. If only I could believe it!" (The Writer) The people of these cursed lands began to murmur their frustration For the Hunter it meant his final degradation Reassigned after the arrival of a famous hunter from the north With royal sign came these words: "This man leads the hunts henceforth!" This man from the north brought dogs of monstrous size They tracked a wolf so large it’s tracks were hand palm wide When finally shot everyone took a look of this famous prize Could this be lastly a comfort for a land so tried |
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4. | Between Man and Wolf | 06:30 | Show lyrics |
The Street Fair (The Hunter) Here, midst the tents, cages locked Beasts look down Behold, my dear friends, for they have shot The famous Hound Here for you all to see (The Scholar) I guess its stains, are born from the pains In the African plains Drawn, in the dawn, exotic carnaval, Just to entertain Not meant to be free! A predator’s loose in these barren lands Chasing prey it never chased before Luxurious pet in the wrong hands It will not stop and it will hunt for more (The Writer) Ah, all these deaths, slumbering dreads Slowing down to insanity I still do see, decapitated heads Their mutilated souls, bereft of humanity (The Scholar) Rich people’s wealth brought them health And an usher for a special treat But, a human bought beast I share the hope at least That we will never meet! A Love That Never Came (The Lover) Oh so faint this memory of you Longing for a love that never came Held in isolation, nothing that I could do Waiting for a dream that never came The French Nightmare (The Writer) All of us then joined the feast Sure we had finally killed the beast A wolf, the biggest I’ve ever seen Stuffed and portrayed on a canvas clean Cheers were heard from house to house Never have I witnessed a crowd so aroused But at the end of the day A prize much higher we had to pay "When night set in two more girls were devoured alive Their pale blue skin bore the marks of a deadly strife! Has this demonic beast eluded us again? The king now sent a marksman, the bravest of his men." (The Scholar) Why did they think a simple wolf was the one to blame? The way it attacks is not how a canine predator would do They say I’m just searching for money and for fame But I guess a lion or hyena is my only clue The Sleep of Reason (The Writer) Our land set aflame With blood so dramatically spilled But still the authorities claim That the famous Hound has been killed I talked to the autopsy surgeon No trace of human flesh he found He thinks with all hysterical action The actual killer still roams around (The Scholar) The sleep of reason produces monsters and beasts A narrow superstition invoked by doomsday priests It’s still an animal captured or escaped from African shores That’s causing these troublesome uproars But it is not a wolf! |
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5. | As Darkness Falls | 01:07 | instrumental |
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6. | Of Winter and Hell | 06:25 | Show lyrics |
Nine Months of Winter (The Preacher) I still have nightmares of that unearthly shape Watching me in the darkness, with my mouth agape Demonic fragrance overtook the air That ghostly silhouette left me in despair Sent down to rain His wrath on those so led astray I am a man of God, the sinners must be its prey You should run and hide As evil is in my sight I have a mission to inform them of their faults So that repentance will stop these cruel assaults You should run and hide Pray He’ll be your guide "I’ve ordered public prayers to cleanse them of their sins So they might be prepared when the apocalyptic hunt begins" Three Months of Hell (The Farmer) A monstrous beast prowls my lands In broad daylight it attacks my herd Our safety now in official hands But I’ll arm myself for I don’t trust their word I have seen this monstrosity Common weapons will have no effect They don’t see the reach of this enormity A simple wolf is what they expect (The Preacher) You should repent and hope As the devil let you astray You should redeem and pray Cling to your prayer rope You should run and hide Pray he’ll be your guide Fear may strike your sinner’s heart The choice is yours: heaven or hell Creatures that in nightmares dwell Will refresh you with a pardoned start (The Farmer) God may give the strength to withstand Virgin Mary, bliss upon my name The signs will tell that dark times are at hand But I swear this time He will reclaim Divine Vengeance (The Preacher) "The troubles man brings on himself Lead to damnation in eternity However our good Lord dearly wishes To help us avoid such sufferings, He sends scourges to force us back on the right path And to humble submission to His divine will!" You should run and hide Pray he’ll be your guide Fear His holy vengeance You should redeem and hope Cling to your prayer rope Fear His holy vengeance Now... You should run and hide Redeem and hope He has left your side Now... |
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7. | A Secret Life | 09:29 | Show lyrics |
A Wild Heart (The Lover) My love for the outdoors A burden in my father’s life As I walk through the wild moors Not just a housewife In the woods I met a man All mysterious charm around Here the story of my life began I listened to his voice spellbound This girl with a wild heart there all alone A beauty like finest art that even Venus outshone (The Lover) He talked of his bloodline With traces of royalty Far cousin to the King Divine Bound to an oath of fealty Yet hard was his life he said But more he didn’t dare to tell I felt a sense of hidden dread Like living under a spell This girl with a wild heart there all alone I took a vow if our ways might part, carved in a stone This secret life of mine, haunts me from childhood age With such a cruel design, both a physical and mental cage A Fateful Meeting (The Hunter) Even principles of war couldn’t stop this man eating beast I tried and failed, it presented so powerful a trial This hunter from the north, still living in denial For after he killed the wolf, the death toll even increased (The Wrtier) Now a part in rural culture and to folklore it belongs From stories in faraway countries to children’s bedtime songs "Elle a tant mangé de monde, La bête du Gévaudan!" (The Hunter) After digesting my defeat I spent some time in an inn Drinking local brews There I met this newspaper writer and my life took a fateful spin He told me the latest news (The Writer) Of winter and hell, the only thing he found out there Snow and a cruel wind, the worst of weather he had to bear The steep and forested slopes with treacherous moors and rocky ravines This man from the north now knows what wild in the south really means The prize on the head of this monster attracted more people from all over the land Their horses trampled the fields, and more plunderers we had to withstand The hunter of the north had all but control A contagion of lawlessness Returning empty-handed on every patrol And Versailles now also noticed his failure to impress It crosses eight leagues in an hour he said This lethal enemy in our midst But at the start of July and another girl dead The message came that he was soon to be dismissed Left behind with all this mess Thus were the signs of his latest recess Killing that wolf, regaining his success? Into Darkness "Deep into that darkness peering Long I stood there wondering, hearing, doubting, Dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token And the only word there spoken was the whispered word Lenore..." Nights with darkest dreams, madness for all it seems Release me Captured every time I fled, afraid of the terror spread Unleach me The delirium of a madman, cursed or bound by spells Restricted in everything I can, the worst of earthly hells But at last that night I found a breach Ignoring their ambiguous warnings Run away! Fleeing and running as far as I could reach Leaving all these sufferings Run away! Days passed by and leagues I crossed Avoiding public places Run away! ’Til I reached the lands covered with frost Hiding all my fraces Run away! |
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8. | Deceptive Hibernation | 05:02 | Show lyrics |
Begone You Demon! (The Preacher Although this beast frustrated these hunters They did not want to see the punishment of God Degraded by a series of blunders They put their trust in the words of a fraud Hear my sweetest children, For did not God in Leviticus say: "I will send against you the savage beasts Who will devour you and your flocks" (The Farmer) When I met this wandering priest I explained my own views of the nature of the beast A witch, a demon or a werewolf lord Untouched by prayer, impenetrable by sword (The Preacher) Begone you demon, princes of the blood Silver ammunition, blessed under Christian hood This land of priests that Virgin Mary adored No hellish beasts can defeat the heaven’s horde (The Farmer) Deceptive hibernation This demon smothered a nation What I’ve seen with my own eyes The devil in disguise I searched for a god sent man To bless my musket gun Three bullets with silver enriched can free this land bewitched Princes of the Blood (The Farmer) It has a yearning for the wildest of lands Where witching trees grow and a weeping stone stands In holy water my arms were blessed And committed crimes I have confessed One night we met these two men One with hunting knife the other with a pen They told us that official word Spread the lie that this scourge was conquered (The Preacher) Begone you demon, princes of the blood Silver ammunition, blessed under Christian hood This land of priests that Virgin Mary adored No hellish beasts can defeat the heaven’s horde For the heaven’s horde! Begone you demon, princes of the blood Silver ammunition, blessed under Christian hood This land of priests that Virgin Mary adored No hellish beasts can defeat the heaven’s horde (The Writer) As mad as they seemed a speck of truth I could find A plan very smartly schemed, playing with our mind Why bring together these people of different kind There’s only one truth behind. |
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9. | An Elusive Monster | 02:19 | instrumental |
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10. | Endgame (The Impending Truth) | 08:40 | Show lyrics |
A Monster They Couldn’t Destroy (The Preacher) The true targets of His justice Were not the youngsters who suffered from its claws But rather their parents who had failed them so miserably By their disorderly cause It’s only with Scripture that we ourselves can arm For swords or bullets will do it no harm (The Lover) I remember the day he said They may come and make threats are your doors When you find yourself in dread Leave this land and head for British shores (The Lover) I remember the day he said They may come and make threats at your doors When you find yourself in dread Leave this land and head for British shores Whatever happens I will always be yours Yet foreboding times are lying ahead You’ll have to wait however hard our love deplores One day our life together may come instead (The Hunter) Could it be just a wolf that struck our nation Or was more at hand that caused this aggression? (The Farmer) It crossed a river erect on its hind paws It looked like witchery, defying nature’s laws Its screams were heard from forest edge to caverns deep Its eyes peered through the dark as if never sleep Three Silver Bullets (The Scholar) I used to blame it on our appetite for exotica Or on a remnant of prehistoric times But after I met these people, an ever growing enigma Could there exist such supernatural crimes? (The Farmer) I prepared my hunt with blessings of a priest These three silver bullets, I say Beast "You will eat no more!" "No More!" (The Hunter) We shot the beast, blood everywhere We followed the trace There lies a man Could it be its first male victim? Royal troops surround us Pushing us away (Last diary entry by F. Morenas) "I’ve heard that where we shot that man, a strange stone was found, carved with unreadable markings. Grass won’t grow there anymore. Instead it grew reddish, and no animal wants to eat it. People say that a dark figure haunts this place, Restless, hidden in the shadows. Some nights a sad moan can be heard. As if waiting for something, or someone." (Letter written by A. Lavoisier to Governeur Ballainvilliers) I condemn the way I was treated by your men This man Antoine, the royal gun-bearer made false claims of shooting a large wolf But we saw a man, killed or deadly wounded I’ve learned this wolf was embalmed and shipped with haste to the king’s court (Letter written by G.F. de Choiseul-Beaupré to Abbé P. Pourcher) I gave my children their last chance I looked death in the eyes This demon is real, there will be no absolution May the Lord forgive their secret substitution (Last diary entry by J.B. Duhamel) We retreated to my home Tired and baffled Followed by men Bearing royal marks Following our steps Eyes are watchiing What dark secrets did we unveil? |
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11. | Epilogue (Before the Dawn) | 04:22 | Show lyrics |
(The Writer) "In the Mystic Arts, they speak of the Ossyrian Race, of which a man or woman were doomed; doomed to spend a certain number of years in wolf’s form. Only after seven years they might return home and resume their former shape. It is to say, if they were still alive!" (The Lover) "Will I ever see you again? I don’t know. And how many years will I have to spend alone? But you stole my heart away, so I will wait. And every day, before the dawn, I will await your secret footsteps on my porch, like all these times before. Like all these nights before." |
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12. | A Dream That Never Came | 03:41 | Show lyrics |
(The Lover) Once long ago in a dream I believed To hold what I loved with a heart never grieved They said: "Behave you girl and a wealthy future waits Be strong, abide, think of our family fortune weights." Once I believed in a true love’s first kiss Never thought to find it in an exiled man’s bliss They said: "Forget this man and marry a simple lord Don’t act as if you are a young fortuitous queen adored" But I, I can’t deny my heart Longing for a love that never came My soul was stolen from the start Waiting for a dream that never came Now on these strange shores my soul is confined This likeness of him is the only thing left behind The sound of his voice a jewel gently caressed In hope of our reunion that he always professed So I cling to my pledge to live this life withdrawn I pray for his return and lie awake until the break of dawn For I, I can’t deny my heart Longing for a love that never came My soul was stolen from the start Waiting for a dream that never came |
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01:02:29 |
Tales, Ale and Fire
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Bart De Prins | Bass |
Vincent Pichal | Drums, Orchestrations |
Siegfried Mercelis | Keyboards, Orchestrations |
Niklaas Reinhold | Vocals |
Pascal Nosenzo | Guitars (lead), Guitars (acoustic) |
Jens DePetter | Guitars, Mouth harp |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Tony de Block | Recording, Editing, Mixing, Mastering |
Vincent Pichal | Producer, Mixing, Mastering |
Siegfried Mercelis | Producer, Recording, Editing, Mixing, Mastering |
Morphaea | Photography |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Jens DePetter | Producer |
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1. | Gerstenat (With Brim-Filled Pints) | 03:49 | instrumental |
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2. | Mournful Beauty | 04:14 | Show lyrics |
We steel away into the night I hope this never ends Together dancing around the fire to the sounds of folk and an enticing carousel So come my beauty Follow me into the night Door de bossen van mijn Vlaanderen Voor altijd een plaats in m’n hart But why are we here In this oppressed land See the landscape once so glorious now dominated by wreaths of smoke See my house built for children and wife Now totally destroyed So... Come with me, fight with me or flee with me to the higher North Come with me, defend with me the place where we ever lived I’m not making plans to give this away this mournful beauty So... Come with me, fight with me or flee with me to the higher North Come with me, defend with me the place where we ever lived |
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3. | A Day of Reckoning | 07:55 | Show lyrics |
Low, my children, what do I see? Your brothers and sister on the warpath Forgiven are all your earthly sins Make way for honour and valour in your soul What is this, this run we’re on A race known as the human one Many have died and many have killed Innocent blood is remorselessly spilled Our land is beseeched by conflict Far in the distance blow the horns of war Travel beyond the mountains of peril With faith and courage in your heart The party is weary Long days and nights take their toll The howling winds are beckoning The earth trembles beneath their feet The last sun sets and the fire roars A banquet, a feast for all and eye to see Tonight we pray to all the gods of lore With open eyes and heart we accept our fate Drenched in blood, so will be our fatherland In moonlight the battlefield lies beckoning Hark, my brethren, lend me your ears Today, on the battlefield we face our destiny Yonder, over the mountains in the east A new day is dawning, a day of reckoning March over the meadows, march over the plains Over the hills and far away With raised spirits and sword in hand Onwards to battle, onwards to war |
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4. | Lovon | 02:25 | instrumental |
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5. | Thor’s Hammer | 05:09 | Show lyrics |
The forests echo with prayers in the night The sound of grinding is heard We breathe the silence before the storm awaiting the final word we are ready for war… Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori we’re fighting for our people who are yearning to be free The great halls of Walhalla, free me from this earthly maze no escape from Odin’s everlasting gaze Surrender now, we don’t have to fight Turn back now, we don’t have to die The sun opens my drowsy eyes, the wind breathes in my face I’d rather lie here in the grass, in this peaceful place Battle orders from above, come from the powers that be I’ll fight till death and show these dogs we Vikings never flee. Death and destruction, we’ll reap the whirling wind I’ll close my eyes and think not of this war we’re fighting in Behold our godly might We’ll bring Thor’s Hammer down United we stride and make a stand Before we rest down in the ground Behold their mind’s dark endless Mankind has ceased to be Invaders, usurpers, leave now from this land! Take heed, boy, your feeble words cannot relinquish you from death War’s the only tongue you understand, so that is it shall be… |
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6. | Verdoemenis | 05:51 | Show lyrics |
Te krakend ende vermorzelend voer ik strijd Voor het vaderland Het breken van de dageraad Roept om bloed Door wil en macht, verbreekt de band! Al hier is mijn eind Hier ga ik dood Ik vecht tegen tijd (mijn) Lot is verloot De zon verblindt mijn ogen Door zijn schild Al flitsend streeft het zwaard Recht naar mijn hart! Fortuna wenkt mij naar haar zij De grillen van’t lot zijn ondoorgrondelijk Fatum’s marionet! De weg des levens Is bezaaid met verleiding en zonde Geboden, verboden, autocratie Wijkt niet of ge gaat ten onder! De waarheid zij verdoemd Tot in de eeuwigheid! Ge gaat ende staat waar ge wilt, Vrije wil is een illusie. Wij zijn allen met elkaar verbonden, Verdoemd, zelfs voor en na de dood! De noordenwind brengt mij weer tot leven. De klaagzang van verwrongen metaal Weerklinkt in de holtes van mijn geest. Stijg op met de eerste zonnestraal. De geur van bloemen en (de) feestschalmei Dringt door (en) dan realiseer ik mij De zinnen van’t leven, als ramenscherven Komen nog samen, nog voor ik ga sterven. Voor mijn vaderland wil ik sterven |
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7. | As I Die... | 06:35 | Show lyrics |
As I hold my breath With my hand on my heart I face the wind Carrying your scent, tearing me apart I gaze at the landscape For a sign of life I close my eyes As I reach for my knife Come my friend, fight no more Free yourself from this tortured life My blade, shimmering in the sun Bringer of light Sits poised in my hand Feeling my might As it turns, gleaming, flashing I look to the sky Freedom awaits me So I must die Come my friend, give up now Free yourself from this tortured life Falling, spiralling down Descending into madness Deciding my own fate Leaving this world of hate behind Far away, I hear an echo An angels voice is calling me Carried on the whispering winds It reaches me before my blade A song flies through the valley In my mind I recognize A familiar chant, so close to me I cannot fathom this impossibility Is this real Or is it a dream I hear my beloved call Shall I yet be redeemed? Hope on the horizon As I hold my breath Though I can’t see my love I no longer choose death The fool! He fails to see My gift of immortality I shall make him understand Or I shall burn his fatherland Freedom! I will not die! You will now die! |
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8. | Gerstenat (The Last Sip) | 03:21 | Show lyrics |
Door hebzucht verjaagd En dorpen belaagd Zitten we hier In deze herberg Waar niemand ons had verwacht Bij de gloed van ‘t vuur en gerstenat Het komt wel goed, dat zei je Maar mensen zijn verhangen Huizen verbrand Een plaats van verlangen Door dood overmand Hoor de lier, de luit De schalmei Dans toch mee, dans mee met mij Want ik blijf hier Met m’n gerstenat Ja, ik blijf hier M’n beste vriend Laat al onze zorgen bezinken En je stem weer klinken Neem m’n hand Alleen wij twee Bij de gloed van ‘t vuur en gerstenat Nu het gelach verdwijnt En de stilte traag verschijnt ‘t Ontwaken van de dagen Dronken als we zijn Ver weg van het venijn |
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9. | Epilogue | 00:44 | instrumental |
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40:03 |
Tales, Ale and Fire
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Bart De Prins | Bass |
Vincent Pichal | Drums, Orchestrations |
Siegfried Mercelis | Keyboards, Orchestrations |
Niklaas Reinhold | Vocals |
Pascal Nosenzo | Guitars (lead), Guitars (acoustic) |
Jens DePetter | Guitars, Mouth harp |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Vincent Pichal | Producer, Mixing, Mastering |
Siegfried Mercelis | Producer, Recording, Editing, Mixing, Mastering |
Morphaea | Photography |
Jens DePetter | Producer |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Tony de Block | Recording, Editing, Mixing, Mastering |
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1. | Gerstenat (With Brim-Filled Pints) | 03:49 | instrumental |
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2. | Mournful Beauty | 04:14 | Show lyrics |
We steel away into the night I hope this never ends Together dancing around the fire to the sounds of folk and an enticing carousel So come my beauty Follow me into the night Door de bossen van mijn Vlaanderen Voor altijd een plaats in m’n hart But why are we here In this oppressed land See the landscape once so glorious now dominated by wreaths of smoke See my house built for children and wife Now totally destroyed So... Come with me, fight with me or flee with me to the higher North Come with me, defend with me the place where we ever lived I’m not making plans to give this away this mournful beauty So... Come with me, fight with me or flee with me to the higher North Come with me, defend with me the place where we ever lived |
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3. | A Day of Reckoning | 07:55 | Show lyrics |
Low, my children, what do I see? Your brothers and sister on the warpath Forgiven are all your earthly sins Make way for honour and valour in your soul What is this, this run we’re on A race known as the human one Many have died and many have killed Innocent blood is remorselessly spilled Our land is beseeched by conflict Far in the distance blow the horns of war Travel beyond the mountains of peril With faith and courage in your heart The party is weary Long days and nights take their toll The howling winds are beckoning The earth trembles beneath their feet The last sun sets and the fire roars A banquet, a feast for all and eye to see Tonight we pray to all the gods of lore With open eyes and heart we accept our fate Drenched in blood, so will be our fatherland In moonlight the battlefield lies beckoning Hark, my brethren, lend me your ears Today, on the battlefield we face our destiny Yonder, over the mountains in the east A new day is dawning, a day of reckoning March over the meadows, march over the plains Over the hills and far away With raised spirits and sword in hand Onwards to battle, onwards to war |
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4. | Lovon | 02:25 | instrumental |
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5. | Thor’s Hammer | 05:09 | Show lyrics |
The forests echo with prayers in the night The sound of grinding is heard We breathe the silence before the storm awaiting the final word we are ready for war… Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori we’re fighting for our people who are yearning to be free The great halls of Walhalla, free me from this earthly maze no escape from Odin’s everlasting gaze Surrender now, we don’t have to fight Turn back now, we don’t have to die The sun opens my drowsy eyes, the wind breathes in my face I’d rather lie here in the grass, in this peaceful place Battle orders from above, come from the powers that be I’ll fight till death and show these dogs we Vikings never flee. Death and destruction, we’ll reap the whirling wind I’ll close my eyes and think not of this war we’re fighting in Behold our godly might We’ll bring Thor’s Hammer down United we stride and make a stand Before we rest down in the ground Behold their mind’s dark endless Mankind has ceased to be Invaders, usurpers, leave now from this land! Take heed, boy, your feeble words cannot relinquish you from death War’s the only tongue you understand, so that is it shall be… |
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6. | Verdoemenis | 05:51 | Show lyrics |
Te krakend ende vermorzelend voer ik strijd Voor het vaderland Het breken van de dageraad Roept om bloed Door wil en macht, verbreekt de band! Al hier is mijn eind Hier ga ik dood Ik vecht tegen tijd (mijn) Lot is verloot De zon verblindt mijn ogen Door zijn schild Al flitsend streeft het zwaard Recht naar mijn hart! Fortuna wenkt mij naar haar zij De grillen van’t lot zijn ondoorgrondelijk Fatum’s marionet! De weg des levens Is bezaaid met verleiding en zonde Geboden, verboden, autocratie Wijkt niet of ge gaat ten onder! De waarheid zij verdoemd Tot in de eeuwigheid! Ge gaat ende staat waar ge wilt, Vrije wil is een illusie. Wij zijn allen met elkaar verbonden, Verdoemd, zelfs voor en na de dood! De noordenwind brengt mij weer tot leven. De klaagzang van verwrongen metaal Weerklinkt in de holtes van mijn geest. Stijg op met de eerste zonnestraal. De geur van bloemen en (de) feestschalmei Dringt door (en) dan realiseer ik mij De zinnen van’t leven, als ramenscherven Komen nog samen, nog voor ik ga sterven. Voor mijn vaderland wil ik sterven |
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7. | As I Die... | 06:35 | Show lyrics |
As I hold my breath With my hand on my heart I face the wind Carrying your scent, tearing me apart I gaze at the landscape For a sign of life I close my eyes As I reach for my knife Come my friend, fight no more Free yourself from this tortured life My blade, shimmering in the sun Bringer of light Sits poised in my hand Feeling my might As it turns, gleaming, flashing I look to the sky Freedom awaits me So I must die Come my friend, give up now Free yourself from this tortured life Falling, spiralling down Descending into madness Deciding my own fate Leaving this world of hate behind Far away, I hear an echo An angels voice is calling me Carried on the whispering winds It reaches me before my blade A song flies through the valley In my mind I recognize A familiar chant, so close to me I cannot fathom this impossibility Is this real Or is it a dream I hear my beloved call Shall I yet be redeemed? Hope on the horizon As I hold my breath Though I can’t see my love I no longer choose death The fool! He fails to see My gift of immortality I shall make him understand Or I shall burn his fatherland Freedom! I will not die! You will now die! |
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8. | Gerstenat (The Last Sip) | 03:21 | Show lyrics |
Door hebzucht verjaagd En dorpen belaagd Zitten we hier In deze herberg Waar niemand ons had verwacht Bij de gloed van ‘t vuur en gerstenat Het komt wel goed, dat zei je Maar mensen zijn verhangen Huizen verbrand Een plaats van verlangen Door dood overmand Hoor de lier, de luit De schalmei Dans toch mee, dans mee met mij Want ik blijf hier Met m’n gerstenat Ja, ik blijf hier M’n beste vriend Laat al onze zorgen bezinken En je stem weer klinken Neem m’n hand Alleen wij twee Bij de gloed van ‘t vuur en gerstenat Nu het gelach verdwijnt En de stilte traag verschijnt ‘t Ontwaken van de dagen Dronken als we zijn Ver weg van het venijn |
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9. | Epilogue | 00:44 | instrumental |
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40:03 |
Chanson de la Croisade
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Bart De Prins | Bass |
Niklaas Reinhold | Vocals |
Vincent Pichal | Drums, Percussion, Orchestrations, Vocals (additional) |
Siegfried Mercelis | Keyboards, Orchestrations, Vocals (choirs, additional) |
Jan Bergmans | Guitars |
Roman Samonin | Guitars |
Guest/Session | |
Sven "Svenchi" Janssens | Guitars (additional), E-bow |
Johan Antonissen | Vocals (grunts) (track 11) |
Jan d’Haes | Vocals (grunts) (tracks 3, 12) |
Olivier "Olaf" Matheï (R.I.P. 2013) | Guitars (additional) (track 10) |
Gaël Sortino | Guitars (lead) (track 8) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Ellie Van den Brande | Photography, Design |
Chris D’Alessandro | Design, Artwork |
Peter In de Betou | Mastering |
Vincent Pichal | Lyrics, Songwriting |
Niklaas Reinhold | Lyrics |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art, Artwork (additional) |
Siegfried Mercelis | Mixing, Lyrics, Songwriting, Editing (drums) |
Tony de Block | Recording (drums & percussion) |
Sven Janssens | Recording (guitars, bass, vocals & guests) |
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1. | Occitania, Anno 1209 | 01:53 | instrumental |
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2. | The Cross and the Crusade | 05:23 | Show lyrics |
My force will rise In the name of God And war shall come upon your reign Cleansing its heretic belief Repent now or the wrath of God Will hunt you down I can’t betray my people For freedom is the highest good of man All will be punished for a few Don’t make them victims of your tyranny So that’s what you have to say You slave of the devil’s breed You shall linger in dismay And now prepare for war "And thus the die was cast, as the church started her campaign of hate The lands of Occitania trembled but the armies prepared for fame and glory" Three missionaries were sent to the lands infected with heresy Distrusted, detested and disdained, preceded by fear and discontent So times grew darker and darker, and hope seemed all but lost The crusade was poised to strike, enticing, forboding And men of the cloth turned into servants of death Servants of death! I made an effort to repent and pay for my sins Atonement with church and pope But their claims were harsh and unjust I’d never betray my people For his disobedience the count was punished Humiliated, tortured and broken He promised to take up the cross And fulfil the judgement of God Now in the heat of night People of the South Toulouse turned on us Come, my lords and knights As one we ride out Stand strong and defend Here We will fight Until death Do us part For fame and pride We will fight Follow me to war We will fight Until death Do us part For fame and pride We will fight Follow me to war May all who join the greatest mission of our time Be granted forgiveness of sin and a wealth worthy of God Our forces will prevail, led by angels and bringers of faith, And all who oppose my will shall drown in eternal misery I’ll hunt them down with all my might! "...Negotium pacis et fidei..." |
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3. | The Slaughter of Innocence | 08:57 | Show lyrics |
I’ve heard the drums of war The thunder closing in Toulouse has turned its back We’ve been forsaken by our kin Sentenced to burn Our innocence will be lost I need to stop this deathly march No matter the cost My eyes were blinded But now I see My judgement has been clouded Please forgive me You may even punish me Until the end of days For now I see with clearer mind The error of my ways Get back, you weakling Harbinger of sin Our forces will destroy your town And everything within And nothing will remain but agony, death and pain "Roma de cervel Quar de la mal capel Etz vos e Cistel Qu’a Bezers fesets faire Mout estranh mazel." Slaughter Life blown away in the blink of an eye This nightmare is real, for soon we will feel Our flesh touching fire and steel Hold on - all hope is in vain Hold on - your fate will remain Hold on - ’tis useless to flee Hold on - your own destiny Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time People of Breziers Listen and take heed: Their forces march upon these walls With vengeance and with speed But I promise thee: before they come Knocking on our door Swords and shields will stand beside us Aiding in our cause Renaud what news do you bring? Sacrifice is their final demand We must give them what they want Or they will kill us where we stand Do we give up our brethren To intolerance and hate Or do we stand as one And share a common fate? Do we give up our brethren Or do we stand as one? No! "We’d rather drown in a salt sea’s brine Than betray those who shared our lives." Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time Look at them, so self-assured Mocking our men with scowls unheard But soon I’ll wipe that smile off their face When I bask in the heat of this unholy place Men, over there, they’ve opened the gates Go forth with all your might We’ll run this city into the ground Before the fall of night Damn them all Inglorious men At the break of dawn All streets were coloured red Before the last scream faded away These cowards, these wretched swine had their way: Raping, murdering and burning all Not for king or god, but fortune’s call The slaughter of innocence "Breziers has fallen Clerks, women, children. Christians too I rode out, I couldn’t see or hear a living creature They killed seven thousand people Seven thousand souls who saught sanctuary in Saint Madeleine The steps of the altar Were red with blood The church echoed with the cries Slaughtering the monks who tolled the bells They used the silver cross as a chopping block to behead them." Slaughter Life blown away in the blink of an eye This nightmare is real, for soon we will feel Our flesh touching fire and steel Hold on - all hope is in vain Hold on - your fate will remain Hold on - ’tis useless to flee Hold on - your own destiny Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time |
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4. | Carchachouna | 01:13 | instrumental |
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5. | Death & Submission (Requiem Aeternam) | 07:33 | Show lyrics |
As clouds engulf the land in darkness Clattering echoes will the streets Riding out into the moonlight A band of blades sent forth To seize the unsuspecting dissident Give up now heretic, the time for justice is at hand No longer you fiendish maggots shall pervert the book of Christ Abjure your faith, dissenter Give me all you know You’ve mocked the church one time too many The choice is yours, yield or die! We won’t give in to your demands Your aims are foul, your ways depraved You fill the hearts of men with fear Imposing your will by slaying true devouts Choose your next words wisely, heathen Or you’ll feel the wrath of God It’s your last chance to save your soul Before endless damnation Repent your sins and unbelief And thou shall be absolved Embrace the one true faith Or die at the stake We’d rather die than to betray We will remain true till the grave We won’t go down without a fight So be it, fool Your unwillingness shall be your end "We’d rather die than to betray" He felt a white searing pain as iron tore through his flesh Overthrown by torment Consciousness fading away All hope was lost Requiem aeternam Dominus, illuminatio mea Dominus, a cruce salus Dominus In Aeternum Death shall cleanse my soul May my spirit be freed from this earthly hell Condemned to purgatory Sentenced to slowly rot away The final hour approaches Is this the end of my reign? "We shall not renounce our faith May your lord have mercy on your souls And you betrayer, may your soul be crushed And trapped forever in this world, you treacherous swine! |
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6. | A Coming Storm | 06:31 | Show lyrics |
A wind blows over the lavender fields Carrying the scent of death and decay The holy war consumes and burns Everything and everyone in its way Carcasonne has fallen To whom do we turn in these times forlorn? High in the mountains we will find Refuge from the coming storm Shining swords and burning crosses Rising up into the skies Blinding rage and hate prevailing Growing, spewing from their eyes. You can run but you can’t hide My power is too great I know that God is on my side Your penance is too late I shall weed out there heretics one by one They’ll be purged in fire in front of everyone I shall make examples out of these hypocrites I’ll send them down to hell’s fiery pits We must flee to our stronghold high and dry We’ll be safe in Montségur and Cabaret There’s no shame in running For he who fights and runs lives to fight another day "And so it came to pass, The remaining heretics sought shelter in the high Black Mountains, far from Simon de Montfort’s merciless persecution. Those who were captured were tortured, burned at the stake or buried alive, all in the name of God. And even there they weren’t safe, for after seven weeks of siege, settlements such as Minerve and Lavaur were overrun by the holy army... and razed to the ground" Weeks and weeks of combat and assault Minerve stood high and dry But in the end thirst and famine brought them to their knees They would stand with their attackers eye to eye They were given a choice: to renounce their faith Or to perish in inferno at the stake With heads held high, they would rather die Their beliefs they would never forsake On the day of Mary Magdalene One hundred and forty were lead below At the bottom of the gorge waited a forge Where death was ready to sow The parfaits were piled one by one Onto a seething tower of flame Embers flew high into the sky And the crusaders, they felt no shame "Neither death nor life can tear us from the faith to which we are joined" A plague spread through the land Fueled by the brotherhood in white He ruled with iron fisted hand Wielding his god-gifted might Shining swords and burning crosses Rising up into the skies Blinding rage and hate prevailing Growing, spewing from their eyes. "For nine whole years Simon de Montfort tortured, mutilated, murdered and burned his way across the Languedoc. But the parfaits stayed true to their beliefs." Shining swords and burning crosses Rising up into the skies Blinding rage and hate prevailing Growing, spewing from their eyes. Spewing from their eyes! |
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7. | Fields of Toulouse | 01:21 | instrumental |
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8. | The End of a Reign | 08:46 | Show lyrics |
The city awakens in silence Morning is breaking Before the rooster crows Rising unrest sets in South of Toulouse On the plains of Muret Under an imminent threat People have fled in dismay Afar the riders appear Raising clouds of dust Snorting horses Are coming this way The hills are over flown By a mass of gold, red and blue The armies of the south at last United by a common foe Amidst the closing horde A rider shines in daybreak’s light He is known as the warrior-king Who has never lost a fight Trapped in safety Behind the castle gate Surrounded by thousands Awaiting their fate The soldiers of the cross Are forced to an act of desperation About to risk their lives in open field They prepare for battle knowing their foes will never yield Their force divine grows stronger and stronger As they confess their sins and pray for their lives For God and glory We shall prevail this day Show no mercy for those who stand in our way The Red Lion’s forces Storm out through the gates On a course towards triumph Or a deadly fate The alliance of the South Is caught by surprise No time to brace themselves For the ultimate impending carnage As knights spurred on and horses made speed The earth started trembling under their feet Driven by bravery and focused by fear Time slows down as their judgement draws near Riders and horses Cut down from below Like the sound of a forest Struck down in one blow Shattering armour Clatter of steel Two armies colliding A bloodbath surreal Making their ways towards the royal arms The crusaders regroup for a second charge The fictitious king does not stand a chance He’s cast from his saddle by the blow of a lance With one strike of a sword he falls down This is no king this is merely a liege These are not the skills of royal prestige We’ve been tricked by these mongrels Had by those fools Bring me this coward and I’ll dig him a tomb I am the king You bastard, where are you You’ll rot where you stand Show me your face You will die by my hand Come closer you scoundrel Let’s finish this strife This foolish bravado Will cost you your life "Alain de Roucy, who’d sworn to strike down the warrior-king, emerged from the chaos of shattered shields and fallen heroes. The king and his men were soon surrounded. In the desperate struggle that followed, de Roucy managed to single out and disarm Peter of Aragon and with a well-aimed blow of his sword he made an end to his reign" Unaware of their brethren’s fate Raymond’s troops held back ’till it was too late Heavily bleeding, barely alive The final few brought the news of their king’s demise Skulls cracked by maces And warrior’s slain Men trampled by horses And screaming in pain Harnesses covered In sanguine rain For those who will stand Only darkness remains Pushed to the stream By crusaders depraved Driving them Into a watery grave The unearthly silence As spirits transcend When all comes to an end |
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9. | The Conflict of Toulouse | 03:11 | Show lyrics |
The Red Lion now made his last move A new city was his dream and everything has to stand aside Be gone you poor man Tremble on your feet A confrontation is at hand And I will strike hard Liberty is not a vain hope A sudden fever has killed the pope Listen well! A dulcimer calls It is time to resist I reclaimed my city And help is on the way Fortify the walls And sharpen your sword Years come and pass But bravery will last Our name shall write The history of our time Side by side we must take heart Shining metal as far as the eye can see One by one every man takes part His power yields, hide your anxiety In the distance he stood, the pinnacle of dread His vision crossed by stiff resistance A last assault had to make short work Of the plotting of heretic and sword Side by side we must take heart Shining metal as far as the eye can see One by one every man takes part His power yields, hide your anxiety Storm the city, head for the gates Leave no man or woman alive I called in reinforcements This war has endured too long Behold! My brother shot down Now feel my cold revenge "But just after he has spoken these words He was killed by the troops on the wall" The terror of the north Stopped by a well aimed stone His men fled, stroke astound Cheer with me "Lo loq es mort!" |
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10. | Court Music | 02:22 | instrumental |
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11. | Crusher of Souls | 10:55 | Show lyrics |
Forces divine gathering armies of hate Sent to bring down the last bastion of resistance Harvesting the souls of the fallen Slaying in the name of the cross The pathway of redemption A self-deceiving road to grace Our salvation lies in... ...Death brought upon all Who oppose the creator of life A body of thought slain in the name of God As a pretence of genocidal extinction Of men of an alternate conviction Harvesting the souls of the fallen Slaying in the name of the cross The pathway of redemption A self-deceiving road to grace Our salvation lies in... ...Death Insanity reigns as humanity is found no more Despicable means justifying the ends Insanity reigns as humanity is found no more The stench of rotting corpses Maggot infested putrefaction Crows feasting on eyes and entrails Scowling at the starving Soon to meet their doom If today is the day we die It shall be a day worth remembering If life is the price we are to pay Eternal sleep is only the beginning Together we stand on the path to freedom! Men of pride and honour Ready shields and swords Dulce et decorum est pro deo mori God’s wrath was unleashed upon them Like an angel of doom spreading death and decay Merciless like a serpent’s kiss Breaker of spirits, crusher of souls Blood stained steel tearing flesh from their bones The heart is stripped from the soul Life’s essences spilled the most sacred of all Consumed by the crimson soil A drapery of death blackens the sky What was life is not left to putrefy Under the cloak of alleged conviction Bellum omnium in omnes God’s wrath was unleashed upon them Like an angel of doom spreading death and decay Merciless like a serpent’s coil Breaker of spirits, crusher of souls Children of devotion, people of faith Disciples of compassion, victims of hate Greater in numbers, feeding on fear Slow but steady the oppressor draws near The fortress weakens, rations deplete Despair takes hold as Montségur nears defeat(x2) Men of virtue Endure this trial Soon forces of the empire Will set us free from harm and evil Well done! Steadfast! Embrace your fate! And justice will prevail! Little did they know All was in vain Imperial flags would never show on the horizon Wood and stone pulverized Fear and despair Blood and tears pouring down from the sky Useless to fight Nowhere to hide Impending onslaught So pray for your life Bowels and bones Dust to dust The grinding of life so fragile Death from above The artillery reigns Breaker of spirits Crusher of souls Hell waits for who defies the laws of our creator No mercy for the soul who dares to denounce the word Obedience, confession, penance or death The pathway of redemption A self-deceiving road to grace Our salvation lies in... ...Death! Refusal of conversion Their faith stands strong Brought to justice by hundreds But the legacy carries on Their souls purified by fire Flesh devoured by flames The last stronghold has fallen All but extinguished The legacy carries on |
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12. | Als Catars | 06:08 | Show lyrics |
"The last bastion, the last icon of resistance has fallen. In the ten months of siege the small garrison never stood a chance. And shorthanded, hungry and numb with cold, their surrender was close at hand. Yet clemency was given to all those who renounced their beliefs. For the others a fiery fate awaited them. An armistice of fourteen days was granted to convince them of the one true faith." And the omens were right For king and for God The eagles nest suppressed A victory born in pain The war now finished at last By the powers from above Undisturbed, determined, undaunted For the cross and the crusade I had to give up for my people Hunger and thirst forced me to surrender My fortress was a refuge for the good But with the treason of Toulouse, we never stood a chance It was beyond my power Their intolerant policy For indulgence and tyranny Blood of child and woman sticks to their hands Oh lord, we’ll meet you soon Dispelled by defenders of the flesh But never have we sighed in the face of death With hand on the heart we’ll meet our end Never! Never! Shall we surrender to a wrong god! Ever! Forever! The last step on the way home! Now follow me my children Don’t fear the fire, don’t linger, be brave We have made a vow and can’t go back The mercy of God will guide us through Look they’re preparing the pyres With straw and wood Where our houses once stood The blood of innocence sticks to their hands Our spirits will be finally free Back to the place where they belong Have pity on them for they don’t see Trust our Father, he’ll make us strong Never! Never! Shall we surrender to a wrong god! Ever! Forever! The last step on the way home! And on the 15th of March the catholic army entered the fortress of Montségur and captured the inhabitant heretics. The morning after they were led downhill and executed. The quiet Murmuring of their prayers was drown out by the igniting fire beneath their feet. And then, no sound was heard but tears and sorrow. By then, resistance had fallen, but a small group had escaped the enclosure of Montségur, carrying with them the heretic treasure. They Fled to the surrounding woods, hid in caves and traveled by night. Their only assignment, to find a safe haven for their secret and forbidden words." Never! Never! Shall we surrender to a wrong god! Ever! Forever! The last step on the way home! |
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Chanson de la Croisade
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Niklaas Reinhold | Vocals |
Vincent Pichal | Drums, Percussion, Orchestrations, Vocals (additional) |
Siegfried Mercelis | Keyboards, Orchestrations, Vocals (choirs, additional) |
Jan Bergmans | Guitars |
Roman Samonin | Guitars |
Bart De Prins | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Sven "Svenchi" Janssens | Guitars (additional), E-bow |
Olivier "Olaf" Matheï (R.I.P. 2013) | Guitars (additional) (track 10) |
Gaël Sortino | Guitars (lead) (track 8) |
Johan Antonissen | Vocals (grunts) (track 11) |
Jan d’Haes | Vocals (grunts) (tracks 3, 12) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Vincent Pichal | Lyrics, Songwriting |
Niklaas Reinhold | Lyrics |
Siegfried Mercelis | Mixing, Lyrics, Songwriting, Editing (drums) |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art, Artwork (additional) |
Ellie Van den Brande | Photography, Design |
Tony de Block | Recording (drums & percussion) |
Chris D’Alessandro | Design, Artwork |
Peter In de Betou | Mastering |
Sven Janssens | Recording (guitars, bass, vocals & guests) |
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1. | Occitania, Anno 1209 | 01:53 | instrumental |
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2. | The Cross and the Crusade | 05:23 | Show lyrics |
My force will rise In the name of God And war shall come upon your reign Cleansing its heretic belief Repent now or the wrath of God Will hunt you down I can’t betray my people For freedom is the highest good of man All will be punished for a few Don’t make them victims of your tyranny So that’s what you have to say You slave of the devil’s breed You shall linger in dismay And now prepare for war "And thus the die was cast, as the church started her campaign of hate The lands of Occitania trembled but the armies prepared for fame and glory" Three missionaries were sent to the lands infected with heresy Distrusted, detested and disdained, preceded by fear and discontent So times grew darker and darker, and hope seemed all but lost The crusade was poised to strike, enticing, forboding And men of the cloth turned into servants of death Servants of death! I made an effort to repent and pay for my sins Atonement with church and pope But their claims were harsh and unjust I’d never betray my people For his disobedience the count was punished Humiliated, tortured and broken He promised to take up the cross And fulfil the judgement of God Now in the heat of night People of the South Toulouse turned on us Come, my lords and knights As one we ride out Stand strong and defend Here We will fight Until death Do us part For fame and pride We will fight Follow me to war We will fight Until death Do us part For fame and pride We will fight Follow me to war May all who join the greatest mission of our time Be granted forgiveness of sin and a wealth worthy of God Our forces will prevail, led by angels and bringers of faith, And all who oppose my will shall drown in eternal misery I’ll hunt them down with all my might! "...Negotium pacis et fidei..." |
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3. | The Slaughter of Innocence | 08:57 | Show lyrics |
I’ve heard the drums of war The thunder closing in Toulouse has turned its back We’ve been forsaken by our kin Sentenced to burn Our innocence will be lost I need to stop this deathly march No matter the cost My eyes were blinded But now I see My judgement has been clouded Please forgive me You may even punish me Until the end of days For now I see with clearer mind The error of my ways Get back, you weakling Harbinger of sin Our forces will destroy your town And everything within And nothing will remain but agony, death and pain "Roma de cervel Quar de la mal capel Etz vos e Cistel Qu’a Bezers fesets faire Mout estranh mazel." Slaughter Life blown away in the blink of an eye This nightmare is real, for soon we will feel Our flesh touching fire and steel Hold on - all hope is in vain Hold on - your fate will remain Hold on - ’tis useless to flee Hold on - your own destiny Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time People of Breziers Listen and take heed: Their forces march upon these walls With vengeance and with speed But I promise thee: before they come Knocking on our door Swords and shields will stand beside us Aiding in our cause Renaud what news do you bring? Sacrifice is their final demand We must give them what they want Or they will kill us where we stand Do we give up our brethren To intolerance and hate Or do we stand as one And share a common fate? Do we give up our brethren Or do we stand as one? No! "We’d rather drown in a salt sea’s brine Than betray those who shared our lives." Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time Look at them, so self-assured Mocking our men with scowls unheard But soon I’ll wipe that smile off their face When I bask in the heat of this unholy place Men, over there, they’ve opened the gates Go forth with all your might We’ll run this city into the ground Before the fall of night Damn them all Inglorious men At the break of dawn All streets were coloured red Before the last scream faded away These cowards, these wretched swine had their way: Raping, murdering and burning all Not for king or god, but fortune’s call The slaughter of innocence "Breziers has fallen Clerks, women, children. Christians too I rode out, I couldn’t see or hear a living creature They killed seven thousand people Seven thousand souls who saught sanctuary in Saint Madeleine The steps of the altar Were red with blood The church echoed with the cries Slaughtering the monks who tolled the bells They used the silver cross as a chopping block to behead them." Slaughter Life blown away in the blink of an eye This nightmare is real, for soon we will feel Our flesh touching fire and steel Hold on - all hope is in vain Hold on - your fate will remain Hold on - ’tis useless to flee Hold on - your own destiny Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time |
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5. | Death & Submission (Requiem Aeternam) | 07:33 | Show lyrics |
As clouds engulf the land in darkness Clattering echoes will the streets Riding out into the moonlight A band of blades sent forth To seize the unsuspecting dissident Give up now heretic, the time for justice is at hand No longer you fiendish maggots shall pervert the book of Christ Abjure your faith, dissenter Give me all you know You’ve mocked the church one time too many The choice is yours, yield or die! We won’t give in to your demands Your aims are foul, your ways depraved You fill the hearts of men with fear Imposing your will by slaying true devouts Choose your next words wisely, heathen Or you’ll feel the wrath of God It’s your last chance to save your soul Before endless damnation Repent your sins and unbelief And thou shall be absolved Embrace the one true faith Or die at the stake We’d rather die than to betray We will remain true till the grave We won’t go down without a fight So be it, fool Your unwillingness shall be your end "We’d rather die than to betray" He felt a white searing pain as iron tore through his flesh Overthrown by torment Consciousness fading away All hope was lost Requiem aeternam Dominus, illuminatio mea Dominus, a cruce salus Dominus In Aeternum Death shall cleanse my soul May my spirit be freed from this earthly hell Condemned to purgatory Sentenced to slowly rot away The final hour approaches Is this the end of my reign? "We shall not renounce our faith May your lord have mercy on your souls And you betrayer, may your soul be crushed And trapped forever in this world, you treacherous swine! |
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6. | A Coming Storm | 06:31 | Show lyrics |
A wind blows over the lavender fields Carrying the scent of death and decay The holy war consumes and burns Everything and everyone in its way Carcasonne has fallen To whom do we turn in these times forlorn? High in the mountains we will find Refuge from the coming storm Shining swords and burning crosses Rising up into the skies Blinding rage and hate prevailing Growing, spewing from their eyes. You can run but you can’t hide My power is too great I know that God is on my side Your penance is too late I shall weed out there heretics one by one They’ll be purged in fire in front of everyone I shall make examples out of these hypocrites I’ll send them down to hell’s fiery pits We must flee to our stronghold high and dry We’ll be safe in Montségur and Cabaret There’s no shame in running For he who fights and runs lives to fight another day "And so it came to pass, The remaining heretics sought shelter in the high Black Mountains, far from Simon de Montfort’s merciless persecution. Those who were captured were tortured, burned at the stake or buried alive, all in the name of God. And even there they weren’t safe, for after seven weeks of siege, settlements such as Minerve and Lavaur were overrun by the holy army... and razed to the ground" Weeks and weeks of combat and assault Minerve stood high and dry But in the end thirst and famine brought them to their knees They would stand with their attackers eye to eye They were given a choice: to renounce their faith Or to perish in inferno at the stake With heads held high, they would rather die Their beliefs they would never forsake On the day of Mary Magdalene One hundred and forty were lead below At the bottom of the gorge waited a forge Where death was ready to sow The parfaits were piled one by one Onto a seething tower of flame Embers flew high into the sky And the crusaders, they felt no shame "Neither death nor life can tear us from the faith to which we are joined" A plague spread through the land Fueled by the brotherhood in white He ruled with iron fisted hand Wielding his god-gifted might Shining swords and burning crosses Rising up into the skies Blinding rage and hate prevailing Growing, spewing from their eyes. "For nine whole years Simon de Montfort tortured, mutilated, murdered and burned his way across the Languedoc. But the parfaits stayed true to their beliefs." Shining swords and burning crosses Rising up into the skies Blinding rage and hate prevailing Growing, spewing from their eyes. Spewing from their eyes! |
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7. | Fields of Toulouse | 01:21 | instrumental |
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8. | The End of a Reign | 08:46 | Show lyrics |
The city awakens in silence Morning is breaking Before the rooster crows Rising unrest sets in South of Toulouse On the plains of Muret Under an imminent threat People have fled in dismay Afar the riders appear Raising clouds of dust Snorting horses Are coming this way The hills are over flown By a mass of gold, red and blue The armies of the south at last United by a common foe Amidst the closing horde A rider shines in daybreak’s light He is known as the warrior-king Who has never lost a fight Trapped in safety Behind the castle gate Surrounded by thousands Awaiting their fate The soldiers of the cross Are forced to an act of desperation About to risk their lives in open field They prepare for battle knowing their foes will never yield Their force divine grows stronger and stronger As they confess their sins and pray for their lives For God and glory We shall prevail this day Show no mercy for those who stand in our way The Red Lion’s forces Storm out through the gates On a course towards triumph Or a deadly fate The alliance of the South Is caught by surprise No time to brace themselves For the ultimate impending carnage As knights spurred on and horses made speed The earth started trembling under their feet Driven by bravery and focused by fear Time slows down as their judgement draws near Riders and horses Cut down from below Like the sound of a forest Struck down in one blow Shattering armour Clatter of steel Two armies colliding A bloodbath surreal Making their ways towards the royal arms The crusaders regroup for a second charge The fictitious king does not stand a chance He’s cast from his saddle by the blow of a lance With one strike of a sword he falls down This is no king this is merely a liege These are not the skills of royal prestige We’ve been tricked by these mongrels Had by those fools Bring me this coward and I’ll dig him a tomb I am the king You bastard, where are you You’ll rot where you stand Show me your face You will die by my hand Come closer you scoundrel Let’s finish this strife This foolish bravado Will cost you your life "Alain de Roucy, who’d sworn to strike down the warrior-king, emerged from the chaos of shattered shields and fallen heroes. The king and his men were soon surrounded. In the desperate struggle that followed, de Roucy managed to single out and disarm Peter of Aragon and with a well-aimed blow of his sword he made an end to his reign" Unaware of their brethren’s fate Raymond’s troops held back ’till it was too late Heavily bleeding, barely alive The final few brought the news of their king’s demise Skulls cracked by maces And warrior’s slain Men trampled by horses And screaming in pain Harnesses covered In sanguine rain For those who will stand Only darkness remains Pushed to the stream By crusaders depraved Driving them Into a watery grave The unearthly silence As spirits transcend When all comes to an end |
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9. | The Conflict of Toulouse | 03:11 | Show lyrics |
The Red Lion now made his last move A new city was his dream and everything has to stand aside Be gone you poor man Tremble on your feet A confrontation is at hand And I will strike hard Liberty is not a vain hope A sudden fever has killed the pope Listen well! A dulcimer calls It is time to resist I reclaimed my city And help is on the way Fortify the walls And sharpen your sword Years come and pass But bravery will last Our name shall write The history of our time Side by side we must take heart Shining metal as far as the eye can see One by one every man takes part His power yields, hide your anxiety In the distance he stood, the pinnacle of dread His vision crossed by stiff resistance A last assault had to make short work Of the plotting of heretic and sword Side by side we must take heart Shining metal as far as the eye can see One by one every man takes part His power yields, hide your anxiety Storm the city, head for the gates Leave no man or woman alive I called in reinforcements This war has endured too long Behold! My brother shot down Now feel my cold revenge "But just after he has spoken these words He was killed by the troops on the wall" The terror of the north Stopped by a well aimed stone His men fled, stroke astound Cheer with me "Lo loq es mort!" |
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10. | Court Music | 02:22 | instrumental |
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11. | Crusher of Souls | 10:55 | Show lyrics |
Forces divine gathering armies of hate Sent to bring down the last bastion of resistance Harvesting the souls of the fallen Slaying in the name of the cross The pathway of redemption A self-deceiving road to grace Our salvation lies in... ...Death brought upon all Who oppose the creator of life A body of thought slain in the name of God As a pretence of genocidal extinction Of men of an alternate conviction Harvesting the souls of the fallen Slaying in the name of the cross The pathway of redemption A self-deceiving road to grace Our salvation lies in... ...Death Insanity reigns as humanity is found no more Despicable means justifying the ends Insanity reigns as humanity is found no more The stench of rotting corpses Maggot infested putrefaction Crows feasting on eyes and entrails Scowling at the starving Soon to meet their doom If today is the day we die It shall be a day worth remembering If life is the price we are to pay Eternal sleep is only the beginning Together we stand on the path to freedom! Men of pride and honour Ready shields and swords Dulce et decorum est pro deo mori God’s wrath was unleashed upon them Like an angel of doom spreading death and decay Merciless like a serpent’s kiss Breaker of spirits, crusher of souls Blood stained steel tearing flesh from their bones The heart is stripped from the soul Life’s essences spilled the most sacred of all Consumed by the crimson soil A drapery of death blackens the sky What was life is not left to putrefy Under the cloak of alleged conviction Bellum omnium in omnes God’s wrath was unleashed upon them Like an angel of doom spreading death and decay Merciless like a serpent’s coil Breaker of spirits, crusher of souls Children of devotion, people of faith Disciples of compassion, victims of hate Greater in numbers, feeding on fear Slow but steady the oppressor draws near The fortress weakens, rations deplete Despair takes hold as Montségur nears defeat(x2) Men of virtue Endure this trial Soon forces of the empire Will set us free from harm and evil Well done! Steadfast! Embrace your fate! And justice will prevail! Little did they know All was in vain Imperial flags would never show on the horizon Wood and stone pulverized Fear and despair Blood and tears pouring down from the sky Useless to fight Nowhere to hide Impending onslaught So pray for your life Bowels and bones Dust to dust The grinding of life so fragile Death from above The artillery reigns Breaker of spirits Crusher of souls Hell waits for who defies the laws of our creator No mercy for the soul who dares to denounce the word Obedience, confession, penance or death The pathway of redemption A self-deceiving road to grace Our salvation lies in... ...Death! Refusal of conversion Their faith stands strong Brought to justice by hundreds But the legacy carries on Their souls purified by fire Flesh devoured by flames The last stronghold has fallen All but extinguished The legacy carries on |
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The Hysterical Hunt
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Band members | |
Bart De Prins | Bass |
Vincent Pichal | Drums, Keyboards, Orchestrations |
Gaël Sortino | Guitars (lead, acoustic) |
Jeroen De Kooning | Guitars (rhythm) |
Daan Swinnen | Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Alexandra Kastrinakis | Vocals (female) |
Herbert Flack | Narration |
Sophia Poppy Verrept | Vocals (female) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Bert Vervoort | Producer, Recording |
Yarne Heylen | Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering |
Vincent Pichal | Songwriting, Lyrics |
Gaël Sortino | Songwriting, Lyrics (track 3) |
Jeroen De Kooning | Songwriting, Artwork (additional), Design, Photography |
Wesley Beernaert | Songwriting (track 4), Lyrics (track 6) |
Sarah Hamelryck | Design (booklet calligraphy) |
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1. | Prologue (The Land of the Beast) | 02:01 | Show lyrics |
"As darkness falls, the glowing eyes appear. When you hear twigs crack, don’t make a noise and hide your fear." |
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2. | A Plague upon the Land | 04:50 | Show lyrics |
Terra Maledieta (The Writer) Our darkest times In secluded neighborhoods Born out of a nightmarish world It stalks the marshes and woods A spectacular creature gone wild? Attacking our livelihoods Fear has stalled the daily works Trembling for what in the shadow lurks A trace of blood in its cruel path A pain inflicted by God’s wrath? Fear and death, while consternations spread Every other bloodshed, for the King a fatal threat La Bête Féroce (The Preacher) "In the dark there are mysteries, and dangers lurk within the trees. These haunting eyes, they behold, and await, with death foretold." (The Writer) Too many children and women are slain The attacks all done as if with human disdain It eats the liver, the heart and the head The rest it leaves behind all turned ash red All the witnesses confirm: "It only bears a slight resemblance to the lupine form!" "There’s no sign of a lupine form." Long, low, brownish color with a black stripe down its back Long tail, very big claws, as tall as a year old calf While its eyes seem to sparkle of fire, pitch black They say it listens to the devil’s laughter The shepherds, fearful and alerted They only go out in groups The fairs and markets are deserted Misery and fear rule the troops "Her tracks were said to be different from those of wolves A general fear for dangerous beasts Howling into the night This ferocious beast that ravages the world Howling into the night" "There’s no sign of a lupine form!" |
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3. | The Hysterical Hunt | 08:03 | Show lyrics |
The Hour Between Dog and Wolf (The Hunter) "Gather around and listen my good people For I bring news of utmost dire Not for those with a stomach feeble Amass pitchfork and torch afire There is a soulless creature roaming the land A terrible beast of which little is known Feasting on the flesh of animal and man Leaving naught but gut and bone Unknown is its origin Elusive shadow, an enemy within?" (The Lover) This long and silent night Why did I invite this man at candlelight? Trapped between these walls when the evening falls Tired of the halls with their royal protocols (The Writer) "By then, rumors began to spread at court That people spoke of a demon, of witchcraft, and of a werewolf lord. His Highness, our God blessed king declared That the slayer of this monster would be gifted with royal award!" For the Love of Glory and Gold (The Hunter) "Order all the townspeople and peasants to obey their councils and punish those who disobey without good reason! Together we will defeat this beast!" (The Writer) A bliss to the eye this vanguard of wolf hunters Untouched by fear and eager for adventures For fame and glory and royal granted gold Before my eye unfolds a story never been told Chained behind bars, a prisoner’s strife Unsettling wars, I didn’t want this life (The Hunter) Today you are a witness of this horrible crime This girl devoured, her head split in two Tomorrow you yourselves may be a spectacle too So help me to prevent that unfortunate time It has tasted the blood of woman and child Nothing else it wants to stalk and kill Most of you have joined me out of free will Now let’s beat the bushes of this land so wild (The Lover) I still see his eyes all blue These eyes made my fear all true I still see her eyes in tears When the light in my head disappears (The Lover) This long and silent night Why did I invite this man at candlelight? This Terrible Scourge (The Writer) A hunt the largest I have ever seen To scour the woods, the caves and the hills Led by the guidance of shepherd’s routine Drawn to a tale that honor fulfills A story of heroes and heartbreak alike Some seek revenge in tactics so disputed But magic seems to consume the arms that strike Avoiding those who hunt it, surprising those who elude it (The Hunter) The weather and the constant demands placed upon my men Have begun to take a dangerous toll It leaves me with a feeling of desperation again Not quite the mission these people hoped to enroll "We are dealing with a witch, or the devil in person. If only I could believe it!" (The Writer) The people of these cursed lands began to murmur their frustration For the Hunter it meant his final degradation Reassigned after the arrival of a famous hunter from the north With royal sign came these words: "This man leads the hunts henceforth!" This man from the north brought dogs of monstrous size They tracked a wolf so large it’s tracks were hand palm wide When finally shot everyone took a look of this famous prize Could this be lastly a comfort for a land so tried |
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4. | Between Man and Wolf | 06:30 | Show lyrics |
The Street Fair (The Hunter) Here, midst the tents, cages locked Beasts look down Behold, my dear friends, for they have shot The famous Hound Here for you all to see (The Scholar) I guess its stains, are born from the pains In the African plains Drawn, in the dawn, exotic carnaval, Just to entertain Not meant to be free! A predator’s loose in these barren lands Chasing prey it never chased before Luxurious pet in the wrong hands It will not stop and it will hunt for more (The Writer) Ah, all these deaths, slumbering dreads Slowing down to insanity I still do see, decapitated heads Their mutilated souls, bereft of humanity (The Scholar) Rich people’s wealth brought them health And an usher for a special treat But, a human bought beast I share the hope at least That we will never meet! A Love That Never Came (The Lover) Oh so faint this memory of you Longing for a love that never came Held in isolation, nothing that I could do Waiting for a dream that never came The French Nightmare (The Writer) All of us then joined the feast Sure we had finally killed the beast A wolf, the biggest I’ve ever seen Stuffed and portrayed on a canvas clean Cheers were heard from house to house Never have I witnessed a crowd so aroused But at the end of the day A prize much higher we had to pay "When night set in two more girls were devoured alive Their pale blue skin bore the marks of a deadly strife! Has this demonic beast eluded us again? The king now sent a marksman, the bravest of his men." (The Scholar) Why did they think a simple wolf was the one to blame? The way it attacks is not how a canine predator would do They say I’m just searching for money and for fame But I guess a lion or hyena is my only clue The Sleep of Reason (The Writer) Our land set aflame With blood so dramatically spilled But still the authorities claim That the famous Hound has been killed I talked to the autopsy surgeon No trace of human flesh he found He thinks with all hysterical action The actual killer still roams around (The Scholar) The sleep of reason produces monsters and beasts A narrow superstition invoked by doomsday priests It’s still an animal captured or escaped from African shores That’s causing these troublesome uproars But it is not a wolf! |
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6. | Of Winter and Hell | 06:25 | Show lyrics |
Nine Months of Winter (The Preacher) I still have nightmares of that unearthly shape Watching me in the darkness, with my mouth agape Demonic fragrance overtook the air That ghostly silhouette left me in despair Sent down to rain His wrath on those so led astray I am a man of God, the sinners must be its prey You should run and hide As evil is in my sight I have a mission to inform them of their faults So that repentance will stop these cruel assaults You should run and hide Pray He’ll be your guide "I’ve ordered public prayers to cleanse them of their sins So they might be prepared when the apocalyptic hunt begins" Three Months of Hell (The Farmer) A monstrous beast prowls my lands In broad daylight it attacks my herd Our safety now in official hands But I’ll arm myself for I don’t trust their word I have seen this monstrosity Common weapons will have no effect They don’t see the reach of this enormity A simple wolf is what they expect (The Preacher) You should repent and hope As the devil let you astray You should redeem and pray Cling to your prayer rope You should run and hide Pray he’ll be your guide Fear may strike your sinner’s heart The choice is yours: heaven or hell Creatures that in nightmares dwell Will refresh you with a pardoned start (The Farmer) God may give the strength to withstand Virgin Mary, bliss upon my name The signs will tell that dark times are at hand But I swear this time He will reclaim Divine Vengeance (The Preacher) "The troubles man brings on himself Lead to damnation in eternity However our good Lord dearly wishes To help us avoid such sufferings, He sends scourges to force us back on the right path And to humble submission to His divine will!" You should run and hide Pray he’ll be your guide Fear His holy vengeance You should redeem and hope Cling to your prayer rope Fear His holy vengeance Now... You should run and hide Redeem and hope He has left your side Now... |
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7. | A Secret Life | 09:29 | Show lyrics |
A Wild Heart (The Lover) My love for the outdoors A burden in my father’s life As I walk through the wild moors Not just a housewife In the woods I met a man All mysterious charm around Here the story of my life began I listened to his voice spellbound This girl with a wild heart there all alone A beauty like finest art that even Venus outshone (The Lover) He talked of his bloodline With traces of royalty Far cousin to the King Divine Bound to an oath of fealty Yet hard was his life he said But more he didn’t dare to tell I felt a sense of hidden dread Like living under a spell This girl with a wild heart there all alone I took a vow if our ways might part, carved in a stone This secret life of mine, haunts me from childhood age With such a cruel design, both a physical and mental cage A Fateful Meeting (The Hunter) Even principles of war couldn’t stop this man eating beast I tried and failed, it presented so powerful a trial This hunter from the north, still living in denial For after he killed the wolf, the death toll even increased (The Wrtier) Now a part in rural culture and to folklore it belongs From stories in faraway countries to children’s bedtime songs "Elle a tant mangé de monde, La bête du Gévaudan!" (The Hunter) After digesting my defeat I spent some time in an inn Drinking local brews There I met this newspaper writer and my life took a fateful spin He told me the latest news (The Writer) Of winter and hell, the only thing he found out there Snow and a cruel wind, the worst of weather he had to bear The steep and forested slopes with treacherous moors and rocky ravines This man from the north now knows what wild in the south really means The prize on the head of this monster attracted more people from all over the land Their horses trampled the fields, and more plunderers we had to withstand The hunter of the north had all but control A contagion of lawlessness Returning empty-handed on every patrol And Versailles now also noticed his failure to impress It crosses eight leagues in an hour he said This lethal enemy in our midst But at the start of July and another girl dead The message came that he was soon to be dismissed Left behind with all this mess Thus were the signs of his latest recess Killing that wolf, regaining his success? Into Darkness "Deep into that darkness peering Long I stood there wondering, hearing, doubting, Dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token And the only word there spoken was the whispered word Lenore..." Nights with darkest dreams, madness for all it seems Release me Captured every time I fled, afraid of the terror spread Unleach me The delirium of a madman, cursed or bound by spells Restricted in everything I can, the worst of earthly hells But at last that night I found a breach Ignoring their ambiguous warnings Run away! Fleeing and running as far as I could reach Leaving all these sufferings Run away! Days passed by and leagues I crossed Avoiding public places Run away! ’Til I reached the lands covered with frost Hiding all my fraces Run away! |
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8. | Deceptive Hibernation | 05:02 | Show lyrics |
Begone You Demon! (The Preacher Although this beast frustrated these hunters They did not want to see the punishment of God Degraded by a series of blunders They put their trust in the words of a fraud Hear my sweetest children, For did not God in Leviticus say: "I will send against you the savage beasts Who will devour you and your flocks" (The Farmer) When I met this wandering priest I explained my own views of the nature of the beast A witch, a demon or a werewolf lord Untouched by prayer, impenetrable by sword (The Preacher) Begone you demon, princes of the blood Silver ammunition, blessed under Christian hood This land of priests that Virgin Mary adored No hellish beasts can defeat the heaven’s horde (The Farmer) Deceptive hibernation This demon smothered a nation What I’ve seen with my own eyes The devil in disguise I searched for a god sent man To bless my musket gun Three bullets with silver enriched can free this land bewitched Princes of the Blood (The Farmer) It has a yearning for the wildest of lands Where witching trees grow and a weeping stone stands In holy water my arms were blessed And committed crimes I have confessed One night we met these two men One with hunting knife the other with a pen They told us that official word Spread the lie that this scourge was conquered (The Preacher) Begone you demon, princes of the blood Silver ammunition, blessed under Christian hood This land of priests that Virgin Mary adored No hellish beasts can defeat the heaven’s horde For the heaven’s horde! Begone you demon, princes of the blood Silver ammunition, blessed under Christian hood This land of priests that Virgin Mary adored No hellish beasts can defeat the heaven’s horde (The Writer) As mad as they seemed a speck of truth I could find A plan very smartly schemed, playing with our mind Why bring together these people of different kind There’s only one truth behind. |
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9. | An Elusive Monster | 02:19 | instrumental |
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10. | Endgame (The Impending Truth) | 08:40 | Show lyrics |
A Monster They Couldn’t Destroy (The Preacher) The true targets of His justice Were not the youngsters who suffered from its claws But rather their parents who had failed them so miserably By their disorderly cause It’s only with Scripture that we ourselves can arm For swords or bullets will do it no harm (The Lover) I remember the day he said They may come and make threats are your doors When you find yourself in dread Leave this land and head for British shores (The Lover) I remember the day he said They may come and make threats at your doors When you find yourself in dread Leave this land and head for British shores Whatever happens I will always be yours Yet foreboding times are lying ahead You’ll have to wait however hard our love deplores One day our life together may come instead (The Hunter) Could it be just a wolf that struck our nation Or was more at hand that caused this aggression? (The Farmer) It crossed a river erect on its hind paws It looked like witchery, defying nature’s laws Its screams were heard from forest edge to caverns deep Its eyes peered through the dark as if never sleep Three Silver Bullets (The Scholar) I used to blame it on our appetite for exotica Or on a remnant of prehistoric times But after I met these people, an ever growing enigma Could there exist such supernatural crimes? (The Farmer) I prepared my hunt with blessings of a priest These three silver bullets, I say Beast "You will eat no more!" "No More!" (The Hunter) We shot the beast, blood everywhere We followed the trace There lies a man Could it be its first male victim? Royal troops surround us Pushing us away (Last diary entry by F. Morenas) "I’ve heard that where we shot that man, a strange stone was found, carved with unreadable markings. Grass won’t grow there anymore. Instead it grew reddish, and no animal wants to eat it. People say that a dark figure haunts this place, Restless, hidden in the shadows. Some nights a sad moan can be heard. As if waiting for something, or someone." (Letter written by A. Lavoisier to Governeur Ballainvilliers) I condemn the way I was treated by your men This man Antoine, the royal gun-bearer made false claims of shooting a large wolf But we saw a man, killed or deadly wounded I’ve learned this wolf was embalmed and shipped with haste to the king’s court (Letter written by G.F. de Choiseul-Beaupré to Abbé P. Pourcher) I gave my children their last chance I looked death in the eyes This demon is real, there will be no absolution May the Lord forgive their secret substitution (Last diary entry by J.B. Duhamel) We retreated to my home Tired and baffled Followed by men Bearing royal marks Following our steps Eyes are watchiing What dark secrets did we unveil? |
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11. | Epilogue (Before the Dawn) | 04:22 | Show lyrics |
(The Writer) "In the Mystic Arts, they speak of the Ossyrian Race, of which a man or woman were doomed; doomed to spend a certain number of years in wolf’s form. Only after seven years they might return home and resume their former shape. It is to say, if they were still alive!" (The Lover) "Will I ever see you again? I don’t know. And how many years will I have to spend alone? But you stole my heart away, so I will wait. And every day, before the dawn, I will await your secret footsteps on my porch, like all these times before. Like all these nights before." |
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12. | A Dream That Never Came | 03:41 | Show lyrics |
(The Lover) Once long ago in a dream I believed To hold what I loved with a heart never grieved They said: "Behave you girl and a wealthy future waits Be strong, abide, think of our family fortune weights." Once I believed in a true love’s first kiss Never thought to find it in an exiled man’s bliss They said: "Forget this man and marry a simple lord Don’t act as if you are a young fortuitous queen adored" But I, I can’t deny my heart Longing for a love that never came My soul was stolen from the start Waiting for a dream that never came Now on these strange shores my soul is confined This likeness of him is the only thing left behind The sound of his voice a jewel gently caressed In hope of our reunion that he always professed So I cling to my pledge to live this life withdrawn I pray for his return and lie awake until the break of dawn For I, I can’t deny my heart Longing for a love that never came My soul was stolen from the start Waiting for a dream that never came |
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The Hysterical Hunt
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Bart De Prins | Bass |
Vincent Pichal | Drums, Keyboards, Orchestrations |
Gaël Sortino | Guitars (lead, acoustic) |
Jeroen De Kooning | Guitars (rhythm) |
Daan Swinnen | Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Sophia Poppy Verrept | Vocals (female) |
Herbert Flack | Narration |
Alexandra Kastrinakis | Vocals (female) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Jeroen De Kooning | Photography, Songwriting, Artwork (additional), Design |
Wesley Beernaert | Lyrics (track 6), Songwriting (track 4) |
Vincent Pichal | Songwriting, Lyrics |
Sarah Hamelryck | Design (booklet calligraphy) |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Bert Vervoort | Producer, Recording |
Gaël Sortino | Songwriting, Lyrics (track 3) |
Yarne Heylen | Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering |
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1. | Prologue (The Land of the Beast) | 02:01 | Show lyrics |
"As darkness falls, the glowing eyes appear. When you hear twigs crack, don’t make a noise and hide your fear." |
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2. | A Plague upon the Land | 04:50 | Show lyrics |
Terra Maledieta (The Writer) Our darkest times In secluded neighborhoods Born out of a nightmarish world It stalks the marshes and woods A spectacular creature gone wild? Attacking our livelihoods Fear has stalled the daily works Trembling for what in the shadow lurks A trace of blood in its cruel path A pain inflicted by God’s wrath? Fear and death, while consternations spread Every other bloodshed, for the King a fatal threat La Bête Féroce (The Preacher) "In the dark there are mysteries, and dangers lurk within the trees. These haunting eyes, they behold, and await, with death foretold." (The Writer) Too many children and women are slain The attacks all done as if with human disdain It eats the liver, the heart and the head The rest it leaves behind all turned ash red All the witnesses confirm: "It only bears a slight resemblance to the lupine form!" "There’s no sign of a lupine form." Long, low, brownish color with a black stripe down its back Long tail, very big claws, as tall as a year old calf While its eyes seem to sparkle of fire, pitch black They say it listens to the devil’s laughter The shepherds, fearful and alerted They only go out in groups The fairs and markets are deserted Misery and fear rule the troops "Her tracks were said to be different from those of wolves A general fear for dangerous beasts Howling into the night This ferocious beast that ravages the world Howling into the night" "There’s no sign of a lupine form!" |
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3. | The Hysterical Hunt | 08:03 | Show lyrics |
The Hour Between Dog and Wolf (The Hunter) "Gather around and listen my good people For I bring news of utmost dire Not for those with a stomach feeble Amass pitchfork and torch afire There is a soulless creature roaming the land A terrible beast of which little is known Feasting on the flesh of animal and man Leaving naught but gut and bone Unknown is its origin Elusive shadow, an enemy within?" (The Lover) This long and silent night Why did I invite this man at candlelight? Trapped between these walls when the evening falls Tired of the halls with their royal protocols (The Writer) "By then, rumors began to spread at court That people spoke of a demon, of witchcraft, and of a werewolf lord. His Highness, our God blessed king declared That the slayer of this monster would be gifted with royal award!" For the Love of Glory and Gold (The Hunter) "Order all the townspeople and peasants to obey their councils and punish those who disobey without good reason! Together we will defeat this beast!" (The Writer) A bliss to the eye this vanguard of wolf hunters Untouched by fear and eager for adventures For fame and glory and royal granted gold Before my eye unfolds a story never been told Chained behind bars, a prisoner’s strife Unsettling wars, I didn’t want this life (The Hunter) Today you are a witness of this horrible crime This girl devoured, her head split in two Tomorrow you yourselves may be a spectacle too So help me to prevent that unfortunate time It has tasted the blood of woman and child Nothing else it wants to stalk and kill Most of you have joined me out of free will Now let’s beat the bushes of this land so wild (The Lover) I still see his eyes all blue These eyes made my fear all true I still see her eyes in tears When the light in my head disappears (The Lover) This long and silent night Why did I invite this man at candlelight? This Terrible Scourge (The Writer) A hunt the largest I have ever seen To scour the woods, the caves and the hills Led by the guidance of shepherd’s routine Drawn to a tale that honor fulfills A story of heroes and heartbreak alike Some seek revenge in tactics so disputed But magic seems to consume the arms that strike Avoiding those who hunt it, surprising those who elude it (The Hunter) The weather and the constant demands placed upon my men Have begun to take a dangerous toll It leaves me with a feeling of desperation again Not quite the mission these people hoped to enroll "We are dealing with a witch, or the devil in person. If only I could believe it!" (The Writer) The people of these cursed lands began to murmur their frustration For the Hunter it meant his final degradation Reassigned after the arrival of a famous hunter from the north With royal sign came these words: "This man leads the hunts henceforth!" This man from the north brought dogs of monstrous size They tracked a wolf so large it’s tracks were hand palm wide When finally shot everyone took a look of this famous prize Could this be lastly a comfort for a land so tried |
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4. | Between Man and Wolf | 06:30 | Show lyrics |
The Street Fair (The Hunter) Here, midst the tents, cages locked Beasts look down Behold, my dear friends, for they have shot The famous Hound Here for you all to see (The Scholar) I guess its stains, are born from the pains In the African plains Drawn, in the dawn, exotic carnaval, Just to entertain Not meant to be free! A predator’s loose in these barren lands Chasing prey it never chased before Luxurious pet in the wrong hands It will not stop and it will hunt for more (The Writer) Ah, all these deaths, slumbering dreads Slowing down to insanity I still do see, decapitated heads Their mutilated souls, bereft of humanity (The Scholar) Rich people’s wealth brought them health And an usher for a special treat But, a human bought beast I share the hope at least That we will never meet! A Love That Never Came (The Lover) Oh so faint this memory of you Longing for a love that never came Held in isolation, nothing that I could do Waiting for a dream that never came The French Nightmare (The Writer) All of us then joined the feast Sure we had finally killed the beast A wolf, the biggest I’ve ever seen Stuffed and portrayed on a canvas clean Cheers were heard from house to house Never have I witnessed a crowd so aroused But at the end of the day A prize much higher we had to pay "When night set in two more girls were devoured alive Their pale blue skin bore the marks of a deadly strife! Has this demonic beast eluded us again? The king now sent a marksman, the bravest of his men." (The Scholar) Why did they think a simple wolf was the one to blame? The way it attacks is not how a canine predator would do They say I’m just searching for money and for fame But I guess a lion or hyena is my only clue The Sleep of Reason (The Writer) Our land set aflame With blood so dramatically spilled But still the authorities claim That the famous Hound has been killed I talked to the autopsy surgeon No trace of human flesh he found He thinks with all hysterical action The actual killer still roams around (The Scholar) The sleep of reason produces monsters and beasts A narrow superstition invoked by doomsday priests It’s still an animal captured or escaped from African shores That’s causing these troublesome uproars But it is not a wolf! |
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5. | As Darkness Falls | 01:07 | instrumental |
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6. | Of Winter and Hell | 06:25 | Show lyrics |
Nine Months of Winter (The Preacher) I still have nightmares of that unearthly shape Watching me in the darkness, with my mouth agape Demonic fragrance overtook the air That ghostly silhouette left me in despair Sent down to rain His wrath on those so led astray I am a man of God, the sinners must be its prey You should run and hide As evil is in my sight I have a mission to inform them of their faults So that repentance will stop these cruel assaults You should run and hide Pray He’ll be your guide "I’ve ordered public prayers to cleanse them of their sins So they might be prepared when the apocalyptic hunt begins" Three Months of Hell (The Farmer) A monstrous beast prowls my lands In broad daylight it attacks my herd Our safety now in official hands But I’ll arm myself for I don’t trust their word I have seen this monstrosity Common weapons will have no effect They don’t see the reach of this enormity A simple wolf is what they expect (The Preacher) You should repent and hope As the devil let you astray You should redeem and pray Cling to your prayer rope You should run and hide Pray he’ll be your guide Fear may strike your sinner’s heart The choice is yours: heaven or hell Creatures that in nightmares dwell Will refresh you with a pardoned start (The Farmer) God may give the strength to withstand Virgin Mary, bliss upon my name The signs will tell that dark times are at hand But I swear this time He will reclaim Divine Vengeance (The Preacher) "The troubles man brings on himself Lead to damnation in eternity However our good Lord dearly wishes To help us avoid such sufferings, He sends scourges to force us back on the right path And to humble submission to His divine will!" You should run and hide Pray he’ll be your guide Fear His holy vengeance You should redeem and hope Cling to your prayer rope Fear His holy vengeance Now... You should run and hide Redeem and hope He has left your side Now... |
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7. | A Secret Life | 09:29 | Show lyrics |
A Wild Heart (The Lover) My love for the outdoors A burden in my father’s life As I walk through the wild moors Not just a housewife In the woods I met a man All mysterious charm around Here the story of my life began I listened to his voice spellbound This girl with a wild heart there all alone A beauty like finest art that even Venus outshone (The Lover) He talked of his bloodline With traces of royalty Far cousin to the King Divine Bound to an oath of fealty Yet hard was his life he said But more he didn’t dare to tell I felt a sense of hidden dread Like living under a spell This girl with a wild heart there all alone I took a vow if our ways might part, carved in a stone This secret life of mine, haunts me from childhood age With such a cruel design, both a physical and mental cage A Fateful Meeting (The Hunter) Even principles of war couldn’t stop this man eating beast I tried and failed, it presented so powerful a trial This hunter from the north, still living in denial For after he killed the wolf, the death toll even increased (The Wrtier) Now a part in rural culture and to folklore it belongs From stories in faraway countries to children’s bedtime songs "Elle a tant mangé de monde, La bête du Gévaudan!" (The Hunter) After digesting my defeat I spent some time in an inn Drinking local brews There I met this newspaper writer and my life took a fateful spin He told me the latest news (The Writer) Of winter and hell, the only thing he found out there Snow and a cruel wind, the worst of weather he had to bear The steep and forested slopes with treacherous moors and rocky ravines This man from the north now knows what wild in the south really means The prize on the head of this monster attracted more people from all over the land Their horses trampled the fields, and more plunderers we had to withstand The hunter of the north had all but control A contagion of lawlessness Returning empty-handed on every patrol And Versailles now also noticed his failure to impress It crosses eight leagues in an hour he said This lethal enemy in our midst But at the start of July and another girl dead The message came that he was soon to be dismissed Left behind with all this mess Thus were the signs of his latest recess Killing that wolf, regaining his success? Into Darkness "Deep into that darkness peering Long I stood there wondering, hearing, doubting, Dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token And the only word there spoken was the whispered word Lenore..." Nights with darkest dreams, madness for all it seems Release me Captured every time I fled, afraid of the terror spread Unleach me The delirium of a madman, cursed or bound by spells Restricted in everything I can, the worst of earthly hells But at last that night I found a breach Ignoring their ambiguous warnings Run away! Fleeing and running as far as I could reach Leaving all these sufferings Run away! Days passed by and leagues I crossed Avoiding public places Run away! ’Til I reached the lands covered with frost Hiding all my fraces Run away! |
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8. | Deceptive Hibernation | 05:02 | Show lyrics |
Begone You Demon! (The Preacher Although this beast frustrated these hunters They did not want to see the punishment of God Degraded by a series of blunders They put their trust in the words of a fraud Hear my sweetest children, For did not God in Leviticus say: "I will send against you the savage beasts Who will devour you and your flocks" (The Farmer) When I met this wandering priest I explained my own views of the nature of the beast A witch, a demon or a werewolf lord Untouched by prayer, impenetrable by sword (The Preacher) Begone you demon, princes of the blood Silver ammunition, blessed under Christian hood This land of priests that Virgin Mary adored No hellish beasts can defeat the heaven’s horde (The Farmer) Deceptive hibernation This demon smothered a nation What I’ve seen with my own eyes The devil in disguise I searched for a god sent man To bless my musket gun Three bullets with silver enriched can free this land bewitched Princes of the Blood (The Farmer) It has a yearning for the wildest of lands Where witching trees grow and a weeping stone stands In holy water my arms were blessed And committed crimes I have confessed One night we met these two men One with hunting knife the other with a pen They told us that official word Spread the lie that this scourge was conquered (The Preacher) Begone you demon, princes of the blood Silver ammunition, blessed under Christian hood This land of priests that Virgin Mary adored No hellish beasts can defeat the heaven’s horde For the heaven’s horde! Begone you demon, princes of the blood Silver ammunition, blessed under Christian hood This land of priests that Virgin Mary adored No hellish beasts can defeat the heaven’s horde (The Writer) As mad as they seemed a speck of truth I could find A plan very smartly schemed, playing with our mind Why bring together these people of different kind There’s only one truth behind. |
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9. | An Elusive Monster | 02:19 | instrumental |
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10. | Endgame (The Impending Truth) | 08:40 | Show lyrics |
A Monster They Couldn’t Destroy (The Preacher) The true targets of His justice Were not the youngsters who suffered from its claws But rather their parents who had failed them so miserably By their disorderly cause It’s only with Scripture that we ourselves can arm For swords or bullets will do it no harm (The Lover) I remember the day he said They may come and make threats are your doors When you find yourself in dread Leave this land and head for British shores (The Lover) I remember the day he said They may come and make threats at your doors When you find yourself in dread Leave this land and head for British shores Whatever happens I will always be yours Yet foreboding times are lying ahead You’ll have to wait however hard our love deplores One day our life together may come instead (The Hunter) Could it be just a wolf that struck our nation Or was more at hand that caused this aggression? (The Farmer) It crossed a river erect on its hind paws It looked like witchery, defying nature’s laws Its screams were heard from forest edge to caverns deep Its eyes peered through the dark as if never sleep Three Silver Bullets (The Scholar) I used to blame it on our appetite for exotica Or on a remnant of prehistoric times But after I met these people, an ever growing enigma Could there exist such supernatural crimes? (The Farmer) I prepared my hunt with blessings of a priest These three silver bullets, I say Beast "You will eat no more!" "No More!" (The Hunter) We shot the beast, blood everywhere We followed the trace There lies a man Could it be its first male victim? Royal troops surround us Pushing us away (Last diary entry by F. Morenas) "I’ve heard that where we shot that man, a strange stone was found, carved with unreadable markings. Grass won’t grow there anymore. Instead it grew reddish, and no animal wants to eat it. People say that a dark figure haunts this place, Restless, hidden in the shadows. Some nights a sad moan can be heard. As if waiting for something, or someone." (Letter written by A. Lavoisier to Governeur Ballainvilliers) I condemn the way I was treated by your men This man Antoine, the royal gun-bearer made false claims of shooting a large wolf But we saw a man, killed or deadly wounded I’ve learned this wolf was embalmed and shipped with haste to the king’s court (Letter written by G.F. de Choiseul-Beaupré to Abbé P. Pourcher) I gave my children their last chance I looked death in the eyes This demon is real, there will be no absolution May the Lord forgive their secret substitution (Last diary entry by J.B. Duhamel) We retreated to my home Tired and baffled Followed by men Bearing royal marks Following our steps Eyes are watchiing What dark secrets did we unveil? |
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11. | Epilogue (Before the Dawn) | 04:22 | Show lyrics |
(The Writer) "In the Mystic Arts, they speak of the Ossyrian Race, of which a man or woman were doomed; doomed to spend a certain number of years in wolf’s form. Only after seven years they might return home and resume their former shape. It is to say, if they were still alive!" (The Lover) "Will I ever see you again? I don’t know. And how many years will I have to spend alone? But you stole my heart away, so I will wait. And every day, before the dawn, I will await your secret footsteps on my porch, like all these times before. Like all these nights before." |
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12. | A Dream That Never Came | 03:41 | Show lyrics |
(The Lover) Once long ago in a dream I believed To hold what I loved with a heart never grieved They said: "Behave you girl and a wealthy future waits Be strong, abide, think of our family fortune weights." Once I believed in a true love’s first kiss Never thought to find it in an exiled man’s bliss They said: "Forget this man and marry a simple lord Don’t act as if you are a young fortuitous queen adored" But I, I can’t deny my heart Longing for a love that never came My soul was stolen from the start Waiting for a dream that never came Now on these strange shores my soul is confined This likeness of him is the only thing left behind The sound of his voice a jewel gently caressed In hope of our reunion that he always professed So I cling to my pledge to live this life withdrawn I pray for his return and lie awake until the break of dawn For I, I can’t deny my heart Longing for a love that never came My soul was stolen from the start Waiting for a dream that never came |
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13. | A Coming Storm | 06:43 | |
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