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Ordalia - Odes For Victory

1 – ODES FOR VICTORY

(Instrumental)

2 – DOOMED

I'm looking for a world,
Where I can really enjoy my life,
All trolls, they look at me,
So I hide inside my mind,
They don't understand me,
And think that I have gone insane,
Four walls closing on me
Can't they even realise my pain

CHORUS:
Doomed, doomed, doomed
Can't you see your world is doomed?!

Day by day, world gets worse
Everybody sound like doomed,
No one ever knows the way
But still life carries on,
You live a day and I just wait,
One chance, but everybody is doomed

CHORUS

Day by day, world gets worse
Everybody sounds Tike doomed,
No one ever knows the way
But still life carries on,
You live a day and I just wait,
One chance, but everybody is doomed

3 – VALUSIA

Ice caves in the far north
In the days of Pre-Cataclysmic Age
In the south mysterious jungles
A wild man out of the cage
An exiled of old Atlantis
The Valusian iron crown he won
To find the weight of the crown
lt's greater than the deeds he's done

CHORUS:
Valusia, land of Enchantment
"By this axe I rule!"

He returns the stare of Deep Time
Just to gaze the Cosmic Way
Sorcerous mirrors, forbidden lakes
They're no limits, only lies

An outlaw claims his Throne
As he strikes his mighty fist you feel!
To dethrone a spoiled reign
Now for Payment he shalr kill!

CHORUS

I fled into the sea, sailing to my fate
I, Barbarian King, travell1ng with a mate.
An Outlaw from a world of tribal and savage lands,
Valusia was the kingdom delivered to my hand
They tied a giri to a stake
They wanted her burned alive
My dagger found her heart
So witfì mercy then she died
Traitors tried to poison me,
Even tried to kill me at night
l'm a fighter before a king
By this axe, the tyrant king is slain

4 – LANKHNIAR

Lankhmar is full of troubles
But nothing is linked to me
I am just a filthy rogue
A razor when they sleep
A small mercurial burglar
Gray Mouser is worse than me
A trickster hid in darkness
Dice in hand and steel breaks free

CHORUS:
On the streets of Lankhmar roam the
shady rogues. There's some loot that is
there to be earned. With a wench or
harlot on an autumn night. 'Til the
Scalpel and Graywand will sing.
Sword and Deviltry.

A magic charm of fire
Can't stop my sword and shield
We told so many lies
But wielded swords of steel
On ship, horse or chariot
Alone, with girls or cheaters
We cracked so many skulls
With rage and bloody hatred.

CHORUS

5 – DYING SUN

The Dark descend to Earth
Creatures creeping out
Chaos wins his endless battle to
Aeons Doomed to End
Frightened people living
In an age at break of dawn
Everything has been destroyed
And now it's time to run

Earth is losing ground against lines of
Chaos, crushed by Frost and Fire, we lie
beneath a dying sun

Far in the distance we saw fields and
towns burning. Frightened people running
Next, it's your turn.
In the time when sun is dying
Nature screams with fright
No way to save their lives
Light up the darkest night

Earth has lost its ground against lines of
Chaos, crushed by Frost and Fire,
we're crying for our dying son

Twentyone endless aeons passed
Every wizard turned to witch
Back in time goes his journey
He seeks the stones to heal the world
She was pale, silver haired,
Ruler of the shadow-tune
Elven beauty, evil smile, a
mistress of rivers and lakes.

6 – HOP-FROG

There was a King who loved to laugh
This joker hid a tyrant soul
His seven ministers as well
Follow the master's joke...

"Come here, drink the wine
'til your mind will fall apart"
"Madness will come along,
We all will laugh at you!"
Fool, dwarf and cripple made,
You're dancing like a hog!
Star of the masquerade,
We call the jester — Hop-Frog!
The jester Hop-Frog
Born to be the jester of all
The jester Hop-Frog
He'll become the killer of all!

The little dancer she was there
On her knees she begs for him
The tyrant's goblet full of wine
It's swiftly cast in her face

"Come here, drink the wine
'til your mind will fall apart"
"Madness will come along,
We all will laugh at you!"
"Please, Lord, leave him be
Show compassion for my friend
Wine will drive him mad,
Forgive my fellow Hop-Frog
The jester Hop-Frog
A grating laughter sounds in the hall

The jester Hop-Frog
He sets on fire the tyrant and court!
The jester Hop-Frog
He's now the killer of all!

7 – MERLIN AND VIVIENNE

In ancient times of myth and lore
A wizard roamed the land
His name was Merlin, wise and strong
With magic at his command.
A young girl took under his wing,
Vivienne, her talent shines
He tought her spells and ancient rites
And watched her powers rise
Only time will tell the truth

But Vivienne grew to strong to hold
Her power consumed her soul
Merlin's fate was sealed that day
Imprisoned beneath the clay
For years he lay in darkness bound
His magic and hope are gone
But deep within his heart he knew
One day he's free anew
Centuries passed, and Merlin waited
And then his strength returned
And when the time was right
He burst forth in all his might

Lust, heart and vengeance
Are stronger than spells
I won't be your slave
Or anyone else's

A young girl took under his wing,
Vivienne, her talent shines
He tought her spells and ancient rites
And watched her powers rise
Centuries passed, and Merlin waited
And then his strength returned
And when the time was right
He burst forth in all his might

But when the time is right
His strength will return

8 – BELIAL'S CURSE

The cannons firing,
drums are rolling in the deep
Black Queen is casting spells from the
tower of her keep.
Iron, power, steel and valor against a
book of spells, "Queen von Cilli" shout
her army from the depths of hell

She fell by the plague
Now she's back from the dead
On the Acheron's bay
Black blood her soul had bled.

Her loving knight brought her weaving
a dark spell. To get and endless love
beyond the gates of hell.
Like Merlin and Vivienne, their love
changed to lust. Her beauty,
rot by plague, has turned into dust.

The knight summons Belial
Demon of dark arts and lust
She's back as dark vampire
No more love but dark desire

Belial, Belial's curse!
Belial, Belial's curse!