Now that the crimson tide has receded, the blood of your king is on your hands. Your oath remains broken and your honor washed away. With the last vestiges of pride left in you, journey fourth to the realm of fire and bring me the mortal blade. This mission will be your death. Leave this world for a chance to regain your honor, sentinel. In the morning sun I saw the blood stains on the walls And the color drained from his eyes There was nothing left Of the man I held before me Just a shell of his former host I swear to god I didn’t know What was going on inside that room What was happening and what ensued How he got through the palace doors Who would’ve caused all this gore? I should have been there I should have seen I should have known he’d be in need of me I should have been awake to hear his call Now he’s gone we’ve lost it all A raided keep A king dethroned Broken by blame and torn away My fate detained to dissipate Into the hands of hate, I’ll follow my destiny I’ll offer this new king my soul I’ll offer my soul Binded in blood The death of a man Awakens the flood The power is shifting The minds of the people are twisting Fear scours across this nation Forged by assassination I’ve broken the vows I’ve made Tied to a fate engraved Remorse corrodes my mind I’ve lost my honor and my pride You oathbreaker You’re cursed to burn Sent to your doom You’re now entombed I’m filled with resentment There’s nothing inside This guilt buries me alive I'm stained with red hands That bleed to the bone I know I must atone To restore my honor To vanquish my sins To gain what I’ve lost inside Oh king how I’ve failed you I left you to die In the morning sunlight Bled out on your side So I’ll venture to hell And come back alive And restore the honor The honor that I’ve lost inside The honor I’ve lost inside Alone I fall Through the darkness in my mind This guilty feeling Eats a hole inside I know my evils I know they fester in my heart I’ll journey onwards To gain hope and a new start Broken by blame and torn away My fate detained to dissipate Into the hands of hate, I’ll follow my destiny Eroded and tainted, I’ll offer this new king my soul

Blinded by agony I failed to see through it all Garnished in infamy I am dammed to the reaper’s call Your horsemen come and call my name Painting vices on my chest Twisted by motives from their symphony of chaos and unrest I’ve been frozen and silenced by your holy hands Over and over again As you say that my hand, That my hand had killed the king L I E S Faded by disguise Drowned in a perfect lie I see your vice You made me your sacrifice Look in my eyes This guilt will eat me alive Malice comprised Has constructed my demise Blinded by agony I failed to see through it all Shades of darkness covered me Shrouding the reaper’s call I can see clearly now Under the veil of your tongue Your evil seeps into the earth Infecting the hearts of the pure Caught in this web of deceit I see strings hung up by love and fear Behind your sneer I’m just a piece in your new frontier Banished in dismay I’m sabotaged by overruling evidence I have no case to make My duty will bind me Sending me into the fray Sentenced to suffer Thrown to the fire My fate engraved By the hands of a liar You filled me with worth You dressed me in pride Then took what you gave And burned it alive I’ve been betrayed B E T R A Y E D You demon! I hope your soul is shriveling away And I hope that I come back from this hell you sent me to separate your head from your shoulders I’m abolished by consenting voices under your command that you’ve been breeding riddled by enduring fear Behind walls of trust you Taint me and render me blind I can see clearly now Under the veil of your tongue Your evil seeps into this earth Infecting the hearts of the pure Caught in this web of deceit I see strings hung up by love and fear Behind your sneer My purpose commandeered By the vices inside your head I'm broken in two Loathing this world that gave me a call Your betrayal has vanquished it all Blinded by agony I failed to see through it all Garnished in infamy I am dammed to the reaper’s call Blinded by agony I failed see through it all Garnished in an infamy I am dammed to the reaper’s call

As I step into the unknown This world materialized Unprepared for what would be shown I’ll wander on roaming in disbelief There’s no connection no relevance to the world I’ve known I’ve never seen this before I just gotta survive and I know I’m afraid I’ll be here evermore Banished to hell My purpose in vain My time on this earth Is fading away I’m fading, I’m fading, I’m fading, I’m fading away I’m fading I’m slowly fading away (Into a world unknown) I can feel the new air (Discovery far from home) As I fall through ion clouds (I suffer this pain alone) As I brave this storm, this void of fate With all I have at stake (As energy falls from the sky) I can feel the fire (The sun and the stars come to life) Like electric jolts of light (Perception of earth redefined) As I cross this rift, this bridge of might My destiny’s confined Blasted Beyond the end of the atmosphere I’ve been sent to the mortal final frontier Cast out and left for dead by the masses I’ve been betrayed by the tongue of my master And been expected to suffer I won’t bow any longer I’ll curse these hands of fate This density is mine to recreate (Into a world unknown) I can feel the new air (Discovery far from home) As I fall through ion clouds (I suffer this pain alone) As I brave this storm, this void of fate With all I have at stake (As energy falls from the sky) I can feel the fire (The sun and the stars come to life) Like electric jolts of light (Perception of earth redefined) As I cross this rift, this bridge of might My destiny’s confined Illuminated by the sparks of life This vessel of spirit slowly dies A vacated mind torn by scorn and lies Is shattered in pieces blown out adrift by time (Sparks of life) (Slowly die) (Scorn and lies) (Drift in time) (Sparks of life) (Slowly die) (Scorn and lies) (Drift in time) (Set me free) (Reign fire) Falling and falling and falling over and over Falling and falling and falling over and over Into this vortex that transcends time I’ll fight through rain and fire to stay alive I’ll break my master’s chains and I will escape from his hell I will cause his reign of terror he creates to be dispelled (Into a world unknown) I can feel the new air (Discovery far from home) As I fall through ion clouds (I suffer this pain alone) As I brave this storm, this void of fate With all I have at stake (As energy falls from the sky) I can feel the fire (The sun and the stars come to life) Like electric jolts of light (Perception of earth redefined) As I cross this rift, this bridge of might My destiny’s confined (Into a world unknown) (Discovery far from home) As time begins to meld night into day (I suffer this pain alone) The silence falls on deaf ears reminding me that I’m alone Into a world unknown, I’ll find my way back home My destiny’s confined I’ll fight to stay alive

Across the seam, a change to prove my name My king, my monumental shame The key, a blade to change my fate This pain shall see me through the gate ​ Through this wretched boundary I step Into darkness I tread on the bones of sacrifice Burned by fire The air, as black as the sin that brought me here Eroding my mortality He calls my name The icon of hatred ​ Crawl to me To feed the hunger from within Feel the head inside of the fire as it burns your skin Set me free And sell your soul as you bend your knee You are my deliverance, My victim, My devotee ​ Immersed in sorrow Swallowed in anguish This burning is endless This pain repels the sanity in my head But I will not concede This will not be the end of my destiny I must now survive this hell With the last of my hope I'll crawl through this wasteland ​ Crawl to me To feed the hunger from within Feel the head inside of the fire as it burns your skin Set me free And sell your soul as you bend your knee You are my deliverance, My victim, My devotee ​ With fire in my hands I will crawl through this barren wasteland With fire in my bones I will march through the pain and suffering With fire in my blade I will fight through this hellish landscape With fire in my eyes I will seek the path to my victory With fire in my heart I will find a way to get back to home ​ [Alone in solace] [I have fallen] [Down through dismay] [I now decay] ​ [Trapped in here for days] [Lost as I am wandering this maze] [I can't succumb to darkness] [Grasping for hope as I feel it fade away] [Dissapear like ash from the blaze] [I must find the exit] [Some door to the pathway home] ​ Oh alone I I can see it in the night sky Like a beacon of white light COming from the bastion of the realm of fire So close I I can hear it calling my name It's inside of the burning flames Oh the mortal blade lies beyond the gate Now you bleed ​ In the shadow Of the palace I can hear it calling out Awakening a primal need inside of me As I move forth to heed the call, I will fufill this desitny Tattered and torn I venture on into the fray ​ Crawl to me To feed the hunger from within Feel the head inside of the fire as it burns your skin Set me free And sell your soul as you bend your knee You are my deliverance, My victim, My devotee ​ Across the gate A change to claim my reign My king, my unrelenting rage The key, a blade to change my fate A god, Kagutsuchi awaits

Stone and rock tower over me A palace for the gods The one I’ve searched for, the one I need My destiny Has brought me closer to the source of my dismay I’m finally feeling relieved The ravens' calls have ceased [Haunting me no more] 'Cause I’ve been fearing That I wouldn’t find a way out from this world of fire But these pillars dressed in light will guide my way back home I'll find my way out of this world Searching for my way back home The key to my hope ​ And now a light has shined in the dark My path ahead constructed clearly Enlightened by the stars Oh to see this palace of brick and stone Gives me strength back in my bones And a will I’ve never known A will I've never known Alone and stout I stand before the gate To take what is mine To seal my fate Guardians draw hands to their swords Unsheathed in the light I march onwards I’ll fight To break into the iron walls I’ll charge in his name To bring peace to his bones I cry out To face the fear in my heart An end to disdain From a world apart Onwards to glory In suffering I foresee A valiance to greet me Through bloodshed, a key Enemies of my fate Deserve hell for my sake I am the apostle And I create They’re demons Demons Decimate the ancient gods Sacrificed for the means of my cause Pooled in blood they will wither away As I move through fire to prepare their demise, their doomsday Face the wrath of a man Propelled by his destiny Designed to destroy Compelled by his home I'll find my way out of this world Searching for my way back home The key to my hope ​ And now a light has shined in the dark My path ahead constructed clearly Enlightened by the stars Oh to see this palace of brick and stone Gives me strength back in my bones And a will I’ve never known A will I've never known

God of fire, creature of hatred I stand before you with your demons’ blood on my hands I challenge you to battle for the mortal blade Face me and meet your fated demise Kagutsuchi And with a roar of flames, he enters Followed by a trail of scorn and divinity Enraged by blood of his Demons I’ve slain tainted on my blade He burns the stone, the floor beneath my feet I lunge always to dodge his blows He cracks the wall behind me and I see the blade The key to the redemption of my pride, my life Awaits behind these walls of stone So I face this god, this demon through the fire and the flames To restore the life I’ve lost 'Cause I have everything to gain Enclosed in fire I’ll fight to take this beast’s life Forged by desire [I’ll restore my pride] [I will not end in failure] [My purpose revived] Inside this mire One life ends, another born A light transpired [I’ll face my demons] [While I fight in the shadows] [An end to madness] I fall through fire as the cracked floor breaks beneath my feet The beast attacks me as we fall below, deeper in darkness I plunge my sword deep into the flesh of the neon spirit He cries in agony as we slam down to the ground I pull my sword from his stomach And push it into his eye Weak from bloodloss and pain The beast falls to his side Enclosed in fire I’ll fight to take this beast’s life Forged by desire [I’ll restore my pride] [I will not end in failure] [My purpose revived] Inside this mire One life ends, another born A light transpired [I’ll face my demons] [While I fight in the shadows] [An end to madness] Alone I charge Into the flames To reclaim my worth The key lies ahead My fate in my hands The path to redemption And now I know This destiny’s mine Mine to own Behold the dawn The dawn of a newly rising sun I have won Burn in the fire you came from Bow down to the wrath of a new god The day is mine This war is won I Rise To a dawn of valor To more than a mortal man I speak With a voice heard by thousands With a world at my command I bask In a power I’ve repressed A light inside this darkness I bring An end to his disdain An end to his madness An end to madness Madness

Breathe in my entity Follow my symphony Caged in captivity We are now unity Anger Hatred Convulsions Devotion And now at last I have the blade in my own hands The burden of the beast cries no longer Inside this hellhole of the dammed I can feel the power of the steel It feels like it’s taunting me Its darkness concealed I hear a call from within ​ Something's breathing out from the metal It’s clutching onto my soul Festering inside my head I’m losing all control Hypnotized, immobilized From this virus in my hands Oh now I’m swallowed in fear From a power I don’t understand I’m lost Inside my mind No control My fate aligned ​ And now I’m falling through darkness Sinking down Drowned in shadows As colors fade to gray My memories will wither away I’m fading away Crawling Leaches fester inside my mind Controlling Every waking feeling Every thought inside I feel a hatred rising A rage coaxed by fear From the animal I’ve swallowed inside myself A wretched injection Stokes the fire inside A psychotic connection Seeds a hatred divine Completing a fate defined Burning the flesh alive The darkness consumes my soul Decimate Those who have betrayed All this to create a new world of my choosing Eradicate All those in my way How their blood will stain as I kill them to become king ​ And now I’m falling through darkness Sinking down Drowned in shadows As colors fade to gray My memories will wither away I’m fading away ​ I’m fading away

Reign creator Of our new world Arbitrator Become our savior Forged in fire And birthed in blood Fear transpires As all bow to his ​ Reign creator Of our new world Arbitrator Become our savior Forged in fire And birthed in blood Fear transpires As all bow to his Reign ​ Ensnared in the back of my mind I see through the eyes of the marionette’s design Fulfill your fate Is this me? Destined to create Is it him? Born to enslave Am I just a hollow shell? Control over motion I can’t feel Derives your devotion Anything Induces mind erosion I am lost in this hypnosis Held up by strings I heed my master's call A vessel of his disdain Swallowed in madness from this rage I fall [Through a mind of disarray] Buried deeper in the weapon I’ve become My humanity fades away As I succumb We’re all lost to his reign I’m lost in my rage There is no escape From this hell that I face That I must now embrace Further Soaked in the blood of the innocent Something is pulling me further in the abyss Rage Controls What I see The air I breathe There’s nothing left inside this empty mind Just killing and slaughtering Their final moments I felt nothing inside of me Blood Runs down The edge of My mortal blade Feel the hatred inside me Held up by strings I heed my master's call A vessel of his disdain Swallowed in madness from this rage I fall [Through a mind of disarray] Buried deeper in the weapon I’ve become My humanity fades away As I succumb, We’re all lost to his reign I’m lost in my rage There is no escape From this hell that I face That I must now embrace ​ I was Sentenced to suffer I was Thrown to the fire Your fate is engraved now By the hands of a A wretched injection Stokes the fire inside A psychotic connection Seeds a hatred divine ​ [Awakened by the blade] ​ [Decimate] [Those who have betrayed] [All this to create a new world of my choosing] [Eradicate] [All those in my way] [How their blood will stain as I kill them to become king] ​ Look in my eyes Malice comprised ​ Reign creator Of our new world Arbitrator Become our savior Forged in fire And birthed in blood Fear transpires As all bow to his Reign ​ KILL THEM KILL THEM ALL KILL THEM KILL THEM ALL

Slaughtered In the flesh By these hands of mine Devoured All their screams I can’t hear inside Your words Still cut deep In my faded mind Your power Is now mine Meet your fated demise​ ​ [Reign fire] You’ve blamed me for blood Condemned me to death Swarmed me like vultures To see to my end My time has now come To ensure my revenge I’ll tear down his palace and Cut off his head Born from Rage [A kingdom will rise] Ascertained [By the powers inside] The life I’ve drained Seeds a hatred inside my mind As you all fall in line Controlled by fear [By a madness alive] You will revere [A honor derived] The last frontier Before starting a new world in my name With a kingdom reclaimed I stand at a new era of man One built for my destiny I’ve waited so long just to come back home And feed this hunger in me After all this time you’ve failed to rid me of my mortal life So bury yourself in distress As I come for your head Buried in my mind There’s a voice hidden in shroud Guilted by violence Swallowed in agony it drowns It speaks, reminding me of the fallen lives All the destruction that I’ve caused This is my home, my domain How could I tear it away?​ Torn in the head If I could just relinquish the red I could see I could be free I could change my destiny Oh in this divide I could rise Rise up from hell And heed the beckoning rage Your master is complacent Gain solace from halting his plague Because you’ve been discarded [I’ve been discarded] You’ve been thrown into the fire [I’ve been thrown into the fire] Rise to the new throne [I know I must rise to my destiny] Rise to your destiny I’m lost inside this dream I’m torn apart in grief The light that was in me Has ceased Burn in the flames Of the ash given to my name Taste the edge of the blade As you feel the same fear to which I’ve been enslaved [But As justice subsides] You will all feel my pain [My humanity dies] Power ascertained [Blinded] Blinded by rage I’ve given in to the might of malevolence I’ve given in to eternal sin Beckoned by this unholy hand of revenge With this power, I will ascend I am the wrath of a god built into man I am the harbinger of the dammed The people cower in the shadow of the prodigal son All screaming in pain now as they run Stained in blood Filled with fear The end is here Run Stained in blood Filled with fear The end is here And so you arrive Covered in the blood of those who have raised you Rotted by this twisted tale of revenge Tell me, can you see through the rage injected into your skull? You’re blinded by this blade made from gods crafted by deities An eternal power you couldn’t possibly comprehend This power was supposed to be mine, controlled by my hands so I could claim victory over our foes In your hands, it is wasted, squandered by this frivolous conquest of revenge Release the blade to me and I will spare your life You know you were never fit to wield this mortal blade Just like you were never fit to protect your king So you dare speak to me From within the lion's mouth A liar once before Won’t speak a golden tongue now I’ve traveled into hell And crawled out alive Yet you still think this blade Is controlling me inside See it’s not the blade That is fueling fire Deep inside down in my heart It’s the thought that I’d see you at your end From what you’ve done to me I am all out of mercy Walls will paint in red As I use this blade to CUT OFF YOUR HEAD CUT OFF YOUR HEAD I hold up the head of the emperor by his hair As the bitter silence fills the air The people gaze into the eyes of the newborn king And so begins a new cycle of suffering So prepare as I begin my reign I am the darkness inside of the blade All are vessels hung by my string And with my power, they must now bow to their king Bow to your king BOW Bow to my infamy Bow to my hollow shell of a man What once was worth of honor Is now strung up in despair I was blinded by my pain Driven by a will to survive But the conquest and the power Were not worth the horror I created Even until now, a piece lays dormant inside Of this vessel I call my body Puppeteered by my burning rage It sees clearly now in my vengeance and hate That the evil that I swore to destroy Was the evil I did create