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Hymn to the Land
08:16
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Newt
03:17
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I look down and see
A small newt in a stream
And it looks up back at me
I sit down and stare
It vanishes in air
Soon I forget it was there
Now there’s a place
In some empty space
Where myself laughs in my face
Some clouds patch the sky
Touch them if you try
You won’t feel the sun go by
Now that I’m here I find
This place that lies behind
The red curtain in my mind
An idea caught my ear
The newt mustn’t hear
And I turn away in fear
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3. |
The Grey Knight
04:41
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A touch of black
And a touch of white
Now go and fight
We are but two shades
Of the waiting bride
Now choose your side
Never have I felt a friend and a foe to the ones that I love
And as I carry on I feel I’m fighting like I’m on my own
Blurring, when one body splits in two
I split too
Blurring, the whole cannot function as one
It’s all still unclear
And I emerge a messy grey
Fall not into the snare of the crazy people
Their gifts and prophecies are in vain
How do they cast demons if they seem to have them
They must be insane
In the end, the Lord will not know your names
Stuck up, legalistic, fundamental snobbery
Step down from your pedestal and learn to love
Have you any hearts, can you feel nothing
From up above?
Hold still, the plank in your eye is rather large
I am the Grey Knight who fights for the Word I may not comprehend
Tight as a rope I am pulled in both ways to protect either end
And in the end when I’ll kneel at the throne I’ll remember to ask if my renegade ways are of favor in His holy eyes
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4. |
Regeneration
08:30
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Twin masses lit by mana alone
But soon they shall decay
For unbeknownst to most
Their shadow flies not far away
Fabled as a mythic world
To others it’s the clue
The hero sealed the final pact
And made the one world two
Regeneration
The Chosen has been called
Regeneration
The journey had begun
The girl brought up in innocence
An angel she shall be
But sacrifices must be made
To lose humanity
The church bells ring, the light shines bright
The prophecy fulfilled
A childhood friendship left behind
That a lifetime took to build
Protectors come to aid the girl
Until the quest complete
And goes with them a village boy
Who longs to make ends meet
Knowledge of another world
Delude the travelers’ aim
The madman laughs, the people scream
The player rules the game
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5. |
The Sword and the Stone
20:13
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I. Fanfare
(instrumental)
II. The Tale of the King
Far ‘cross the meadows of English land
Born a poor boy, his cry heard through the earth
Imperfect boy, a slave and a dreamer
Hail at the young king’s birth
Hero, legacy of ages to come
Had been destined by God from above
He never thought he had blood of kings
The stone decreed his time had finally come
The wise man had told him “Your name will be great
Time won’t stand still and the sword, it awaits
Know your purpose, the journey won’t be small
The stone offers you the blade for you to conquer all
And on this long voyage your soul must embrace
The great love of the Lord, the warmth of his grace
So may the Spirit guide you, you’re all on your own
May God give you the strength to pull the Sword from the Stone
When the boy had learned this was the time
Down on his knees, he cried upon high
Like a flash, his heart with Christ was filled
The time to draw the blade was finally nigh
The Sword of the Spirit-the greatest weapon
Sharper than any two-edged sword
Harness power against merchants of evil
Fight to rightfully serve the one true Lord
III. Otherworld
A world not known to me
Water everywhere I see
Awake beneath the blue
Thy people, they feed here too
My first lesson learned
The old man took me to a place beneath the waves
To show me a world
Where the creatures prey upon their own kind
The world goes round
And for every to there is a fro
You’re all on your own
In a world where we fight to live and grow
But nonsense that be
When things unseen
We are meant to seek
Above the sea
IV. The Journey Continues…
(instrumental)
V. The Last Plate of Armor
Satan did not wait to strike
His jet black horse was snorting fire
To a joust he challenged me
When my guard was down
Armed with lancet in his hand
Temptation is consuming me
Sneering from his fiery helm
A brave knight you will never be
Then I gird my humble loins
The whole armor of the Lord
Shield and helmet, breast and feet
And above all else the sword
Draw of blood and clash of steel
Trembling in the gaze of sin
Proving more than just a squire
Let the duel begin
VI. Once and Future King
The victories of the king will be passed through the ages
A life of exploration and success
Lying on his deathbed, he waits for those who love him
Reciting all his sins to confess
Thousands of people cry out for his name
As he holds his sword high in the air
The armor of God had provided eternal
Protection and shelter from the snare
Hail to the Lord, here we sing, to the Once and Future King
Rememb’ring what the old man told him
His voyage was long and done
The sword had guided his ev’ry step in life
The stone decreed his time had finally come
His body drifted down to Avalon
The people gathered as they saw the sight
The spirit of the king ascending to the clouds
And disappearing in the dead of night
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