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Midnight Force - Vessel Of Darkness lyrics



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01. Vessel Of Darkness

We're shadows of the night,
Glimpse of passing light in the darkness
Stories that unfold,
Out here in the cold of the night

Down by the bay,
Her heart open lay under moonlight
Death already in wait,
Not much longer to crave immortality

Risen!
From the grave,
A plague of fear a plague of death
Risen!
From the tomb,
A vessel of darkness

We're spectres that roam,
Out here till dawn together, tonight
My wings they spread,
Each night you dread,
So the raven flew!

02. When The Lights Go Down

The show is over,
Send the people home.
The night is over,
You're gonna walk home alone.

But you don't want to go,
Out in the rain.
But you don't want to go,
Outside again.

The night is over,
Go back to where you're from.
The highlights over,
You're gonna walk home alone.

There's more to be had,
You've got to follow your own way home,

When the lights go down,
When the curtain falls,
We will take you there,
We will take you home

The highlights over,
You're gonna walk home alone.
Gonna have to take that road,
To the place youve been before.

03. Over The Phantom Sea

A voyage east to foreign lands, the perils of the deep
They sailed with their resolve and with their gold
With splendid wares the ship is filled,
Their deals are made and struck
Now homeward bound with Eastern treasure sold

The wind brewed to defy them, a torment from the sea
They prayed unto their captain, for their lives they made their plea
With madness brewing in his heart, the crew he did ignore
A cursed cry into the sky, with blasphemy he swore

Over the phantom sea they sailed, a journey cast in gold
The waters rose to begin their plight, the heart of the captain bold
Sailors' terror to behold

After the sailors heard the call they took to arms their swords
They gathered on the deck, the ship to turn
The captain glared towards them, his back turned to the storm
A fire in his eyes began to burn

His face distorted to a grin as he shot their leader dead
He cast the corpse unto the depths and the waters turned blood red
The ship she swore a fatal curse, an undead crew, them all
To roam the seas, to know no peace, "Amen to that!" his call

Over the phantom sea they sail, united by the curse
Bound to the ship eternally for better or for worse
The vessel damned their hearse

Lightning crash in the black sky overhead,
Waters rise to a deadly flood
Fatal voice from her sworn oath
The ship aglow in the shade of blood
Flesh-torn bones of the undead sailors, damned their souls eternally
Bound to the ship and the captain who cursed them
Sailing over a phantom sea

In time a child watches, observer from the North
The future king he halts to see a crimson light go forth
The young boy stares eyes filled with awe, realises not their plight
The sailors, o the wretched souls beneath the crimson light

Over the phantom sea they sail, united by the curse
Bound to the ship eternally for better or for worse
Over the phantom sea they sail, sailing on and on
The sailors, o their wretched lives to never see the dawn

04. The Doom Of Kiev

О Русская земле
Длъго ночь мрькнеть
О Русская земле
Мъгла поля покрыла
О Русская земле
Говоръ галичь убуди
О Русская земле
Уже за шеломянемь еси

A cloud is risen over the eastern sky,
Its shadow falls upon the lands of Rus'
The air it whispers of an inhuman foe,
Bearing death upon the steppes

Flee! Fast as you can! The horde sweeps over our land,
King and country be damned, for the Doom of Kiev is at hand!

Courage is worth nothing before the wrath of Khan Batu
His footsteps stained still with the blood of Vladimir
Our grand prince fled to make peace with the foe
Left our lives forfeit to the sweeping tatar yoke

Voivode!
Seek no parley with the butchers of Chernigov
Voivode!
Death has come upon the empire you would defend

The black hoods have fallen, we are a thousand alone
Twelve tumen surround us, there's nowhere to run!