Instrumental

"I speak to you now,
sons and daughters of Dragonland,
after what may seem to some
like a lifetime of silence
these words are not my own
for I utter the mind of the 'sidian'
now that his voice can no longer
carry the faith of this withering race.

I bring hope for all creatures,
our once glorious lands;
for I speak about the one man
that still has the power to save our world,
and what we must do to find him."

Dark rumors speak of an evil
A shadow that devours your soul
Rising from the fear
that was one with all

Racing the horse up the mountain
to grant them the heart, he was born
If he were the one
He was destiny's son
Now the prophecy's undone

Devious
They say his return is glorious
Hear his name
Feel the changes he will make

He will rule supreme
That I know, I've seen it in my dreams
Our world, and what will be
The true hope lies beyond the sea

To light our path
and keep us from harm

"Once a mortal man, sane,
ascended to godhood only to cast it away
and become one with the very fabric of the cosmos
A century of solitude drove him mad."

Awaken from a century's slumber
to spread fear across the Ivory Plains
A malicious return
Now the feats we must earn
Or dragonland will burn

Treacherous
They say his return is glorious
Fear his name
Dragonland won't be the same

He will rule supreme
that I know, I've seen it in my dreams
Our world, and what will be
The true hope lies beyond the sea

To light our path
and keep us from harm

Devious
They say his return is glorious
Hear is name
Feel the changes he will make

He will rule supreme
that I know, I've seen it in my dreams
Our world, and what will be
The true hope lies beyond the sea

To light our path
and keep us from harm

With the dawning clarity
a calm and vast serenity i see
into this pale infinity
I'm drifting

Spirit of the sea
streams reached down to me
visions in the dream
spared me

With the fury of a storm
A racing, darkened majesty sent me
into a sunken destiny
azure divinity

Spirit of the sea
streams reached down to me
visions in the dream
spared me

Spirit of the sea
Harken unto me
the tempest made me see
what must be

Spirit of the sea
streams reached down to me
visions from the tempest
made me see

I raise up my head and gaze upon silvery seashores
with the sand on my feet and with the sun on my back
For days the coast leads my journey shining in the misty dew I see

There, a thousand spires
Glowing like fire in the sun
I see them rising o'er these open plains
And I know I shall remember forever
how I saw a thousand towers white

When young I was told
Of a city of might and of honour
An empire's crown, as powerful as it was feared
And now as I stand before her
I set my eyes upon a waking dream

There, a thousand spires
Gleaming like ice in the sun
I see them rising o'er these open plains
And I know I shall remember forever
how I saw a thousand towers white

Mirror like gates stretch before me
blazing serene in the dawn
Split open for vast lines of many men
I gaze beyond in bewilderment

Shattered hearts and dreams
crushed by grievous tyranny
Crumbling homes and screams
among corrupted industry

A sinister reign
brother is turned against brother
irrational fear enslaved the dwarves and the elves

What lies beyond such opression?
shining towers cast a shade on me

See, a thousand spires
Glowing like fire in the sun
but I see no honour in these broken men
yet I know I will remember forever
how I saw a thousand towers white

A pale sun rises
the crowds are gathered
now red streams flow through the streets

Upon the pyre
Enchanted beauty
her eyes upon me

"Witch! Wraith!
Light up the fire
And feed her to the flames
Let nothing remain"

Now as I see her
standing before me
A stranger I know
Where have I heard that voice before?

I'm stirred to silence
'neath brazen towers
Doubt fills my heart with fear

See clouds are massing
on the horizon
Her end is soon here

I should turn away
and leave her to her fate
but something draws me to the flames

"Stop! Halt!
Who is this man
that walks unharmed by fire
That crosses the pyre?"

Now as I see her
standing before me
A stranger I know
Where have I seen her face before?

Now as I freed her
they all stand before me

"Stop! Halt!
Don't let them pass
They must not get away
Guards! Stop them I say"

Now as I see her
carried before me
I finally know
where I have heard that voice before!
So far beyond the shore

Half a week wandering on foot through the dale
Our weary eyes gaze through a veil
Deep in the mist is a fluttering frail
from the fires of old Éamon Bayle

Highwaymen, scoundrels and elves from the vale
All roar and shout the same tale

All the mead and all the ale
men can drink is here for sale
vast as the sea and deep as the dale
the barrels of ale at the inn of Éamon Bayle

"Man from the island and elf from the vale"
is the greeting from old Éamon Bayle

"To pass through the southlands into elven dale
this fine black mare shall be your avail!

But now you are weary from days on your trail
join us and shout this old tale"

All the mead and all the ale
men can drink is here for sale
vast as the sea and deep as the dale
the barrels of ale at the inn of Éamon Bayle

Ride the steed to elven vale
And with this mount we shall not fail
Black as the night and swift as the gale
The black mare speeds from the inn of Éamon Bayle

Crack of thunder, sound of rain across the endless fields
as we speed towards the night upon a steed that never yields
Black as the night, swift as the wind and eyes of emerald green
In restless flight our journey takes us further east

The seventh day we reach the west trail
through the Nethermoor
guides us through the mist
Across the river past the grey stones of
Ne'anthor, stars shine our way

Journey into far away
and to forgotten lands
and here by my side
she will ride there with me
To the home of her kind

I see creatures from old stories I thought make believe
Crawling in the shades with thousand eyes they gaze upon me
She lifts her head up like she senses unseen enemies
In the black of night a shadow watches over me

On the second moon we set out east for Val'inthor
Where her kindred dwell
We pass the mighty ruined citadels of ancient lore
The moon lights our way

Journey into far away
and to forgotten lands
and here by my side
she will ride there with me
To the home of her kind

Ghostly specters, faded wanderers that gone before
reveals the passage through the river to the northern shore
Something dwells within the dark I sense we're not alone
though I know it cannot pass beyond the warding stones

Before the break of fall we stand before the sacred realm
where her kindred dwell
we make camp in crumbling temples by the raging ford
light shine our way

Journey into far away
and to forgotten lands
and here by my side
she will ride there with me
To the home of her kind

Journey into far away
and to forgotten lands
and here by my side
she will ride there with me
She's the queen of her kind

Midwood in autumn moon
Dawning upon silver dew
shimmering like fireflies
and golden leaves from up high
striding up to me

The lady of goldenwood
in shrouds of pearls and palest white
though she bears the mark of the wilds
She is the queen of her kind

"Among the highest branches, above the temple alcoves my youngest daughter, the elven princess Sariel, often sat and sang hymns and ballads of olden lore and was little concerned with the heavy burden bestowed upon her family. Her favourite song was that of the magical ivory flutes of Niaranden, the Naiden children - the elfkind"

Sung by flutes of ivory
notes soar round the elder tree
stairs ascending to far up high
where the golden leaves kiss the sky

The lady of goldenwood
in shrouds of pearls and palest white
though she bears the mark of the wilds
She is the queen of her kind

For the longest time we expected you Ilmarion, islander
Your story planted with the very seeds of Val'inthor
On our journey I answered you only with silence
For the ever present shadow scoured the valleys and moors
Asking your name

Men will rise as one under the Firstborn's law
Unholy war brings to demise to elf and dwarf
Secondborn from the shores beyond
In his sacrifice a prophecy is undone

When night retreats
Thousands have fallen on ivory ground
Dragon son
There can be only one

The lady of goldenwood
With words of death and palest gloom
And now as I leave her behind
She remains in my mind

The elves will follow you into the storm
And the sage of the dwarves you must seek now
For I now sway over heart and stone

A quest subterrene
I pass through the unseen
Deep where the rivers fall
Where mountain dwellers lure

Further I crawl
To find the dwergar halls
doubts in these vaults forlorn
Can I be Dragonborn?

I was saved from water, I walked through the flames
Just to be delivered to fate's dark embrace

Onwards and down I go and into deepest gorge
A fragile hope I will find down at Dûrnirs Forge

When wholly astray
A dwarfling on my way
Waylaid by netherkind
In battle a friend I find

Onwards and down I go and into deepest gorge
A fragile hope I will find down at Dûrnirs Forge

Who are you little elf
that speak their nasty tongue
down here to Durnir's forge
where long sharks never come
oh know that the century horn
belongs to dragon son
and you are at least
three feet too tall to be the chosen one

Onwards again we go, this time not on my own
Indifference and scorn for man we found at Dûrnir's Throne
And so highland bound, to seek the Century Horn
A fragile hope now will rest upon the mountain lords

Deepest into the east
Where vast ridges meet the Ivory shores
Winds of the Zephyr chill the blood in frostbitten hearts

Treacherous!
Furious!
Surely the mountain will bring us to fall

Lord of the winds
Let our passage be swift
Ruler of mist in this age-old ruin
King of the East
Let the trials begin
Grant me the secret for I seek the Century Horn of Mount Farnor

As a blizzard draws near
upon the highest mountain we stand
thundering footsteps strike a fear into our hearts

Vicious thrall!
Answer our call!
Hear us, come forth and unveil who you are!

Lord of the storm
To this quest I am sworn
Ruler of mist on this age-old mountain
King of your kin
Let your trials begin!
Speak me your riddles for I seek the Century Horn

First, the answer is clear
But dawn breaks before the second word's voiced
One final riddle strikes despair into our hearts

Queen of leaves!
Returned to me!
Surely, your words bring the giant to fall!

Lord of the bones
So assured of your throne
Ruler of men among thousand towers
King of your kin
Now your war will begin!
Thousands are gathering as I sound the Century Horn

Devious!
Glorious!
Brother, I will find you wherever you are!

Last night I dreamt in a fever
My deeds formed a prison of stone
And to me now this golden throne
seems made of bone

I gazed upon armies in silver
Clashing with beasts from the sky
And I wept with a sigh
yet I know
The dragon's son must die

She'll return to me
That I know, I've seen her in my dreams
The old gods, they spoke to me;
"Slay them all, and we shall set her free!"
To light up my life, and keep me from harm

Facing the northwinds
On high ground we stand
In the air a thousand banners
Flying the honour
Of peoples joined in bitter strife

Darkened green for the wood-elves
Crimson red for dwarven lords
Deep azure blue for men with the hearts to defy

Brass horns are sounding
we drink our last ale
filled with cold determination
praising the ancients
as dark lines spill out on the plains

See the view stretched before me
It's familiar somehow
Why am I here?
Why was I sent to this trial?

Fueled by cries and scent of slaughter
Fall before the orcish march
Now our armies will rend flesh from bone
Throne of bones, its lord has spoken
Foul beasts take all that remain
Now my children we shall drink their blood

You think you can stand before me?
You are mistaken!
No! I'm filled with the wrath of a god,
ignited by a righteous flame!

See how you're burning with zeal, and yet so unknowing!
Die! I make you pay for your crimes, red, the grey banner dyed!

With steel I will redeem
For I know what I've seen in my dreams
One brother has to find his demise

Fool! Can't you see
that you were sent to perish before me?

See the blackness for my eyes
How can this be,
Were the scriptures all lies?
Oh bewildered horizon...

What? What is this? Who is this girl, who dares to strike me?

Take my life for another
Now fall! As he has recovered...

Shored cruel skies, dawn at midnight
An image of silver divide us
Rise, Ilmarion, and honor your sacrifice
Claim your power of divinity's gods
And fight as is your right

So we are free
Wake from a dream
Glorious deed
But she's lost unto me
See, all will rise
From lands to the sea
But forever she'll live on in my memory

Someday you'll see
Forever I'm yours
Once more we'll be
On the Ivory Shores