[Instrumental]

Once upon a time, far beyond in a distant land
So my story shall begin

Darkness and chaos and an evil awakes
From legends out of fairytales
From days forgotten, days gone by

Once forsaken, despaired and lost we
Turned away, burn the veil
That's darkening our days

The stage is set, the pawns began to move
So brothers choose your side
On mighty dragons we shall ride

In the Sign of the Valiant Warrior
Golden wings as far as the eye can see
In the Sign of the Valiant Warrior
Ride towards our destiny
In the Sign of the Valiant Warrior
Dragon rise, on towards darker days
Up to the sky for one last time we fly
In the Sign of the Valiant Warrior

Draconians marching
The world we know will soon be gone
Dark dragons rise this day
And our downfall has begun

Draconians marching
Unto the greatest battle of our time
We make our final stand
We silver suns of Paladine

When the dark queen awakes
The silver guardian will arise
To fight the terror she unleashed
Will you do what must be done
Prepare yourself, the end has just begun

Si in cunis fortunae, malum excitatur
Si reginae obscuare, satis sanguis sacrificatur
Dracones cum alis sanguinis, mortem miseriam
Et iram apportant

Si in cunis fortunae malum excitatur
Obscuriores dires erunt nox etiam aterior
Surgite draconii pugnam pugnate ut regina noctis
In perpetuum regat

Again I'm back in time
Back to the day when I was still
The master of my fate, of my own will
I turn around and she is there
I hear me call her name
Forever damned, let someone end the pain

Again I see it all
The path that wasn't there before
I hear her voice recalling tales of ancient lore

Inside a fear is growing
A fear of darkness, fear of hate
My brother, come on, to the rainbow's gate

I sense the evil, but endless treasures
Blind the eye
Lost in my rage, the gates of hell pushed open wide

Tale of the Everman
The story of my tortured soul
Again I die, just to live again
Tale of the Everman
Will I be ever free, to be more than a ghost
That's damned to be

As the walls of sanity came falling down
There was no turning back, too late for me to see
But now I hear her call, she's waiting there for me
Tale of the Everman

Never will I find a way to end this
Never can I make my deeds undone
Wonder if I ever find forgiveness
So it has all begun
Never will I find a way to end this
Never can I make my deeds undone
A jester of the rising darkness
Of many colours and of none
So it has all begun

Five headed dragon fear the queen
Of many colours and of none
Still she can't get past the line
So turn around my brother, run
The seal is broken fear the hate
But now it cannot be undone
The last one to defy the queen
Of many colours and of none

So it has all begun

End this pain, I shall arise to fall again
Redeem my sins to pay the price for what I've done

So it has all begun

There's no tomorrow, there was no yesterday
So I must die to live again
Drowned by my sorrow, a wanderer who's lost the way
So I must live to die again
I live to die again

Come closer, and I will make your wish come true
I am your destiny
Come closer, on to the rainbow's gate
I see her fall but it's too late
But it's too late

I hear her call my name

Khisanth the black
Guardian of the Lair, Keeper of the crystal blue
Once more I must unlock the door
Khisanth the black
Keeper of the lair, Guardian of the secret truth
Into the dragon's lair once more

Endless was my search
And such a long way I have come
Just to return to where it all begun

Through darkenwood across the plains
To where insanity still sings
Back to the place
Where death has blackened wings

Eternal is the pain
Endless the night I'm going through
How can I ever wake up from this dream

In darkness lost I cannot move
And time is standing still
One word of magic
I hear the dragon cast a spell
Caught in dragonfear I feel
She tries to break my will
One word of magic
As she rises from the pit of hell

Khisanth the black
Guardian of the Lair, keeper of the crystal blue
Into the dragon's Lair once more
Khisanth the black

Return this man to Huma's breast
Beyond the wild impartial skies
Grant him a warrior's rest
And set the last spark of his eyes
Above the dreams of ravens where
Only the hawk remembers death

Then let his shade to Huma rise
Beyond the wild impartial skies

Behold the light and she's gone forevermore
What bitter fate is mine, the last one of us all

Endless was our search
Right from the dragon's lair we come
The guardian slain, but just a battle won

Can't you feel the rising storm
That greater evil comes our way
The final chapter, the downfall of our days

Solace is burning see the heaven's all alight
May their love ignite a fire
Strong enough to bum the night

Come with me and
I'll take you to a place inside your mind
A place for you to rest your soul
To leave the world behind

Find peace in the magic of my tale
Hear of heroes that have never failed
Of knights and dwarves my story tells, oh my story tells

Far, far away
Will you travel with me
To a world full of wonder in your fantasy
I show you the way, then you can see for yourselves
Hear my tale of dragons and elves

Come and ride with me
On through the dark of the night

Great dangers we face
With a friend, side by side
Come and fly with me
On dragonwings to the sky
Tomorrow's fear, here you can leave it behind

Once the time will come to carry on
Fairytales will fade away
These memories will be lost and gone
All my stories lost and gone

Then come with me and I'll take you to
This place we have inside our mind
Take you back to childhood days
Back to long forgotten days

Far, far away
Will you travel with me
To a world full of wonder in your fantasy
I show you the way, then you can see for yourselves
Hear my tale of dragons and elves
Now there's nothing left to tell
When the road is calling I take my leave
So live free and well, but for now I say farewell

Impure is my blood
Shattered lies the mirror of my soul
There's no release for me, forevermore

As I return
I bring your downfall I bring pain
The time has come
For light to fade, for hope to bear my name

I didn't choose this destiny
Half elven blood half blood of me
I didn't want to be the bastard that I am

Oh speaker of the sun
This is the dawn of light
When all might fade away
Two paths to choose that lie ahead
A path of light, a path of death

At the end of days, the edge of time
When days of peace seem long gone by
We commend our fate to the hands of thyne
Out of reach lies the silver shine
At the end of days, the edge of time
When days of peace seem long gone by
To the moon we call
To rise as we fall, the twilight of the elves

The end has come and all the bliss might soon be gone
There's no release for us, forevermore
A son forlorn, the messenger of our dawn
Will you accept, the burden of the gods

I brave my fate, with iron will I stand my ground
Dark are my days
Can I really make a change

Midnight!
Paralyzed one by one they fall
To the might of his rage, to the nightbringer's call
Come valiant warrior arise
Paladine, save your servant from the fall

All is lost and we shall fall

We blinded fools, there's no escape from here
How could we dare to hope and trust
You blinded fools, for us there will be no release
All hope is gone, forever lost

I can't take it anymore, once again I failed you all
Here we part forevermore, say farewell to you
Once and for all

Bow to the might of the Dragonlord or die
As Tarsis falls
This day we say goodbye my friend
We may not meet again
Bow to the might of the Dragonlord or die
As Tarsis falls
Out of the fire and the flames
The griffons hear my call
Take us away as Tarsis falls

What can we do, when chaos reigns again
Is this the point of no return
What can I do, helpless here I stand
And watch the flames
In the end it all will bum

Tarsis will burn

If pride brings conceit
Then nothing saves you from the fall

[Instrumental]

Through the fires of hell
Right into the storm
The hour of the crownguard is near
There's no surrender, there will be no retreat
I will not give in to my fear

My legend shall last
Forever and a day
The bards will sing about my deed
Power and might
Are waiting for the strong
And this is the harvest of my seed

As a hero I'll return
My banner will fly high
In me a fire burns, the fire of my pride
As a legend I'll return
My name like thunder in the sky
In me desire yearns, for victory shall soon be mine

This is my time
A brave heart stands against the rest
This is the hour praise the day
Come join the crownguard's quest
This is my time
A brave heart stands against the rest
This is the hour praise the day
Come join the crownguard's quest

No remorse for the lost
No mercy for the weak
Think twice before you stand in my way
Give it to me
Or I take what should be mine
Don't come between the crownguard and his prey

And when all sanity is lost
There is no turning
Was it not destiny, waiting there for me
Is it madness that I hear
Is there no turning back, from my destiny

Through the fires of hell
And back I've made my way
To nothing fades all I have done
As a knight I have failed
My honor lost and gone
I truly hate what I've become
Forgive your wayward son

Rise up and light these dark days
From the ashes the order will rise
Rise up to bring back brighter days
A new beginning, new era to come
Needs a noble sacrifice

Deceit and betrayal poisoning our minds
To hell with all your goddamn lies
Caught in our rules, blind leading the blind
There's a demon inside, the devil in disguise

In the darkest hour, we fail from within
Crownguard, brother what have you done
Reason and mercy left behind
And finally madness has come

I will be master of the knights
You coward, stay and await my return
For his treason we shall pay the price
See how they flee from us
See how they run

The order fails again
In hours dark, in dire need
When the ravaged land cries out in pain
Hallowed be thy name

The order fails again
In hours dark in dire need
When the ravaged land is drowned in lies
The last knight will arise, then watch me rise

Rise up and light these dark days
From the ashes the order will rise
Rise up to bring back brighter days
A new beginning, new era to come
Needs a noble sacrifice, a fallen hero that will rise

So the knights ride out they have taken the field
You bloody fools, this is the end
Onwards we ride Paladine is our shield
Nothing will stop me now, your fate lies in my hand

So here it ends, the crownguards horn will sound no more
So it begins, the downfall of the knights
The dawn of winter night

Deceit and betrayal poisoning our minds
To hell with all your goddamn lies
Caught in our rules, blind leading the blind
Unto the battlefield, the last casting of the dice

In the darkest hour we fail from within
Crownguard, brother what have you done
Sooner or later we would fade, into
Chaos my friend

Up here on the walls
I make my stand
As the clarion calls, I shall meet my end
At dawn of this day, the kingfisher still flies
A knight alone a star in the pale winter light

But as the dragon descends
The lights leaving his eyes
He stumbles and falls
And I yell to the skies
Raise your lance and wave one last goodbye
His journey ends so fill the air with one last cry
With one last battle cry

[Instrumental]

There's evil on the horizon
And soon the dragons will appear
No turning back, the time to strike is near

Long enough have we tasted
The bitter flavor of defeat
Now fortune turns against the evil breed

For all the brothers we have lost
The sons that never rise again
We make them pay today

A thousand dragons side by side
The skies alight with golden wings
We shall overcome the reign of the night
A thousand dragons side by side
No fear of what tomorrow brings
Fearless the silver sons will ride

Is this the end of our journey of our destiny
Is this the day when we will fall
Or will we all rise to the heavens to the skies above
Where death and fire test our pride
Into the firestorm we ride

There's evil on the horizon
And soon the battle will begin
Proudly flies our banner in the wind

In fire and thunder
The dark queen's reign comes to an end
No mercy, vengeance strikes with our own hand

For all the brothers we have lost
The sons that never rise again
We make them pay today

Now ride the dragon burn the sky
The clouds will swiftly pass us by
And by the oath that we have sworn
We ride into the firestorm

Another chapter ends, revenge we all did find
Once again, we're leaving brothers behind
Another battle ends, one step along the way
Once again, we're just heroes for a day

Brothers in War a game of fate
So thin is the line between love and hate
And all our reason fades away

For all of my live
I was there by your side
The one who stood watch
The one who guarded your sleep
From demons lurking in the night

But all that is gone
My brother, my friend
Once and for all
Now it finally ends
It's me or you so make your stand

So little do you know of what I see

Destroy me, kill, annihilate and make me burn
Let's get it over with, your turn

How should I love, my brother
When all my eyes can see is death
It's always winter, for me it's always night
Mercy is just for the weak
And in the end you have failed
For even red has turned to black

My brother
Where did we get lost on the way
Still bound by our blood
Forever and a day
My brother
None of us shall die this day
So rise and take my hand
Together we remain
Forever damned

For all of my life
You were there by my side
Steadfast and strong

Now it's me who decides
Who will find mercy, who will die

So little to you know of what I see

Destroy you, kill, annihilate and make you burn
Let's get it over with, my turn

And so the fate at the end of our time
Lies in the hands of you, brother mine
All I can do is to stand here and fight
With my very own death, save us all from the night

I've done my part
My debt redeemed
I bring about the queen's defeat

The battle's won
We settled score
Now I owe you nothing more
I've done my part
My debt redeemed I bring about the queen's defeat
And so it ends
Forever and ever today

How should I love my brother
When all my eyes can see is death
It's always winter, for me it's always night
Mercy is just for the weak
And in the end you have failed
For even red has turned to black

So now this tale is over
We've come to journey's end
But it's memory
Will last for all eternity

Knights we were
In shining armor
Dragons burning, bringing death
In your fantasy, there's nothing you can't be

To the ruin of it all
Will the dark queen find her end
Let the hero rise inside
Their fate lies in your hand

It all lies in your hand

Turn the final page
Rise or fall this is the end my friend
Where will you stand when fate decides
Turn the final page
To good or bad this is our journey's end
May Paladine stand by our side

Hard were the lessons we have learned
So much is lost and gone
Forevermore
Nothing's like it's been before

On to the final chapter
Where it will all decide
My destiny
Is calling out for me

To the ruin of it all
Will the dark queen find her end
Let the hero rise inside
Their fate lies in your hand

It all lies in your hand

Once again defeated
She won't return another day
Once again we have sealed the gate
For her majesty

Come let us fly, into the wild sky
Where we belong
And fallen angels sing there song
You and me my friend
Forever until the end
We will fight as one
Until our last day comes

Together my friend we will fly
Unto the rainbows end across the sky
The wing will bear out names
Until the edge of dawn where all ends

Dragon riders
Forever we're the ones to stand strong
Dragon riders
A brother who united when we sing this song
Dragon riders
Forever we're the ones to stand strong
Dragon riders
A memory of days long gone
We're Dragon Riders

I feel the wind beneath your blazing wing
We touch the skies
Higher than birds dare to fly
What shall defend
For the weak we make our stand
We gave this land
A silent guardian till the end
Until the end