ATRA VETOSUS LYRICS

1. Skies of Obsidian Rain

The ancient prophets of our people
Once spoke of this day
A dark cold era would be upon
Our once glorious land
A river of tears and blood
Would flow across the fields
As the end times approach us
We are filled with a bitter despair

The symphonic voices
Of the ancient forest
Once sung of their majestic
Hymns of honor and glory
But now lament and trees
Shed their leaves
Their long and wondrous life
Is now escaping them

This place is filled with suffering
And the pain is everlasting
And the end draws near
These pathetic souls are filled with fear
The endless prayers
Of our glorious mother Gaia
Have been ignored
By the impure souls of mankind
Darkness engulfs this dying land
And the dawn of morning is far away

Darkened skies, this endless night
We grow to despise, any trace of light
The heavens unseen, the stars forsaken
Our worlds collapsed into a sea of darkness

Entrails of this fading planet
Are withering with time
Lifeless smoke and hot burning ashes
Fill the vast impure air
The magnificent splendor of light
And radiance that once left us in awe
Has now been veiled by
The dark mist that fills the murky air

As this planet withers away
And the obsidian rain covers the land
Turmoil is upon our wretched souls
And every colour fades to grey

2. A Palace Shrouded in Emptiness

Dwelling in these mortal lands
Ancients forests that speak to me
Seek now the sanctuary
Of our infinite dark empire
I emerge from the fog
Beneath the moonlit skies
Sitting upon my oaken throne
My spirit is one with this forest

A palace shrouded in emptiness
Lies beyond the endless vast horizon
Surrounded by the souls of the living
Their haunted voices they repulse me

My journey leads me to their lands
Forsaken by their dark emperor
They abhor this dying forest
They battle against their immortal souls
This kingdom of decaying darkness
No traces of life to be found
This land of infernal blackness
Speaks words of hate into my soul

I arrive at the gates
Enshrined in an everlasting haze

Filled with sorrow and despair
A woeful man returning
To my vast domain
My primal and arcane land
Leaving the palace behind

Returning to the tranquil forest
My soul is now at peace
My warm breath on this midnight fog
Veils this land
With a cryptic harmony

The sound of the streams in the distance
The wind rushing through the leaves

The scent of the forest, the trees and fog
A pale reflection of an ominous moon
The ageless winds of this eternal night
They leave my soul at peace

3. The Spirit of the Forgotten Woods

The darkness fills this empty place
The dim light of the stars peeks
Through the branches of dying trees
A light mist fills the dark cold air this night

A burden of coldness
Sucked into my dying lungs
And my final breaths
Are turning into fog
As I release the trapped air
From primordial ages

The sound of my footsteps
Awakens distant beats
As past autumns leaves
Crush under my feet
These beasts are disturbed
By my presence
Their time of feasting is near

The wide eyes of an infernal night owl
Watching my every dismal step
My every dying breath
As he is surrounded by the solitude
Of dying trees
I hear the breath of a majestic wolf

My flesh will renew his dying strength
And now my walk of solitude
In these dying lands draws to its demise
I reach out for my final breath

Darkness surrounds me
And fills me with emptiness
Drowning in eternal blackness
My life sucked out of my body

And now as the rain forces my lifeless
Blood into the time - Worn path
The beasts of this land feast
And my sorrowful burden bleeds
Out of my lonely soul

And I pass into another realm
And infinite blackness fills me
I pass my spirit into the forgotten woods

4. Into the Dawnless Night

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5. Under the Wings of Darkness

Hallowed now in the sky, the dim light of the moon
As the wings of darkness stretch across the clouds

As we draw near to the ancient kingdoms
Our shadows slowly stretch out
Reaching for the horizon the sun now turns its back on us
A door is standing open before me as I arrive at this sacred place
I feel the infernal darkness that will soon consume my soul

The power of the ancients has been placed in my hands
Called to conquer, what lies before me
I leave this kingdom of ancient glory
Under the cloak of darkness I ride
Across the plains, to the land of immortals

As the black flame of the oppressors burns in hatred
The spirit of the woodlands is with me in my hour of darkness

Flayed by the words spoken by the dark lord
Oppressed by the people who summon the blackest power
The dark forces of the spiritual realms oppose me
Their hatred kindles the greates flame
That will burn against me eternally

Eyes of infernal doom
Calling anger deeper than sin
A tainted victory
Shall haunt us a cold silent memory

As the eastern realms are conquered
A battle of astral forces
Has left now, this place, a cold forgotten memory

6. Nocturnal Winds

I awake in this place of unholy dismay
My body is lifeless, this pain and despair
Memories from a past age, possessing my visions
Consuming me in a dark cold wretchedness
An undying flame of everlasting darkness
Concealed within the depths of my despised essence
Forever bound this fortress of dismal hate

A blackened moon, a welkin darkness
This winter reeks of death
These cold nocturnal winds bring awakening
This dark winterly nightfall brings a misery upon this land
The howling of a lone night wolf the flame within my soul
Feeling the frosty breeze of a never ending era
Above my bitter empire of this earthly realm

This hollow bleak night sky
A blackened sphere of death and emptiness
The starless heavens, a barren void
That will never be filled

This barren domain, forever to be forgotten
The icy field under my bare feet
Shivering under bitter conditions
The sheltering shadow that covers this world
The freezing death that engulfs this land
Has put us under a spell of coldness

This eternal night these darkened lands of hate-filled misery
Leaving me trapped in an orb of pain and suffering
Now drowning in the sorrowful abyss of my depleted soul
This eternal wintry night, an everlasting illusion in my mind

7. Tortured by the Light of a Thousand Stars

Beneath the sky, painted with a thousand stars
An untouched land of arcane beauty
The crystal lake basking in such glorious light
Far in the distance now lies the ancient castle

This kingdom of nature hidden within the forgotten woods
Surrounded by the sheltering fortress of these mighty aging trees

The cryptic darkness surrounding the great lake
Stretches out to the surrounding woodlands
The peace within these forbidden lands
Disturbed by only the light from above

Where a shadow would rest beneath such oaken glory
There lies the tears of the forest
The leaves fallen as the cold death of winter approaches

Echoing now, the valley, woodland songs, hailing from the north
Chants flowing with the sound of the streams
A voice made one with the whispers of the forest

Whatever walks in these lands
Will walk with the spirit of the forgotten woods

And the darkness that shelters the distant kingdoms
Shall now haunt this place of immortality
And like the falling shadows of the night
The woodlands shall forget now all life

This place forever remains
Frozen in time, beneath the stars
The sentinels of the heavens
Forever looking upon these sacred lands

8. Far Beyond...

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ATRA VETOSUS LYRICS