CRUSADER LYRICS

1. The Call Of The White Wolf

[Lyrics by Filip Lasseel]

Staring in the darkness
Dreaming about lost victories
I hear the sound of distant pipes
Calling out to me

Father, I can hear you play
It brings back tears and memories
The lament of long lost regions
I will come to thee

Thousands of warriors getting near
All of them called back from the grave
The army you have sent for me
Mighty, fierce and brave

Take me to my father
Take me back to the past
I'll carry him inside me
Guide me to the stars

Xioban - my daughter - listen to me
Your tears are dry - the time has come
(To) defend the honour of our clan

Force the en'my from our house
The blood of our clan runs through your veins
Beware the blackness of their hearts

Lament of lost regions has been heard

Fought my way through the massacre
Everyone's hate was fixed on me
You, your mother and our clan
Gave me energy

I had to slay them one by one
Trying to reach the dark one's gate
I knew I had to stop him now
Before it was too late

One dark image blocks the sun
A giant warbird takes control
Its evil force shoots through my heart
Causing our clan to fall

Nothing more that I can do
My army slain - my power gone
I ride with Satan, side by side
He takes my soul
(Now) I'm strong

2. Dragon's Tears

[Lyrics by Mark Theunssens]

Whoever slays a dragon
Will never take a fall
He's predestined to conquer
Let it be known to all

Crush my pride and honour
Make a fortune, sell my skin
Divide me into potions
Slander my name, black as sin

So then come the hunters
Sent by their messiahs
Blind men following sermons
Puppets in the hands of liars

You saw my pain - saw my soul bleed
You saw the anger towards your breed
There ain't no remedy against human greed
Why do you search for my defeat

Why do dragons always have to die

My strength and power feed their hate
They're frightened by the unknown
The legend grows - they fear my name
My image is carved in stone

So this is what my life became
Forever hide and seek
From day to day - a deadly game
The strong are feeding upon the weak

3. Sleep Of The Innocent

[Lyrics by Nancy De Grave]

I lost my family
To the black plague
I asked God why
Did we make a mistake

I should have gone with them
Through the heaven's gate
I want my time to come
I know I'll have to wait

I saved half the town
With my recipe
Nature's secrets
Are all well-known to me

I should have let them suffer
I should have let them die
Cause now they all claim
What a wicked witch am I

Belladonna
Make this nightmare go away
Sing me a lullaby, it's much too late to pray
Use your sedating power
Make me close my eyes
Kill my soul
Make me sleep before I...

Black clouds darken the sky
Still the Moon's so bright
I'm gonna die
On this dark and scary night

The priest leads them to me
And I wait patiently
Knowing what will happen
I'll see my family

I smell my flesh burning
Turning scorched and black
But I cannot feel
The flames that lick my back

Thank you belladonna
For protecting me
For now I'll die in grace
And not in agony

4. Beast From The South

[Lyrics by Filip Lasseel]

The air in our town
Needs to be purified
The breath of our enemies
Is spreading a lie
We're yearning for freedom
We're waiting for that day
It goes hand in hand
With bloodshed and pain

God forbid we yield
Courage is all we need

The Beast is on his way
We've lived for this day
...on his way
The Lion has found his prey

No more slavery
No more chains
Kill this hypocrisy
Fight for what remains

Gather before me
Now hear what I say
None of you have lived before this day

Tolerate no longer
Oppression from below
Think of the children you'll be leaving on their own

The Beast is coming
He's swinging several heads
Each one is capable of killing with its breath

Drink from this ale
Now, dance one more time
See your enemies' death in this wine

5. The Ally

[Lyrics by Mark Theunssens]

For ten thousand years
I fought every war
All engaged my skills
It was what I was living for
Violence kept me alive
I lived hard and fast
Each battle I survived
Always thinking it would be my last

Son of a thousand fathers
Bearer of no name
Keeper of your nightmares
Incentive to your pain

I ride my fearsome horse
I swing my poisoned blade
He who calls upon me
Embraces death as fate

I never chose a war
It would always find me
Never could I turn my back
It was where I had to be

Summon me as your ally
If you know the spell
I will slay your enemies
And you will pay your debt to Hell

The image that reflects
Right before my eyes
Is made of pain and misery
Scarlet flashes are all I see

You cannot flee
For I have come for thee
I'll take you on a journey
You will go back to Hell... with me

6. The Cancer Of Cowardice

[Lyrics by Filip Lasseel]
[Adaptations by DeathKnight]

Blood that spilled on our land
From traitors that scarred my soul
Brave men who did support my stand
You rotting cowards left me on my own

With covetous eyes
I drink your battle cries
The blood on my sword is dry

Deserted on a field
Betrayal in their eyes
My dream has been sold out again
They left me there to die
Night is coming soon
By my sword
Revenge will mark this day

Help me on my feet
Got me on a horse
Nurse the wounded, bury the dead
I will ride again
One day I will be free
We'll kill this cancer eating our land

I followed the craven
Across the fields
With blood ignited in my eyes
No one will save them
They will concede
Defeat as I watch them slowly die

7. A Tale For Druids

Lyrics by Nancy De Grave.
Adaptations by DeathKnight.

Once I emerged from no man's land
Existing of shadows
Your future in my hand
Some say I was sent here
Straight from the womb
Coming to protect her in this world of doom

You burned her forests
Turned her rivers black
Killed her smaller brothers
Locked her sisters to the rack
But now the end is near
The only thing upright
Mother will not see your fight

Mother was raped
More than before
Treated like dirt
Call of a whore
Black Knight was resting
I rose again
My plague'll bring back
Agony and pain

Unleashing bloody battles
in the christian god's name
Showing no humanity,
taking no blame
I count on Mother's vengeance
coming over them soon
I read it in the Stars,
in the changing of the Moon

I knew She would send me,
Her great Black Knight
I abhor remorse,
I kill who's in sight
None shall I forbear, no exceptions made
With words I shall not converse,
listen to my blade

My sword writes the odes
to mouldering decay
A song that's sung in unison
by all you, living prey
My victims shan't be buried,
they must burn!
Human kind will never learn

I looked into the future
and I saw what had to come
Human kind will always be
so selfish and so dumb
I've seen black water,
no forest to be found
No creature (living) safe and sound

8. The Knight That Wouldn't Die

[Lyrics by Filip Lasseel]

To you I'm just a memory
An image of the one you loved
My eyes are cold and empty
When I'm looking down from above
To you I might be nothing
But I'm very much in pain
I realize I've lost you
And it's driving me insane

By the Lords that rule this world
I swear I will return
For my Kingdom and my Love
I'm shouting out

Iris tried to take my life
Deprived me of this coil
Here's my soul
And I know...

She only took my body
The mortal flesh
Here's my soul
And I know...

That even death can't keep us apart

Kneel beside my body
Never let it fall apart
From the smell of my withering flesh
To the stains on your sleepy heart
Reconquer my empty shell
Feel the armour on my back
Demons enter heaven
Only death can bring me back

By the Lords that rule this world
I swear I will return
For my Kingdom and my Love
I'm shouting out







CRUSADER LYRICS