THE ORDER OF ISRAFEL LYRICS

1. Staff In The Sand

Deep in sacred forests
Silent beneath the trees
Honoring hopes as promised
Wait for the signal from me

Out of the mist and shadows
Footsteps are growing near
Shapes on the path below us
We are what they fear

I turn my face to the sun
My stake in hand
We inhale together as one
I plant my staff in the sand, ooh

Both sing a song of sorrow
They drown in a sea of spears
They shall know no tomorrow
Only silence here

In every wooded valley
Cross every grassland plain
Steel says you go no further
Arrows falling like rain

We lie unseen in the hills
Await for my command
The air here is colder than steel
I plant my staff in the sand

Tears of relief are flowing
From every eye that sees
Every single last invader
Falling into the sea

They saw our kingdom at peace
And they forced our hand
Their ships disappear in the east
I plant my staff in the sand

2. The Red Robes

We stand in rows
Our prayers held in our hands
We stand for those
To scared to take a stand

They stalk the roads
Black death held in their hands
So, tears for those
Oppressors on this land

Words spoken
Spells broken
Worlds woken
My prayers

Words are spoken
Spells are broken
Worlds are woken
By the Red Robes

Words spoken
Spells broken
Worlds woken
My prayers

Words are spoken
Spells are broken
Worlds are woken
By the Red Robes

3. In Thrall To The Sorceress

Unseen, unclean
I'm living in thrall to the sorceress
Slave to the core of my being
I'm living in thrall to the sorceress

Now that I am welcomed first
Serving her in vain
Shackled with an ancient curse
In thrall to the sorceress

They swarm like moths
Enchanted, but they don't know the cost
Destined for a lifetime of loss
They're living in thrall to the sorceress

Runes sewn into her dress
Pendants in her hair
Terrifying, I confess
In thrall to the sorceress

My limbs in chains
I turn my face to the falling rain
Close my eyes, start to pray
My fellow slaves quietly do the same

Wind starts to blow in gusts
Lightning cracks the sky
Shackles burning into dust
We're free from the sorceress

Out of the dungeons
Over the wall
Straight across the drawbridge
Don't listen to the call

Out into the forest
Through the ancient trees
The air is filled with promise
It's time for me to see, yeah

4. Swords To The Sky

We've walked the world with fables there as guidance
The voice that leads us gently speaks in silence

Twin suns that lie behind us in the desert
Around us endless blessings to inherit

And when blades are sent just to test our faith
It's on this path we shall remain

Blazing eyes open wide
Swords to the sky

We've lost the moon and sun
Too brave to turn and run

Souls rise from holy ground
Conjured and leather bound

And when slaves are sent to lure us away
It's on this path we shall remain

Blazing eyes open wide
Swords to the sky

5. Von Sturmer

Von Sturmer
You put the axe in my hand
Thanks to you
I've come to live with the dead

Von Sturmer
You brought the plague to this land
And much more
Than you could ever have planned

Von Sturmer
In fetid ashes we lie
Thanks to you
Crucifixes burn in the sky

Von Sturmer
Lord knows how hard I have tried
And now we stand
As my humanity dies

Oh
Cursed by Von Sturmer
He put the fangs in my teeth
Cursed me forever

[Spoken:]
We are the undead
Immortal
No man can harm us unless he puts a stake through our chest
Or beheads us
No one is protected from us unless they hold the hated cross
I can see to the most extreme of Satan's device
I can feed on the blood of a human victim
One who is dedicated to the devil and his deeds will not die by a vampire's bite
But will become one for the undead
A vampire

Oh
Cursed by Von Sturmer
He put the fangs in my teeth
Cursed me forever

6. Fallen Children

Have they ever heard
What we have done
The fallen children
Holocausts and heroes
Broken ones
And haunted buildings

Every offering
In honor of
Their deepest knowing
Seeds just cast away
On barren ground
But slowly growing

Growing on and on
Growing on and on
Growing on and on

Genius buried low
In drifts of snow
By grasping fingers
Soldiers marching on
Inspired by
Unholy singers

Spectres rising by
The crimson light
Of burning torches
Angels close their eyes
Struck silent by
The things that spell dusk

Seen by the saints in the clouds
What will become of us now
The four horsemen entombed in shrouds
What else could we think about

Called from cauldrons by
The ancient ones
To do their bidding
Blackened landscapes
Couldn't stop them
Flowering and living

Embraced solely by
The chosen ones
Who heard the calling

Monuments that shall
Stay standing 'til
Our world has fallen

7. A Shadow In The Hills

Another scream in the night
A swarming crowd gathers just beyond the edge of the light
A black sickness out of sight
I can't call it right

Another bloodless corpse
Completely drained of everything that he once was
They say it came out of the north
A dark and evil force

The hunting party rides out
To the sound of agitated horses and shouts
[?] in their mouths
And swallow their own doubt

March to war
To face what?
But none of them could really be sure
An evil never seen before
[?]

They guide their horses through the passes
To the gates of the glacier cave
There's something lurking in the darkness!

Swords un-sheathed!
Wings and teeth!
All hope crushed!
Two red [?]!

A lone rider makes it back
To tell the story of the shadow and the failed attack
Deep gashes cross his back
[?]

Fear's in the air
He said a prayer to
A nightmare that never ends
A black shade
It hunts
It kills
The shadow in the hills

8. The Thirst

Another broken heart
A sword and soul
Desire of the heart
Appears [?]

A lie stands at the start
[?] we know
We stare into the dark
And wonder if these [?] Go

Free us, we are cloaked in shrouds
Silent death, there is no sound
Free us from this starving curse
And this eternal thirst

The [?] Strung round his neck
He can't remove
[?] was his disbelief
He could not choose
His life [?]

9. The Noctuus

10. The Earth Will Deliver What Heaven Desires

11. On Black Wings, A Demon

12. Promises Made To The Earth

13. Wisdom / Morning Sun (Satanas)

THE ORDER OF ISRAFEL LYRICS