Valkyrie, by Emerald Rage

Valkyrie

by Emerald Rage

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1.	Prince of the Moon 08:27	lyrics	buy track
Trapped in a desolate darkness Awaiting if evil will confess? I overlooked superstition Regret has recant my volition Immersed myself in phobia A bloodthirsty dystopia Abominable ambition I lament all my omissions What hell has brought him to me No passages allow to set free I plead forgiveness of my sin God grant me a chance to live I feel weak in my solitude A journey cloaked in delude Revulsed I anticipate What follows on of my fate My revenge has just begun And time is on my side This world is ripe for conquest For years I wait, I abide When twilight falls I come alive For my wrath none are immune The lord of Transylvania But I am the prince of the moon Constricted in a nightmare Vain resistance all I can bare My host is descending down Walls of the fortress of the count Awoken by women this night Wretched spawns of vile fright Drawn to the scent human life Mortal flesh, with unholy eyes A plague treads to the place we call home Unholy deeds carry where he roams It’s up to us to end this madness Free our lives from the grip of blackness
2.	Archangels 06:20	lyrics	buy track
He, who is, one who is like God? Dignity, power uncorrupted Standing tall, a belt of fine gold Fire eyes, loyalty is trusted Guardian, guardian of us all Defend us, messenger of heaven Fight for those, heeding the call Commander, one of the seven Woven from divinity Soldiers of the trinity Rise, stand for your people Archangels up high Bear your swords to evil Rejoice and hear our cries Battle in the heavens Cast down the serpent For souls of the faithful Our sins we must repent Celestial, army in the sky Conquering, foes of hellfire Uriel, God is your light Protector, keep faithful desire Galilee, prophecy fulfilled Word to flesh, bring of the good news Healing strength, hear all the prayers Fear no more, dread I shall defuse It’s your wisdom we embrace Hear of His majestic grace Rise, stand for your people Archangel up high Bear your sword to evil Rejoice and hear our cries Battle in the heavens Cast down the serpent For souls of the faithful Our sins we must repent Time of salvation leads you here Chastise the fallen forces now Throughout redemption we all hear Power and glory instilled in thou Rise, stand for your people Archangel up high Bear your sword to evil Rejoice and hear our cries Battle in the heavens Cast down the serpent For souls of the faithful Our sins we must repent
3.	Nocturnal Knight 03:08	lyrics	buy track
Mist rests along the New York graze A supernatural that none can explain Yearning the passage over Sleepy Hollow Unaware of the panic yet to follow A fair lass seems to have caught the eye Nearby the field where the Hessian has died Superstitions haunt the dreary air The horseman, horseman he roams there Into the churchyard, wraith in pursuit Phantom pacing, forced dissolute Nemesis gazing there so faceless Sinister stride met ungracious Sweat streams ringing past the veins of Crane Swift turn of his head and another comes his way Darkened path laid on the bridge be at last Nocturnal knight seeks out his forsaken past
4.	Desolation 03:49	lyrics	buy track
Ages ago I heard of wealth That dwells in a kingdom Under the lonely mountain I took the throne and all Have since succumbed to me Opposing fronts must fall I kill when I wish And none dare to resist My armor - tenfold shields The wrath that I hold Upon the dwarves had unfold To my power they all yield I enjoy the resting quiet Of triumphant victory No matter Thrór defiant Atop my every riches Mercy did not gift my domain One may find if he wishes A thief among the shadows Has entered my realm With the Arkenstone he goes My wings crisp the nightly air I descend to reign fire The town lay unaware
5.	Valkyrie 05:45	lyrics	buy track
Twins ravens were sighted far up in the sky A sign of the lives to be lost The blind man was summoned to see past the eye To thaw the temporal frost The blood in my veins felt a chilling cold The sightless one breathed in and spoke The end of our sacred land of old A vision of fire and smoke We gathered our weapons, our war supply To loved ones we said goodbye With unblinking eyes the gods gaze down from the skies The buried truth hidden in existence That we dare not ponder We are dying in every moment we breathe But we cling to honor Is it the deeds we do, or the wars we fight That ensure our memory? Are these scant few years that I have seen All I will ever be? As the winds of winter drown out our prayers We watch as the foe draws near With unwavering hands they stalk towards our lands And I know within that at last that day is here My ultimate trial My arm is strong but a fog lies on my mind The fog of denial The elders tell us that the day we fall We will see our Valkyrie But this is no time for lies, and I know that when I die No Valkyrie will come for me With unblinking eyes I see her sweep down from the sky Valkyrie
6.	Dragonblood 03:16	lyrics	buy track
Vanquished I voyage alone Facing reckoning defeat Vigor of the Valar throne Deep in Angband awaits my fleet Out the pits of Thangorodrim Soars a beast unmatched in might Valar hope appearing all too grim Set by flames that carry the night Rise Fly, high No mercy in the blood (No mercy) Of this dragon tonight Black Loath, rushing-jaws Monarch of devastation (Rushing jaws) Serpent of damnation Regrets can’t pave salvation I am the Elder King, Corrupter Fed up with what the void shuns Carved the path as the Dark Lord Blinding light, white flame Will not forbid my claim Forty years have brought my here Winged death embodies fear Rise Fly, high No mercy in the blood (No mercy) Of this dragon tonight Black Loath, rushing-jaws Monarch of devastation (Rushing jaws) Serpent of damnation
7.	Saints and Heretics 04:14	lyrics	buy track
Vessels of the Holy League Drift the seaside still October skies on rampant waters We shall carry out God’s will Patras’ waves baptize the day The Son is in our midst Our foe sails 50,000 strong The honor’s mine to resist High noon and the gusts of wind Singing out our song Fleets sail out to meet their match Heaven’s might standing strong Union of nations undeterred Slaves will be set free Ottoman ships greeting their fate For the cross will not concede With the Lord above we’ve come to lay our claim For crown and kingdom we will praise thy name For the Saints - guide our way Heretics - seek the fray Embody - our spirits Victory - holds the merit Battle swept into the night Conquest heeds our ranks Janissaries chose to die Ripped asunder lay their flanks Banners soar the ocean air Faith is paid in full A duty yet without burden Glory lay in what future holds Recourse the light among darkness this day Desire us and lead those to your fame For the Saints - guide our way Heretics - seek the fray Embody - our spirits Victory - holds the merit
8.	Stone Monkey 03:53	lyrics	buy track
Demon lords and Dragon kings run and hide when I walk by The staff I wield carves out valleys and reaches past the top of the sky Free from effort and empty as a vessel, able to change into seventy two forms I’m flying around on the whirling clouds, soaring through celestial storms Through the fires of dharma I perfected my body and cleansed my mind My brethren cry out as I swing by and hail me as the lord of our kind Death’s own servants failed to cage me, I answer to no god above or below And if you meet one please let him know that the Monkey King says hello This can’t be all there is Eternity can be a drag Can nothing quench this thirst My everlasting curse Why am I trapped down here Where nothing lasts Only one course to take Conquer the Great I Am Soaring past the highest clouds Alongside the Great White Planet Right up to the Gates of Heaven Far above the madding crowds Awarded a so called position As a noble stableboy Such a role won’t sate my ambition But this mayhem I’ll soon enjoy First set loose the holy stallions Before I taste the royal wine Alone against heaven's battalions Mammal now becomes divine
9.	A Broken Silence 04:01	lyrics	buy track
Three days passed our fate is written Siege the forest and you must be smitten We stand perilous against the sorcerous one Down the slopes towards the rival Treebeard leads us to our revival Might of fifty strong make haste our assail Breach the gates demand who is to blame Isengard will break our sight to aim A silence overdue A silence broken now Battle raging we have kept our vow Our union is secure Our rest may be assured Triumph comes at odds with the impure Your arrows they produce no effect Cannot recant all of your neglect Ground shakes day of reckoning comes Ents command, your army trembles The white hand see it disassemble Lay waste in the vanquish made here today Victorious tide turns in our favor A moment in time we should all savor Huorns and halflings alike The nemesis stranded in the tower Without any vigor, strength or power Hosts of old now lay vanquish far astray
10.	Paradiso 10:23	lyrics	buy track
“Open your mind to what I shall disclose, and hold it fast within you; he who hears, but does not hold what he has heard, learns nothing.” Flying upon the celestial winds Leaving the garden below We rise towards the stars, cleansed of our sins And free from all earthly woe With my beloved at my side Past the curve of the moon Into the holy fires we glide Our voices like choirs in tune Inside the shadow of the Sun Souls shine with heavenly light Old kings singing of great battles won Soldiers who died for Roman might Above the bringer of peace we fly Rejoicing with friends once lost Hearts aflame and tears in eye Into the next sphere we cross Speaking with wise men from days of yore Revealing the truth of the Lord Heroes of war who lived by the sword Flash forth as one, that sign we adore Face to face with the eagle of justice Wings of fire shining bright in the sky The fate of rulers whom God entrusted To him they lift up a holy battle cry “Gloria Patri, Christus Est Rex, Per Crucem Vincemus” Ladder of stars, a golden ascent Stairway beyond what the mind can discern Souls of monks who lived to repent For death to self, their hearts did yearn A final test, under the saints’ gaze Three questions to answer, three virtues to praise “Faith is the evidence of things unseen” “Hope is the expectation of coming glory” “Love is the pursuit of the soul” Amid the red glow of heaven’s rage The blood of the martyrs flowing forth Standing fast till the end of this age Praying forever for the new world’s birth Within her eyes are angelic powers Spinning as one in the shimmering skies River of light crowned by sacred flowers I take a drink and finally open my eyes Seated on her glorious throne Among all creatures, she sits alone Blessed mother of a son divine Above her crown twelve stars shine Praying for the might to face The endless gaze of He Who Is All I hope for is eternal grace For all the power and glory is His “All powers of high imagining here failed. But now my will and desire were turned, Like a wheel moving at a single speed By the love that moves the sun and other stars.”

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released November 23, 2023

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Emerald Rage Akron, Ohio

Heavy metal/power metal band from Akron, Ohio.
Consisting of:

Jacob Wherley: Lead guitar/lead vocals

Patrick Kern: Lead guitar/vocals

Erik Curry: Bass guitar/vocals

Chandler Emhoff: Drums ... more