Fleshgod Apocalypse King 1. Marche Royale [Instrumental] 2. In Aeternum Bow your head before your king, as I’m the bringer of light The chosen one amongst all men, the lord and master of light “But who decided it all?” Shut up you servant,, respect divine right For I belong to the elite of mankind Enlightened guardian of justice and right My word is law or it’s eye for an eye Bow down before the sovereign of the kingdom I will lead you through the hardest times Devote we are to the crown, in sole command forever glorious Hail: Long live the great king! Born with the fire inside The flame of wisdom burns in my noble heart Turns into guiding light that blows the mist on the path “We’ll follow you ‘till the end!” Balance of power, the art of the wise Ancestral pride to preserve for my bloodline Resounds my name through spirals of time Until kingdom come I God bless my soul, guide my fury through this cold war Hunting Judas down Now free my hands from the spires of the serpent Death to the traitors of the crown No one to trust and no one to save As this court is a den of snakes Walk alone through this treacherous world Mutilating the venomous tongue Your misleading words, hide desire to prevail In this devious show, fail No one is virtuous, no one is grown No one deserves to be heir to the throne ‘Till their veins will be filled with their gall I will stand for the sake of the sacred crown Forever at war You deceiving worms will be smashed by my rage In the name of god, slayed In aeternam, draining struggle to serve my reign With full force restore the integrity Purify consciences through blood Extirpate those cancers, dictate my law ‘Till the day of my fall Beware you’ll pay for your faults 3. Healing Through War I am the healer of all diseases I push my drug in this world Strategic torment and fake relief The tricky strings that I pull With infantry blood and mothers’ tears I wash the hands of this court I believe in nothing, believe in no release As darkness rises without fire, war is the remedy I breed the hunger and spread the thirst I burn the wheat that I sow Embodied essence of contradiction I bend the steel that I forge I am the answer to every need I am the minister of war “Nihil de corum sententia dicturus sum Qui turpissinam servitutem deditionis nomine appellant Animi est ista mollitia non virtus Paulisper inopiam ferre non posse Qui se ultro morti offerant tacilius reperiuntur Quam qui dolorem patienter ferant” Burn this world to the ground Tear down whatever you encounter, exterminate all And make no prisoners or slaves, kill’em, destroy their heritage For every soldier falling down behead ten of them As the only order is to maraud ‘till we dominate Inflamed with the anthem you will rise, slay without mercy the enemy I am the bleeding, I am the scar I cauterize through my sword Perpetual fire that darkens stars As I’m the rise, I am the fall 4. The Fool Die...of laughter in delight before a living dead Victim into this masquerade, forgot who I am This story is driving me mad My life is hanging by a thread that is about to break Suicidal tendencies burn inside the mind of this miserable man Is it life? Is it death? I don't give a shit Still... Is it life? Is it death? When you fool yourself Fucked Bleed behind this painful mask I wear I'm falling from a misleading grace The life I dreamed is killing me Stuck on the tightrope Staring down to the void beneath In imposed equilibrium I stand swinging in my indecision Uncompassionate result of a fearing existence I don't care if my time has come All I want is my liberation Drunk, I make it through the night with spirits hand in hand My soul must be anesthetized, I can't bear this pain To my frustration engaged Just like to get laid with the worst enemy I've inside but I cannot change myself No way to squeeze blood from the stone that I am Is it life? Is it death? Fuck! Is it life? Is it death? When you fool yourself Why? Bleed behind this painful mask I wear I'm falling from a misleading grace The life I dreamed is killing me Bleed behind this painful mask I wear I'm falling from a misleading grace The life I dreamed is tearing me down 5. Cold As Perfection In this passing world There’s no time to regret Life’s too fast to fold So why lie to yourself ‘cause there’s nothing more “Can’t you see my light?” That what mirrors behold “Don’t speak, let me shine bright” You, my flower blown by the whispers of age Beauty in the storm that relentlessly fades Cold through the winter of life Pulled down below into an ocean of lies My withering rose What a dreadful curse Cast by nature on life Nothing lasts forever Can’t turn back the hands of time Like a grain of sand Pray for me my Lord In its hourglass awaits “For the burden I hold” For the very end when all torments decay And the vanity will leave your heart in peace “My lady listen to your beloved King I can see your eyes are now scared And veiled by the mist of despair Do not be conquered by your own fears Don’t let the illusion of perfection seduce you Or you will be lost forever” Desperate while my youth fades away Sorrow is dragging my soul down There’s no word you can say to save me My love 6. Mitra Let the almighty come inside your pure heart And wash away your fears The holy spirit will fulfil you In the shadows where ours sins are concealed There is no pain and no bleed No suffering at all in this godly night You will be blessed by my seed as we pray together “I and you as one Kneel down before the holy god” true believer Kneel down before the holy god Let me take your soul Kneel down before the holy god true believer As for a progeny to come we’ll sacrifice it in the name of Mitra, icon of our god Mitra, a god of scum I want to take you, I want to feel you I need to have you until you need too I want to take you, I want to feel you I will possess you until I’ll kill you Let the shepherd call the name of his land And lead it back to the fold I’ll be the sheepdog protecting you in the sunlight And the wolf in the dark Like virgin Mary conceived in miraculous deceit On that holy night You shall accept in your blooming flesh My spiritual power Key to paradise Kneel down before the holy god true believer Let me take your soul True believer As for a progeny to come we’ll sacrifice it in the name of Mitra, icon of our god Mitra, a god of scum Mitra, icon of our lord Mitra, the lord of cum 7. Paramour (Die Leidenschaft Bringt Leiden) Die Leidenschaft bringt leiden! Wer beschwichtigt Beklommenes Herz Das allzu viel verloren? Wo sind die Stunden Überschnell verflüchtigt? Vergebens war das Schönste dir erkoren! Trüb ist der Geist Verworren das beginnen; Die hehre Welt Wie schwindet sie den Sinnen! Da schwebt hervor Musik Mit Engelschwingen Verflicht zu Millionen Tön‘ um töne Des Menschen wesen Durch und durch zu dringen Zu überfüllen ihn Mit ew’ger schöne: Das Auge netzt sich Fühlt in höher’n sehnen Den Götter Wert der Töne wie der tränen Und so das Herz erleichtert Merkt behende, Daß es noch lebt und schlägt Und möchte schlagen Zum reinsten Dank Der Überreichen spende Sich selbst erwiedernd Willig dar zutragen Da fühlte sich o daß es ewig bliebe! Das Doppelglück der Töne wie der Liebe… 8. And The Vulture Beholds Cast out, ignored Disdained and scorned Humiliated by those I’ll rise above Like a vulture I want for the lion to die Natural right set by purity of blood Ever longing the role I’m entitled to I will never renounce to that crown For no reason at all Time has come for me to reign My throne I claim now Oh father Let your heart hear Your firstborn words I feel it’s time for me To rule this world Tired, fed up, Sick of it all I’m surrounded by crooks and prostitutes In this court Leeches suck royal blood without a brake Weaving in shadow to pursue their goals Imperceptible revolt against the lord Neverending conspiracy Shame on this pharisaic court I, amongst the lies Screaming but silent Thrown away while I conspire For I will live no more in the shadows And I’ll never surrender myself to this fate In my disgrace bred by deceivers I lift my head With the heart in flames Without fear I will satisfy my desire Castigating the traitors as I overcome Irate, furious, Out of control I will kill all these tamperers one by one Destroying obstacles Standing between me and my rise Annihilating the aims of betrayers I’ll extort what is mine with my own hands Desecrating my ancestry line To prevail on this land 9. Gravity Before you squander this treasure Just let me hold it in my hands I feel the weight of metal I feel it's gravity again At the side of this splendour I just become insane I, alone on the sly with my drug Fill my veins with this gold dust Astray, i feel alive again Internal state of anger A neverending disease Can't feel ashamed of myself Cannot be blamed for my greed I'd do whatever it takes to satisfy my need I, alone on the sly with my drug Fill my veins with this gold dust Astray, i feel alive again Above the sky Through diamonds and stars In this place i belong I relieve my heart High on gold Pervaded in pleasure I let my greedy soul fly In delirium i attain my obscene desires I, alone on the sly with my drug Fill my veins with this gold dust Astray, i feel alive again 10. A Million Deaths Back in the trench beneath this grey sky Together waiting for the end We stick our chests out decorated with medals Before the lead will replace all the pride in these hearts And there will be no celebration, forgotten names etched in the mud Me I believe honour lasts forever, therefore I sacrifice My life is yours This stench of flesh in putrefaction Inebriates the living dead Breathing the soul of the slain in battle We wait in line with our comrades our ration of hell Under the flag of our nation we fight the enemy until the last stand We earn on the field the respect of fathers, united we immolate Our lives are yours Bleeding under the scars Going for a recognition, going for a purple heart We are becoming insane here, forgotten in fox holes We fight the primal fear more than the real foe No we can’t discern them clearly from our companions We’re going insane here. Why don’t you hear us? Why don’t you rescue us all? Hidden in my shelter under heavy enemy attack, My thoughts ink the letters That will never reach my hearth Memories are stabbing my soul like a bayonet I forgot the reason why we are confined in this hell “Honour goes far beyond death and suffering And only through the sacrifice of the brave will peace be restored. Don’t despair my sons, keep your heads high For your names will be remembered forever in time” To defend you my sire I have blown away my soul Devastating my own life With no rewards Choking my existence with lies Led by the devil to paradise: Down 11. Syphilis “My beloved king I compose this letter to you In the sleepless nightmare hours of the night Wandering through cold empty corridors I can hear these walls Screaming your magnificent name and I can find no peace” I have to protect my breed No matter who I love, no matter how I feel It’s in my pure drops, it’s in my royal seed My great love don’t let me fall apart Desire is killing me Don’t you let me drown in tears Don’t cry You know it’s a hopeless wish No future for us, but only bitter tears Preserve your frail heart From an unending bleed “Oh lord How long shall I bear the burden Of my tormenting silence And live my life in the shadows This is a frightful conflict, this is not life Please, come and take me Please, my love, please” I will never come again I forbid this love forever As time has come to forget And leave it to the past So make the right choice to save us Before it’s too late Can’t soil my blood for nothing And waste my heritage Can’t blacken my name And lose my purity 12. King [Instrumental] Paolo Rossi: Bass, Vocals (clean) Francesco Paoli: Drums, Guitars, Vocals (backing) Cristiano Trionfera: Guitars, Vocals (backing), Orchestration Tommaso Riccardi: Vocals (lead), Guitars Francesco Ferrini: Piano, Orchestration