Nebular Moon ...Of Dreams And Magic Chapter I - "Steeple of Forgotten Knowledge" Gates of Experience Part I Four creatures are surrounding me Observing and influencing the actions The lion is enthroned by the powers of the eagle An angel offers a call as a sacrifice The fearless searching soul Ki-aga-bi na-nam ki-aga-bi na-nam Is wrapped in a black robe en e-kur-ra ki-aga-bi na-nam Whispers lost and ancient phrases ni-nam sa-ge al-da-ga-za To open his mind ni-kal-kal-la sa-ge-gara-za The red coach is lowed by the lion with speed The prince who is kneeing, a symbol of fire, you see The Phoenix expresses certainty and power He touches the dimensions of ordinary life Black and white are two symbols of dualism The high priest is able to divide them and mix together He is the keeper of the key to the twilight kingdom And he observes the laws of the four creatures Mind of the lion Thoughts of the eagle Imagination of the soul Feelings of the calf Gates of Experience Part II The steeple towers over the cloud cover Reaching unknown levels of knowledge The battlements appear threatening I walk through the gate of imagination For step by step I reach new levels The sun turns black I reach the top A pedestal towers over a sea of rain I'm draining the cap of sorrow to the last The steeple towers over the cloud cover Reaching unknown levels of knowledge The battlements appear threatening I walk through the gate of imagination The soul is downcoasted The cup is overcrowded Too many occurences Have taken place Chapter II - "Dust of Transience" My Cold Eternity Now eternity is taking my soul And I feel like I'm frozen alive In my heart, there is only keenly emptiness My blood is yet again like red, cold ice I, I'm the last one in this cage Dying for your child for human race Now I'm seeing your sin my god You are the liar of all those past years Night, it was your only destiny I wish that I die alone, without your heed Let my soul pass away I don't need your grace - I won't serve I don't want to survive in your world of lies I'm not your slave, I'm Antichrist Fall, fall again from grace Into burning fields of truth Fallin' down, on earth Without hope in blind eyes Now I'm seeing myself in a buried world Silent screams I hear deep inside my soul Freezing dreams come true in my pitch-dark night From my barren land you can hear me cry I remember the time which has passed away And I feel, that I don't want to return Time of my law is born - I'm your heir to the throne Hear my complaint - I will rise from my grave Dawn of my lordship you see, your kingdom is blown away Pay for your treasons now - You will be mine Schwanengesang Ein Hauch all der Jahre, die er gehen sah Verwischt im Nebel der Zeit, die zu Staub zerfiel Verfremdet die Tage, einst so warm und klar Verblutend, verblassend - ihrem Ziel so nah Erhört seine letze Klage- sieht sein sterbend Haupt Verwirkte Aeonen, so sinnlos, blass und leer Einst atmend und fühlend, nun einsam, greis und nackt In farblosen Schatten versunken und erstarrt Das Schwanenlied vergebens - kein Lohn, kein Ruhm, nur Leid Tausend Jahre Regen, kein Frost im finster' Schmerz Erloschene Sonnen, eisig schreit der Wind Ein flügelloser Rabe nagt am Lebenssinn Durch Kälte gefangen, fern von Raum und Zeit Schau nun zurück, spür' dein sinnlos' Leid Durchbohrt von Menschheits Schwert War es das alles wert? Ein Hauch all der Jahre, die er gehen sah Verwischt im Nebel der Zeit, die zu Staub zerfiel Verfremdet die Tage, einst so warm und klar Verblutend, verblassend - ihrem Ziel so nah Erhört seine letze Klage- sieht sein sterbend Haupt Verwirkte Aeonen, so sinnlos, blass und leer Einst atmend und fühlend, nun einsam, greis und nackt In farblosen Schatten versunken und erstarrt Das Schwanenlied vergebens - kein Lohn, kein Ruhm, nur Leid Chapter III - "Castle of Oblivion" Dark Angel My eyes are closed but I can see you coming Without a sound I can hear your longing sigh My skin awaits your aching kiss on my neck I'm awaiting you, my dark angel So take my hand with your bloody claws Let us fade away on raven's wings To take the great emptiness beyond the sky The castle of silence, my dark angel All the fears made my brain rotting And slowly till infinity I'm drifting into insanity But I know that you will come Come to drink me red wine from me Take it with my sorrows I'm longing for your bloody kiss Do not leave me alone, my dark angel My eyes wide open, I perceive your shadow I open my lips for my last cry Open your eyes, it is just a dream When will you come, my dark angel? Take the aching cry from my lips The silence of oblivion is what I wish Heal my wounds with your gift Show me eternity, my dark angel Beyond the Sky When I walked through the gates of oblivion Screams of the forgotten died in my ears And the voice of silence started to cry Welcome the great emptiness - beyond the sky Hands of despair seized my heart When I fell into the eternal darkness The corridors of timelessness Squeezed my conciousness - beyond the sky I passed the door of no return And the wind whispered a requiem In empty throne covered by frost In the castle of sadness - beyond the sky And when I ascended the ancient throne I felt everlasting emptiness And as my brain starts rotting I saw eternity - far beyond the sky Chapter IV - "Dark Dormant Desires" An Erotic Nightmare The moon has risen, a symbol of Eden The stars are sparkling in the sky Her dark eyes wrap up my mind This indian girl is a symbol of love Well-rounded breasts And her red lips I desire her body, which is fine like a lotus bloom It seems to be that she poisons my feelings Love under will - is the only law! The fair sex has me in its power I feel her naked body in my arms Her bloody lips kiss my neck I feel the warmth of my sweet goddess Feelings like flying in the sky My heart pounds like a thunderstorm Her skin is glowing like red-hot metal The sensitive atmosphere spreads out Sitting on the back of a lion Lifting the holy grail into the height Surounded by several snakes The symbol of strength and lust Awaking of this dream, she shows me her true nature An old hag who poisoned my sense Face her pale lips above my head She is just a portrait of death! Now I feel her cold numb body I cover the corpse into its shroud My desires were stronger than my senses I lost the control of my mind Awakening in Black Thorns "Instrumental"