(Part I Odysseus′ Theme / Overture) (Instrumental)
(Part II - Journey To Ithaca)
To the one that I love, my journey has begun When our eyes meet once more there will me peace The taste of your lips the warmth of your touch again, forever, two souls as one
Seems like forever that my eyes have been denied Home - I′m dreaming of home I′ve been twenty years away from all I ever knew to return would make my dreams come true
Seasons of sorrow have stolen all my years I miss the rolling hills of Ithaca I′ve been through battles and cried a sea of tears but the tide is changing, and with it all my fears
Seems like forever that my eyes have been denied Home - I′m dreaming of home I′ve been twenty years away from all I ever knew to return would make my dreams come true
Behold the sea and winds of Jove We set sail guided by the stars above The ports of Troy escape our view a cold and stormy fate awaits our rendezvous
Onward we ride, into the raging fury Setting our course by the moon and sun We forge ahead seeking glory Yet the journey has just begun
Onward we ride - nine days we brave her might we are coming home...
(Part III - The Eye)
Awakened at dawn - Land dead ahead with the winds of the morning we change course no remorse, a place forbidden to all
Search all the grounds - find food and water Yet journey not into the Cave of Woe long ago, a legend spoke of a beast
A thousand riches hidden deep within the stone A thousand nightmares mortal′s blood forever flows
A mountainous black - engulfed in a shadow a bone-chilling growl and an Eye of Hate a ghastly fate - held prisoner by the Eye
Yet he must sleep - as the daylight fades we focus our senses and sharpen our blade we take aim - In silence we strike
A thousand riches hidden deep within the stone A thousand nightmares - blood runs forever - from the Eye...
(Part IV - Circe (Daughter Of The Sun))
We sit adrift on the open sea The gift of wind, by Zeus, concealed - so carelessly We break the waves on a course untrue across the endless plain of blue - a new coast in view
We carouse with the maiden beneath her eyes the madness lies ...in mystery
I drink deep from the chalice of gold and jade - my senses fade ...I′m mesmerized
Stay - like those before I condemn you all - from walk to crawl ...metamorphasized
No - my will it defies her speak the verse - lift the curse ...she′s mesmerized
Am I asleep? Tell me Daughter of the Sun There′s vengeance in the air and all things will be undone
(Part V - Sirens)
Dire warnings - told by the sorceress in white ′false bringers of love′ - Sirens echoing songs from above
Wings flowing - floating on Sea of Lies I defy their vision Elysium swallows my cries
Embracing - maidens of lust stimulate and manipulate my senses I welcome a watery grave
Tied steadfast to the mast tragedy awaits me I′m falling victim betrayed by the sea
(Part VI - Scylla And Charybdis) (Instrumental)
(Part VII - The Fate Of The Suitors / Champion Of Ithaca)
So this is home... In the guise of a beggar - Minerva guides my way I find my kingdom in jeopardy
Vengeance - it swells within me As I spy so many who eye my Queen I′ll make them pay for this blasphemy... All will see
Triumphant - Champion of Ithaca I will right all the wrongs Let the Gods sing my song Triumphant - Champion of Ithaca Let a new life begin my journey has come to and end
A contest of valor ′to pierce the twelve rings in a single arrow′s flight′ Yet, not a one can string the bow
My veil of silence lifted All is revealed revenge burns in my heart thrashing and slashing down all my foes...to claim the throne
Triumphant - Champion of Ithaca I will right all the wrongs Let the Gods sing my song Triumphant - Champion of Ithaca Let a new life begin this is the end of my Odyssey
Seems like forever that my eyes have been denied Home - I′m finally home It′s been twenty years away from all I ever knew I have returned to make my dream come true
Welcome to the Anarchy Enigmatic entity The grand illusion - destitution infecting one and all
Forces they′re oppressing me Lords of mediocrity an iron will shall break the still some will rise and some will fall
Oh... yes, we ride through stormy skies of Fire
Evil lies that mesmerize from the dragons′ tongue they slide a fury lashes from the ashes never losing sight
Pounding down the wicked ones Tyrants now are overcome A final yell from hounds of Hell rising we unite
Yes we ride through stormy skies
The endless nights In the moonlight, we do gather We curse uncertainty and false desires We lift the mask and stand together - one and all and when the flames grow dim, look within Unleash the Fire...
A time will come when all will see In the end - its just a game Time will tell when all these things that have come to pass - still remain
The endless nights In the moonlight, we do gather We curse uncertainty and false desires We lift the mask and stand together - one and all and when the flames grow dim, look within Unleash the Fire...
"The Inquisitorial vengeance had been hurried by my two-fold escape, and there was to be no more dallying with the King of Terrors..."
Edgar Allan Poe - The Pit and the Pendulum
I awake - without the sun encased in walls of steel terror so real - it blinds me
Rancid darkness steals my breath The Pit - on the edge of death The wells of Hell know not my name
I slip away...into black I fade away
Terrified - to the left and to the right Spirit of the Damned, iron shadows cast Hear my desperate cries Shrieking demon - far and wide praying for this breath to be my last
Awake again - paralyzed I′m shackled to this alter sacrificed to their God
′Inch by Inch and Line by Line′ The Blade - descending lost in time The fiends of Doom they call my name
I slip away...into black I fade away
Terrified - to the left and to the right Spirit of the Damned, iron shadows cast Hear my desperate cries Shrieking demon - far and wide praying for this breath to be my last
Terrified - to the left and to the right Spirit of the Damned, iron shadows cast Hear my desperate cries Shrieking demon - far and wide praying for this breath to be my last
Needless to say, another day has passed away Yet everything, and nothing, has changed Awake I lie, my thoughts get lost up in the sky Yet everything, and nothing, has changed...
Maybe a mystic - with fortunes to tell... Surrender my coin at the old wishing well... Maybe the stars will align in the night... To show me the path that is right
′Would′ve been′s and ′could′ve been′s they waste my days away the colors of my life dissolve and fade to gray
So many paths of promise Indecision poisons my mind If only I had seen the signs - so blind
Yet I must journey on - on and on
A haunting vision torments me It smothers and steals my dreams I see an old man in the mirror cold and bitter starring back at me
Here I am - at the crossing of life I stand On my own - looking down the road Hear my cry - answer me Still I′m searching yet the truth is unknown - though the night is cold I walk the road alone
Alone I traveled through the mountains Led by a star fading west When I came upon an ancient ruin of a church and it was there I stopped to rest
Then the black and gloomy night that chased my footsteps crashed down on me like a wave Whispering through the trees and eerie breeze carried a voice beckoning me to be her slave
In a whisper she said...
Burn forever Leave never from my arms Embrace the night
From the black and twisting shadows rose a woman beauty alluring to the eye Oh her devilish grin, her moonlit skin and long dark hair flowing down around her thighs
As she approached I felt the evil growing stronger I waltz with the wicked within Frozen in my place, she kissed my face and in a storm of passion bathed me in sin
In the madness...she said...
Burn forever Leave never from my arms Embrace the night
Then she weaved a mist - and cast me into the shadows
"Come with me, love eternally, forever mine" "Set me free - in death we′ll dance eternally forever and ever..."
As so the light, cast down from the heavens, washed over me like wave I awoke, it seems, from some crazy dream only to find I was standing at her grave
In my nightmare...she said
Burn forever Leave never from my arms Embrace the night
Burn forever Leave never from my arms Don′t ever leave me- never leave me
Burn forever Leave never from my arms Embrace the night