Amon Amarth

War!
The very first war of our
World!
When the treacherous
Witch was killed.
Three times burned
The three times born
By searing flames
Was Gullveig torn.

Death!
Oden hurled his spear
Off with great
Force!
Deep into the great Vana-Fyrd.
Battle horns
Gave up their sound
And Asgard walls
Razed to the ground.

The Vanir felt deceived,
Honir was a fool,
Without Mimir at his side
Honir could not rule.
In a fit of violent rage
Mimir's blood was shed
And to Oden's court they sent
Mimir's severed head.

Truce!
So a brittle and
Frail peace was
Forged!
And to ensure
That the peace remained
Njorð and Frej
To Asgard came
and Hon' and Mim'
To Vanaheimr.

Death!
See the furious
Gods wanting
Blood!
Oden knew
That a raging war
Would not bring
Them any gain,
Just leave a black
And bitter stain.

Oden tog huvudet och
Smorde det med orter
Som hindrar det
Fran att ruttna.
Han kvad sina
Trollsanger over det
Sa att Mimir ater
Kunde tala till honom.

The Vanir felt deceived,
Honir was a fool,
Without Mimir at his side
Honir could not rule.
In a fit of violent rage
Mimir's blood was shed
And to Oden's court they sent
Mimir's severed head.

The Vanir felt deceived,
Honir was a fool,
Without Mimir at his side
Honir could not rule.
In a fit of violent rage
Mimir's blood was shed
And to Oden's court they sent
Mimir's severed head.

I rise up from Muspelheim,
My fury is sublime.
The sword I bring burns violently
With wild and lethal flames.

I march against the Asagods
To bring the end of time.
I am pure and endless pain
And Surtur is my name.

See me rise, the mighty Surt,
Destroyer of the universe.
Bringer of flames and endless hurt
Scorcher of men and Earth.

See me rise, the mighty Surt,
Destroyer of the universe.
Bringer of flames and endless hurt
Scorcher of men and Earth.

Swordless Frej with horn in hand
Rises to his final stand.
He doesn't stand a single chance;
I'll split his living corpse in half.

And yet he stabbed me in the eye;
He drove the horn in deep.
The overwhelming, raging pain
Is driving me insane!

The waves of flames that
I've unleashed will eat us all alive.
The rage that burns within my heart
Is uncontrolled and wild:
And now everything shall die!

Massive waves consume us all, the ocean is released.
Our dying world quakes underneath
And sinks into the sea:
And now nothing will survive!

Extinction waits for everyone,
For gods and men alike.
When all are gone of the old world
A new one will arise.

See me rise, the mighty Surt,
Destroyer of the universe.
Bringer of flames and endless hurt
Scorcher of men and Earth.

See me rise, the mighty Surt,
Destroyer of the universe.
Bringer of flames and endless hurt
Scorcher of men and Earth.

See me die, the mighty Surt,
Destroyer of the universe.
Drowning in waves that floods the Earth:
The beginning, of a new rebirth.

See me die, the mighty Surt,
Destroyer of the universe.
Drowning in waves that floods the Earth:
The beginning, of a new rebirth.

They speak of love and tolerance
They thrive on people's ignorance
To make you all slaves of fear

They feed on your anxiety
To build their dead society
They've kept you down for a thousand years

They nurture prejudice and hate
Condemn the wars that they create
In the name of whatever god

They gladly sacrifice your lives
Increasing power is their prize
Without regrets they'll spill your blood

They're feeding you lies
With calculating smiles
Enslavement of the human mind
As long as you kneel to their authority
Religion is what makes you blind

They're treating you as mindless fools
And use you as obedient tools
It's time to set your spirit free

This world we cannot tolerate
It's time to seal all preachers fate
And let them hang from Odin's tree

Your minds are restrained
Obedience is the chain
They've locked you up and thrown away the key

Your souls are for sale,
And you're the ones who pay
But still, you'll never be set free

They're feeding you lies
With calculating smiles
Enslavement of the human mind
As long as you kneel to their authority
Religion is what makes you blind

From birth we're taught
How to survive.
We're taught how war is waged.
And there are no men now alive
Who stop our wild rampage.

Light at heart we bide or bane
Whatever death awaits.
Norsemen live without regrets,
We accept our woven fate.

So fearlessly we charge ahead,
There is no time to hesitate.

Don't despair, show no fear,
Live your life without regrets.
Don't despair and show no fear
In the face of a certain death!

A coward thinks he'll always live
If he keeps himself from strife;
Old age leaves no rest and peace,
Though spears may spare his life.

We don't mourn
A friend that fell
Or dread the day
We'll fall ourselves.
Warriors don't go to Hell,
'Cause we know
Ygg will greet us well.

So fearlessly we charge ahead,
There is no time to hesitate.

Don't despair, show no fear,
Live your life without regrets.
Don't despair and show no fear
In the face of a certain death!

So raise your horns
To those who died.
Let's drink to
Fallen friends tonight.
Let's celebrate their glory life.
We'll meet again in Valhall
When we die!
When we die!
When we die!

See him rise
From land of flames;
Destruction is at hand,
It is time to make a stand.
Now I face an awesome foe.
I will always stand my ground;
To this end my fate is bound.

This fight is mine and mine alone
And there's no help from anyone.

His wrath burns!
With insane heat,
All his fury is unleashed.
There is no way to defeat!
The forces and the power
That he wields.

My hand holds the horn so firm:
I am calm and ready to die.
Everything around me burns
And I know that I will not survive.

See him rise
From land of flames
Destruction is at hand,
It is time to make a stand.
My death awaits, I have no fear;
To this end my fate is bound.
Though I'm doomed,
I'll stand my ground.

This fight is mine and mine alone
And there's no help from anyone.

I go forth to meet my doom
But I will die in vain.
Perdition waits for everyone,
The world will die in flames.

With all my strength
I run the horn
Deep into his eye.
And as he swings
His burning sword,
I die with a tired smile.

Time!
Has come to wash our shame away,
To erase the image of defeat.
We!
Have licked our wounds, restored our strength
And our vengeance will be oh so sweet.

They thought they had us down;
That we'd never rise again.
They will learn that they were deadly wrong,
What's owed will be repaid.

Again we'll feed the wolves
And then vengeance will be ours.
We'll split their skulls and spill their guts
Upon the frozen ground.

Yeah, we'll never kneel again,
Not to deity nor men.
Now they'll taste our bitter hate;
What's owed will be repaid.

So raise the flag once more
And the eagle will be fed.
Once again we march to war
For victory or death.

They arrived with talk of Hvitekrist,
By force they wanted us to kneel.
With their swords held to
Our throats they preached.
But we will make them pay,
We'll take their lives away.

So raise!
Raise the flag once more
In the east the eagle will be fed.
MARCH!
Again we march to war.
We will march for victory or death.

Pain!
The pain and suffering
Is but a bleak and distant fading dream.
Shame!
Our disgrace; a withering thought:
Though finally our names will be redeemed.

My head hurts like hell,
Can't open my eyes.
My clothes are all wet
And I'm freezing right through.
Don't know where I am
Or how to get home.

My arms feel so numb
And it's hard to get up.
My muscles they ache
With every move;
I stand on my feet
But my knees feel so weak.

Somebody wake me!
From this horrible dream!
Somebody save me!
From this terror I feel!

I stumble around
On the soft muddy ground.
I call out the name
Of the friends I can't find
But only the wind
And the ravens reply.

With every gasp,
With every breath
Smoke fills my lungs.
And my intestines wrench
With every gasp
The sweet taste of death.
The air is full of
A thick pungent stench.

So comes the rain,
It's colder than ice.
I wash off my face
And open my eyes;
And then I see
But wish I were blind.

They are all dead,
There's blood everywhere.
The Norsemen they left
Only death and despair.
A stench of flesh
That fills the autumn air.

Somebody wake me!
From this horrible dream!
Somebody save me!
From this terror I feel!

No one can save me!
From this horrible dream!
No one can hear me!
O my heart rending
Screams!

Conceived was I
From chaos and hate;
Of malice, deceit and blood.
And how would they know
My fate is to rise
Against the asagods.

My being is full, full of a rage:
An evil that can't be tamed.
It darkens my soul
And blackens the blood,
A fire that fills my veins.

So how
Did I ever end up here?
Humiliated, broken, and weak
I've waited
For a thousand years
To break these chains apart and
To finally break myself free.

I bit the hand, off the mighty Tyr
When i couldn't tear my ties.
Now banished I dwell,
A sword in my jaw;
Awaiting the end of time.
In darkness I drown
Consumed by my hate
Longing for revenge.
Allfather will pay
For his deceit
At the battle
Of Ragnarok.

A beast am I
So vicious and grim.
They fear my mean
Grinning teeth.
I bide my time,
My sweet revenge.
Soon my ties will fall
And finally i will by free!

So when you hear me howling
You'll know that i have come for you.
When you hear me call your name
Your life will end in nameless pain.

Conceived was I
From chaos and hate;
Of malice, deceit and blood.
And how would they know
My fate is to rise
Against the asagods.

My being is full, full of a rage:
An evil that can't be tamed.
It darkens my soul
And blackens the blood,
A fire that fills my veins.

A beast am I
So vicious and grim.
They fear my mean
Grinning teeth.
I bide my time,
My sweet revenge.
Soon my ties will fall
And finally I will be...
Finally break myself...
Finally I will be free!

The autumn clouds are caving in
And night comes crawling black as sin.
Lightning strikes and rain begins,
A storm that tears my soul.
I toss and twizzle in my bed,
My thoughts are spinning in my head.
Darkness nears soon I'll be dead;
I'm losing all control.

I spent my life in foolish quest
For gold and riches I'd contest
And now I'm left with just regrets,
Too late to change my ways.
My life it seems has slipped away,
I leave no legacy to praise.
Nothing more for me to say:
My life has been a waste.

When!
When time has come for me to leave,
When!
When judgment's passed upon my life,
When!
A cold dark grave awaits for me,
Will!
Will my name live endlessly?

When!
When time has come for me to leave,
When!
When judgment's passed upon my life,
When!
A cold dark grave awaits for me,
Will!
Will my name live endlessly?

So I die but won't be mourned;
Broken and alone.
I wish that I were never born.
So I die and won't be missed,
No rune stone will be raised
As my body rots away.

Die!
All friends and cattle pass away
Die!
And death will come for every man!
Die!
But I know one thing never dies;
Doom!
The sentence passed upon the dead!

Now!
The time has come for me to leave
Now!
And judgment's passed upon my life.
Now!
I will rest in my dark grave.
Will!
They speak my name with reverence?

My life has been a waste!
No rune stone will be raised!
So I die, but won't be mourned!
I wish that I were never born!
I rest here in my shallow grave!
As my body, rots away!

(Posessed cover)

Every night I see through eyes
Of a different lunatic
And every night I fantasize
In trancial mesmeric

All alone inside my head
Within my padded cell
Ruled by thoughts of another mind
Controlled by unseen eyes

In my mind I see the sun
Plunge into the sea I listen to my
Tales now I'll tell you what I see
And so the corpses
And the thrill
My mind is warped
Nothing's real

Do I dream
Or is it true
The piercing scream
She never knew

STRIKE!
Fast and hard, show no mercy for these men
The vermin of christ, prophets of lies and their disciples
Seek them out, hunt them down
Break their spirits, crush their hearts
Not even death will set them free from this pain

CHARGE!
Ride them down as they flee from our steel
Draw their blood, make them suffer
Before they die by war-field sacrifice
Wipe them out! Burn their homes and fields
Feed the wolves with their offspring, annihilate them all!

Masters of War, torment every soul
Rape every whore that carries the cross

FIRE!
Burn them all, burn them alive
Send their souls to Deathqueen's hall
To the land of cold burning flames
Send them to the land of famine and despair
Eternally they will starve and freeze

Risen from the sea
The beast of Hel is here,
He's come to rule the Earth
They will obey his power!

A serpent rises
Rise above the Earth,
Followed by an army
An army of the immortal!

An army of the dead!

Secretly they can arrive
The enemy is fire!
Ripped from their sight
Falling through the sky,
The enemy immortal!
Never die!!

Here is wisdom and faith
No one stand and beg for,
The number of the beast released,
A number of a man is his number
Six hundred sixty six!
Six, six, six!

He's risen from the sea
The beast of Hel are here,
Come to rule the world
And you will be in fire!

Surtur is risen, Surtur is here
Repent yourself, he'll rule the world,
Surtur is risen, Surtur is here
Repent yourself, he'll rule the world!
Rule the world!!

Surtur is risen, Surtur is here
Repent yourself, he'll rule the world,
Surtur is risen, Surtur is here
Repent yourself, he'll rule the world!
Rule the world!!

Men will fight and men will die
Wars will be lost and won
That's how it's been and still will be
Long after I'm gone

Doubting not I give my blood
So I may enter hall up high
The sky belongs to Asagods
As long as the raven flies

Death is drawing near
I know it's true but I have no fear
I know I can't escape my:

FATE! Turns its deadly wheel
Judgement day is closing in but still I cannot feel:

REMORSE! Is for the weak
I stand silent while they speak, their accusations are all:

LIES! Spread by preaching men
I'm on trial for being who I am
And praising the Gods of my native land

I will stand firm, I refuse to kneel
The fury in me is divine
My dark grave awaits, my fate is revealed
But I'm not afraid to die

Death! The day to die is here
The sun rides high on the northern sphere
And the executioner sharpens his:

Axe! Shines in the sun
I smile when they tie me down
And hear the sound of the falling blade

Death! Sweet death, relieve me from this world
Death! Sweet death, relieve me, relieve:

So death finally came to him
The pagan man could not be turned
He faced death with a grin
Now his head rests in the dust

The proud man stood firm, he refused to kneel
The fury in him was divine
Now he is dead, his fate has been sealed
He's brought to Golden Hall up high

Once I was - Now I am no more
A burst of flames threw me into oblivion

The life I knew - Seems distant and unreal
A fading dream, a memory I can't recall

Am I real - I can no longer tell
A notion tells me I still exist

Infinite dark - Through this void I float
Resting, waiting for the day
When I will live again

Eons pass or maybe I just blinked
Deeper into this hell I sink

Falling through Ginnungagap
I'm pulled towards an unseen gate
I seem to hear my name being called
I float towards these cries of fate

Faster than - the speed of light
I am falling through universe

Stars flash by - Before my eyes
The time has come to return

Out of the dark - Into the light
Back into life I am cast

By my side - A demon army rides
We ride to reclaim that once we lost

Eons have passed, I'm back from the dead
Victory lies ahead

He's riding down 'cross a field but nothing is the same
This place he knew as Hammerfest
When the old Gods reigned
The army of demons rides
By his side with weapons drawn
Today is the day
When Ragnarok will be spawned

There lies the mountain where the temple once stood
Where eons ago he arose to spill their christian blood

Stuck in the rock is a golden ring
That yet noone's dared to touch
The legend has it it's where the Crusher once struck

He pulls the hammer from the mountain's grip
The sign for demons to attack
He's been called upon to arise and he won't spare a single life
No, Thor (won't) spare a single soul, nor let them get away alive
They strike down on the world with overwhelming force
All resistance is brutally crushed, crushed without remorse
Dark angels descend to join the bloodfight
The slaughter brings them on, see Odin's Valkyries ride

The battle of Midgard is almost won
And the thousand years of tyranny will be forever gone
Soon a new world will be born rising from the Sea
Where Asagods again shall reign and humans will be free

He rides once more upon the black mountain of doom
Holding firm the Crusher of giants' bones
He lets the hammer strike, now everything will burn
As Surtur's fire is released upon the world

Bastards of a lying breed
You've ruled us for too long
Truth to you are lies to me
And your right is so wrong

Moral preached by immoral fucks
All I feel is despise
Lie no more you fucking cunts
You tear me up inside

Your sons die from your abuse
But you're giving us the blame
The easy path's the one you choose
That road will lead to pain
You're trying to control their mind
And strip them of free will
They way you force them to go blind
Will surely get them killed

My mind is free and so is my soul
You can't put me in chains
I won't play the well-adjusted role
Or bow my head in shame

So throw your stones of guilt at me
Point your finger, curse my name!
Your scapegoat I will never be
I won't take the blame!

Now we're on trial to serve your crime
And pay for your mistakes
There is no way we'll do the time
The chains of lies will break
Censorship can't stop our truth
We speak straight from the heart
There is nothing you can do
We'll tear your souls apart

So see us rise we're few but strong
We'll crack your fucking teeth
And feed you with your twisted tongue
Until you cannot breathe

The fury makes our eyes see red
It burns within our hearts
Soon you'll all be stone cold dead
We'll tear your souls apart!