Empire of Ashes Songtext / Lyric

Empire of Ashes Songtext
In ancient times I conquered a land
I killed the unworthy and weak
I spread my blood I spread my word
But the soil was not able to take
I burnt this land I've slain the last
I emptied my reign I've cleared it up
I've claimed this land for those of my kind
But now the ashes are raining since years Brought their bodies to gigantic piles
The fires blackened the sky
Flesh was burning year after year
No sound except the roar of the flames
The piles won't shrink, ashes rise high
My world becomes grey, no life dwells here
Land and sky you can't tell apart
Fog caresses my empire of grey The waters' mirror blinded by the fading reflections of light
The cradle of life has become its grave, the shores are turning black
The waters are poisoned, a sticky swamp
These shores are damned, no ship will come
The silent zone - everything stands still
No color, no shape is left

IN MEMORY OF QUORTHON!

After years the shadows arrived
surmise them through the clouds
The ground is moving, something has returned
The shadows grew longer, the shadows moved faster
I wait for them to break through the clouds
The legions of unlight, the pestbreathing beasts