The Song For The King (14-2-2001)

The sky is dark, and the night rules now,
But there's fire on the shore that burns there
And by the fire I see myself sitting, alone as ever
I was forced to leave all that I had for fair...

At the dark horizon, another light spot burns,
Burns bright, clouds went aside as the fire is high
Come near, stranger, and look there, at the horizon
You can see ship burning, see there my soul die...

But the ship still burns and won't sink no matter how
I pray for it to disappear below the surface of the water dark
I pray, I sacrifice, I curse and still no success, it still burns
And will not be gone, destined to be the eternal burning mark?

So now I turn to you, stranger, who are you, I see armor shine.
Next one to kill the undead who sits by the fire at the sandy shore?
No, you are the first to come in peace, in peace that brutally kills,
But also forgives and lets the burning ship sink, do I need more?

I say I put aside my axe and you can prepare your sword to kill,
Tell me the news and aim the blade carefully straight into my chest.
Now PUSH! I feel the blade to pierce the blackness of the stone
And I see the ship sink, my soul can take the long awaited rest...

The body is not dead but the soul is free, and the shiny sword
By the stone firmly is held and you'll never get it back,
You can go now to protect and shelter viking's treasure
That you found so long ago after it was stolen from the ship's deck...

On the horizon, eternal darkness rules and the ship's gone
And there's still sword held by the stone, both covered by dirt.
Well, someone may come and try to pull the sword from the stone,
But I know who can if she comes - the king Arthur in a skirt...

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