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In Death, We Are Legend

by Horde of Draugar

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I am your redemption, I am what makes you breathe You know my name as Vengeance, call me in your time of need I’ve lived for all creation, I watched the rise of man Witnessed their greed consume them, as they defile the land I’ve been called upon by mortals, and gods as well To me, all are equal, when caught under my spell I care not for the living, I feast upon the slain I’ll take away your weakness, teach you the art of pain When all have gone and left you, I shall remain I am your salvation, I am what makes you whole You know my name as Vengeance, I burn within your soul I am the rage inside you, I’ll keep you free from death We’ll crush your foes beneath you, until there’s nothing left I was there when Odin fell, and Vidar saw I was the hate inside when he tore Fenris’ jaw I’ve helped men crumble kingdoms, and nations rise Rose on the backs of warbirds as bombs fell from the sky I fuel rebellions and shift the tides My hands are always clean by never choosing sides When all has turned to ash, I’ll shall survive I am your vindication, I am your woven fate You know my name as Vengeance, I fly on wings of hate I am what lives in darkness, the sound out in the black I am what drives you forward, when there’s no going back I hear your call, give me everything or nothing at all And as you fight, I am the fire behind your eyes Proceed once more, I’ll give you power to settle the score You’ll be set free, though everyone returns to me eventually Go take your throne, you’ll be without me forever alone No peace, never, for I am forever.
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Was it some cosmic force that drove the dead out of their graves? Or was it our mistake that brought the corpses out in waves? You cannot run when there’s nowhere left for you to hide. Will you have strength when all that’s left for you is fight or die? [CHORUS] When death won’t stay asleep, no one shall rest in peace. Now into fire, into the flame, into a world we create Into the fight, into the fray, into the frenzy to slay Run to the woods, over the plains, into a landscape untamed Where we can hold, where we can fight, where we can live through the night Now up with the dawn, we face extinction of the human race Some take up arms, wasting ammo that we can’t replace I take up my axe and charge into the putrid, seething force Brave as I am, no matter, Nature always takes its course [CHORUS] With everything taken from me, now I am finally free Everything that I believed, and even death can’t release me? Time passes, humanity all fades away Dark madness, now taking my sanity’s place No gladness, surrounded in stench of decay In blackness, all love now has faded away In history, my story will never take place No children to mourn and remember my face No woman to share with me one last embrace Just sadness, and into oblivion gaze [CHORUS] Give into hate, give into rage, joined by Nature, uncaged To chaos run, let it be done, I know I cannot be saved So let them come, let my blood run, let my own life-debt be paid Dying with axe, into the black, into eternity, fade.
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My skin turns red as it is bitten by the frost I must find shelter at any cost I’ve pushed myself for miles by stubborn will And as my body breaks down, I push on still I wasn’t warned of this wicked storm The night was clearer than most It came in fast with unbridled wrath As it blew in from the coast The howling wind tears at my skin The snow, it blinds my eyes My pace slows as my pain grows Inside my skin, it writhes Step by step through the evergreens Breath by breath as my innards freeze I cannot give in, a fire burns within In my dreams I could not foresee This ill-fate bestowed upon me As I embrace the end, I know my Valkyrie descends I’ve grown too cold, I’ve grown too old, and my time here is gone The hour late, I accept Fate, I’ve known this all along I see the trees divide as she comes down to my side And as I peer into her eyes, I feel my soul begin to rise.
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Sun and the moon, swallowed from space Stars full of fear, retract from their place Sword and the axe, will have their age The armies of Hel, soon shall be raised Gleipnir has loosed, I am released On flesh of the gods, once more I feast The final war, Ragnarok calls Before Surtr’s flames, I’ll devour them all By Jormungand, the ocean is tossed Naglfar raised on venomous froth Nidhogg brings forth the army of dead Mortals shall fall in rivers of red This is the end. None shall defend. On Vigrid Field we meet at last Beneath my evil shadow cast On Sleipnir charge, Gungnir in hand Odin’s terror I command This is the end. None shall defend. In jaws his steed is torn in twain The one-eyed god screams out in pain Swallowed whole in jagged grin All Father never rise again.
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Brought up on the backs of lies To shepherd true believers False words to be my guide Found to be the Deceiver By faith, they kept me blind And now the veil is lifted Prophesied to save all lives My whole life had been scripted Now I strive only to stay alive The blood, it pours, I’m torn, I’ll not survive Corpses and flies hang by my side I raise my eyes to see an empty sky Why have I come? What choices led me here? Can’t be undone, it is too late I fear I’ve been betrayed, but that is Mankind’s way You’ll all be slaves, kept in fear by my name No god came down with golden crown The Earth did quaketh naught Just one last feast with my blind sheep A lesson to be taught Corrupt are the hearts of men Do not believe the preacher Look deep within yourself You cannot trust the teacher No rapture is to come, through the death of the Son All religion is the same, my work has been in vain Your souls shall not be saved, you’ll all rot in your graves Awaiting my return, you’ll watch your planet burn Just weep and cry and watch me die.
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I’ve walked Midgard for decades, and never met my end I’ve watched my brothers fall, and watched them all ascend What more could Odin ask for? What more have I to give? Is this some evil curse, that I’ll forever live? My beard has all gone silver, my body aches for war But there is nothing in this realm, that is worth fighting for My friends are only memories, of family, I’m bereft Horn of mead and firelight, are all that I have left The Christian fire spread itself like an ember gone astray Their flames spread without notice, till they were well upon their way Now their ashes cover everything, and turn our pagan world black As I stare into the firelight, I feel the old urge to attack I grab my leather armor, it sleeps beneath the dust My sword unused needs sharpening, to remove the years of rust With fuel and torches burning, the church will fall in flames And all who dare to stop me, shall fall the same Our weapons meet upon the steps, I see their numbers grow I kill without regard, and watch them pile up below Age has come to haunt me, I cannot keep this rate I shall forsake the Norns, and choose my own fate I kneel to no man, I’ll not be kept in chains The men carrying shackles, have come in vain.
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I leave the evergreens to this place of death The stench is overwhelming as it takes my breath They say the Again-Walker desecrates our land This undead creature that feasts on flesh of man It stands upon its grave mound, beneath the blackened sky The first wave falls before him, from gaze of eye My body quivers, as it all becomes quite clear The draugr’s bane is but a man who lives without fear Cast shield upon the ground, let armor fall Move fast in for the kill, end it all Past mangled bodies strewn, with no delay Close distance in between, I see my prey Turning gaze upon me, with hollow eyes It knows the time has come, today it dies Face me, come try, fight me, and die Come now, wither away, run now, slither away Weak flesh, foul taste, meek flesh, what waste Take now, last breath, meet now, sweet death I let him have his words, they are in vain I will collect his head, and his pain Move fast like blowing wind, I swing my sword It smashes through his teeth, removing skull from cord Its body hits the ground, I hold my weapon high All now know a mortal man, killed what cannot die I keep no trophies, and set the field ablaze Those that live return home, to await the end of days.
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Skin cold in the open air Ocean sprays on my chest, bare At the bow I see her standing there War braids woven in her hair Breast heaving under leather plates I know we’ll both achieve our fate The water boils in the dragon’s wake War horns blow, the cliff side quakes A thousand men wait upon the shore Anger gripping to my core Take up arms, release the oars Above our heads two ravens soar We live to die and nothing more That’s what we’re fighting for Raised in blood and brutal war There’s no one keeping score Our memories fade in tales of lore A constant earthly chore We live to die and nothing more That’s what we’re fighting for Forming our shield walls, I see she’s not there What has become of my maiden fair? Volleys of arrows scatter our ranks Horsemen assemble to cut off our flank In chaos I see her falling behind She’s out of reach and I’m out of time Calvary charging to take her life No thread escapes the ancient Norns’ knife Trampled by horses, I watch her fall I go berserk as I curse them all Throwing my shield, now a spear in each hand I race to her side in the blood-soaked sand With hatred the first spear from hand is released Finding its mark in the chest of a beast Rider is thrown through the air like a stone My wrath is unmatched though I stand here alone Smoke rises in towers that leap from the shore Our dragons now sleep on the ocean floor I turn to face my enemy’s blades They sink between ribs and my vision fades.
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A king returns from foreign lands To find he’s been the victim of plotting hands His daughter’s been abducted through treachery He will not be deceived, he’ll search across the seas The king’s pursuit spans far and wide Nearby villages and mountain sides When all seems lost, his men bring word An unknown island found where his daughter has been bound Army amassed, preparing for war Loading the ships, bloodshed inevitable Sails are raised as they row from the shore Wind at their backs, this king’s blessed by Gods Punching through the waves, give chase, their homelands left behind The ocean turns to glass, swift flight, horizons rushing by Land is now in sight, horns blow, bloodlust is in their eyes For progeny they fight, king’s call, attack is justified Ships’ bows meet the sand, invade contentious land Revenge, punish theft, march on without assent A sight halts the charge, silhouette from afar King’s kin greets his men, confess, she gave her hand She pleas to acquiesce, make peace by her demand Too late, his sword unsheathed, relentless curse requires death No fear, their battle cry, for Odin they’ll fight and die A marriage of steel and flesh, blood permeates the firmament [CHORUS] Steel blades clash and shield walls smash Brave men drop, as arrows fall Hammers crush with each spear thrust Warriors meet oblivion *Day fades, combat yields, bodies strewn about the field Frenzied carnage, an equal match, many wounded, most are dead Witnessing the harsh events, she, the cause of grave dissent Lies in wait for night to fall, a curse she’ll weave through magic song Among the slain, under the moon, casting spells, invoking runes Fallen men, enchantments raise, new life keeps the Valkyrie at bay Endlessly, the soldiers fight, meet demise to be revived Eternal war, till Ragnarok, they’ll never taste the mead in Odin’s halls [CHORUS x2] [*] Repeat [CHORUS X2] Odin! Save us from this fate! I pray! Valkyries take my soul away!
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credits

released June 11, 2016

Horde of Draugar
'In Death, We Are Legend' (2016)

Album Credits:

Band Members:
Matt Warner - guitars
Andy Arias - guitars
Joe Dulemba - vocals
Josh Stamey - drums

All songs written, performed, and produced by Horde of Draugar.
(Studio bass guitar recorded by Andy Arias and Matt Warner)

Tracking, mixing, and produced by Taylor Hahn at Hahn Audio in Denver, Colorado.
www.hahnaudio.com

Mastering by Alan Douches at West West Side Music in New Windsor, New York.
www.westwestsidemusic.com

Cover artwork, "Odin", ink and human blood, by Maxime Taccardi in Paris, France.
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Layout and Design by Horde of Draugar

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Horde of Draugar Cheyenne, Wyoming

After playing their first show in January 2012, Horde of Draugar quickly began recording their first studio album, 'Birth of a Draugr' which was self-released on CD and digital format in October 2012.
HoD have since finished writing and recording their second studio album, 'In Death, We Are Legend' which will be self-released on CD and digital format on April 22, 2016.
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