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Protean Shield
04:36
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Enemy lines form
To march ten thousand strong
Rising their tide is heading our way
Myriad souls ascent
To set foot on the battle's crest
Divine heights carry the brave
While death reigns
Sinister winds blow
Blow after blow
Even the bravest fall
I watch them lay down
Silently they rest
On meadows of steel
And I know their pain
My ever-changing embrace
Bears deadly thrusts
Those who hold me cannot die
I will not break neither yield
No hit can harm me or overrun me
One step closer to the kill
Those who face me never live
Breaking the front line rushing in
Bodies I'm thrashing with every hit
Angel of mayhem, Protean Shield
On the feet of My Sire
Broken weapons and bodies are heaped
Soon his enemies tire
Their waves one by one, are undone unto me
Those who hold me cannot die
I will not break neither yield
No hit can harm me or overrun me
One step closer to the kill
Those who face me never live
Breaking the front line rushing in
Bodies I'm thrashing with every hit
Angel of mayhem, Protean Shield
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47 Ronin
04:38
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"Let the women, children and those that
cannot help themselves live.
In the end extinguish all the fires in the house,
for darkness, is all what we leave behind."
Hide, wait, plan, sacrifice
So many years in dishonor
Biding the time
Hammers at the doors and spears at their throats
The driving winds and snow welcome us in
By the drum we come, by the whistle we go
For we are one, for we are one,
For we are one, the forty seven... seven
Fate, we're going to rise one day
but first we pave the way of shadows in the night
The path is long but fuse is running sort, Until then
Hide, wait, plan, sacrifice
So many years in dishonor
Biding the time
By the Code we live, to our sigil we bow
For we are one, for we are one,
For we are one, the forty seven Ronin
Eyes but a shadow, on sleepless nights we dream
Revenge in death, binds us to our will
We flow in the air, fly straight as we kill
We are one, the forty seven Ronin
Hammers at the doors and spears at their throats
Howling winds and heavy snow welcome us in
By the drum we come, with Kira's head we go
For we have won, the forty seven Ronin
The forty seven, forty seven, the forty seven Ronin
"This is an act of revenge.
Stay at your homes. You will not be harmed."
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Stormbringer
04:42
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STORMBRINGER
Lord of chaos hear my lament
Hear my prayer
Hear my battle cry
Hear my battle cry
Arioch! Arioch!
Blood and souls for my Lord Arioch!
Red flame roars in my temples
Chaos swirls in my heart
Unsheathe the One that feeds of souls
Stormbringer arm my hand
A blade that wields its master
Is vanquishing my foes
And all the power I'll ever need
Is pouring from that sword
Each life I claim, the blood of those I’ve slain
To the war eternal I devote
My lust I cannot sate, anguish is my fate
To the war eternal I devote … my life!
Blood and souls for my Lord Arioch!
Although I must have you forsaken and thrown away
I stay my hand each turn, lest I become too frail
I yearn your howl, implore your icy touch
Guide me into the fray, Stormbringer lend me strength
Black sword, with no creator
Heed the woes of those who felt your bite
And froze in time
in Lethe's pit are gone
I, can see my life-line
It’s cut short by your kiss, the final thing
I'll lay eyes on
Is a bottomless abyss
Each life I claim, the blood of those I’ve slain
To the war eternal I devote
My lust I cannot sate, anguish is my fate
To the war eternal, I devote … my life!
Blood and souls for my Lord Arioch!
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4. |
Lament
00:38
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5. |
Mariner's Dream
08:00
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MARINER’S DREAM
Sail the oceans, sing your tales to the stars
Sing of the sons whose mothers abandoned to sea
Sing for my mother, as she waves me goodbye
Her face was broken but then I didn’t know why
Along came the tide, the ship is leaving port
Soon all I knοw, will be so far away
The bearded captain laughed and said
We’re never coming home
Salt and wind corrode my fledgling soul
Day and night, the fore mast I climb up high
No land is emerging to sight
And bad luck is in store down the line
Yet it is, the first time I feel so free
A mystery revealed to me, a mariner’s dream
Dreams are just nightmares with masks
Gathering clouds dipped in black
Crimson and vicious the sky bears the wrath
Of storm’s elemental attack
Shy we fly onwards stay the course and pretend
That this is a hardship we know that we are prepared
The first flash of lighting reflects only fear in our eyes
A jagged maw is gaping spewing the ocean’s tongue
Devours our will
Waves, black rising, ascent into darkness
Maelstrom pits are forming, descent in the sea’s abyss
Silent, this watery grave, is concealing the tears
I cry out of shame
The depths are now my fate
Mother, I won't be coming back
My son drowned in the sea
I feel it inside he won’t come to me
Just as his father lies in the deep
Both on a seabed they sleep
I should drown in the sea
I feel it inside together we’ll be
With husband and son I’ll lie in the deep
To rest with my loved ones in peace
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6. |
The Pendulum
03:43
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THE PENDULUM
There is a time, to make time
For broken wishes
There is a day, between the days
That never comes
A severed tongue
It spins the tale of crimson kisses
But even spoken, on curse is molten
And stays untold
Prolonged the longing, a promised torture
To gear on rapture the claw of sin
Redemption lingers a jaded vulture
The moment's capture is out of reach
The pendulum, it does not swing
Stands askew with eyes that gleam
And on it stares at mirrors within
The chronic time labyrinth
Prolonged the wording, a promised sentence
That keeps imprisoned what dwells within
Eternal fingers to cage the essence
Of what once was and what will be
The pendulum, it does not blink
Speaks the truth, its lips are sealed
And on it stares at mirrors within
The chronic time labyrinth
Mounting the power, idle it seems
As it consumes all there is
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7. |
Sin and Dream
04:22
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SIN AND DREAM
He is the Sire, the sun, the Son of the Dream (In her fire)
She is the Mistress, the moon
The savage Daughter of Sin
Lightly treading a destiny veiled chequerboard
Black and white, they never meet
"Come thee moon, await for the sun to rise
Before you set, to touch the Son of the Dream"
Time, slips and falls from the sky
Siblings bloom and intertwine
As they bathe in the light, of day and night
They're starting to turn into stone
In the silence of their flight
With no hope to flee the vice, of their crime
He is the Sire, the sun, the Son of the Dream (In his fire)
She is the Mistress, the moon
The savage Daughter of Sin
In the fire, daylight Sire, speak for one last time
"Come thee sun, and stand behind of the moon
Darkness bestown to us, to kiss the Daughter of Sin"
Time, returns into place
Shadows brim and interlace
As they live under the seal, of their dream
They're starting to turn into flesh
And they leave the world behind
It's their turn to frame the sky
Sin and Dream
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8. |
Steel of Ages
03:45
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STEEL OF AGES
Beyond the walls of this castle
A battle cry echoes between earth and sky
Surged by the sword and veined thunder
Clouds and plains in vengeance they scream
We come, countless forefathers on our backs
As stars, they gleam
We fight, immortal poems in our hearts
We hold, The Steel
High winds, bring us to shore, ships flying
Destined to win and take back our homeland so old
We rise, as never before
Our legacy's born
In fire
Beyond the walls of this city
Foes taste the ire that coats our dark blades
Bridged by the blood yet asunder
Life and death as one light they beam
We come, countless forefathers on our backs
Their names, we call
We hold, the Steel of Ages in our hands
The gates, we storm
High deeds, tear down the walls, steeds flying
Destined to trample the enemy, as victory dawns
We live and die, as never before
Our legacy's born
In fire
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DANCERS AT THE END OF TIME
There's no edge in this multitude of rainbows,
No gold awaiting for the vain
The ships that sailed across the ends of Earth
Are still floating on the blackened halls of space
There's no hope in the mantle of creation
No gods real enough to pray
The dreams that flew between the straits of birth
Are now staring at oblivion's sullen face
The vast, artificial illusions
Crowned the world with the blazing jewels of wealth
Brought no cure to the curse of immorality
Filled no void in the emptiness of life…life
But the virtues that went beyond my knowledge
Were reflected in the mirror of your eyes
Assumed shapes of transcendence and bewilderment
Taught me steps that were never to be mine
Dance!
Where the past is only infinite
Dance!
Where the future has no place
Dance on the surface of eternity
There's no end to the twirling of our fate
Torpid dawns are buried in the mountains
Once they rose but that will never be
Cosmic flowers wither in the gardens
Leave this world to come and dance with me
Swept-up by the fantasy
Where life flows like a stream from the depths of our hearts
Raging lethargic seas
To purge all the beliefs that were build on the sand
Feel for the mystery
Imbued unto the womb that gave birth to the stars
Joining the majesty
Which soars and in our dreams is returning to us
Ardent suns cannot bend the new horizons
They are clinging to the sadness of your smile
Claws of thunder will not cleave these hollow skies
They are waiting for your cry
Dance!
Where our love is only infinite
Dance!
Where regret is out of place
Dance on this kiss, as our lips joining
In this dance there's no mistake
Swept-up by the fantasy
Where life flows like a stream from the depths of our hearts
Raging lethargic seas
To purge all the beliefs that were build on the sand
Feel for the mystery
Imbued unto the womb that gave birth to the stars
Joining the majesty
Which soars and in our dreams is returning to us
And in our dreams is returning to us
And in our dreams is returning…
Turning to us!
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Protean Shield Athens, Greece
Protean Shield delivers Epic Heavy Metal, adventurous and poetic, immersing the listener into sieges, raids full of revenge,
heroic battles and far away travels, but also dark and romantic, bringing to life tales of despair, longing and eternal love.
Stampoulidis Harris (Vocals)
Aktypis Yannis (Guitars)
Tsiligkakis Yannis (Guitars)
Petros Vasiliadis (Bass)
Pasipoularidis Odysseas (Drums)
... more
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