Gather Darkness, by Assassin's Blade

Gather Darkness

by Assassin's Blade

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1.	Tempt Not (The Blade of the Assassin) 04:06	lyrics	buy track
TEMPT NOT (The Blade of the Assassin) You’re walking on some thin ice Better choose your next step wisely Not a threat but more like a promise That you shouldn’t take too lightly The straw that broke the camel’s back Instigated this merciless attack Tempt not the Blade of the Assassin… Assassin… Assassin… Tempt not the Blade of the Assassin… Assassin… Assassin… The blacksmith’s masterful creation Tempered steel, sharpened to sever Separation of the rotten from the rest Swift and clean – one cut lasts forever Off with their heads! Tempt not the Blade of the Assassin… Assassin… Assassin… Tempt not the Blade of the Assassin… Assassin… Assassin…
2.	Call of the Watch 03:26	lyrics	buy track
CALL OF THE WATCH A fearful storm is brewing And we’re standing on the brink You can lead a man to knowledge But you can’t make him think Feeding fear to millions As the war mongers amass I guess that it’s too much to ask to Learn something from the past Can’t you hear – The Call of the Watch Won’t you heed - The Call of the Watch Can’t you hear – Won’t you heed - The Call of the Watch Won’t you heed - Can’t you hear – The Call of the Watch The hour’s drawing nearer But you stand there paralyzed Afraid to act or face the facts Right before your eyes Can’t you hear – The Call of the Watch – there’s fire ahead Nations aflame, cities burn Won’t you heed – The Call of the Watch – echoes of the dead Lessons repeated but never learned
3.	Gather, Darkness! 04:14	lyrics	buy track
GATHER, DARKNESS! Enter the New Dark Ages We’re leaving the light The science that would save us Has plunged us into night Oh, brothers of the hierarchy Your holy wisdom is all that we need Gather, Darkness! Enshroud the earth in nothingness Gather, Darkness! Where all light ends and nothing less Where all life ends Ruled by the apex council Their word is divine With wrath rods and religion They keep us all in line Oh, brothers of the hierarchy Your holy wisdom is all that we need Gather, Darkness! Enshroud the earth in nothingness Gather, Darkness! Where all light ends and nothing less Where all life ends
4.	The City That Waits 04:47	lyrics	buy track
THE CITY THAT WAITS It has been waiting For 20 000 years To have its sweet revenge The day they reappear Invaders from the sky Came to ravage and ruin Exploiting all they could and Leaving it to its undoing A lost civilization Across the universe The city – now forsaken Breathes a solemn curse Tireless vigilance Scan the empty streets Circuits that won’t forget And eyes that never sleep Now something has breached its walls Intruders have passed through the gate As life returns to the streets Ancient arms recharge – to annihilate For now the waiting is over Retaliation is close Invoking a primal memory The only word it knows: “Humans”
5.	Dream Savant 05:43	lyrics	buy track
DREAM SAVANT Filled with visions he just couldn’t explain Something brought him back to that mirage on the plain The world was still the same, but he saw it differently Had he really been there, or was it fantasy Dreamer – Dream Savant Standing with the Centaur Dreamer – Dream Savant Running with the Centaur It kept calling him from the depths of slumber Left him profoundly tired from visions of wonder The urge grew stronger, breaking down reality While he grew more detached from society Dreamer – Dream Savant Standing with the Centaur Dreamer – Dream Savant Running with the Centaur Intrepidly he moved between the layers of time ‘Cause in his mind, all was one and one was all The world around him seemed shrouded in grime And man was too blind, to the truth universal When you dream – dream alone When you dream – dream alone When you dream (When you dream) – dream alone When you dream (Dream alone) – dream alone When you dream – dream alone When you dream – dream alone His journey would take him ‘cross deserts and oceans Tracing the light of life, by esoteric notions It all made sense now but words could never express The unity he felt out there in the wilderness Standing with the Centaur Running with the Centaur
6.	Gods 04:00	lyrics	buy track
GODS The sound of thunder Heralds their arrival The Creators have returned For our survival Bringing lightning To strike on command With prophetic vision They survey the land Worship! Fall to your knees The Gods must be appeased Our obedience grants their promise of peace Through thunder and fire In metal and steel They came from the heavens To make us all kneel Star… Born… Gods… Star… Born… Gods… With power like magic The gods they are real They ride the fire wind Turn mountains to dust Masters of life and death Walk here among us Worship! Do as we’re told Our fate is in their control All that we can give is this offering of gold Through thunder and fire In metal and steel They came from the heavens To make us all kneel Star… Born… Gods… Star… Born… Gods… With power like magic The gods they are real Those who from heaven came Divinity in carnal form Bringers of the astral reign… Star… Born… Gods… Star… Born… Gods… Gods…
7.	The Ghost of Orion 04:17	lyrics	buy track
THE GHOST OF ORION The call of ancient yearning Seeking triumph and conquest The hunter awakens Basking in the light of nature’s zest The Ghost of Orion Rekindles the fire Of dormant desires The ghost On the eve of the Wild Hunt When the furious host is released The hunter sets out To claim his right – the nature of the beast The Ghost of Orion Rekindles the fire Of dormant desires The ghost The Ghost of Orion Rekindles the fire Of dormant desires The Ghost of Orion The Ghost lives on in me Its spirit never dies Riding with Orion We hunt to stay alive
8.	The Thaumaturge 04:30	lyrics	buy track
THE THAUMATURGE Watch my hands And the power they possess To heal the weak With a touch of godliness Enter the circle My secret shrine And you will feel The force of the divine The power that flows through my hands Bears witness of arcane commands Celestial currents devise To bring the miracle before our eyes I do the will Of ancient deities Who surround us But none of us sees Clean the air Await the power surge Hark to me I am the thaumaturge The power that flows through my hands Bears witness of arcane commands Celestial currents devise To bring the miracle before our eyes I am the myth – the one of which you’ve heard Unseen wonders evoked by sacred words Through this rift – a power will emerge To aid the hands of the Thaumaturge
9.	I of the Storm 04:14	lyrics	buy track
I, OF THE STORM I have weathered The onslaught of the giants’ war And now I emerge Stronger, prouder than before No more fettered To the hell surrounding me The storm did purge A clean slate now, to carve my history I… I of the storm… Like a flame within the fire Burning out to be reborn I… I of the storm… Ascending to aspire Transcendence above the norm I of the storm! The juggernaut Perpetual and tireless force And now I can see The jaded methods of your course Against all gods Forever I will stand defiant Victory My vengeance lies within my triumph I… I of the storm… Like a flame within the fire Burning out to be reborn I… I of the storm… Ascending to aspire Transcendence above the norm I… I of the storm… Like a flame within the fire Burning out to be reborn I… I of the storm… Ascending to aspire I am the law
10.	Soil of the Dead 06:08	lyrics	buy track
SOIL OF THE DEAD We’ve severed all ties to the world we once knew It took just a second to change, to change it eternally Our future - torn apart by something we can’t touch or see Sons of the Soil – The Soil of the Dead Sons of this Soil – The Soil of the Dead We bury the future in coffins of lead Landscapes without humans, a sepulchre of concrete Now all that is left are shadows of what was here before Someone walked these roads, someone dwelled behind these doors Sons of the Soil – The Soil of the Dead Sons of this Soil – The Soil of the… Dead! For ten days it burned Ten days that will last forever There is nowhere for us to go As the world cries “pariah” Sentenced for eternity Wayward sons of Mother Gaia Our gods do not laugh Our gods are martyrs Only the dead may return And now we know that the world does not end with humanity Thirty years ago but will we ever understand What a force we unleashed and what truths we shattered Now it is as if nothing ever was or ever really mattered Sons of the Soil – The Soil of the Dead Sons of this Soil – The Soil of the Dead We bury the future in coffins of lead

credits

released March 23, 2023

Jacques Bélanger - lead and backing vocals
David Stranderud - lead and rhythm guitars
Bruno Buneck - lead and rhythm guitars
Peter Svensson - bass guitar and backing vocals
Marcus Rosenkvist - drums and backing vocals

Produced by Assassin’s Blade
Mixed by Mattes at Redhead Studio, Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
Mastered by Stefan Kaufmann at Roxx Studio, Solingen, Germany
Drums, Bass, Guitars and Backing vocals recorded by Peter Svensson at Night Wind Studio, Höör, Sweden
Lead and Backing vocals recorded by Manfred Leidecker.
Additional guitars recorded by Bruno Buneck at Angry Cat Studios
All songs written and arranged by Assassin’s Blade.
Cover art by Juha Vuorma