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The Moss Rock
04:37
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The settling moon gleams from the sky
Claiming its reign among the stars, ready to die
Whispering death poems of despair
Lunar synthesis above, its beam does shine my vision impaired
I call forth a lunar reign which no longer sets
The valleys beneath us will wither, the mountains will hold their regrets
My empire gone, now overgrown
Conquered by trees, the moss now heir to my throne
Banished I lay forgotten and cold
Under here I stake my claim beneath the leaves, under the moss!
This stone begins my return as one at a time
I’ll reclaim each morsel I’ve lost
I’ll build once more Seldarine’s shrine
Towards Elysium, I roam, only to find
My kingdom laying among moss! Oh, cursed divine!
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Vae Victis
05:26
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I have returned to where cities fall and turn into sand
In ages past I claimed dominion over this land
The overgrown trees now obfuscate my kingdom of old
Farewell to my reign, fair play to the trees that have overthrown
Dance with me, oh whispering death, as I sway across the hall
Fly with me, glittering stars, as one day I may only crawl
Fight with me, oh cherished moon, as we wage an ages-old war
That’s been gone since the death of the sun and the soldiers it bore
I pretend to pay no mind
The deceiver waves and mocks me
I once believed his twisted lies
I will stand and I will no more hide
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Voyage to Elysium
05:37
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Storm the gates
Heaven bound
Elysium awaits
And holds powers old
Let your arrows fly
Towards the chariot of gold
I will not falter
The walls of god
Now bear a hole
The size of my fist
From which I will crawl
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Of Branches and Blossoms
02:48
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Majesty of the Stars
04:21
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My armies at the call
Beckoned towards the ivory wall
My armies standing tall
As we invade the sacred hall
As glaciers melt and fall
So does the cold winter dissolve
And as the Arctic crawls
So does my scheme start to resolve
I will imitate the revelry of dying stars
Playing the fool until it’s time to cast my hidden charms
I rip and tear the snow as we warm the atmosphere
I shall never reconcile with that which has sent me to here
And as my armies fall
So does the creeping moss evolve
And as my armies fall
So does my empire dissolve
I will be left dying while my soldiers crumble down
But my kingdom commences its return on the thawing ground
The frost has withered revealing stone that was once here
Roots unveil me, the trees reveal to the forest my death is near
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Atop a Frozen Canopy
02:41
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I am the heir to a decrepit throne
That awaits me in a snow-covered kingdom
Delusions of grandeur guide my pale feet
Across the ice and soot, across the fields
Once I am dead and gone
Nature returns
Contaminating my palace as I sit and watch it burn
When I come to banish it, I’m overcome
With memories of failure, vae victis, I succumb
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Of Wind and Fire
01:57
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Conquering Fate
04:56
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Of twigs and branches
Of wind and fire
Of rain and thunder
Of holy choirs
Upon my effigy, I burn
Where I suffer, where I’m slain
I am made into the same soil
That comprised my promised land
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