Queen of Time

[Verse 1] A fire in the sky Ablaze the spark beyond the stars Its gleaming wings will cut their way Through the silent paths of space Planets whirl, suns are lit Mountains fly, stars are dimmed Its golden sabres tear through time [Bridge 1] In the night of the river of death Fly the silent prince electors [Verse 2] On the banks of Tuonela Bleach the skeletons of kings Their skulls of sugar sickly sweet Their bones piled up on the shore On bed of mottled rocks Amid flowers cold as ice Pray the weak, the old, the poor [Chorus 1] And when the tiny one from heaven comes Crawls inside the chosen skull And when the tiny one it summons the others To crawl inside the chosen skull [Verse 3] They build their castles in the heads of kings Bring life to the empty halls They build their castles in the heads of kings And honey will flow once more, once more [Bridge 2] In the night of the river of death Fly the silent prince electors [Chorus 2] And when the tiny one from heaven comes Crawls inside the chosen skull And when the tiny one it summons the others To crawl inside the chosen skull [Verse 4] They build their castles in the heads of kings Bring life to the empty halls They build their castles in the heads of kings And honey will flow once more, once more

Submitted by johnmansley — Apr 22, 2025

[Verse 1] Your heart is eternal Like a bee in amber The distant words in your gaze Drops of blood in honey-stream The memories of these days And times When moments became eternity [Pre-Chorus] Fallen No drums echo on waves Sunken Long-lost the kingly message Fallen Fallen is the herald Sunken Is the oaken ship [Chorus] The death-rimed peat and mould Eat away the castles and flags The marsh swallows up the treasures Thus dawns the Age of Moss The bridge falls to the ground Eat away the castles and flags The trestle crumble, roads overgrow Thus dawns the Age of Moss [Verse 2] Just floating scraps That search their form Shards sinking to the bottom Wealth and knowledge buried by mud The magic blade covered by sand [Pre-Chorus] Fallen No drums echo on waves Sunken Long-lost the kingly message Fallen Fallen is the herald Sunken Is the oaken ship [Chorus] The death-rimed peat and mould Eat away the castles and flags The marsh swallows up the treasures Thus dawns the Age of Moss The bridge falls to the ground Eat away the castles and flags The trestle crumble, roads overgrow Thus dawns the Age of Moss [Verse 3] If, by a chance, a mussel Or a playful otter Would take one shard ashore Maybe someone, sometime Should find the amber And lift it to the sun [Bridge: Choir] Your heart is eternal Like a bee in amber The distant words in your gaze Drops of blood in honey-stream The memories of these days And times When moments became eternity [Chorus: Vocoder-Effect] The death-rimed peat and mould Eat away the castles and flags The marsh swallows up the treasures Thus dawns the Age of Moss The bridge falls to the ground Eat away the castles and flags The trestle crumble, roads overgrow Thus dawns the Age of Moss [Chorus: Tomi Joutsen] The death-rimed peat and mould Eat away the castles and flags The marsh swallows up the treasures Thus dawns the Age of Moss The bridge falls to the ground Eat away the castles and flags The trestle crumble, roads overgrow Thus dawns the Age of Moss [Outro] The marsh swallows up the treasures The death-rimed peat and mould The bridge falls to the ground

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Apr 22, 2025

[Verse 1] She spoke to me, approaching me On a road so dark and dreary Her black halo walked by me Disappearing so far behind She travelled not alone An old wife followed on her side And snakes crawled behind her steps And crows circled overhead [Pre-Chorus] Time and again they come to me In the darkness of the night And the raven-haired girl Whispers her listless words [Chorus] "Do not look at me I am the daughter of hate You must not see me Never touch my heart Never!" The words of raven-haired girl "Do not look at me 'Cause I'm the daughter of hate" [Saxophone Solo: Jørgen Munkeby ] [Verse 2] Each morn I swear, each day I pledge Should we yet meet On the road of dream That we would look each other in the eye [Pre-Chorus] Time and again they come to me In the darkness of the night And the raven-haired girl Whispers her listless words [Chorus] "Do not look at me I am the daughter of hate You must not see me Never touch my heart Never!" The words of raven-haired girl "Do not look at me 'Cause I'm the daughter of hate" [Verse 2] First come the ravens, swirling overhead Your words, the hiss of snake The old wife is ever silent Your words, the hiss of snake [Spoken words: Pekka Kainulainen] Kun taivas taas on pimeä Ja tuuli tuo askelten äänet Odotan kuun alla Vaanin varjojen välissä Ensin tulivat korpit Kieppuivat kulkueen yllä Vanha vaimo on sanaton Sinun sanasi käärmeen kuiskaus on [When the sky is dark again And the wind brings the sounds of footsteps I wait underneath the moon I stalk between the shadows First came the ravens Spun over the procession Old wife is speechless Your words are the whisper of a snake] [Chorus] "Do not look at me I am the daughter of hate You must not see me Never touch my heart Never!" Your words, the hiss of snake The words of raven-haired girl Whispered in my ear The sigh of the raven-haired girl Never!" "Do not look at me 'Cause I'm the daughter of hate"

Submitted by Morgoth — Apr 22, 2025

[Verse 1] Do not doubt her wisdom Don't resist her call Just follow in her footsteps For she will not wait She bears her treasure Carries it before her footsteps Be ever alert For she will not wait [Chorus] The keeper of fleeting moment She's the Golden Elk The mother of time and tide The shaper of destinies The keeper of fleeting moment She's the Golden Elk The mother of time and tide [Verse 2] Do not hesitate then Don't resist her call Be ever alert For she will not wait The Queen of Time Gives you the direction Predicts your path The one that you must follow The Queen of Time [Chorus] The keeper of fleeting moment She's the Golden Elk The mother of time and tide The shaper of destinies The keeper of fleeting moment She's the Golden Elk The mother of time and tide [Verse 3] If you see her as a ghost in Winter's blizzard Sense her in the shy sunset of spring Hear her as a rustle in summer's night See through her autumn wood's disguise [Chorus] The keeper of fleeting moment She's the Golden Elk The mother of time and tide The shaper of destinies The keeper of fleeting moment She's the Golden Elk The mother of time and tide The shaper of destinies [Verse 4] If you thought you heard her voice If you think you saw her shape The Queen of Time If the wind brought you her scent If you tracked her on your trail The Queen of Time

Submitted by MetalElf — Apr 22, 2025

[Verse 1] The night thickened into black earth The ground sparked under my feet I didn't know the stars had tumbled down And that earth had turned into sky [Chorus] I should have understood I should have seen it coming The signs on the road have changed The fires on the mountain died I should have understood I should have seen it coming The signs on the road have changed The fires on the mountain died [Verse 2] I felt ascending but I really sunk Everything had turned upside down As I was traveling to the mountain peak I had dug into the grave of all hope [Chorus] I should have understood I should have seen it coming The signs on the road have changed The fires on the mountain died I should have understood I should have seen it coming The signs on the road have changed The fires on the mountain died [Bridge] Why did I not follow the bear-star Why did I shun the advice of my brothers Why did I not study the signs of the heavens Why did I silence the words of my sisters [Chorus] I should have understood I should have seen it coming The signs on the road have changed The fires on the mountain died I should have understood I should have seen it coming The signs on the road have changed The fires on the mountain died [Outro] Why did I shun the advice of brothers (The fires on the mountain died) Why did I silence the words of sisters (The fires on the mountain died)

Submitted by MetalElf — Apr 22, 2025

[Verse 1] The sky had rustled red The birds grew quiet and fell The day no longer turned Night fell on the world The river ran murky with poison The land was desolate and black The bees had left the valley The orchards were hacked down [Pre-Chorus] The huts and castles were deserted The dusty roads were crowded In another direction I ran [Chorus] Through a deep crack in the Mountain I slipped Descended into the otherworld Through a deep crack in the Mountain I slipped Into dark death in Manala's stream I dove [Verse 2] I was carried by the rapids And my blood began to rush Then the river turned into a vein The vein into a crimson hall [Pre-Chorus] And on its walls flickered the pictures Of our world, eternally dancing The hall pealed and rumbled [Chorus] Through a deep crack in the Mountain I slipped Descended into the otherworld Through a deep crack in the Mountain I slipped Into dark death in Manala's stream I dove [Verse 3] And on its walls flickered the pictures Of our world, eternally dancing The hall pealed and rumbled For deep down in the mountain of time They painted out our lives Songs of triumph silenced Faded and died [Chorus] Through a deep crack in the Mountain I slipped Descended into the otherworld Through a deep crack in the Mountain I slipped Into dark death in Manala's stream I dove

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 22, 2025

[Verse 1] Sat on our throne On the top of the mountain In the nightside of the world Under a crown of stone We the doomed To our boulders we are chained [Chorus] We accursed Turned to stone We accursed Shackled to our thrones We accursed Bound to each other Shackled by hatred Shackled to our thrones [Verse 2] Turned to stone We the enchanted We lost, we lost our lives Cast in the mould of death Forfeit what was dear to us Gave away our hearts and sealed our fate Our fate We accursed We accursed [Verse 3] Forfeit, what was dear to us Gave away our hearts and sealed Our fate [Chorus] We accursed Turned to stone We accursed Shackled to our thrones We accursed Bound to each other Shackled by hatred Shackled to our thrones Shackled to our thrones

Submitted by NecroLord — Apr 22, 2025

[Verse 1] The roads around here are straight Lead over mountains and mounds Here you will never get lost For all roads lead to your death [Chorus] You will turn into (Into dust on the road) Into a grain of sand (On a bank of a river) You will turn into (Into a speck on a forest path) Into a grain of sand [Verse 2] The sweet substance of your blood With rushing waters will merge It will settle on the river's bed Snow upon your grave mound Only Tuonela's river Is winding and crooked When fed to its rapids You will be ground Your flesh torn from your bones Your bones spat on its banks [Chorus 2] You will turn into (Into dust on the road) Into a grain of sand (On a bank of a river) You will turn into (Into a speck on a forest path) Into a grain of sand Your flesh torn from your bones Your bones spat on its banks Your flesh (Only Tuonela's river) Your bones Your flesh torn from your bones Your bones spat on its banks

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 22, 2025

[Verse 1: Tomi Joutsen] Close your eyes now And give in to the night Soar above the stars Forget what's behind Don't stare up at the setting sun Or the light of dawn [Chorus: Anneke van Giersbergen] Follow the thread of gold Drift on its tide It's a path of stars Ride on the golden stream And break the waves In a gilded trail of stars [Tomi Joutsen & Anneke van Giersbergen in turns] Rise, Rise Above the golden way of stars Rise, Rise Beyond the trail of stars [Verse 2: Tomi Joutsen] The light will lure you To lands forged by demise To the shores of death The blooming meadows Seduce and intoxicate With a deceiving scent [Chorus: Anneke van Giersbergen] Follow the thread of gold Drift on its tide It's a path of stars Ride on the golden stream And break the waves In a trail of stars [Verse 3: Anneke van Giersbergen] I've seen the lights up in the sky Like beacons from another shore So don't look back, don't look a head Just close your eyes, give in to the night [Verse 4: Tomi Joutsen] Close your eyes And give in to the night Soar above the stars The blooming meadows Seduce and intoxicate With a deceiving scent [Chorus: Anneke van Giersbergen] Follow the thread of gold Drift on its tide It's a path of stars Ride on the golden stream And break the waves In a gilded trail of stars [Tomi Joutsen & Anneke van Giersbergen in turns] Rise, rise, rise Above the golden way of stars Rise, rise, rise Beyond the trail of stars

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Apr 22, 2025

[Verse 1] They came once And they will come again Their sails darken the moon Black flags waving in the night They think they'll catch us unawares The fires were lit in the night Their ships carried by rushing waves [Pre-Chorus] But the salmon sang what he heard The eagle told what he saw [Chorus 1] The fires were lit in the night The fires were lit in the night [Verse 2] Their slave-ships the foams spat out The raiders of the black waves They moored their ships to our shores [Pre-Chorus] But the salmon sang what he heard The eagle told what he saw [Chorus 2] The fires were lit in the night Can you see the pyres on the coast The fires in the night From hill to hill the message rings We know they are coming Behold the pyres on the coast The fires in the night From hill to hill the message rings We know they are coming [Verse 3] Into bears turned our men Into wolves our brave women Into birds our children Into fire our wise elders [Pre-Chorus] But the salmon sang what he heard The eagle told what he saw [Chorus 2] The fires were lit in the night Can you see the pyres on the coast The fires in the night From hill to hill the message rings We know they are coming Behold the pyres on the coast The fires in the night From hill to hill the message rings We know they are coming We know they are coming!

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 22, 2025

Lightly circle and float around The corpses of stone giants Among the boats and fishing nets The arrows, bows and swords From the Sun the honey flows It's the road of living kings To earth it flows It's the bridge of golden queens It's the road of living kings It's the bridge of golden queens Stiffly float around and round The corpses of gray gods Writ in stone, forge in stars Is the endless road of fate From the Sun the honey flows It's the road of living kings To earth it flows It's the bridge of golden queens Honeyflow It's the road of living kings Honeyflow It's the bridge of golden queens Only Sage Eternal Can walk against the grain The colours sparked once again In the darkened grave of stars Only Sage Eternal Can walk against the grain The time bands under his path The colours light once more

Submitted by BloodShrine — Apr 22, 2025