Gladiator's Tale

A father’s last story of the betrayal that ruined their land Although the past is gone, the future lies within his sons grasp He just has to realize it When your light is gone I will shine forever Blinding their sight with our victory With the morning light they came, bringing fire and destruction Swords and spears striking down with force, damnation by their hands Our land lies barren dry, nothing grows or ever will A way to ensure our death for generations to come Now when you gaze upon the world, do you see what I see? Illusions of history, the remnants of our home. Now it’s time to leave behind what is wrong and what is broken Now the time is here my son, you will make them pay for what they´ve done Yes now the time has come to ride into eternity I have finally realized When the darkness falls I will charge right into Rome Hiding in the open I will bide my time When your light is gone I will shine forever Blinding their sight with our victory I have to go, I’m gonna leave this world, forever fighting on Forever strong into another life, time to be free again When your light is gone it´s my time to shine I will be free for eternity

Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Apr 24, 2025

The flame Inside him that where quenched long ago is once again ignited by the memory of his father’s word. Out of the darkness forever, the night is finally gone Ascending to the next level, time to reap what’s been sown Somewhere lies it all, the key to who I am Lead me through the trap you´ve set I´ll fool you in the end Dead and gone still I will revive Spread my wings like a phoenix I´ll rise They spoke of truth just to feed me with lies My ashes will remain, as a sign for all the pain Spread my wings like a Phoenix I´ll fly The wounds will close when I pull out the knife Nothing is forever, like a phoenix I will rise Gladiator of Rome on the surface But with vengeance in my heart When it’s time your neck meets my sword Your blood will stain the floor Deep inside your mind You know what you will find I will judge you in the end and as you burn in flames Dead and cold, I have just revived Flying away like a phoenix Dead and gone Fly away Phoenix arise

Submitted by NecroGod — Apr 24, 2025

The seemingly endless journey takes its toll on his soul But in the darkest hours his father’s spirit walks beside him Whispers of the past and the time to come Encouraging, scaring and forces him to press on Standing at the gates that leads me to your heart Will you open it, or close it forever? The key is in your mind, remember where it lies And I’ll be there beside you when you open up your eyes Running out of time, lost inside the void Falling deep, to eternal sleep Running in the dark, on a road that is unmarked Seek the light, we must survive And make it out alive The fire in my heart burns forever Nothing in this world will tear this apart The truth in your voice cries like thunder Together for this final fight In Unity we ride through the night Walking down the path that takes me straight in to your mind Where the memories we shared lives forever Clouded is your sight, it comes as no surprise For the enemy has poisoned the air with his lies Trust me with your life, open up your eyes Remember now, spread your wings and fly Right here by your side is no need to hide Brace yourself for this final fight Our world must survive The fire in my heart burns forever Nothing in this world will tear this apart The truth in your voice cries like thunder Together for this final fight In Unity we ride through the night Standing all alone Looking in to your eyes as life fades away What will I become when there is no one left to die for? Is this the end for us my friend or will we meet again?

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 24, 2025

Faith turns and with a broken spirit and no hope of survival there seems to be only one way out On the path to the heart of Rome On my own away from home I’m caught alive and dragged to this dome Chained and enslaved, forced into battle Never to fulfill what I’ve pledged Running out time, it’s too late I won’t return again I will never be the same again So let me die Let me break away from madness and decay So let me die I will leave this life in peace and harmony So let me die Let me show the world the way And save a million tears So let me die So let me show Let me break away to live another day No remorse and no regret I have played the game as it was set I’m a warrior of god, born to fight This is the way I’ve lived This is the way I’ll die With my blood-red sword raised to the sky Running out time, it’s too late I won’t return again I will never be the same again So let me die Let me break away from madness and decay So let me die I will leave this life in peace and harmony So let me die Let me show the world the way And save a million tears So let me die So let me show Let me break away to live another day

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 24, 2025

Trapped inside the Coliseum All hope seems lost but yet he fights on Hoping his mission will succeed Help me now, I stand alone Forsaken without of faith An unmarked grave awaits I am growing weak I cannot find the strength to carry on I just wish I could lay down for a wile I was born to fight and I fight to stay alive Out of blood and dust a new man will arise I pay the price Brothers in arms we are born without fear Beyond the life lay eternity When night turns to day, the darkness will fall We live under the spell of the call We are slaves in a holy war As the day goes by I think of home and life I left behind I close my eyes and I’m there, inside my mind But my faith is sealed; it needs me to stay strong On the battle field that’s where I belong So hear my cry Brothers in arms we are born without fear Beyond the life lay eternity When night turns to day, the darkness will fall We live under the spell of the call We are slaves in a holy war Women and children they run for their lives Men called to arms they are ready to die Charging with hammers held high We ride in like a storm from the sky Brothers in arms we are born without fear Beyond the life lay eternity When night turns to day, the darkness will fall We live under the spell of the call We are slaves in a holy war

Submitted by NecroGod — Apr 24, 2025

Out from the darkness, carried by the gods A new hope rose inside the gladiator And the taste of victory awakes his hunger for freedom As the days are growing darker And the stains of blood dries up And my heart is broken I remember my call I remember my promises And follow my heart’s desire And carry my steel Cause now there’s no turning back Through fire and blood I must go Oh oh oh Heading out for war Oh oh oh To break the chains of blood Oh oh oh Brothers heed my call Oh oh oh Let’s ride out to break the chains The chains of blood For too long I have been trapped In the shadows of my mind With no hope of glory I was destined to fight, Taught the way of the warrior To ride with my sword Pressed to my steel Cause now there’s no turning back Through fire and blood I must go Oh oh oh Heading out for war Oh oh oh To break the chains of blood Oh oh oh Brothers heed my call Oh oh oh Let’s ride out to break the chains The chains of blood Oh oh oh oh I’m breaking chains of blood tonight I’m breaking chains of blood tonight I’m breaking chains of blood tonight I’m breaking chains of blood tonight I’ll carry my steel Cause now there’s no turning back Through fire and blood I will go

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 24, 2025

On a blood soaked ground, In the final fight, he crushes his enemies and wins his freedom Down in the wasteland Of the deepest despair I battled my way Through blood and dust In this filthy and unholy game But I have seen the truth, I have seen paradise And that’s the reason why I shall arise For the glory of the king For the glory of the gods For the glory of our beloved home For the honor and the pride For the truth I will ride For the glory of all mankind By the mercy of the emperor Through courage and strength And a heart made of steel I am free at last From this filthy and unholy game Because I have seen the blood, the pain and agony And that is why I’ll slay my enemy For the glory of the king For the glory of the gods For the glory of our beloved home For the honor and the pride For the truth I will ride For the glory of all mankind I hear them calling out my name I hear them cry for Liberty I heed the call I carry on I am the only one, who can restore the realm I am the only one

The stories of the mighty warrior from the north spread throughout the whole Empire Who was he and could he ever be defeated? Here I stand, in the fields of insanity I walk my path, the warrior’s way Until my final day The air is cold and the winter is drawing near In the bloodstained snow, lay my shattered soul Never to be whole My journey started ages ago Raised by hammer and sword Bred to fight with the steel in my hand I stand where all else will fall A storm has come it has brewed for millennia Let their will be done, for it has begun So stay behind my shield Pushing on, through the bodies and uniforms I’m the last to stand, for my king and land I will never fall I will watch how darkness succumbs With power and might I will strike And when the dust has finally set They will sing from heart to us all He is the chosen one The savior of our time He fights for freedom for all He roams forever free Through the lines of history It’s a gladiator’s tale I will hunt them down and make them pay for all I swore an oath to protect and to serve Run, my time is an endless game You can try to hide but I have you in my sight

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 24, 2025

Tired from running and fighting he kneels before the gods Praying for power and wisdom to carry out the quest he once sat out for Here I am, born as a warrior Lost in this empire where love and truth is by long forgotten Hear me now, as I bow my head Ancient gods from above give me strength to avenge our slavery Searching for a light inside the dark Shadows of fear Watching as the emperor grows strong I must go on And be true to what I know is right And be true to myself And be true for all mankind to see So I’ll be what I’m meant to be I’m born to be a warrior of steel No one can deny me my destiny I’m born to ride on wings of fate I'll make them believe, I'll force them to see I’m the warrior of steel On my knees praying for wisdom, honor and pride To charge right into the dragon’s den So I’ll be true to what I know is right So I’ll be true to myself So I’ll be true for all mankind to see So I’ll be what I’m meant to be I’m born to be a warrior of steel No one can deny me my destiny I’m born to ride on wings of fate I'll make them believe, I'll force them to see I’m the warrior of steel I know I have failed sometimes before I know I have stumbled and fall But still I carry on Still I carry on

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 24, 2025

The darkness that once was a deadly poison is now a vitalizing injection. Use whatever means necessary to reach the goal. I have lived for eons, I have walked by your side Your lies has lead me here I know thy nature, I have looked in to your eyes Felt the darkness that grows deep inside I can grant you your deepest desire Let me forge your destiny in fire Born out of despair Into this world falling forever Run, you can’t be saved You are my slave Lives will be torn apart Your sympathy, it belongs to me I’ll grant you an epic war There’s no end in sight I’m the fading light I can see your envy, you want what they have It can all be yours I can give you glory, I can make your dreams come true Just say my name and I’ll be there Gold and flesh, to your desire Your soul is all that I require Born out of despair Into this world falling forever Run, you can’t be saved You are my slave Lives will be torn apart Your sympathy, it belongs to me I’ll grant you an epic war There’s no end in sight I’m the fading light Your empty life is crumbling with the sands of time I will always walk by your side till the end Freedom dies on the other side I will wait for you in the dark In your mind, I whisper lies I will live forever

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 24, 2025

In the final hour he has found a way into the chambers of the emperor. His lust for vengeance and the favor of the gods makes him unbeatable. War was forced upon our people An intruder infected our soil His armies stretched to the horizon We were outnumbered a hundred to one But we fought him hard He grew weaker by the day We watched as fear grew in his eyes And we saw the light That shined on us all With the wind in our back We cried out a freedom call God of wind, rain and thunder Tear this infidel asunder Give us wing and make us fly Hail to you The king of the sky Now I’m heading to heart of the dragon To get our vengeance and return our land When he will see the flame that burns deep inside me Than he will know his empire will fall So remember all How we fought and died For man to be free again From tyranny Oppression and hate In victory our memory remains God of wind, rain and thunder Tear this infidel asunder Give us wing and make us fly Hail to you The king of the sky Through strength of man his world will crumble and His time will come to an end For I prepare to die With the sword still in my hand So say what you will I see through your lies I’ll never surrender Your here in my sight Come what may come I'll stand and fight For you are the darkness And I am the light In history they will not read That the victory came through the deeds of man God of wind, rain and thunder You tore this infidel asunder You gave us wing and made us fly Hail to you The king of the sky

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 24, 2025

At the very end, when the fight is finally over and won and justice is done he embraces his own death and meets his father in the afterlife Great deeds will echo throughout history. When you close your eyes Do you see what I see? The empire in flames And when you turn to walk away Is our mission now complete? I trusted in steel Greatness awaits me See the hammer fall Soldiers charging in To serve and protect An empire burning I have done what I’ve came do to Fulfilled my dying fathers wish The blood burns within my veins I see the light so clear Glory in death awaits Today I have no fear To my friends I say farewell But I will remember you Until the day I die Because this is my destiny I'll be on my way to a land far beyond So this is farewell Oh I go into the world of metal Let me go into the world of metal To my friends I say farewell But I will remember you Until the day I die Because this is my destiny I'll be on my way to a land far beyond So this is farewell

Submitted by Morgoth — Apr 24, 2025