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Twilight Garden

by Darkwood

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1.
One-Eyed God 04:33
How do we know that we are the superior being Who ever told us that we must be king Why do we know that we are the only chosen Whoever reads this book may join the ring Despite of season, despite of treason We stand against this ruthless world All wiped away by the one-eyed god All washed away by the final flood See all the fools christened in blood All wiped away by the one-eyed god Shall the meak inherit the earth who believe they are the master Of all animals, all trees, all flowers, all breed Penning up, felling, plucking, mutating Bleeding to death, exploiting, burning down Despite of season, despite of reason We have to take away their crown! All wiped away by the one-eyed god All washed away by the final flood See all the fools christened in blood All wiped away by the one-eyed god Amidst the shadows of trees we sharpen our weapons In the shadows of mountains we improve our skills The knowledge of our fathers is spread by runes and tradition The lute, the drum, and the pipe 'round the fire will tell What we hunt, what we plant ourselves will feed our children Our women with braided hair will guide our way Do not dare to cross our path - you slaves of splendor! As you sow, shall you reap, you master of the stake! Despite of season and for our reason We have to fight this ruthless world All wiped away by the one-eyed god All washed away by the final flood See all the fools christened in blood All wiped away by the one-eyed god
2.
In the first night I saw her in the clearing She was wearing a dizzy white gown And she said to me your life will be blessed You become king with a golden crown I returned to the clearing the very next day To listen to her further foretold And she appeared in a scarlet cloak Once being king you will conquer the world In the third night she was all dressed in black Your brothers will die in the field In the forth night in a coat of chain-mail She said you will get caught and imprisoned soon In the fifth night she had flaming red eyes Wearing a robe of fire Your realm will crumble to dust All the walls will be tumbling down I hope that faith will always guide your way That the norns will lead your path You might stumble - but do not stray Or get lost in greed or wrath Do not waste your time with begging Yearning for honour, craving for gold Do not make the same mistakes Or your future won't be bold In the sixth night she appeared naked to me With a body like marble, like stone Your life and mission was never meant to be And you will end your life soon In emptiness, in boredom and pain This was the last time she was seen Things will always become worse my friend So do not ever tempt your fate... Do not waist your time with waiting For life takes place in the now And I know that truth is naked As I watched the sun go down
3.
In a garden stood a cherry tree With blossoms dizzy white And a bleak wind wiped away all petals whirling, dancing, falling And it felt like a freezing tide With stiff fingers paralyzed by coldness I tried to touch the ground But I couldn't trust my eyes From behind the trunk all dressed in black a girl came through the snow And I was hypnotized I was mesmerized, her mouth, her lips, her sea black eyes And her cheeks were all aglow Under the cherry tree, the petals fall like snow Under a cherry tree, with the cherry blossom girl Then in her tiny voice she spoke to me Her eyes were looking to the ground And as she spoke there was a silver haze from her mouth That suddenly quenched all sound: "I never wanted to be sad This is the life I always had I never wanted oh this garden to be found but I know That this time will linger on..." Under the cherry tree, the petals fall like snow Under a cherry tree, with the cherry blossom girl We never wanted to be sad This is the life we always had Under this cherry tree we both were pointing to the moon and sighed: "This is the final tide..." Under the cherry tree, the petals fall like snow Under a cherry tree, with the cherry blossom girl Under the cherry tree, the petals fall like snow Under a cherry tree, with a Japanese girl
4.
When I was a child with hair so bright I heard of a story of old In the Prussian woods the last wolf was shot At least this is what I've been told At the end of the village there was a house so weak With a wooden door all painted black A man lived there, with greyish hair, A fool - they said - be aware In the daytime he never ever spoke a word In the common places never be seen But at night when passing his house secretly You can hear him talking unreal One night I dreamt a wolf would cross his garden And suddenly jump over the fence With gleaming eyes he was looking towards me And in a second he would flee I asked my neighbour about the greyish man But he just refused to tell This man is so weird, he would never drink, Or share in the habits of all Except the people they would buy his carvings His figures they seemed so real With eyes as if they were piercing right through you Through your heart and your soul Instead my neighbour told me about his father Who strangely died years ago He died in his sleep, but crying out loud "I swear it went right through!" He was the hunter who shot the last wolf Following his trail year after year He shot down the wolf with a single bullet He said it went right through Strangely he couldn't find his corpse Just a carving knife on the ground And I wonder, oh I wonder why His body was never found They called him a liar though the wolf was gone And nobody had to fear But I wonder, oh I wonder why His body was never found And I wonder, oh I wonder why His body was never found
5.
Twilight 03:05
When I think about my springtime Blossoms with the scent of heaven Climbing trees and eating cherries Carving runes into the wood When I think about my childhood And I sink into this twilight And I leave this fading garden Made of stone, made of stone And I don't know, and I don't know Why am I missing you so much And I don't know, and I don't know Why am I thinking about you so much In the silence it was growing In the time when I have been crawling I have never thought to leave you Though I have never dared to rest And I don't know, and I don't know Why am I missing you so much And I don't know, and I don't know Why am I thinking about you so much All is falling into pieces The world is crumbling to dust But you're watching from the distance With this memory to last And the fire is still burning And the light is bright and fair And with twinkling eyes you're watching Dandelion in your hair And I don't know, and I don't know Why am I missing you so much And I don't know, and I don't know Why am I thinking about you so much
6.
Lucid Dream 04:57
Snow and icicles, an icy star Tumbling and turning, the crunches of the snow With slides and spades we're sleighing at night In a lucid dream and traveling in time we crawl As the lights went out With sticky tongues and velvet lips And greedy teeth and breathless sighs As the lights went out With sticky tongues and velvet lips And greedy teeth and with breathless sighs The snow invites you to be hold Your sore body is tumbling, turning And aching from your crown And aching from your crown And the crunches of the snow And the tides of the wind And the passing of time As the stones went to dust In lucid dreams And traveling in time we crawl As the lights went out In this broken night I saw this girl For the very first time Completely covered with snow Sliding on a sleigh Then riding her horse Waving to me in this lucid dream I touched her hair and back And this golden crown When the moon lit the night When the moon lit the night I felt the passing time I've seen this golden haze As the lights went out With sticky tongues and velvet lips And greedy teeth And with breathless sighs As we finished the night...
7.
There comes the boy who would always dither They say he is crazy, he wouldn't sit still Learning all numbers, all words, all names, all rivers The sun rays creep in and his eyes are piercing into the blue Piercing the blue, piercing the blue, piercing the blue Piercing the blue, piercing the blue, piercing the blue When I was a child all the days seemed endless We were climbing trees and hunting the daylight Playing in the hayfield wearing a dandelion crown No ticks could ever scare us, no spiders, no snakes No need to frown, no need to frown, no need to frown No need to frown, no need to frown, no need to frown Trapped within walls he will learn to conjecture Pondering over the weight of the world Trapped within walls he is safe from all vermin, all harm They say he is crazy, he wouldn't sit still Just for a while, just for a while, just for a while Just for a while, just for a while, just for a while When I was a child all the nights seemed endless Counting the stars in heaven just for fun Playing with fire, catching fire flies Jump in the lake, chased by the swans Jump in the lake, chased by the swans No need to frown, no need to frown, no need to frown No need to frown, no need to frown, no need to frown
8.
The king was looking at his crown And his fame was long since gone And the battle noises are drawing near The king he stumbled from his throne And grief cuts him to the bone And the moon would light the valley Night was golden Night was golden All his subjects were asleep To the stable he would creep And he mounted his black horse He put spurs to its side Until he reached a wooden hall In the heart of the mountain wasteland Night was golden Night was golden Night was golden Night was golden A thousand silver lurs would greet And the horns were filled with mead Women dancing around the fire A greyish man with just one eye Told him he had soon to die But in this place he would be waiting Night was golden Night was golden Filled with strength and confidence He rode back to his elder son My true heir your time has come You will be the new king to rise To the battle I must leave With shield and sword to seal with blood Night was golden Night was golden Night was golden Night was golden
9.
I wanted to learn about the sense of life My teachers couldn't tell So I left home, so I left town No longer could I dwell I asked the Raven in the fields What is the sense of life? Just share some bread with me my friend Remember and Think yourself! I walked ahead up on a hill The winds were blowing cold There lived an Eagle I have been told And might be nesting still I asked the Eagle quietly What is the sense of life? And with a shrieking cry he said To Struggle and to Strife! A mighty Boar that crossed my way With tusks so sharp and vast He said "I have been warned of you - Disturbing is what you ask!" The sun would set - and shadows cast A breath it touched my neck I turned around petrified In gleaming eyes I stared You want to know the sense of life The mighty Wolf did ask The answer lies in what you did When leaving home at last So face your fears and leave the track And try to learn the Runes And ever swim against the tide And sing the strangest tunes! And ever doubt what they would say And try to think yourself And gather a pack of wolves - he said - And into the truth you delve!
10.
The snow is falling, the world is turning And they're both flying in their dreams A silent garden, a pleasant secret Nobody knows about their realm And the pale sun will light their way As they're both traveling in time And the bright moon is guiding them Upon their way, a silver line Through foreign lands, through distant light Throughout the time, on silver wings It goes round and round in circles Circles coiling to a spring And the pale sun will light their way As they're both traveling in time And the bright moon is guiding them Upon their way, a silver line Upon a rock, facing the deep blue sea Turning into themselves But they focus on reality And rely on their rune staves Upon the shore, in a velvet night They're both kissing in their dream And in lakes of emerald moss They stand with eyes of silver sheen And the pale sun will light their way When they're both traveling in time And the bright moon is guiding them Upon their way, a silver line And the pale sun will light their way When they're both traveling in time And the bright moon is guiding them Upon their way, a silver line

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released August 14, 2020

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