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Darkness Visible

by Sacred Oath

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1.
Have you ever felt a calling Drawing you somewhere? A place you feel you've been before ! A connection to what's there? It was in the local cemetery I searched for the stone And what i found filled me with awe ? The words upon that stone! [chorus] Reader behold as you pass by As you are now so once was i As i am now so you must be Prepare for death and follow me. I'm telling you i felt myself Down beneath that stone A life before that i had lived Centuries far gone. The name had long since been eroded The date was barely there. But all i saw was mine upon That tombstone's deadly stare. [chorus] Reader behold as you pass by As you are now so once was i As i am now so you must be Prepare for death and follow me.
2.
Battle Cry 02:53
Across the fields we see the fight On battlefields fought through the night We killed by force, we struck them dead The men were gored, we moved ahead So many fell to meet their doom So many more will be there soon We met our fate and felt the pain A thunderstorm of crimson rain Horses galloping through the trees Bloody soldiers on their knees Raise the swords, it's time to die Screaming out our battle cry Battle Cry! Battle Cry! Time to die! Battle Cry! A flag is raised in victory The battlefield is a blood-red sea We fought the war and lived to tell About the war and of its hell We've seen it all ! the bodies falling Millions watching others mauling A canopy for human season Millions die without a reason Horses galloping through the trees Bloody soldiers on their knees Raise the swords, it's time to die Screaming out our battle cry Battle Cry! Battle Cry! Time to die! Battle Cry!
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Watch us gather 'round the fire Sharing ritual soul to soul Cone of Power teasing desire Pagan minds, black as coal Queen of the night Raised from the grave before the altar Her kingdom come, her will be done Will you run, or will you ride her? Will she fork you with her tongue? Cry Mourning hearts crying out in sorrow Day after day live in pain No yesterday, no tomorrow Is this love? Am I insane? No one understand true love Until they're deep in the heart Of the Queen of the Night.
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A cry sounds out as millions follow The cry of a trumpet, a prelude to war Some to the sky, some to the water The mass it grows larger and larger Come on children from the underground surface Each bearing a mark on your breast Follow in your master's footsteps Wage a war against all blessed As their masses grow, the battle draws near Thunder and rain doth descend War spawned in the seeds of fear Each with a life to defend Two Powers collide as the world stops The outcome my son is the end The battle is done, and no one has one Darkness visible.
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Prophecy 05:03
The sadness, the sadness The tears that wash and cleanse The madness, the madness Hot blood in the heart of a frenzy As the sweet maiden leads us through The skies, the fields, and the water so blue As we strive to meet the Father of Beyond The altar, the altar on which we pray for life Yet we falter, we falter May the black witch bury the knife As we find our last kiss on the serpent's lips Will we never find the truth that lies Deep within our hearts from birth? But now we see in the lives that be The power of the prophet Majestic beauty shining brightly On the foundation of evil ruin.
6.
All alone I wake to find The world is no different, nor am I The sun still spreads its rays of light The sky is still blue, the clouds - still white. Not today but soon my friend The bombs will drop, the war will begin. Every night I lie awake in bed And pray that the morning sun will rise again. When dark clouds of smoke fill the air Feel my breathing is impaired Winds that sting and burn my eyes No longer can I last? it's time to die. Born into darkness No more daytime ? only night No hope for tomorrow Your sun has burned out of sight It's always calm before the storm . . .
7.
Unholy Man 06:00
You've got a white house, you've got power Let's start a holy war Inauguration or witching hour- Is there a difference anymore? Unholy Man. You get stronger, we get weaker Vampire President You sink your fangs in ever deeper And drain whatever we've got left Unholy Man. Gonna dance around your fire now In the hot sands of the I nations A deadly step to shake the earth And confidence for generations The world will never be the same Now fear has taken root And we'll dance this jig to the crushing beat Of military boots Sons and daughters lace them up For the honorable slaughter The threat of terror is the tempo You are the conductor We dance Victims of circumstance Put us all in a trance Hook, line, and sinker ! We dance. And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down ? that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. [Revelation 12:7-9] They've forsaken me Woe to the earth and the sea Unholy man Yes he does what he can To erase any progress we've made And have you believe That the heart on his sleeve Has been fed on heavenly bread Now we're undone The end has begun Unholy Man, because he's elected His throne is protected By law Now we're undone The end has begun Unholy Man.
8.
Don't stand up for what you believe You might disappear Won't go get yourself a reprieve From the threat of fear Hope ? that dream is fading away And you're awake in hell Dope won't make it all go away But you never can tell . . . Your death is inevitable Shout, but your voice can't be heard Your mouth is moving but I can't make the words . . . Fight, but I can't feel the pain That's why we call it a game Kill, come on and do it again You'll make it real, the only question is when. Your death ! it's inevitable Your brain ! it's inedible Shout, but your voice can't be heard Your mouth is moving but I can't make the words . . . Fight, but I can't feel the pain That's why we call it a game Kill, come on and do it again You'll make it real, the only question is when. Your death ! it's inevitable Your brain ! it's inedible If I were to look inside your head For conviction or truth I'd come back empty-handed Save for one rotten wisdom tooth And if I looked into your heart For peace or enlightenment I'd find a wicked history That not even I could prevent. Do you want your life back? Do you want to live?
9.
The sun is fire The moon is ice And blood is offered As a sacrifice A spell is woven A trance is broken A man has spoken The words The season turns cold The spirit grows old And the pain becomes too much To bear alone Night has fallen Smoke will rise The flame is calling you Home I can't remember my dreams anymore But the nightmare rages on Rages on And every hour Is filled with regret Of when I reached out Beyond the edge of the flame
10.
Deep within, beneath the flesh A fire burns inside you. A sacred flame, a beacon Calling you to all that's true If it is extinguished Then a lonely man you are For though you'll walk with thousands You'll stand up for nothing. Humankind is good And humankind is evil A vessel for God And a playground for the devil As you learn to measure Pain against pleasure Your heart will awaken To the Golden Dawn We all have our share of sorrow When life disappoints us But the hope for a better tomorrow Is an island of light In an unfathomed sea of darkness Hold on to the truth And protect that flame Golden Dawn portends An even brighter day Be a student of the Word Let your voice be heard And on your dying day You'll look back and say, I lived what I believed, Built a life with what I received, Forgive me my sins, Heaven let me in.?

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Second album 'Darkness Visible' by 1980s unique US dark trad power metal legends SACRED OATH is an instant classic! Inspired by classic metal albums (circa 1982 to 1985) by metal icons Iron Maiden, Metallica, Queensryche, and Mercyful Fate, SACRED OATH create their own potent mixture of dark true metal layered with crunchy galloping riffs, catchy melodies and Geoff Tate style vocals. The 'Darkness Visible' album features the original SACRED OATH line-up that recorded the legendary 1980s cult metal album 'A Crystal Vision'.

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released April 17, 2007

© Copyright-Angel Thorne Music Company, LLC(837101322980)
Record Label: Sentinel Steel

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Sacred Oath has been crafting Grade A power thrash since 1985. Their debut album A Crystal Vision is widely regarded as a cult-classic piece of seminal US power metal, and they’ve followed up with remarkable catalog of studio and live albums, including Darkness Visible, Sacred Oath, Ravensong, and World On Fire. A brand new album "Return Of The Dragon" is expected April 2, 2021. ... more

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