Embracing

There was a time when I was young I walked inside the forest on my own No one cared for me I was not of

[Lyrics: Mattias Holmgren] The world arose before my eyes I thought I heard Jesus cries But then

Sometimes I wonder why They never could, could let me die Your body is my resting place now Can't

A few steps ahead is the gate from where I came I was brought here by angels They saw me in sadness and

Freedom... We are travelling to a new age and to another land Are we afraid of what's behind Or

Listen to the beauty of the demon As he dances above the untamed sea Watch the sky as it turns red

There is something I have wanted to tell you Though I'm afraid to let it fall into the wrong hands An

When you appear the wind turns to ice Time stops, I can see your eyes Glitter in the night, see your thirst

Hey, you don't go away I'm here to tell you the story Of an evil wizard with his great powers

Resting... Though the heart not pounds Feelings are still alive but somewhere else In that belief we

When I can't see what's real and unreal Reality but a bleak memory to me Of years in sorrow and

The first daylight stroke me I lost the word I was about to say And left in my hand was only a leaf I

It was my last night here in life For thousand years I had lived The elven magic kept me alive Not even

It' s hiding from daylight inside the eastern crypt You have seen him and shivered with his presence

Gleaming eyes out in the night I've been lost in these woods Since the priest cursed me Made me