[ Featuring Wraiths ]
War and terror have raped these lands!
Through the turmoil, he's on the run with blood on his hands
With heavy limbs he sneaks down hidden trails
When did his flight begin? His memory fails...
With unfirm step by step he toils his way back home
A piercing pain, searing deep inside
Unbearable the longing for his love and their only child
A dim but fainting glimmer of hope has kept him marching on
It feeds the furnace, it keeps it burning
Death has paved his way
Through war-marred lands
Past piles of skull and bone
Just as the wind, he hears them rise
From deep below, the aching sighs
The fallen calling!
Their claim appalling
Creeping crawling death is all there's left for him!
But then his weary eyes start to recognize
He made it back home!
The searing pain, slowly moves aside
Joy abounds! Soon he'll be with his love and their only child
The once fainting glimmer of hope, now a raging fire!
Euphoria ignited! They will be reunited
A shade of mocking doubt, settles on his brow
Three figures in the distance right in front of the homestead
Who is that man?
What's his business on his land?
A childhood mate of his with his wife and child in bliss
How long was he gone? Something is truly amiss
Staggering, he walks towards them
And when they suddenly turn their heads towards him
He sees their faces, with a smile he raises his arms
Longing for their warm embraces
Horror! Dismay! Dread in their eyes as they back away
Screams in fear as if death came by!
They turn and run, they flee inside
They shut the door and lock it tight
With shattered heart and crumbling will he stumbles to the window sill
He steals a look inside to beg them for admission
But the reflection in the pane
Reveals the truth, drives him insane
The fallen calling!
His face appalling!
Creeping crawling worms had gnawed the flesh off his skull!
And then his eerie eyes start to recognize
He's been long gone!
