Rusty Path - OTTB (Part II) Lyrics

The echoes linger softly
From the song I sang before
A quiet hymn to the ballads
And the beauty at their core.

But the heart begins to tremble
A spark ignites the flame
For the ballad shares its power
With the roaring storm it tames.

So let this song transform now
Like thunder from the sky
For every tear a battle cry
Let the metal multiply!

Oh every album needs a ballad
But fire needs the air
A moment soft a moment wild
Together they declare:
Oh the calm before destruction
The storm within the dream
The ballad bursts the thunder calls
Now hear the metal scream!

From the whispers to the roaring
The transformation's here
The strings now sing of fury
A hymn of rage and fear.

Let the ballad light the fuse now
As the tempo starts to rise
The melodies turn molten
Burning bright across the skies!

So let the ballad shatter
Its fragments forged in steel
For metal grows from moments soft
And amplifies what's real.

Oh every album needs a ballad
But the fire feeds the flame
A moment still a moment fierce
Two sides but just one name.
Oh the ballad births the chaos
And chaos fans the light
Together they create the storm
That tears apart the night!

The ballad leads the charge
The fury follows close
Together they awaken
The spirit we love most.

Sing soft then scream
Dream quiet then loud
The ballad breaks the silence
And shakes the mighty crowd!

Oh every album needs a ballad
And the chaos it inspires
A quiet flame a roaring blaze
One feeds the other's fire.
Oh the metal and the ballad
Forever intertwined
The melody the majesty
One heart one soul one mind.

So here's my ode to the ballad
And the metal it creates
A song that starts in whispers
And roars as it meets its fate.