Lords Of The Trident - The Offering [Full Album 2022]

Lyrics to The Offering [Full Album 2022] by Lords Of The Trident

Tracklist: 01. Legend They come and conquer; “Heed the words of your master.” No sign of regret as they sold him away For a pittance of silver The tears of the child evolve to hate Their name, their face Condemned to an arduous fate The guardians bend and break In the halls of the stronghold Bodies are tested; minds take shape The boy will learn, and grow Will you light a fire When the world is bitter and cold? Will you build the pyre Out of that which you carry around in your soul? Can you feed the flames With the kindling of memories old? Will they speak your name? Over and over and over the story is told Surviving the winter No easy task for a boy of his age In the halls of the chosen Heartache, the one thing that they can’t cage He slips away But is caught at the end of the day His future they now debate: “We’ll harness the fire Acolyte training will be his fate.” Before it’s too late A child, left alone, Robbed of the warmth of his home, Will build, build a fire Out of anything, anywhere that he may roam A child, with no home, Through trials and training unknown, Will grow, and desire And build the heart of his pyre Sit with me now, watch as the story unfolds 02. Acolyte Finally you’ve found me So listen to my words There will be a price to pay Certainly you’ve heard If you wish to follow And give up all you know You must choose this willingly You are letting go No more a captive to your anger No more a child of control Acolyte No one lives in black and white Ignore the evil that you know And watch it feast upon your soul Acolyte Fear the mourning of the light That which is growing in your soul Should heed the reins of your control Nothing but a shadow I have always been Guardian to the balance of the beast that lies within The path ahead is ruthless You may surely die You will feel a thousand deaths of pain to purify No more a captive to your anger No more a child of control Farewell to honor and distinction No more a servant to a soul Acolyte Hear the wailing in the night Sorrow feeds inside your head And lusts to dance among the dead Acolyte See your spirit burning bright Fall on litany and prayer You’ll never outrun your despair 03. Charlatan They come and conquer; No mortal stronger than a warrior supreme Or so they make it seem Scars and blood Rust and mud To terrorize the soft and meek A blustering technique Wild and raucous Loud and pompous they drift from street to street Always dodging from defeat I see the fear that’s hidden in their eyes True valor never yields; a charlatan’s the first to run and hide No escape so now you must decide Beg for your life, or be buried with your pride Step forward, charlatan Pay for your lies My steel will separate the ones who dare pretend Today you die! Through many years And bloody tears I cursed the sky for I was weak Vengeance I did seek Forego my name Renounce my claim And a guardian was born On my blood an oath was sworn I have tasted from the cup of pain I have endured the countless lashes gave and never looked away I have spat into the face of death You cannot take when there is nothing left 04. Feed The Wolves Claws out, scratching my door Already know that I can take no more Silence the screams, begging for war Against these empty-headed carnivores Sell your spirit to the pack Ready your attack Tearing flesh from the bone Play the role of the victim Through the city they roam Someone’s feeding the wolves tonight Biting off the hand that feeds Leave no trace, watching you bleed Follow the pack and act how you feel Strap your mind to the breaking wheel Roam the city seeking blood Crawling through the mud Tearing flesh from the bone Play the role of the victim Through the city they roam Is it a curse or a symptom? Throw your mind away, follow what they say This is the cost of believing If they catch you alone Someone’s feeding the wolves tonight People try to say Lock them all away To stop the city from bleeding If they catch you alone Someone’s feeding the wolves tonight 05. Carry The Weight Another slaughter on the street tonight But this time no one looks the other way The cries of agony and anger At the child’s tattered body on display You know who held the knife You could have saved her life And now I carry (Carry the shame, you are to blame) The heavy burden of my choice I am haunted by her voice “You could have saved me” (Why did you wait, to keep us safe) Suffocated by the weight Of the life my vow would not allow to take Sovereign city in my care Full of people who now spit upon my name I am a child of the balance Once again I am abandoned all the same Bound to the oath I swear But do they even care And now I carry (Carry the shame, you are to blame) Watch them tearing at the walls As the statues start to fall Will I bury (Bury her name, your honor slain) All the hope of better days And a familiar voice that’s screaming “run away!” How can I carry (Carry the shame, you are to blame) With my spirit running thin Knowing I will never win Forever wary (Your privilege gone, where you belong) That no matter what I choose I will always be the one condemned to lose 06. Offering To The Void There’s a crowd at the edge of the void, pushing together And the guards to make sure that no man interferes And I, alone, overlooking the nether And I, alone, my anger choking back tears Watch it go, fall into the shadow My toil a sacrifice to the blackened maw below And all I know, swallowed into the shadow Just an offering to the void; Just another stone to throw Calloused hands guide chisel on stone for what feels like a lifetime And the inlays carefully cloaked with silver and gold And the mob that gathers outside, voracious with gall All the while, they’re building the pile, awaiting the fall (You failed us! Clean your hands of sin, make your offering Come and pay the price, with a sacrifice To the gods of old, witness and behold) 07. Champion Forgiveness That is what you’ve taken away When you spat upon the hand Held out in aid Vengeance Though it is forbidden by faith The guardians of your walls You now desecrate If they die By my hand Has the light forsaken them? Turned into beasts, no longer men I am not their champion Scour the land for signs of light But only embers remain The lofty doctrine of our clan Consumed by the flames I am changing Becoming what you’ve seen me to be The monster you have made Has finally swallowed me There was a flame That beckoned me Choked in the twilight of your hearts Now darkness envelops me 08. The Invitation 09. Dance Of Control “Take a respite from your fight, to come and dance with us tonight” Spinning silken thread into a striking gown “Bare your innermost desire and I’m sure we can acquire” Captivating eyes that mesmerize; your will is breaking down Compel my tongue Thy will, Be done Spellbound by the masquerade Caught inside a trance And blinded to the strings they tie That force you to dance Drowning in their crimson wine It permeates your soul Manifest the tempo of your mind Caught in the dance of control The gentle hand that draws you near Whispers poison to your ear Slowly suffocate the sentience of your mind Spin and dance around the ball Pretend you had a choice at all Weave a veil across your eyes, oh, the bridle of the blind Oh, recreate you out of gold Substitute your will so you do as you are told 10. These Tower Walls They are children in need Disregarding their virtue for greed I have given them freedom and watched them suffer I have shouldered their pain All I received was a curse on my name Bite the hand of their master and bleed their brothers dry! (You rule by) Mercy be damned (Conscription) I held their hand (Our choice is over) Now I will drag them to the light! My time at hand Calling for vengeance to be done? Your wish is my command To end their suffering The symmetry vowed in my soul I let go You will listen to me There will be those who reject my decree For the good of the nation I end their blindness No more praying in vain I am your savior; call out my name For the good of us all I demand that you comply These tower walls Once they were sacred in my mind Now shadow over all To kill my suffering The symmetry vowed in my soul I forego Their silken words rang true Now peace I shall renew My mind is made Freed from the irons of restraint Release the Guardian’s blade An end to suffering The balance once found in my soul I let go 11. Power Of Evil The fools that fawn upon their fellow man Show me a king who didn’t rule by killing A feast of blood to sate my appetite Save your “honor” for a world of black and white You’ll bend the knee And then we’ll see If I keep you alive Whispering my name Forms the clouds that black the sky Say your last goodbye Cowering in fear As the end is drawing near I will watch you die Building my cathedral - to the power of evil A living shadow that you’ve learned to fear I am the beast who feeds on faith and valor Twisting your mind; you now belong to me Your final breath - the only thing that sets you free Impose my will, draw out the kill Your soul is mine Expose your fears through bloody tears The pain divine Bitter is the wind That foreshadows my return All your hopes will burn Desecrate and drain As you cry to God in vain Heroes never learn Building my cathedral 12. The Blade Shocked to stone at the man you have become Broken shell, once so innocent and young Warped and torn, there’s no balance in this state Take my hand, I will free you from your hate These useless words are lessons in lies! These simple fools won’t compromise! Give me the blade and one by one We will undo the things you’ve done Can’t you see? All that power in your soul? Just bitter pain; just a slave with no control Rule by force, and the balance you ignore Those you’ve slain, are they better than before? Those hopeless dregs I could not purify? Did they not deserve to die? Give me the blade and one by one We will undo the things you’ve done This guardian’s blade? A simple task! All that you had to do was ask... A sudden snap to focus by the master’s final breath Sacred blade, that once signified my path Now wet with blood, sparked by suffering and wrath This lifeless frame, once had raised me as his own And once again, I am utterly alone I close my master’s eyes All hear my cries: Take back the blade! What have I done? This twisted thing that I’ve become My senses frayed! My master slain No absolution for me; no solace for my pain 13. Heart Of Ashes How deep are the layers of blood collected upon these two hands? In the corner my master lays still Lifeless, broken, and damned Surveying a city strangled by fear No better off than when I first appeared As pain comes in wave after wave The wind gently whispers my name This fire, I fed it my soul, burned all I know, Burned down to ashes, I I gave it control, swallowed me whole Burned down to ashes, bitter and cold I pray that the wind picks me up And scatters me over their graves Those that I’d killed, those I condemned And the child that I never saved Pulled under by currents of guilt The void, now screaming my name This fire, I fed it my soul, burned all I know, Burned down to ashes, I I gave it control, swallowed me whole Burned down to ashes, bitter and cold Fate’s letting me go My destiny known; Just another stone to throw I stand at the edge of the void, my honor destroyed, Burned down to ashes, I I now comprehend, just one way to end, One way to balance, balance it all God, let me atone Take this heart made of ash; all that I own