Vader - 1994 The Darkest Age - Live '93

Strange Visions Dreams My Mind,
When I'm Walking Through The Night,
Each Time I See The Visage Of The Moon,
Dead Cities Amongst The Sands,
Under The Black Abyss Of Seas,
Does Madness Seize My Soul?
The Elder Race,
From Beyond The Stars,
Eternal Watchers,
Of Sphere Of No Return,
Seven Seals,
Of Seven Mighty Gates,
Abominations,
That Come True Within Me.
Here's The Key By Which I Can Summon The Forgotten World,
Unnatural Desire Of The Knowledge Of The Gods,
Lust Eating Up The Brain Wherein There Isn't Fear Yet,
I Break The Sleep Of Spectral Friends,
Tear Open The Unseen, Ghostly Screen,
I Make Free For All Ways For Demons Now,
And Ruin The Tombs Of Sacred Souls....
An Epileptic Trance Is Entering My Body,
To Break All Control Rule Of This Mind
A Boiling Brain Addicted To Madness,
In Which Every Night Is Like A Horror Dream.
Shudder In The Dark Breath,
Old Evil Blowing Icily From The Dark,
Wrapped In A Shroud Of Mystery,
Faint Voices From Beyond The Spaces,
Sample A Dark Universe,
Domain Of The Strange Aces,
With The Angry Gods,
Best Forgotten And Left Undiscovered.
You Know, Of Course,
I'll Be Back From The Dead,
Blessing The Blackness In Glory,
Of Billions Of Years,
On Collapsed Stars,
In Rituals Of The Ancient Race!

Necromancer, The Rites Of Dementia,
See What The Death Looks Like,
Souls From The Limbo, Coming With Eternal Flames,
Arrive In Circles Of Trembling Hands.
No Inferno But Also No Heavens,
No God On His Golden Throne,
Promised Eden Turned Into Desert,
Empty Space And Dead Remains.
Spectral Mouth Tells Hopeless Truth,
In Unknown Words Massacring The Mind,
There Is Nothing After Life,
What We Can Imagine Now And Here.
Infinitely Full Of Posthumous Nothing,
Greed For Immorality,
Is Only Despair Now,
Caught In The Waiting For Nowhere,
Selling The Souls For Oblivions Price,
_i Must Be Immortal".
Nocturnal Stagnancy As I Burn My Candles,
Sanity Now Dozes And Waits For A Day,
Nightmares In Their Real Dimensions,
No Hope Now...
Soon I Will Die...
No Inferno But Also No Heavens,
No God On His Golden Throne,
Promised Eden Turned Into Desert,
Empty Space And Dead Remains.

Mortal Crosses Standing In The Row,
Seem To Reach Up To The Burning Sky,
Damned Souls Grouping On The Dark,
Going Round The Stretched Arms.
Bodies, Faces,
Unnaturally Bended In Pain,
Lifeless Eyes Staring At The Space,
Persecution Of The Dying Has Begun.
Here's The Place Of Alteration,
Where Life Turns Into Other Form,
Dark Ritual Of Demons Procreation,
Hear The Cries - Of The Crucified Ones.
Throbbing Fleshes In The Rhythm Of Thunder,
Blasphemy In Light Of Raving Bolts,
Nailed Hands Greeting Angry Gods,
Coming Fourth To Feast In Blood.
Bodies, Faces,
Unnaturally Changed In Lust,
Purple Fluids Streams On The Wood,
Like Tears Of Dying Cross....
Here's The Place Of The Alteration,
Where Gods Turn Into Temporal Form,
Dark Ritual Of Demons Procreation,
Come On! Leave Your Life And Join The Dead In Hell.
Masters Of Forgotten Arts,
Deign To Look At Your Servant,
Acceptance My Greatest Sacrifice,
Send Revenge On Bastard's Seed!
O Come To Me!
I Beg Thee, Open Wide The Gates,
All Fiends Of Fiends,
From The Deep Sleep Of Dark Abyss Arrive!
Pazuzu, The Evil One,
Lord, Who Feeds On Angels Cries!
Bless The Damned, Curse The Blessed, Crucify Them.

Burnt Hill Abandoned By Life,
Sealed With Thousands Curses,
Haunted By The Shadows,
Unholy Place Where The Dead Materialize,
In Their Phantom Form,
To Penetrate The Minds Of The Living Ones.
So I Call To Thee,
Reading Words Of The Unholy Conjuration,
I Have To Know,
I Have To See,
Let The Blaze Be Free!
Fifty Names,
Of The Watchin' At The Gates,
All The Human Fear,
In Its Physical Appearance,
Open The Gates,
For The Chariots In A Blaze,
Call The Wind From The Burning Deeps Of Space.
Look At The Blood,
Coming Into Sight,
The Day's Gonna Die, And Will Never Be Born Again!
Shapeless Flashes In Silvery Glow,
Smell The Breath,
From The Open Throats Of Graves,
Darkness Grows,
Clammy Frog Descends,
Demons Wind, The Stars Answer Your Desire,
Join The Undead,
That's The Place You'll Never Leave,
You Wanna Die... But Death Cannot Do Us Apart...
Eternal Call Lurking In A Mind,
Awaiting The Time To Wake The Madness Up.
For Everyone Forgotten From The Ace Of Men,
Let My Words Be Warning.

Black Rotting Blood Invades My Ailing Flesh,
Destroys And Burns Me Down Alive,
Ulcerated Lips Stinking Of Death,
Excommunicated Creators Of Mine,
Blasphemous Words And Eyes That Bleed,
In Horrible Never Ending Torments,
Waiting For Hell My Dead Body Looks Ahead,
That Will Be Soon The End.
Prepare You To Die,
That Comes Unexpectedly,
Ask Nobody "why?",
It's Just An Inevitable Thing.
Still Existing Mind Being In Deadly Fear,
Soon Will Be Only Heap Of Musty Rot,
Tongue, Heart And All My Guts Shall Be Digested By The Necrophagic Grubs.
No Hope I Must Die And Turn To Ashen Dust,
My Soul Will Fly Away To Realms Of Dead,
Absurd Resistance, I Feel, Darkness Takes My Soul,
I'm Only, After All, The Slave Of Hell.
Raise From This Grave,
Is Fear In Your Eyes?
You Have To Leave Your Flesh,
Still Wait For You - Decapitated Saints.
I've Died To Live In Everlasting World,
Where Reigns Death And Holy Law Of Hate,
Omnipotent Lords Feeding The Groans,
Of Turn Souls Imploring For Mercy,
I'm, In The Place, Where Sin Is All Around,
And Blood Flows From Every Clipped Head,
A Billion Dirty Souls Decay In Ones Own Blood,
Awaiting Beneficial Touch Of Force, That Let 'em Die!
I'm Raising Up Above Eternal Mists,
Heavens Lie At Feet Of Mine,
Wandering The Sky I See Transformed Christ,
Whose Head I'm Holding In My Hand.
Is It Possible The Heaven Is The Hell?
Perhaps It's My Own Terrible Dream,
Clipped Sacred Heads Seem To Say To Me,
"that's True, The Sky Has Turned To Fire!"

Time To Play - Get Out Of Your Head,
Time To Die - My Cruelty Will Make You Dead,
Show Your Fear, Don't Escape Into Madness,
Your Rotting Gutted Body,
Shall Vanish In The Maze Of Death.
An Ablazing Usurper's Dream,
Blasphemy To Idols Made In Stone,
Throne Of Might And Its Unseen Lord,
Stars Waned By The Fright Of Him.
Shining Jewels In His Crown,
Like Drops Of My Sacrificial Blood,
Ceremony Of The Abhorrent Deaths,
Words Too Insane To Tell.
Chaos........
The Pentagramic Rule,
Of The Frigid Existence,
Disdainful Temptation,
Of An Absurd Resistance.
Mindless Decaying Eyes Of The Dead,
Observe The World With Fear,
Staring At The Crown Of Limitless Domination.
Dementias, Perverse Lust And Will,
To See My Master As Triumphant,
Extreme Of My Coldful Force,
To Bring His Enemies Down On Their Knees.
Cruel, Irresponsible Wisdom,
Purity Of Duration In Fear,
Chaotic Experiences Of My Mind,
Becoming Now To Be Distinct.
Chaos........

Eternal Lust Created By The Ancient Gods
Waked Up Me Once Again
My Stinkin' Corpse Abandoned The Crypts
I Waited For This Night In

I'm Doomed To Transmigration Of Souls
My Sufferin' Remains And Increases
I Can't Live And Die At Rest
My Life In Death Is My Fate

Terrible Curse That Blinds My Eyes
Fetters Of Death Make Me A Slave Of My Cry

Reincarnation Through The Ages
Made Me A God For The Mortals
I Bear The Cross For Next Sacrifice
To Break Out Of The Curse

The Endless Hunger Of Human Life
And Bloody Lust To Kill
Eternal Hate Of Light And Day
Made Me A Prince Of Night

Terrible Curse That Blinds My Eyes
Fetters Of Death Make Me A Slave Of My Cry
I'll Be Back
You Will Die

Mortal Visions In Your Head Create Your Fear And Haunt Your Mind
Secret Fluids From The Past Break Into Brain - You're Insane
My Damned Life Is Reborn In Your Flesh
I Am Your Soul
Now You Are Me

Secular Powers Of Immensity
Freeze Your Eyes And Putrify Your Blood
Breath Of The Ages Destroys Your Will
Opened Gates Of Time Absorbe Your Life

In Your Veins Now Floods Grubby Rot
You're Deathlike Carrion Infected With Me

Lust And Pain
You Feel That In Your Spoilt Flesh
Death Has Broken Into Your Mind
But You're Alive

In Your Veins Now Floods Grubby Rot
Your Life Depends Entirely On Me

I Remember Adam And Eve And Time Of Deluge
I Has Seen The Burning Of Sodom And Fall Of Rome
I Was Jesus Christ And Man Consecrated My Name
My Unholy Ghost Is Damnation Of The Livin' Hell

Dark Shadows At The End Of The Night,
Mesmerized By The Silvery Eye,
Gray Stone With The Carved Seals,
I've Found The Forbidden Gates!
The Wolves Carry My Name,
Subtle Voice Is Summoning Me From Afar,
Listen To My Words,
This Is My Testimony.
Creatures Dreaming In The Dark,
Remember The Time Before The Time,
They're Still Waiting At The Gates,
Find The Wisdom In The Starlight!
I Have Found The Key,
I Have Seen The Lands Which No Map Has Ever Charted,
I Have Traveled Among The Stars,
And Tremble Before The Gods,
I Have Raised The Dead,
And Summoned The Ghosts To The Real Appearance,
I've Known The Wisdom And Possessed The Power!
Conquer Your Fear - Ia! Zi Azag!
Chant Incantation - Ia! Zi Azkak!
Call The Ancient Ones - Ia! Khtulu Zi Kur!
Ready To Rule The Black Earth Once Again - Ia!

Black Cities Hidden In The Dark,
Among The Waters, Beneath The Seas,
Horrible Thoughts Destroy The Minds,
Through The Endless Nights.
You Don't Know What's To Come,
While I'm Chanting Incantations,
Stay Away And Don't Play With This,
You'll Never Understand.
Buried In The Frozen Seas,
Tombs Of Forgotten Gods,
Who Came Forth From Blackened Stars,
A Breath Of Centuries Here.
A Different, Inconceivable Cult,
Shreds Of The Eternal, Endless Circle,
Gates To Hell For Chosen Ones,
Awake From Morality.
You Don't Know What's To Come,
While I'm Chanting Incantations,
Stay Away And Don't Play With This,
You'll Never Understand,
And You Never Understood.
This Is Not Death - Which Can Eternal Lie,
But With The Strange Eons - Even Death May Die,
Words Written Long Ago - In Sacred Book Of Might,
The Lethal, Omnious Powers - Eclipsing All The Light.
The Breaking, Unseen Ice - A Deadly Fates Anger,
Nightmarish Ghosts - Spectra And Souls,
The Burning Fire Brands - In Every Open Mind,
And Eyes Shattered - Of Timid Fools.
Madness Is A Strange Blessing,
If You Understand Nothing,
That's Better To Be Dead,
When The Gods Soon Descend.
Awaiting In Horrific Peace,
The Master Of All Is Dozing,
His Time Hasn't Yet Come,
His Hour Remains Unknown.
You Don't Know What's To Come,
While I'm Chanting Incantations,
Stay Away And Don't Play With This,
You'll Never Understand,
Never.

[originally Performed By Slayer]
[lyrics King; Music Hanneman/king]

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Existing On Damnation's Edge
The Priest Had Never Known
To Witness Such A Violent Show
Of Power Overthrown

Angels Fighting Aimlessly
Still Dying By The Sword
Our Legions Killing All In Sight
To Get The One Called Lord

The Gates Of Hell Lie Waiting As You See
There's No Price To Pay Just Follow Me
I Can Take Your Lost Soul From The Grave
Jesus Knows Your Soul Can Not Be Saved

Crucify The So Called Lord
He Soon Shall Fall To Me
Your Souls Are Damned Your God Has Fell
To Slave For Me Eternally
Hell Awaits...

The Reaper Guard's The Darkened Gates
That Satan Calls His Home
Demons Feed The Furnace Where
The Dead Are Free To Roam

Lonely Children Of The Night
There's Seven Ways To Go
Each Leading To The Burning Hole
The Lucifer Controls

Priests Of Hades Seek The Sacred Star
Satan Sees The Answer Lies Not Far
Zombies Screaming Souls Cry Out To You
Satanic Laws Prevail Your Life Is Through

Pray To The Moon... When It Is Round
Death With You Shall Then Abound
What You Seek... For Can't Be Found
In Sea Or Sky Or Underground

Now I Have You Deep Inside My Everlasting Grasp
The Seven Bloody Gates Of Hell
Is Where You'll Live Your Last

Warriors From Hell's Domain
Will Bring You To Your Death
The Flames Of Hades Burning Strong
Your Soul Shall Never Rest

The Gates Of Hell Lie Waiting As You See
There's No Price To Pay Just Follow Me
I Can Take Your Lost Soul From The Grave
Jesus Knows Your Soul Can Not Be Saved

Sacrifice The Lives Of All I Know They
Soon Shall Die
Their Souls Are Damned To Rot In Hell
And Keep The Fire Growing Deep Inside
Hell Awaits...