Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Epica
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Revo
Composer
Mark Jansen
Songwriter
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Nos rapti sumus aut tamen raptores?
[Verse 2]
On to battle
Here we are the hunters
Red as fire
Crimson bow and arrow
[Verse 3]
Waiting for the storm won't help you
Just the will to fight can change you
Clean your weapons
Blow the dust off, fear and prayers will never save us
[Verse 4]
We can't hide our pride behind fear
We will not let them be this near
In the end our strength unites us
Just the will to fight will save us
[Verse 5]
No, we will never ever fail
We stand up, we fight for the moment of the truth
Stand up and fight for their demise
We won't surrender
[Verse 6]
Day and night dividing the legions
Ignorance will show its weakness
Lasting peace an abandoned illusion
Blinded by trust in a twilight zone
Day and night disguising their secrets
Ignorance will kill the fearless
Offerings of reckless courage
Freedom for us all
[Verse 7]
On to battle
Here we are the hunters
Red as fire
Fear the bow
[Verse 8]
The humility of imprisonment
Fight with crimson bow and arrow
Far away from the solemn castle walls
Carrying us all to our death now
Diving into the instincts of the night
Red is piercing through the twilight
Soldiers with their wings of freedom will attack
Free the unrelenting slaves right now
[Verse 9]
Not knowing the names of our
Broken trees and the trampled flowers
The fallen bird awaits the breeze
No one will guide you
[Verse 10]
Everlasting calm of the herds
It is but a vast illusion
Failing freedom of our dying wolves
Marks the era of confusion
Freedom and our way of life
(Praying won't help)
These are but a vast illusion
When the darkness hit our crying wolves
(Fight for your land)
This marks the era of conclusion
[Verse 11]
Those who only complain about their helplessness
Will not change a thing
The boy will pick up the black sword
Hate and anger are a two-edged blade
And soon it will show it's teeth
[Verse 12]
All that ends this brutal game is not the weapon nor the skill
Reach out for the desire
And awaken your will to kill
Go and free your mind
Immerse yourself in unstoppable killer instinct
Bring back the hope
Illuminate the darkness
[Verse 13]
Stand up and fight for their demise
We won't surrender now
Enthrone the devil in disguise
You can't defend her
[Verse 14]
Day and night dividing the legions
Ignorance will show it's weakness
Lasting peace an abandoned illusion
Blinded by trust in a twilight zone
Day and night disguising their secrets
Ignorance will kill the fearless
Offerings of reckless courage
Freedom for us all
[Verse 15]
On to battle
Here we are the hunters
Red as fire
Crimson bow and arrow
On to battle
Here we are the heroes
Red as fire
Hearts will bleed to death
Written by: Mark Jansen, Revo
