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[Verse 1]

Warm was the womb

Safe the crib as we listen

The perils in this prison

Look to the rising sun

Warm was the hearth

And we abide, and we strive and toil

Poor was the soil we abandoned

And the strong consumed the weak

Look to the sea

Behind the veil over yonder

Over the precipice of wonder

Look to the sky

Where the thunder rumble

Over the precipice we tumble

[Pre-Chorus]

Do we delve too deep into the darkness?

Into the mist, we stand face to face with the firestorm

[Chorus]

Ascension

Favored by the gods, we ride (Ascension)

We arise

[Verse 2]

We die en masse

And we cry out for redemption

With a bowl called hunger

Famine is my blade

We die not in vain

As the strong increase momentum

In pain we lament them

The last goodbye

We dive

Into the well of wisdom

The runes have truth to tell

We advance, we excel

We light a torch

In the gaping maw

Escaping the black morass

As our blood thaw

[Pre-Chorus]

We will drag them out from behind the trees

The holy light reveals and sow the seeds of the firestorm

[Chorus]

Ascension

Favored by the gods, we ride (Ascension)

We arise

[Bridge]

Plunged into war

[Verse 3]

Plunged into war

Mutual assured destruction

Perfection overkill

By will of our own infliction

We have loved and we have lost

And we laugh as the world go under

The runes, the sky asunder

Burnt bridges we have crossed

We ride

Like kings into darkness

On a fruitless trail

Of those who died for us

The hooves, they rumble

Demand the gods' attention

Not fearful nor humble

The morning star ascension

[Pre-Chorus]

We shall eat and drink at the table of the kings

They will know we come in the wake of a firestorm

[Chorus]

Ascension

Favored by the gods, we ride (Ascension)

Favored by the gods, we ride (Ascension)

We arise