Eternal Tears Of Sorrow – Vilda Mannu

1. Northern Doom

I remember, it was December, the darkest winter, my body shivered

The coldest snow, cold northwind blew, the greatest storm hit like the thorns

The place`d been chosen and God howled there

The wind was his voice, the snow was his soil

Without a heart in those frozen years

His searching ended and my heart was gone

Northern doom, life in the frostThe coldest bloom, the time has stopped

Lethal wind, the freezing orgyCold death, there`s no glory

Northern bloom, the heart I`ve lostThe coldest doom, my life has stopped

Killing wind, the lethal orgyBlood must be shed, mine is this story

Without heart I`m cold as snow, I try to reach for it once more

I follow the sunlight and hear the howl, the last light will end up in God`s

mouth

I thought I could make it to the end, but finally my faith started to bend

Surviving, it was all I thought, I wanted to live still one hundred years more

I remember, it was December, the darkest winter, my body shivered

The coldest snow, cold northwind blew, the greatest storm hit like the thorns

The place`d been chosen and God howled there, the wind was his voice, the snow

was his soil

Without a heart in those frozen years, his searching ended and my heart was

gone

He made me bleed when I was asleep, I bled for the frost, I bled for my fears

He stole my heart and carried it away… And when cried, only the echoes

remained

Clear wisdom I finally had, I felt so empty, I felt so sad

He took my heart so far away, I started my life as a northern slave

2. Burning Flames` Embrace

Walking towards the night… The flames once burnt inside

Back then I was alive when the fire walked by my side

The screaming fire burnt the leaves of mine and left the ashes of divine

All the leaves contained my name The shadows took them and carried away

Firewalk, I want to feel it again… Dance on the flames, does it feel the

same?

Tears of blood, they burn my face… I want to feel the burning flames` embrace

The cold night freezing up my sins, the memories of ice burn my skin

But I see the flames of gold dancing and the last one of the leaves is still

burning

Now all the ashes contain my name I`m one with the dark, I`ve lost the flame

My unleashed thoughts flying to the distant land of dreams… And disappear in

the sand

Emptiness has filled my heart… I see a blaze but it`s much too far

I try to reach for it, it`s calling my name… I know it`s my fire with its

warm embrace

Like a frozen flower covered with ice, my soul is cold and ready to die

This holy secret turned to a sacred lie I followed it and lost my guide

3. Goashem

I close my eyes to see within myself as the first snow falls on me

I close my ears to hear my inner voice and the cold wind freezes me

This is my land, our holy land, I don`t want to leave this place

But there are unholy men all around us and they want to take it away

Their hearts are filled with mean passion… Red blood on their hands

Tonight is the last night we`re a part of this land

I open my eyes and my ears, I see nothing but darkness

I hear the wind behind the distant hills far beyond this vale

This is my land, our holy land, I don`t want leave this place

But there are unholy men all around us and they want take it away

We have to go, travel to the hills, maybe we will find the answer there

Follow me, my people, we must wander to the land of the long shades

I am Alge from the land of Wuowjo�, the only son of Goashem

I`m the leader of these people now from the vale of white reindeer

4. Scars Of Wisdom

Sometimes it`s just the time to rest and leave all your pain behind

Time heals the wounds of loneliness and leaves the scars of wisdom into your

mind

Romance, it didn`t last Emotions were frozen by the past

My heart bears the scars Wall of pain covers my heart

Yearning to fly once again, on the broken wings of hope I will rise

Flying with a singing nightingale and join the final dawn of my life

See her eye to eye, find the end of time

Falling down so lonely, down to her arms

5. Raven (In Your Eyes)

Every day is like a new hell, every night my eyes swell

Turn my pain into pleasure, kill my desire for you

My dreams feel so real, they are more than just dreams

I see the Raven in your eyes Come into my grief

I see the Raven in your eyes and my passion rise

After the fevered night, I see through your disguise

Waiting for the sun to rise, my soul will see the light

Forget the thorns the cutting blades, Remember the beauty that fades

Eyes… Eyes… Your eyes… Raven eyes…

Haunt me like a breeze, discover my true dreams

Search for my fantasies, don`t forget my fevered dreams

You`re my religion that I feel, you`re the angel that I see

Dreams of passion come and go… I`m touched by your sweet soul

I see the Raven in your eyes and my passion rise

After the fevered night, I see through your disguise

Waiting for the sun to rise, my soul will see the light

Forget the thorns the cutting blades, Remember the rose that fades

Look inside of me to my soul, see how cold I am

Where does it all begin, and where does it end?

You`re still my quiet angel, the angel with Raven eyes

My dear, quiet guide, with black raven eyes

6. Nightwind`s Lullaby

Like a mother takes care of her children, the nightwind cries for her

Hear those silent whispers… Like an infant`s very first words

Light a candle for those who once were, and the dreams that never came true

Hear the silent crying of souls who lost their way home

See a child and how he dies under the shade of a birch

The silent nightwind`s lullaby rocks the cradle of this world

Like a falling star of darkness gives the final sign of its life

This forsaken child of the full moon searching for a peaceful place to die

He sees a tree, the mighty one, like the one of his early years

Now he feels the safe under the tree and calls his mother wind

See the circle of light and the child and his heart full of nightly peace

Hear the divine tune, the prettiest one, the nightwind`s nightly verse

Light a candle for those who once were (and their) hopeful dreams that never

came true

Hear the silent weeping of souls who lost their way home

7. Vilda Mannu

Alone on the top of the fells I chant for the wild moon

I wrote my chant for the moon`s glory, for the lighter of my mood

I wish I could be one of his sons and one with the earth

So I could walk on the lunar path and chant forever

I`m the son of the moon, I`m one with the creator…

I praise the moon, wild moon is my nature

My life is so short but yours is sustained

And when I`ll leave my chant will remain always with you my friend

On a crystal clear night I stare at the moon once raped by the sun, the

guardian of the woods

The spirit of the night, it gave me the wild life

Under the shape of the moon I`ve found the final truth

8. Coronach

Alone with the questions, an outcast for many years

He has seen those marble archways and the avenue of crimson tears

Now shadows are staring at him but he turns his face away

They remind him of his true self, gone with the first winter day

Yesterday`s like a dream and tomorrow`s like a mirage

When`s the time to get eternal rest? When`s the endless roaming over?

His frequent groans were only silent whispers in the whirlwind

He ended up in this timeless race just for his father`s sins

On his father`s grave he swore: “I`ll accomplish your endless task”

But his wings were burnt by the sunlight and his mirth hiding behind the mask

Then he heard the stentorian noise beyond the mountains

The ancient coronach of flora and fauna

He remembered an old gnostic tale of the coruscating crystal of tranquillity

He had travelled through time, seen the runes of the light and the dark

He found the answer to his questions: “How to free his chained heart”

The eternal one can finally rest, he is one of the mortals now

The beauty of the crystal glowing and his eyes shining with it, somehow

Yesterday`s like a dream and tomorrow`s like a mirage

Now`s the time to get eternal rest, now`s the endless roaming over

9. Nodde Rahgam

[Instrumental]

10. Seita

A great stone of the Ancient ones… It has passed from a father to a son

All the years it has been the same… The greatest saint of the northern ways

So many storms have passed by, so many lives still have to die

Before Seita is satisfied and gives us the peaceful life

Mighty shades of the sunless days are our cradles as well as graves

Seita never betrays his sons, Northern folk`s holiest God

So many storms have passed by, so many lives still have to be sacrificed

Before Seita is satisfied and gives us the peaceful life

All music, lyrics and arrangements by Eternal Tears of Sorrow.

Keyboards by Puolakanaho & Torro.

Clean vocals on “Raven” and “Lullaby” by Heli Luokkala.

Backing shred vocals on “Northern Doom” and “Coronach” by Torro.