Rising from the frozen wasteland A king once overthrown A sadistic tyrant A blackened mist, no flesh nor bones Attack against the Crystal Empire The enemy grows strong The Crystal Heart, it must be found Or else all hope is gone
King Sombra will destroy us all The darkness closes in A trail of death left in its wake The end of time is drawing ever near (solo: Diego)
Hidden away for centuries The empire of light has returned But so with it, an evil force That threatens the kingdom to suffer and burn Twilight is caught by the spell And fights to stop the oncoming threat; The force field weakens As the crystal ponies inch Towards an imminent death
The Crystal Fair is the only way To bring the balance back Rejuvenate our hopes and dreams And stand a fighting chance for victory
(chorus) Rise up from the arctic pit And take the crystal slaves Rise of the crystal shadow Bow down to your Equestrian Lord
The black mist is rising Seeping through the cracks The crystal slaves, shackled and chained As the sky turns a deathly shade of black (solos: Diego, Eric)
Falling down into the frozen wasteland The king's been overthrown The dragon throws the Crystal Heart So Cadance may reclaim her throne In one fatal strike, a bright flash of light Colors stream across the sky King Sombra falls into the pit As his reign of terror fades away and dies
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(Music: E. Willmott, D. Avila) (Lyrics: E. Willmott)