Scars of countless number Carved with the knife of time
Gone are fights for pain inside Flames smothered by defeat
Once was he invincible Once walked above the gods Beat by unlikely champion Now he kneels before a man
All was changed, a fateful night Battle for the thousandth blade
Humble mind over haughty matter In a master a servant revealed
Flakes cold, white slowly fall Grows silent the land again
Leaves wither, speak the words unheard Yet true for a tormented soul seeking answer
Flakes cold, white slowly fall Grows silent the land again.
Silent are the woods, silent are the waters, Silent is the bridge once surrounded by a wall of steel One arrived, two walked away, nothing stayed the same To feel the life in every breath, every soul he takes That is the way of a warrior.
Stars so far away, alone they stay, like now my blade in the snow No more there's a need to ask the questions
Stars they guide me, they give my peace, as I leave my blade in the snow No more there's a need to find an answer
Stars so far away, alone they stay like now my blade in the snow Now I've found the path, now's there a meaning for my war
Free from all, he joined a war No longer one his own
Once alone, now gives his swords To serve his master's cause
[Solo: Pepe, Jouni, Mika, Matias]
[Part III: Betrayal and standing death]
Traitor, a betrayal, a fallen among them Serpent, poisons me, it's venom my own blood
Despair, defeat draws near, no way to change the course Only one, after nightfall still stands on his feet.
[Part IV: River Sanzu / Birth of a legend]
[Instrumental]
[Part V: Blade in the Snow]
Stars so far away, alone they stay, like now my blade in the snow No more there's a need to ask the questions
Stars so far away, alone they stay, like now my blade in the snow No more there's a need to ask the questions (please give me peace)
Stars, they guide me, they give me peace, I leave my blade in the snow Stars please guide me
Flakes cold, white slowly fall Grows silent the land again Earth, mountains, rivers - hidden in the nothingness In the nothingness Earth mountains, rivers revealed It is our path defining our desires Our desires defining our goal Our goal defining our deeds Our deeds defining who we are Spring flowers, winter snows There's no being or non-being, nor denial itself.