Rise of an Empire - Untold Stories

Dark rain falls The portents of war, closing in In the furtherst reaches of the kingdom's hold A new will burns, making blood run cold Deep under mountains, a portal awoke A time of trouble, of which a prophecy spoke An army of men, an emblem unknown They come not for peace - send word to the throne Let loose the horses, for south we must ride To marshal an army to hold back this tide We've heard reports - tales from the north Of an ancient army that arrived in force Led by a warlord bathed in fire Soldiers in red that do not tire They came to conquer, and desecrate our land We must retaliate, we must take a stand For the kingdom and for our lives Ready the generals as We've heard reports - tales from the north Of an ancient army that arrived in force Led by a warlord bathed in fire Soldiers in red that do not tire All that we know comes to an end If our ancient homeland we cannot defend For the kingdom and for our lives Ready the generals as we ride If we fall today, tomorrow will never come We've heard reports - tales from the north Of an ancient army that arrived in force Led by a warlord bathed in fire Soldiers in red that do not tire All that we know comes to an end If our ancient homeland we cannot defend For the kingdom and for our lives Ready the generals as we ride

Within these words, I'll hide the contempt for the purpose I serve. Silently, I withhold my resolve, and pursue, while my dignity dissolves, A bit more everyday... I'll hold on to the end, and fight my resentment. You see, I have succumbed, in order to complete, what must be done. Stand tall, to keep faith and fight. Take up arms, and prepare, for the, onslaught. Prepare yourself. Concealed in shadows, there are weaknesses. I have uncloaked them, to reveal their impurities. I lay, concealed, awake, in hopes of finding safety from their, Unrelenting, beatings, which they have organized in spite Of all, your own, actions, which we have followed to a "T" But we, have been, displaced, we have been driven from our course. The battle rages on, as my mind begins to sway. I am redeemed through consequence, but my guilt is still in play. But the fact of the matter is, is that I've sacrificed, Everything I am, while I was standing here for you. Prepare yourself, just save yourself. There is no escaping, we must strive to alter fate, In order to recover, from this faltered state. Within these words, I hid the contempt for the purpose I served silently. I withheld my resolve, and pursued, while my dignity dissolved.

This is my confession I have lost all of my friends I've lost more than that And I don't know if I can get it back I've gone off the deep end Can't seem to find my way home A broken man confides Choking out a long bitter goodbye This is my diary My sonnet my symphony All my fears I can find in thee My blood, my sweat, my tyranny You would need my eyes If you were to see That I am just me Not the demon you made me to be Why weeps the willow A sadness in the root says i A smoky diary that billows A cloud of sorrow with each sigh

I awoke this morning Love laid me down by the river Drifting I turned on up stream Bound for my forgiver In the giving of my eyes to see your face Sound did silence me Leaving no trace I begged to leave, to hear your wonderous stories Begged to hear your wonderous stories 'LA AHA' He spoke of lands not far Nor lands they were in his mind Of fusion captured high Where reason captured his time In no time at all he took me to the gate In haste I quickly Checked the time If I was late I had to leave, to hear your wonderous stories Had to hear your wonderous stories 'LA AHA, LA AHA' Hearing Hearing hearing your wonderous stories Hearing your wonderous stories It is no lie I see deeply into the future Imagine everything You're close And were you there To stand so cautiously at first And then so high As he spoke my spirit climbed into the sky I bid it to return To hear your wonderous stories Return to hear your wonderous stories Return to hear your wonderous stories LA AH LA AH AH AH Hearing Hearing Hearing Hearing Hearing

I found a line and then it grew I found myself still thinking of you I felt so empty and now I'm fine But still it's burning, when will you be mine Too much of the same stories in our lives I think it's time for change, don't you? Too much of the same stories in our lives I think it's time for us to walk away from here Stories in our lives, we keep them all inside Stories in our lives, we keep them all inside Look at me, still in your mind Our memories, so intertwined Well you broke through, you found your way And so did I, no need to stay In the same old picture, tried and true We've been through that, let's look for something new Too much of the same stories in our lives I think it's time for change, don't you? Too much of the same stories in our lives I think it's time for us to walk away from here Do you remember lying on the beach so late at night? Do you remember running through the sprinklers that night? Do you remember all the songs that I have wrote for you? All the songs that I have wrote for you For you I remember the way you made me feel when I was with you I remember the smile that always brought me back to you That look in your eyes I never thought that this could be untrue That look in your eyes I never thought that this could be untrue Untrue Too much of the same stories in our lives I think it's time for change, don't you? Too much of the same stories in our lives I think it's time for us to walk away from here