Soon thereafter the cosmos, unleashed it's final breath
The ancients sought the fabled warrior to bring forth hope
A being that has seen the horrors of the bitter end
He who has witnessed, universal extinction
Rise, they have come, for us all
For they dwell within, chaos
Unleash the fire within, that which binds us all
Your body broken, shall be restored
And so you stand here unfounded by belief
But together we shall stop the coming storm
They shall be the protectors, the champions, the avatars
For we shall not intervene, with universal law
So you lived a man, rise now, breathe life again
So you lived a man, rise now, breathe life again
Rise, they have come, for us all
For they dwell within, chaos
A man of form and void, a'rise
Oh, a man of form and void
Rise above the omnipotent and come to cleanse this wretched realm
Fear not what is, and embrace the inevitable
Observe an end to all things, channel the pain of that black horizon
Shattered, tormented, broken down to nothing
The coming plague foreseen, will cleanse the universe from their disease
Rise, rise, let this be the day that all light dies
Rise, a'rise, reclaim the throne, and sever their lives
So you lived a man, rise now, breathe life again
So you lived a man, rise now, breathe life again
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