End of an Empire-Turisas

[ti:End of an Empire] [ar:Turisas] [al:Stand Up And Fight] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]End of an Empire - Turisas [00:01.54]The time is here [00:03.12] [00:04.57]Time to be brave while others fear [00:07.43] [00:08.52]Fear the stars the moon and the holy ghost [00:14.21]It's what lurks in the dark that scares us the most [00:20.37]You're damned if you do you're damned if you don't [00:26.48]What tomorrow brings is still the unknown [00:32.38]But can you condone how to atone [00:36.12] [00:36.76]I'm so alone [00:38.80] [00:39.80]How can I know I won't bemoan [00:44.70] [00:45.30]Every tale needs its star and knave [00:51.65]Which part I play is yet to be unveiled [00:58.09]History just what's agreed [01:03.55]Yet it will judge both you and me [01:09.55]Shields and swords will win you wars [01:15.60]But in the end the battle's for our hearts [01:21.32]Fought by bards [01:26.70] [01:37.92]We know the walls will fall [01:44.92] [01:51.51]You look back in time [01:53.98]No one heard the bells chime [01:56.83]You wonder how [01:59.31] [02:00.32]How could they this allow [02:02.71] [02:03.55]Exactly the same [02:06.09]Are the questions aimed your way [02:09.42]When looking back on today [02:14.56] [02:15.37]The time is here [02:16.52] [02:18.20]Time to be brave let others fear [02:21.25]We know the walls will fall [02:28.99]But out of the ashes a new day will dawn [02:34.76]We've enslaved the world [02:37.58]We have slaughtered we've burned [02:41.00]All in the name of our faith [02:46.64]Only a fool would expect [02:49.43]Others to settle for anything less [02:52.32] [02:52.87]The tide is about to turn [02:59.66] [03:21.66]The sea has pulled away [03:23.87]Like small children we play [03:27.37]What is this [03:28.51] [03:29.51]Come take a look at all these fish [03:32.72] [03:33.39]As long as you spend [03:35.70]There is more for you to lend [03:38.86]Someone always saves us in the end [03:44.34] [03:45.33]The time is here [03:46.32] [03:47.96]Time to be brave let others fear [03:51.28]We know the walls will fall [03:58.02] [03:58.86]But out of the ashes a new day will dawn [04:04.73]We've enslaved the world [04:07.59]We have slaughtered we've burned [04:11.04]All while knowing what is best [04:14.96] [04:16.60]Might take a year or ten [04:19.26] [04:19.85]Generations of men [04:22.87]We've passed the point of no return [04:29.28] [04:34.55]Fifty-three days in 53 [04:36.85] [04:37.86]Fifty-three steps for you to acknowledge your defeat [04:42.47] [04:43.63]The last in line ultimus romanorum [04:48.58] [04:49.26]Evolution through revolution [04:51.82] [04:52.40]A frozen river enough to tip an empire [04:57.38] [04:58.08]Stalingrad Waterloo Bastille Poltava Stamford Bridge [05:05.84] [05:06.52]At Manzikert it would all end [05:11.23] [05:14.42]Tough are times ahead [05:16.13] [05:16.90]With care you tread [05:19.39]Before you know [05:21.43] [05:23.21]Out we need to bow [05:25.30] [05:26.09]Enjoy it while it lasts [05:28.25]Soon forgotten in the past [05:31.26] [05:31.80]Our time here ended so fast [05:37.22]Open your eyes [05:40.23]Yourself apprise [05:43.17]All empires find their demise [05:48.53]The taller they are the harder they fall [05:54.85]The snowball [05:57.78]Is on the roll [06:01.23]Open your eyes [06:04.21]Yourself apprise [06:06.95] [06:07.57]New powers are on the rise [06:12.52]So strong is our faith that the world stays as is [06:18.27] [06:18.85]Until it hits like shattering glass to bits [06:25.64] [06:26.45]How did this happen how could this happen [06:31.65] [06:32.26]How could the empire fall