Another harvest of the year Echoing through time Shaping the waves of the biosphere With the cold wind's sigh Departed souls ascending Paradise awaits Fearless reach to the unseen Hand of fate Departed souls descending Villainy unmasked Begging for oblivion Hell at last, yeah! And they shine on inside How their shadows divine Masters and charlatans leave Imploring in vain Just what will they take from me? Or what will I gain? Departed souls ascending Paradise awaits Fearless reach to the unseen Hands of fate Departed souls descending Villainy unmasked Begging for oblivion Hell at last, yeah And they shine on inside How their shadows divine Once more Gift or a curse? Absolute the manus dei And what of life? When the future aches to blot the past Can there be more heroes Born great as the dead? When the fiends outbreed the true Laughing in the end Are their lessons knowledge Consumed by vanity? On the shoulders of the grand Who will stand and lead? Who will lead us on? Who will lead us on? Oh, yeah And they shine on inside How their shadows divine