Turn back the tide of a thousand years When the hunted were many, the land was in tears The dark one has placed his hands on the earth His minions, no mercy, no quarter today The dreams of the men were shattered and drawn With death in the valleys and fire in the glens The old and the sick were slaughtered in vain Left for the ravens to be carried away In the deepest of lairs, he summoned his hordes Begin, sons of darkness, the mother of wars Spread my disease on this pestilent race The fighting, the burning, the sword and the mace He gazed in the flames, the beast that was he He now was the master of all he did see The wails of the women, the charnel house smell He laughed at their bodies, the tears for the dead Hail, Sons of darkness Hail, warriors call Hail, we'll conquer together Hail, my carrion hordes The earth it was riven, scarred in pain The people were solemn, laughter insane No hope for the future, just a gateway to Hade Infernal damnation for the weak and the lame Cruel winter, came for all, was too soon Perished the forests and withered the blooms Nothing was worthy to stand in his way He sought out a plan to conquer today Hail, Sons of darkness Hail, warriors call Hail, we'll conquer together Hail, my carrion hordes Sons of darkness, with banners held high Sons of darkness, you're marching to die He gathered around him mystics and seers Dark incantations to pass on the years Spells that were spoken and chants that were made A devilish future was all that he craved Black swirling midnight, his time it had come To travel in time, in an instant was done He burst on our world filled with anger and hate Destroyer of dreams, deceider of fates Reborn in nirvana to murder and maim It's you that have called him, and you know his name His guises are many, the lord of the lies He feeds on your fears and darkens the skies His orders are written in granite and stone You'll kneel at the throne made from blood and from bones The left hand is icy, caressing the skulls The right hand has brandished the sceptre of souls