Blog Den2012-05-28T06:28:16Zhttp://blog.frankebittinger.com/atom.aspxQuick BlogcastTuesday, 24 April 2012: Valkyrie (Testimony of Apocalypse)...tag:blog.frankebittinger.com,2012-04-24:f113e5a2-cd63-41e5-83b1-fbc2a49c622eFrank2012-04-24T04:29:52Z2012-04-24T04:29:52Z<font style="font-size:12px"><div class="mbl notesBlogText clearfix"><div><p><font style="font-size:12px"></font>I had a bit of time this
evening, so I put it to use writing lyrics to another song for the
soundtrack to one of my novels. It turned out to be a tad bit longer
than any of the others, but that's why they're called epics, I suppose.
Let me know what you think.</p><p> </p><p><b>Valkyrie (Testimony of Apocalypse)</b></p><p> </p><p><i>Echoing, whispered voices repeating</i></p><p>(Beware of false prophets who only desire to steal your soul</p><p>Promising salvation, the expiation of sin, in return for only a drop of blood)</p><p> </p><p>I used to live my life so focused and undaunted</p><p>But then dreams turned to nightmares I never wanted</p><p>And now instead of pleasant memories, I’m haunted</p><p> </p><p>Standing on the edge of heaven</p><p>Within arm’s length of an angel’s heart</p><p>Standing on the edge of heaven</p><p>Now just watch as it all falls apart</p><p> </p><p>It’s a testimony of Apocalypse</p><p>With vengeance rising</p><p>In a testimony of Apocalypse</p><p>The truth is lying</p><p> </p><p>Ruling with a red scepter</p><p>Your throne is your sepulcher</p><p>Wearing cataclysm as a crown</p><p>We feast upon the fighting</p><p>And split the sky with lightning</p><p>As crimson wisdom is reigning down</p><p> </p><p>And who is this vision before me</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p>Welcoming me to eternity</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p> </p><p>My world is peaceful when my eyes close and I’m dreaming</p><p>But then dreams turn to nightmares and I’m chased by demons</p><p>I break darkness and silence when I awake screaming</p><p> </p><p>Standing on the edge of darkness</p><p>Feeling the brush of an angel’s wings</p><p>Standing on the edge of darkness</p><p>Now just hear the demon as it sings</p><p> </p><p>It’s a testimony of Apocalypse</p><p>With vengeance rising</p><p>In a testimony of Apocalypse</p><p>The truth is lying</p><p> </p><p>Wasting away in defeat</p><p>Victory is incomplete</p><p>Baptized in a lake of our own tears</p><p>Battlefields decorated</p><p>Memories desecrated</p><p>A holocaust wrought from our own fears</p><p> </p><p>And who is this vision before me</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p>Welcoming me to eternity</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p> </p><p>A prophet for profit</p><p>Savior or liar</p><p>On your knees</p><p>I shall be your new Messiah</p><p> </p><p>Abandoned in agony</p><p>Until</p><p>(Until)</p><p>Your soul screams out for mercy</p><p>As it lays shattered and naked</p><p>Fallen on the battlefield</p><p>And still</p><p>(And still)</p><p>You wait for them to appear</p><p>Take no solace in the sacred</p><p> </p><p>A prophet for profit</p><p>Do I conspire?</p><p>On your knees</p><p>I shall be your new Messiah</p><p> </p><p>And who is this vision before me</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p>Welcoming me to eternity</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p> </p><p>(crash of thunder into rolling thunder)</p><p>From across the barren wasteland</p><p>You can hear the thunder roar</p><p>The battle is Armageddon</p><p>Unleash the machines of war</p><p>(sound of wind)</p><p> </p><p>It’s a testimony of Apocalypse</p><p>With vengeance rising</p><p>In a testimony of Apocalypse</p><p>The truth is lying</p><p> </p><p>Valkyrie</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p> </p><p>It’s a testimony of Apocalypse</p><p>With vengeance rising</p><p>In a testimony of Apocalypse</p><p>The truth is lying</p><p> </p><p>Valkyrie</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p>Valkyrie</p><p> </p><p>Whispering voices echoed</p><p>(The paradox awaits</p><p> at the bottom of the abyss</p><p>The dichotomy controls your fate</p><p>A game of damnation and we play for eternity)</p><p> </p><p>©Frank E. Bittinger 2012</p></div></div></font>