The Longest Night

Deep within the desert One race of mortal men The gods have given to us A rich and fertile land Adorned with greatest splendor The dawning of a time Where all men pledge their honor And some pay with their lives We are a people like none were before

In the darkness envision Angels protect you from sin In your heart there's a key to the prison within In the violet fire Wash away your fears Let it shine forever Holy light for the world to see Tears of joy like a river Finally touching the sea Unif

Forged in the fire, but cold as ice I will spare no sacrifice You'll pay with tears she'd in mortal fright All shall fear the hammer's strike Nailed to this war that will never end Death inspires those whom I defend Your pounding heart thrusting like

Sunrise, why can't you sympathize? You disrespect the darkness You creep your way into the morning sky You desecrate the stars Sunrise, how you offend the eyes Befoul the breath of morning And by your force I'm drawn into the light Beneath the blindi

The hollow harvest A generations plow Will never be missed They reap their fruits in hell Or on a slave ship It would be just as well Our shaking death grip It tightens still As we break and burn, we'll never learn We've wasted all these years We fig