By The Hands Of Violent Winter Lyrics - Singles - Illnath

By the hands of violent winter, his fate was sealed 

Crawling on the icy slopes with limbs frozen cold 

Memories of untold torture, in his mind 

Waking from the endless slumber leaving him numb 

Creeping worms they eat his mind 

Feelings blind this clouded time 

They took his soul, so they could find 

The truth 

Feeling hate for usurpers gone mad 

Reaching in for the power he had 

Wanting more than he could give 

But they would never falter 

In his mind only memories of hate 

Planted there by the monger's of fate 

Reaching out for sanity 

But hope is ever fading 

Looking for the answer 

Why did they do this to me? 

Leaving me deserted 

I never asked for this hell 

Reaching out for fires burning, in his eyes 

Hope is still a trusty friend but fires burn low 

Snow keeps falling all around him, as he screams 

Seemingly the only answer is from the void 

Defeated and forsaken, he lies in fields of snow 

Only sign of life his eyes, in panic seeking solace 

Sun, rising high 

Bringing, warmth and energy again 

Waking up from a steady state 

Of suspended animation 

Blinded by these rays of light 

Hailing from the sky 

Senses now return to him 

Tribulations feeling dim 

Now a sordid memory 

Impeding doom approaching 

As he run, try to shake off the vice 

No one hearing his desperate cries 

The usurpers are hunting him 

Hounds barking and wolves closing in 

His escape was a futile attempt 

He is hunted by common consent 

Now returned to the bleak white cell 

I hope that dying is the end of this hell 

[Solo] 

Looking for the answer 

Why are they doing this? 

What is it I have done? 

To deserve this living hell 

By the violent hands of winter, his fate is sealed 

Dying by the hands of strangers leaving him cold 

Memories of untold torture still in his mind 

Never more awakening, this time it's the end 

Defeated and forsaken, his peers would not let go 

The trial was an endless one, and death did not yet show 

Come, reap my life 

Now, it's the time of my departure 

Afore of him a shadow stands 

It's glowing with eternal might 

"I am one of many names 

And one of them is bringer of light" 

[By the hands of violent winter - Comments] 

[The idea for this lyric came from and old horror-movie, that I can't remember the name of. But it was about a guy who had his memories shared with those of a cat. He got away from the scientist guys and ran and ran but they caught up with him in the end nevertheless, and all the time he had these flashy images running through his mind that he knew wasn't his own.I wrote it because I found it a scary though that you were being experimented upon and you could do nothing about it. And in the end dying is not even a relief.The lyric was written together with Tyr, before Narrenschiff joined the band.] 

[- Tobias]