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Artwork by
Tonje-Mari Clausen

Forge Of Rebellion

Dreamslain

June 14th, 2024
6 tracks
48:30
Forge Of Rebellion
Forge Of Rebellion
Secrets Of The Forge
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7:38
Secrets Of The Forge
Dreamslain
Secrets Of The Forge Since dawn of time they come with steel Say that they rule from us they steal Barons and kings are all the same Thus ignites rebellion's flame! How can we fight with our bare hands Against the mighty who rule the lands Into the marsh where witches dwell How to forge iron they us will tell Feel the heat, feel the might Forge of rebellion burns bright Forge the swords for your fight Rise up, defend your right Taken from home sent over sea Made into slaves where can we flee? Their god commands us to be slaves Only escape to die in the waves In secret spread whispers of hope Rise up and fight don’t fear the rope Underground railroad or battleship Never again shall we feel the whip Feel the heat, feel the might The forge of rebellion burns bright Forge the swords for your fight Rise up, defend your right In the Ural mountains last time they forged the sword Uniting the peoples to fight the sun cross horde Victory achieved the alliance fell Teaching greed and hate breaking the sword's spell Solo: Anna Loppacher Feel the heat, feel the might The forge of rebellion burns bright Forge the swords for your fight Rise up, defend your right The people starve die in your wars While in your palace behind golden doors You feast all night so we demand Us to be given rule of our land We’ll turn to witches' ancient lore to learn We’ll forge new swords to fight is our turn We won’t repeat the old mistakes So that the sword shall never again break All over the world you will hear our call To reforge the world and this time include all No more be divided by borders of land Who you choose to love or colour of your hand
7:38
Burn The Boats
Dreamslain
Burn The Boats The sea is black Fishing boats come empty back Big ships are taking the fish far away Plundering the hope of those who must stay They’re crying, despairing: will they all now die? Searching for a way out but finding a lie There is no hope when profit rules all Greed will succeed, humans will fall Dead bodies they bring from the sea People in despair that had tried to flee Like a plague greed in the world has spread Slave till you fall, and then beg till your dead Broken they beg their children to feed Surrender themselves to the masters of greed Burn your ships and become our slaves The aid you’ll get for it will lead to your graves I will not bow, I will not be a slave I will stand tall I will not yield, I will never abandon the great seas call I won’t bow down, so rise up and come follow me We will not yield, we will build a new ship, and we’ll sail the sea Solo: Daniel Paulsen Figenschou We will set sail Over the sea We will catch fish We will be free The fish we catch We’ll bring back to shore No one shall starve Forevermore We will not bow, we will not be slaves we will stand tall We will not yield, we will never abandon the great seas call We won’t bow down,so rise up and come follow me We will not yield, we will build a new ship, and we’ll sail the sea Solo: Igor Jakobsen
9:05
Braving The Storm
Dreamslain
Braving The Storm Cutting through the waves she’s the fastest vessel Harvest of the sea back to port she brings At the rudder stands the ships old captain Tales of everywhere she’s sailed quietly she sings Through ship wrecks and hardship, still she has prevailed Albatross rests on his deck, by the law of the sea she sailed Fleeing a land without hope any A tiny boat with refugees many For a new life a desperate hope Waves rise as towers over the small boat Losing control, cannot sail, barely float On radio hear their desperate hope They are unwanted, there is no hope, nowhere for them to flee Grey ships are sent not to save but to push them back to sea Their lives are worth nothing, they’re not citizens so let them die Let their boat sink, let them drown, no one for them will cry Cutting through the waves she’s the fastest vessel She has heard the call, she’s coming at full speed All the sailors know, of the sea the first law Never turn your back on a ship in need Grey ships try to stop her force her to back down As the sailors try to save those about to drown More ships arrive to battle the seas Sailors born here and refugees Here to outsail the boat of Charon Saving one by one without any rest Defy the gray ships threats of arrest They’ll stay undefeated standing as one Solo: Anna Loppacher How can you stand by and watch as people die? You’ve made it illegal to help can you tell me why? Do you think we’ll just back down and stop to care? Abandon our fellow humans and leave them in despair? Save our souls Brave the storm Save our souls Brave the storm
6:07
Ghost Story
Dreamslain
Ghost Story A place abandoned No one goes there Legends of darkness Keep all away in fear You who have wandered Through this black gate Why have you come here To test your fate Abandon all hope who enters here There’s no escape from this place of fear Hear the ghosts laments in the dark halls See shadows crawling on ancient walls It’s not the wind that’s howling your name It’s not illusion the will o’wisp flame You’re not mistaken they grasp your feet Ghosts of those that death here did meet Solo: Anna Loppacher Murdered in hate for they were different They were gathered, were tortured and slaughtered in here. Soldiers who fought to liberate them All were buried, and then forgotten in here Now you are hunted for you are different You’ll be gathered, and tortured and slaughtered somewhere No one will fight to liberate you The worlds hearts have gone cold and forgotten you there Hunted by the living you don’t fear the dead Always on the run since your home you fled You hope to hide from them in these dark halls The ghosts whisper you’ll be safe in their walls Now they have found you – there’s no place to flee Scarier than ghosts are their smirks and glee You know they’ll hurt you as they grasp your feet Is this where your sad tale its end will meet You screams raise them from their rest Davids star or red star on their chest The dead rise to fight once more From Dachau to Sobibor Solo: Igor Jakobsen
6:58
The Dragon Of Ice
Dreamslain
The Dragon Of Ice Every winter she would go In the forest, through the snow Where no one had ever been To see sights no one had seen Waterfalls frozen to glass Beyond them dwarfs would amass Diamonds and shining gold That told all fairytales old And the trees covered with snow A path to a land would show Filled with elven dance and song Made her feel like she belonged On an island she would go Over a white bridge of snow There a dragon of blue light Would tell her tales of lands bright One time she had stayed to long Listening to an ancient song All the village looked for her On the island they found her Weapons they all drew in fear Of the dragon they saw there Creature of a distant realm Force that them could overwhelm Only the girl not afraid Only words by her was said Holding back the peoples fear Faerie realm now disappear A sad gaze, nothing was said The great wyrm his wings wide spread All the villages’ people can Now live safe from fairyland Twelve dark shapes on the grey sky Twelve red dragons from north fly They all life they see want kill Doing their dark masters will Now they charge the village frail All defense against them fail. The people will die in pain, Burned houses all what remain! On the sky a silver star Flying fast from realms afar Mighty dragon of blue ice Twelve red dragons on him rise Interrupted from their prey The humans they’ll later slay Fire and ice the sky will light As the dragons clash in fight Solo: Anna Loppacher, Daniel Paulsen Figenschou, Anna Loppacher, Daniel Paulsen Figenschou, Anna Loppacher Twelve dark shapes on the burned ground No more fire to be found All the villagers were saved By evil they weren’t enslaved A blue dragon in the skies To far away realm he flies Waving, the girl to him calls To return when first snow falls
8:34
Humankinds Fall
Dreamslain
Humankinds Fall The flames of war are burning bright As the whole world is set to fight One by one the cities fall Until war engulfs us all It’s the beginning of the end Everyone claims just to defend While no one longer can live free And there is nowhere left to flee There is no more chance to win Poisonous gas they all breathe in Nuclear bombs fall from the sky Final solution: all must die There is no more hope for mankind No safe place on earth you can find A handful turns their sight on space Final refuge for dying race Here it stands: Leviathan Made of steel before our fall Spacecraft made by cunning hand Still it can not carry all One by one they beg to take The children that they gave birth So at least someone will make It out from the dying earth One by one. Laid to sleep inside this flying tomb Side by side Stacked so more can escape their doom Frozen down To survive the journey through space Final hope To survive for the human race See Humankinds fall In sorrows hall Cursed our names shall be Dies Our Mother Earth No chance of rebirth This is hopes final demise Solo Daniel Paulsen Figenschou Orphaned where can they now flee In universe cold and dark? Where to sail this astral sea? Where to guide of hope last spark? There is no where they can run Captain now can clearly see There’s no planet of no sun To where humankind can flee They return Back to Earth nowhere else for them to go Poisoned soil All is dead nothing here will ever grow One by one Planting seeds under protective dome One by one Survivors come, seeking a new home Solo Anna Loppacher And so life starts again on earth The wheel of life brings the rebirth As plants and animals out spread Replace the ruins of the dead Trees reach again up to the sky A new chance for mankind to try Repeat the errors, again fall Or live in harmony with all
10:08

“Chock full of ideas it is a superlative end to possibly one of the most unique albums of the year. And there are no interludes or any wasted air. It is the sort of thing that requires you to put a bit of work in first but give it a try. It is quality. Quirky, unique quality. 9/10 - Musipedia of Metal”

Credits

All songs by Dreamslain
All lyrics by Igor Jakobsen

Daniel Paulsen Figenschou - drums
Anna Loppacher - pianos, organs, hammond organs, cembalo, mono and polysynthesizers, bass organ
Igor Jakobsen - vocals, guitars, bass guitar

Mix by Steve Walker of Merciless Mixing
Album art by Tonje-Mari Clausen