Warm was the womb Safe the crib as we listen The perils in this prison Look to the rising sun Warm was the hearth And we abide, and we strive and toil Poor was the soil we abandoned And the strong consumed the weak Look to the sea Behind the veil over yonder Over the precipice of wonder Look to the sky Where the thunder rumble Over the precipice we tumble Do we delve too deep into the darkness? Into the mist, we stand face to face with the firestorm Ascension Favored by the gods, we ride (Ascension) We arise We die en masse And we cry out for redemption With a bowl called hunger Famine is my blade We die not in vain As the strong increase momentum In pain we lament them The last goodbye We dive Into the well of wisdom The runes have truth to tell We advance, we excel We light a torch In the gaping maw Escaping the black morass As our blood thaw We will drag them out from behind the trees The holy light reveals and sow the seeds of the firestorm Ascension Favored by the gods, we ride (Ascension) We arise Plunged into war Plunged into war Mutual assured destruction Perfection overkill By will of our own infliction We have loved and we have lost And we laugh as the world go under The runes, the sky asunder Burnt bridges we have crossed We ride Like kings into darkness On a fruitless trail Of those who died for us The hooves, they rumble Demand the gods' attention Not fearful nor humble The morning star ascension We shall eat and drink at the table of the kings They will know we come in the wake of a firestorm Ascension Favored by the gods, we ride (Ascension) Favored by the gods, we ride (Ascension) We arise