A strange holy man appeared in the first year of war A freemason hiding in an old monastery The French prophet telling of obscure deadly visions Of years in pain, the days of retribution When empires fall to dust, when empires fall to dust ♪ Seven dark men, rulers of the world Seven dark men, one to rule them all Seven dark men, bring back the gallows Seven dark men, broad rivers shallow Seven dark men, irons turns to rust Seven dark men, empires fall to dust The unknown prophet telling of obscure morbid vision Fire-breathing mountains, the days of divine retribution When empires fall to dust, when empires fall to dust ♪ Seven dark men, rulers of the world Seven dark men, one to rule them all Seven dark men, antichrist born Seven dark men, a nation war-torn Seven dark men, continents bust Seven dark men, empires fall to dust, empires fall to dust ♪ When empires fall to dust