Cirith Gorgor

Conquering The Shadowworld

Cirith Gorgor


Wandering draped in smothered moonlight 
Distant memories consume my mind 
Amidst these blackened ancient woods 
The profound smell of grievance slumbers 
Unfolding dreams seem vague but still 
As the fields of old draw near 
And these mountains I still recognise 
(Bloodstained memories emerge) 

"I see a maiden, young and fair, falling lifeless to the ground 
A gleam once touched her face and hair yet now is nowhere to be found 
Slain by black, audacious steel, her earthly ties are torn 
Hatred chose her fate to seal through this malicious scorn" 

A flash turns fire into stone 
The gruesome dark of night weighs stronger 
Striding forth through veils of fog 
Unable to conquer my shadowworld 
A sudden outburst lights the sky 
Reveals the tortured ground I stand 
Once again my body trembles 
And longhidden visions come to mind 

"I see her face cast into stone, engraved in darkness since that day 
Under a moon so blue and roan her purest splendour fades away 
But behold a cosmic sign as swirling clouds pass by 
A new-born, bright star burns in line and lightens up the astral sky" 

After all these years that passed 
Here over the fields of old 
I stumble upon an ancient stone 
The air around it dead and cold 
Suddenly all is clear to me 
As the shadowworld opens its gates once more