The Scarlet Gale (Part 2: The Descent) Lyrics

This grief I cannot bear

Cuts my will to breath

My wife, beloved star

Thrown overboard at sea

All night I searched in vain

With tempest waves crashing down

And then I found her washed ashore

Clinging to life, her frail body destroyed

But I'll be damned if I do nothing

Bereft of love, hopeless and so forlorn

A newfound hate is born inside me

Against the winds that mocked at my dying bride

Ships set sail on glassy oceans

Lured by the tranquil blue of a lying sea

Betrayed by a hell born darkness

Bent on tearing life from flesh and bone

My heart yearns to traverse the span

Confront his darkened force

May never again set foot on land

The sea is calling chart the course

Bring down this ancient curse

The salted air reminds me of her

Struggling to breathe

My wife, beloved star

Died in my arms in tears

All night I prayed for life

With no answer but wretched grief

And then I vowed to avenge her soul

Seek out the darkened spirit so cruel

My dearest love, you must not tempt this

Let not your pain rule your heart

This storm of rage inside your mind now

Will only serve to fuel the tempest

Drop it down, this awful anchor

Your rage will sink you down to the ocean floor

Cut them down, your sails of hatred

They'll take you to a lost place of no return

My heart yearns to traverse the span

Confront his darkened force

May never again set foot on land

The sea is calling chart the course

Bring down this ancient curse

My God how his heart has broke like shattered clay

Oh, my love, oh my heart, would that I could turn back time

Undo this curse and fix your mind

I have come to you in shadows and in dreams

Can't you let go of your pain

Admit the sane logic of hope and future peace

What is this for

What can I do

Does not this fool's errand warrant action, divine control

Onward we boldly sail into horizon deep

Surrounded by the night, moonlit waters ripple beneath

Off in the distant west, a flash disrupts the darkness

Could it be my wicked foe

Thrashing, disrupting, corrupting my soul

At last, the demon storm reveals

Its waiting there for me

Waters rising high above the bow

A heart of vengeance speaks

Your doom will be this night

Follow the path toward ruin and pain

Desperation corrupts the senses

Losing control of the helm

Lord of earth and sea subdue this darkness

Would that you had intervened and let not his misery

Take hold this maddened siege

Distant rumblings of an ancient gale bestowed

The path of ruin abounds

As the foul spirit unfurls his mighty wings unleashed

What was this for

What has he done

Does not this fool's errand warrant action, divine control

As dark clouds cover the sky

Heavenly streaks of light divide

Ensuing dread of what may come

Should this vengeance fail, undone

A gust of wind so unnaturally strong

Splits mast from hull, comes crashing down

Waves crash over as men are tossed overboard

Ship careened as water fills the void

Ancient Lord of Heaven Divine

Spare his life and crew inside

A sinking vessel torn apart

Plunging ever down so far

Renew strength that once had reigned

Give breath to those death enslaved

Let him seek new life remained

Let go of inflicted pain

As the morning breaks and the seas return serene

Reborn again from leagues below

A heart of sorrow speaks

My love stood by my side, such love divine

What you seem to imagine in grief so bare

Is broken inside the flesh

And you will find not

Comfort in death nor relief from despair

A life wasted on shame from what could have been

But the storm depraved your mind

Took hold its claws into

Your soul led you to falter

Burning all reason on its alter