The Usurper Lyrics
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album | To Mega Therion(1985) |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Genres | Thrash Metal |
| Labels | Noise Records |
| Ranked | #5 for 1985 , #265 all-time |
Album rating : 90.5 / 100
Votes : 51
Votes : 51
2. The Usurper (3:27)
Lend me your steel-bearing hand
So I may reign the Jewel Throne
My soul feels the gods' demand
As the lost kings uphold my side
[Chorus]
Blood and sand
Mark their way
The usurper's tears
Guide my sword...
Fantasia slept in my thoughts
As I was a son of infinity
The emperor, forgotten, rests in my dreams
As, back to the wall, I start the conquest
Innocence and wrath
Now lie far beyond
As we cross the deserts
To reach the fortress' gates
Tragical serenades
Are whispered in the wind
As eyes in fury
Grant us our strength
(They're) throning on the dignity of might
But the successor is to enter the hall
False truth saw them climbing the steps
But I remain the Jewel Throne's choice
So I may reign the Jewel Throne
My soul feels the gods' demand
As the lost kings uphold my side
[Chorus]
Blood and sand
Mark their way
The usurper's tears
Guide my sword...
Fantasia slept in my thoughts
As I was a son of infinity
The emperor, forgotten, rests in my dreams
As, back to the wall, I start the conquest
Innocence and wrath
Now lie far beyond
As we cross the deserts
To reach the fortress' gates
Tragical serenades
Are whispered in the wind
As eyes in fury
Grant us our strength
(They're) throning on the dignity of might
But the successor is to enter the hall
False truth saw them climbing the steps
But I remain the Jewel Throne's choice
― 
To Mega Therion - Lyrics
| ▶ 2. The Usurper Lyrics | 3. Jewel Throne Lyrics |
| 4. Dawn of Megiddo Lyrics | 5. Eternal Summer Lyrics |
| 6. Circle of the Tyrants Lyrics | 7. (Beyond the) North Winds Lyrics |
| 8. Fainted Eyes Lyrics | 10. Necromantical Screams Lyrics |
To Mega Therion - Album Credits
Members
- Tom G. Warrior : Vocals, Guitars, Effects
- Dominic Steiner : Bass, Effects
- Reed St. Mark : Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Timpani, Effects
Additional musicians
- Urs Sprenger : Effects (track 9)
- Horst Müller : Effects (track 9)
- Claudia-Maria Mokri : Female Vocals
- Wolf Bender : French Horn
Other staff
- H. R. Giger : Cover Art
- Horst Müller : Producer, Engineering
- Rick "Lights" : Engineering
- Tom G. Warrior : Producer, Engineering, Artwork, Design
- Walter Schmid : Re-mastering
- Urs Sprenger : Artwork, Typography
- Karl-U. Walterbach : Executive Producer
Best Celtic Frost Songs
| Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Fainted Eyes | To Mega Therion (1985) | 91.4 | 7 |
| 2 | | Circle of the Tyrants | To Mega Therion (1985) | 91.7 | 6 |
| 3 |  | Sorrows of the Moon | Into the Pandemonium (1987) | 91.3 | 4 |
| 4 |  | Circle of the Tyrants | Emperor's Return (1985) [EP] | 91.3 | 4 |
| 5 | | ▶ The Usurper | To Mega Therion (1985) | 90 | 6 |
| 6 |  | Visions of Mortality | Morbid Tales (1984) [EP] | 89.2 | 6 |
| 7 | | Into the Crypts of Rays | Morbid Tales (1984) [EP] | 88.1 | 8 |
| 8 | | Morbid Tales | Emperor's Return (1985) [EP] | 89 | 5 |
| 9 | | Dethroned Emperor | Emperor's Return (1985) [EP] | 89 | 5 |
| 10 | | Procreation (of the Wicked) | Morbid Tales (1984) [EP] | 87.5 | 8 |
| 11 | | Eternal Summer | To Mega Therion (1985) | 88.3 | 6 |
| 12 | | Return to the Eve | Morbid Tales (1984) [EP] | 88.3 | 6 |
| 13 |  | A Dying God Coming into Human Flesh | Monotheist (2006) | 90 | 3 |
| 14 | | Obscured | Monotheist (2006) | 90 | 3 |
| 15 | | Mesmerized | Into the Pandemonium (1987) | 88.8 | 4 |
