Only Distant Echoes Reign (Part 1) Lyrics

Cold and dark is the forest deep
where souls of the fallen and pride of the nation now sleeps
I hear the pipes are calling
carried by the wind like the leaves in autumn
lost in a drift a powerful sway
like waves crashing to the shore
its stories kept for aeons and its history etched in stone.

Paths now overgrown
retaken by the trees
where our fathers walked
reclaimed by natures growth
seasons pass one to the next our customs wash away
like rain falling from the sky
and all that remains are the stories our elders tell

A sorrow fills my heart as I wander the through woods
A pain is felt within as I walk along the shores
A cold breathe always follows like the ghosts that still remain
Dying to be heard in these empty glens.

Whether by the sword or by the peoples will
A time will come for us to rise again
A crown atop a kings head there will never be but our sons and daughters will be free in the end.