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Fables & Folklore

by ShadowStrike

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Crying out, the wisdom of the tales are always true Another fable told: a deadly story Deep inside you hear the voice of nature singing true Can you hear the song? The forest calling In the night shining rainbows bright Dancing stars on the silver moon Once you feel the ancient power you will know your destiny Listen and hear the nature call In the ancient wood there's magic all around Over mountainsides the eagles fly their majesty abound Mighty lightning strikes, now hear the thunder roar All the dreams inside your heart will sing forever more The story begins with true love Just close your eyes and make a wish Never cry, believe, and all your dream will come true Try and hide the fear inside and always stand your ground Another wasted year of hope and now you’re dying. Lost in time the legends fade away but never die What will be the end of your own story Hear the light of the distant sky Can you feel all the creatures there Once upon a truth beginning you will know the end of the tale Fly, and never stop believing In the ancient wood there's magic all around Over mountainsides the eagles fly their majesty abound Mighty lightning strikes, now hear the thunder roar All the dreams inside your heart will sing forever more The story begins with true love Just close your eyes and make a wish Never cry, believe, and all your dream will come true Walk from the shadows, and in time you'll see the light Powers of hope begin to wash away all your lies Love and the bonds you have made will see you through the darkest of times Rise and you'll see the secrets of life In the ancient wood there's magic all around Over mountainsides the eagles fly their majesty abound Mighty lightning strikes, now hear the thunder roar All the dreams inside your heart will sing forever more Just wish your star and make it real The power of hope will set you free Never cry, believe and all your dreams will come true
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Crawling forth from the marsh, out of the dark A beast of an unknown kind As word of it spread to the foreign lands The people were scared for their lives Warriors armed with brutal strength And a sense of blinding pride Forced the beast to its homeland Where alone it withered and died All your life was in vain Who or what is to blame Fright and fear of an old empire Lost in the pages of its time For the blood, for the pride, for the steel Demons of might, and honor and pride When all the king's horses and all the king's men All gather around in the dead of the night For the king and his kingdom we'll stand up and fight Facing the dark, we meet our demise at the end Stand together now With blood on our hands, we fight for the peace yet again Night forever now Marching on we stand together Fantasy of night forever When the pain's inside your heart All your life was in vain Who or what is to blame Fright and fear of an old empire Lost in the pages of its time For the blood, for the pride, for the steel Demons of might, and honor and pride When all the king's horses and all the king's men All gather around in the dead of the night For the king and his kingdom we'll stand up and fight See the hero's rise to power and call for an era of war So fight for your life or burn in the fires of Hell A raging dragon's flight for justice ends it all And now: we look to the great unknown All your life was in vain Who or what is to blame Fright and fear of an old dead king Lost in the pages of his time For the blood, for the pride, for the steel Demons of might, and honor and pride When all the king's horses and all the king's men All gather around in the dead of the night For the king and his kingdom we'll stand up and fight
3.
Dark stormy sky, as they came down from the stars Broadside they fly, their ship in the night The Captain, his orders: invade and cross their borders A child, an orphan, was left to die but there he stood with the fire of life in his eyes in a world too cruel With courage in our hearts Around the sun and stars, a fortune will be ours Across a sea of space To light years far away, into the great beyond (What troubles you cap'n Aye, you be pale as a ghost) Oh, the universe is dark and cold and cruel To ancient planets of old To claim a treasure untold He said Trust in me, for eternity And your destiny, will be laid out in gold Without a captain's command He died with a sword in his hand Will we place our lives in the hands of this boy (The captain is dead, who's gonna lead What will we do, what of the boy) The Captain, his orders: invade and cross their borders A child, an orphan, was left to die but there he stood with the fire of life in his eyes in a world too cruel With courage in our hearts Around the sun and stars, a fortune will be ours Across a sea of space To light years far away, into the great beyond Ooh ee ooh, we’re the terror of the stars Yo ho ho, never will we see our home Never will we, we’re the terror of the Never will we, we’re the terror of the stars The Captain, his orders: invade and cross their borders A child, an orphan, was left to die but there he stood with the fire of life in his eyes in a world too cruel He found his way back home He gave his heart and soul He overcame his fate With courage in our hearts Around the sun and stars, a fortune will be ours Across a sea of space To light years far away, into the great beyond A pirate's life is full adventure Singing and dancing and having loads of fun Playing with swords and finding buried treasure Walking the plank and drinking bottles of rum

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released September 24, 2021

Audio Credits

Mixed and Mastered by Tommy Hansen at Jailhouse Studios
Distant Shores mixed and mastered by Ryan Patane
The Journey Begins, Wind In The Sky, Storm Of Ages, Last Fire World Mixed and Mastered by ShadowStrike

Once Upon A Beginning music by Matt Krais and Sean Walls. Lyrics by Matt Krais and Jon Krais

Fables And Folklore music and lyrics by Jon Krais

Space Pirates From The Boomerang Nebula music by Ryan Patane. Lyrics by Matt Krais and Jon Krais

Distant Shores music by Ryan Patane. Lyrics by Jon Krais and Matt Krais

The Journey Begins music and lyrics by Matt Krais and Sean Walls

Wind In The Sky music and lyrics by Matt Krais and Jon Krais

Storm Of Ages music and lyrics by Matt Krais and Sean Walls

Last Fire World music and lyrics by Sean Walls and Matt Krais

All compositions and orchestrations by Jon Krais, Ryan Patane, and Matt Krais

Vocals by Matt Krais
Guitars by Matt Krais, Sean Walls, Ryan Patane, Jon Krais
Bass by Jon Krais
Keyboards by Ryan Patane
Drums on Once Upon A Beginning, Fables And Folklore, Space Pirates From The Boomerang Nebula by Cory Hofing


Artwork Credits

Original artwork by Maria Schweitzer


Photo Credits

Photos by Matt Krais

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ShadowStrike New York, New York

ShadowStrike is a five-piece power metal band hailing from Long Island, New York, USA. Since their inception in 2010, they have set on taking listeners on an epic musical journey. Thanks to their fast pacing, melodic abundance, symphonic elements, and uplifting quality, ShadowStrike’s anthems are bound to satisfy every power metal fan’s craving. ... more

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