Threnody

By Ihsahn

On angL

Released on May 26, 2008

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[Verse 1]

He lies quiet now in the nothing

And there is no epitaph, no stone


[Pre-Chorus]

Yet his legacy flows

Like a river


[Verse 2]

Walker of barren paths, seer of night

Friend of shadows, a carrier of light


[Chorus]

And his legacy flows

Like a river from ice

The hungry heart opens

And drinks from this fountain

So cold


[Bridge]

There are no promises

In his solitary grave

There is no salvation

Only words


[Verse 4]

But what then are these precious streams of coldness from the heights?

They will never reach the fields below


[Verse 5]

What is this silent grave to those who never sought to find it?

What is greatness to the dead?

To the dead


[Chorus]

And his legacy flows

Like a river from ice

The hungry heart opens

And drinks from this fountain

So cold