Waiting for the Dawn lyrics by Kotipelto

1. Intro

2. Travel Throught Time

Let me take you on this journey As we go back many years I will tell you about the things that I've seen I know it might sound like a dream I was born into a poor family Just dirt floor under my feet Far away from any city I had to strugge in the burning heat I learned how to fight and how to cheat So now we fly On the wings of my memories Just hold on tight And we will travel through time When I was younger Hunting on the plain And the prey went in to the cave As I followed through the opening I felt like stepping in to my own grave The I saw it and I heard the voice I have a secret for you, it's your choice Do you want to be born again? I'll give you something, a mission for you So come along in to the light So now we fly On the wings of my memories Just hold on tight And we will travel through time

3. Beginning

A dry void within the universal waters And a mound soon to arise A heaven's dome, the earth On the first day came the first sunrise The Sun god is in his boat Travelling through the night Fighting the evil serpent He will bring the light Before creation there was chaos And then the maker rose from the sea He created more new deities And that's how life was set free The earth and the sky formed the first couple And the descendants were born The forces of good and evil appeared Before the first dawn The Sun god is in his boat Travelling through the night Fighting the evil serpent He will bring the light Before creation there was chaos And then the maker rose from the sea He created more new deities And that's how life was set free

4. Lord of Eternity

Now that your life has come to an end reveal your sins Anubis will bring the scales of justice Is your heart as light as the feather of truth, soon we'll see An evil heart can't enter heavenly bliss I am the Lord of Eternity I will guide your way I am the Lord of Eternity You'll meet me on your last day My brother's betrayal made me enter the afterlife By dying I became the most powerful one I'm the king of darkness the souls, just follow me Duat is waiting for thee I am the Lord of Eternity I will guide your way I am the Lord of Eternity You'll meet me on your last day I have the power I've got your destiny in my hands I will decide your fate I'm the ruler of the darker lands I am the Lord of Eternity I will guide your way I am the Lord of Eternity You'll meet me on your last day

5. Knowledge and Wisdom

For thousands of years he's been guarding alone and gazing towards the east Noble and calm through night and day on the sand lies the beast Under his paw all the secrets of mankind can be found A rock-cut temple and a tunnel leading to a lake underground There I roam forever Why don't you listen to what I have to say tonight I want to tell you about the things I have seen in thepast The knowledge and wisdom that I have gained in my life All the secrets I've been keeping can't be learnt so fast Some legends claim the existence of a secret corridor But it's well hidden, nobody can ever find the door In a secret temple there were ceremonies held every night Praying for the god to defeat all evil and bring back the light And I roam forever Why don't you listen to what I have to say tonight I want to tell you about the things I have seen in the past The knowledge and wisdom that I have gained in my life All the secrets I've been keeping can't be learnt so fast

6. Battle of the Gods

He was raised to avenge, to make things right He could feel the anger running in his veins In a foreign land he began to understand He must overthrow his uncle from his reign Learning how to fight using his might Getting ready to avenge his father's death With power in his arms and a will to win He will fight until the last breath They have started the great battle of the gods Who'll be ruler, it goes on for days and nights When the fight begins Seth seems to win More powerful than ever before But Horus has the thumb that Seth once cut off By swallowing it he wins the war Now Seth is captured his hands are tied But he gets some help from inside Using the surprise Seath plucks out Horus' eyes And plants them in the ground with pride They have started the great battle of the gods Who'll be ruler, it goes on for days and nights They meet again and the fight begins The battle rages on until the end Finally Seth is beaten and Horus wins But will that turn an enemy into a friend? They have started the great battle of the gods Who'll be ruler, it goes on for days and nights

7. Beauty Has Come

Life can't be measured in gold But in the feelings that you hold With all your hopes and all your fears there's so much to share She always let her beauty shine It was something so divine I could lose myself in her eyes and the wind in her hair She comes to me in my dream More beautiful than I've ever seen And whispers words of love and hope into my ear I don't want her to go away She tells me she would like to stay As I see her wipe away a lonely tear Time cannot take away her grace I can still see her face It's been carved in my heart, buried deep I just wait until the night When she and I unite She will be all mine as long as I'm asleep She comes to me in my dream More beautiful than I've ever seen And whispers words of love and hope into my ear I don't want her to go away She tells me she would like to stay As I see her wipe away a lonely tear

8. Vizier

I'm first to the king, his advisor Working behind the scenes, making the decisions The powers given to me I use wisely Trying to find all the best solutions Here I walk again, I'm talking to myself I stay awake all night till dawn I've been thinking, hoping for some answers In this game I'm just another pawn I will fly in a dream And wake up to my scream I've been noticing everyone's deceiving They are trying to avoid my gaze But I know about the bribes they've been receiving I see through their lies, I know their evil ways Here I walk again, I'm talking to myself I stay awake all night till dawn I've been thinking, hoping for some answers In this game I'm just another pawn

9. Chosen by Re

Born to rule as a future pharaoh He learned how to play the game Building monuments and temples They were to spread his name Ramses the Great inherited the throne He wanted to restore Egypt's might As a living god he would to be known And he was leading his troops in to fight A warrior whose name rings all around A pharaoh who rules over the lands A living god who wears a double crown He is chosen by Re When the nation was in jeopardy As pirates were attacking from the south He ambushed them, no one broke free He proved himself to be a leader and he came forth A warrior whose name rings all around A pharaoh who rules over the lands A living god who wears a double crown He is chosen by Re He reigned for over 6 decades And his legend still lives on We can see pictures on the walls Hear about the battles he won These were days of glory never seen before And his people adored him even more He made a pact with this enemy And took a foreign princess as his wife During his reign the nation grew And he brought security and happiness into everybody's life A warrior whose name rings all around A pharaoh who rules over the lands A living god who wears a double crown He is chosen by Re

10. Waiting for the Dawn

It's been dark and cold for too long I've been lying here on this stone Waiting for the time to arrive For me to reclaim my throne In the shadows of my tomb I will rest and I will wait My departure will come soon The stars are controlling my faith Here inside I find my peace I am safe from light and sound All my thoughts are mine to keep Lying here under the ground Outside the storm is raging on Like the storm I come and go I can tell my time will come When or where I still don't know I've been waiting Waiting for the dawn Meditating, learning more I've been waiting Waiting for the dawn Levitating above the floor

11. Arise

The stars are aligned, the moment has arrived Holy light radiates I feel it flowing, my power's returning And slowly the air vibrates Far beyond the stars my mind travels on a search for guidance To a place where it can grow and be completely free I can't deny what I've learned But it takes so much time to understand the things And to lay them out for the people to see I've been there before And each time I've acquired more Life is a gift, priceless The pain inside my heart that's tearing me apart I feel it disappear, I'm fearless Far beyond the stars my mind travels on a search for guidance To a place where it can grow and be completely free I can't deny what I've learned But it takes so much time to understand the things And to lay them out for the people to see Now my journey is over And a new life is awaiting The stars have given me their powers My spirits are returning The time has come for me to arise As I look around there's not much to be found Only dust everywhere and a torch without the flame I see my canopy jars opened by the Spirit Ba Who's been calling out my name Far beyond the stars my mind travels on a search for guidance To a place where it can grow and be completely free Now my journey is over And a new life is awaiting The stars have given me their powers My spirits are returning The time has come for me to arise

12. The Movement of the Nile

I've been drifting around A new life is like a new day I'm guided by the stars My journey is taking me far away Standing here again, I see the sun rise Seems like I've been gone for a while Here I am again and I rest my eyes On the movement of the Nile

13. Book of the Dead (bonus Finland)

14. Secret Name (bonus Japan)

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Kotipelto

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Kotipelto Lyrics

Albums

• Waiting for the Dawn (2002)
• Coldness (2004)
• Serenity (2007)

Single / EP / MCD

• Beginning CDS (2002)
• Take Me Away CDS (2004)
• Reasons CDS (2004)
• Sleep Well CDS (2007)