the two gates

and so it's come to this. two gates - two portals await. let your choice be guided by collective wisdom. ah

hath the prospect of freedom ever tasted so good?

one gate completes the circle;one step away from your own dimension

your cherished time. one gate severs all connections: one step away from the dreamworld of everlasting ebony. you call it oblivion. it is a brave soul who makes the first choice. behold these gates

the first one plain and old

behold these gates

the second forged of gold

the gate of old spells out disgrace and shame

the one of gold cries out my noble name

i challenge death to meet me at this gate

i challenge odin to pronounce my fate

and if i thrive i've overcome this land

but if i fail i'll die a worthy man

open the gate

we're now on our own

enter the gate to your destiny

will it be fortune or fate

the truth shall be known

enter the gate to your destiny

cowards whine beyond the olden gate

valhalla shines beyond the golden gate

i walk alone so dare not follow me

but choose your own and die in agony

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what evil place might this be?

why are the heavens so black?

eternity threatens

darkness crashes down upon me

ohh!

like a big black bat of death

it smothers my senses

makes me lose my sense of time

this cannot be a dream!

i need to be wide awake

wide awake!

when valkyries come to take me

to my place among the warriors

to my place at odin's side!

aaaahh!

we have been saved

our journey has ended

but tell us why

why this ordeal?

what was your aim

or was it just some game

have we've been humbled

or did we prevail?

we've been enslaved

our wounds have not mended

and who are you

what magicians or gods?

what was your plan

we don't understand

did we pass

or did we fail?