The Awakening
Dark At Dawn Lyrics

600 years ago, when the tyrant had to die
After ruling with tyranny for who knows how long, the people finally had enough and decided it was time for the tyrant to meet his end.

all the horror and the torment had an end
With the tyrant gone, all the pain, suffering, and fear he inflicted on the people also finally ceased to exist.

and man could laugh again while the corpse was burning high
In celebration of the tyrant's demise, the people reveled in joy and relief, and they even had a bonfire with the tyrant's corpse.

and they strewed away his ashes in the wind
The people went one step further and scattered the tyrant's ashes far and wide, so there would be no tomb, monument or shrine left for him. Good riddance!

and they carved a sign on the castle's walls
The people wanted to make sure that everyone knew what had transpired and marked the castle's walls with a message, most likely to deter future tyrants.

for eternity to stay
The inscription was meant to be seen and remembered forever, ensuring that nobody would forget the details of the tyrant's downfall and how they freed themselves from him.

never to all the awakening, oh never lift the veil
The message on the wall also carried a warning not to disturb what lay beyond in the castle's chambers, suggesting that there were dark and haunting secrets that were better left alone.

when the blood pours out of the dungeon's walls
The lyrics describe a scenario, a bloody exodus of sorts, that would serve as a clue to the horrors that took place in the castle.

when the spirits cry as the darkness falls
Amidst the horror, the spirits of the victims cry out, tormented and haunted by their violent deaths.

the torture will rise from its ashes to return again
The traumatic experiences of those who were imprisoned, tortured, and killed in the dungeon wouldn't simply fade away but would take on new and equally harrowing forms if provoked.

when the moon is darkened and the candle's low
The lyrics set up an eerie atmosphere, implying that something dark and foreboding was about to happen in the castle.

and the mystic cold winds of old wisdom blow
The setting is further painted as supernatural and unfriendly, with elements of the supernatural convergence that heighten the sense of danger.

on the stones, it rises again to flay
A warning that something terrible and supernatural has awakened and that it will now unleash its fury upon whomever unfortunately happens upon the castle or its vicinity.

Procession takes its way to the ruin on the hill
There's a sense of foreboding that something is very wrong here as a group of people make their way towards the castle's remains.

conjuration takes its toll, but they don't know
Even the people who decide to invoke ancient rituals to try and lift the veil are unaware of the more significant consequences their actions will bring.

a pair of evil eyes watch the disappearing moon
As the ritual continues, something watches with malice and intent, getting excited about the fear and chaos that is to come.

and can't wait for the blood that soon will flow
This malevolent entity is eagerly awaiting the action it's sure will come with the people playing with supernatural forces beyond their understanding.

in darkness now there fades the light,
As things go from bad to worse, the ability of those involved to make sense of things is significantly diminished as they succumb to the powers of darkness.

it appears the final sign
The unfolding events are now painting a dark and fatalistic picture with impending doom looming and threatening to end everything on a violent note.

the withering flower, he prepares to cross the line
A once-beautiful entity now withers away and in its place, something ominous is taking control, leading to actions beyond repair or reason.

the thunder breaks the sky, the lightning hits the walls
In the climactic moments, the atmosphere around the castle is shattered by an overwhelming and startling force, an event that will change everything forever.

they have gone too far, an unknown creature cries
With events slipping out of control, a voice of reason unheeded screeches that the limits have been reached, and the consequences of the actions taken will be too disastrous to be reversed.

beware the bleeding stones and the final tear it falls
This warning is a last nod to the lingering threat that if people push too far and keep prodding the supernatural, they can expect to see more evil emerging from the ancient structures and artifacts within the castle.

the quest, here is the end, the caller dies
As expected, the actions of the people had fatalistic consequences, and the ultimate cost of their curiosity and meddling is the life of the person who initiated the sequence of events.

the creature disappears in the night, ancient powers are unleashed
The creature, whose intentions were malignant and unwholesome throughout, fades away into the darkness as a harbinger of impending doom and danger that has been unleashed.

once again to sow a malicious seed
With the chaos unleashed, the final message of the lyrics is one of ominous foreshadowing, one that suggests that the supernatural force has only just begun its work and that eventually, it will grow to a point where things spiral out of control, and they can't predict what happens next.