Since then the band has released three studio albums, Ironsword in 2002, Return of the Warrior in 2004 and Overlords of Chaos in 2008.
J.M. no longer plays all instruments. Instead he's the singer and guitarist, Arrno Maalm (Beto Arrais) is the drummer, and Rick Thor is the bass player.
Guardians
Ironsword Lyrics
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You found the way
So secret and forgotten in time
You are the chosen
To pass these gates
Into the mountain cave
Enter the temple
Of the ancient ones
Reveal all riddles to inherit
The sword of sacred steel
Guardians
Guardians of the sacred steel
Guardians
Guardians of the sacred steel
Summon the steel
You hold in your hands
Forged in thunder and storm
Out of vulcain's fire
It burns without touch
An inner voice had call you there
Pure at heart you succeed
But now you must pay
With your life
The guardians wake
From their sleep
Guardians
Guardians of the sacred steel
Guardians
Guardians of the sacred steel
Spreading their wings breathing fire
Hallucinating visions and crystal gleams
The gates are closing the temple cave in
Quartz light guide to end your quest...
Guardians
Guardians of the sacred steel
Guardians
Guardians of the sacred steel
The song “Guardians” by Ironsword tells of a journey through a secret and forgotten valley, leading to a mountain cave that holds ancient treasures. The singer of the song is chosen to pass through the gates and enter the temple of the ancient ones. There, he must reveal all riddles to inherit the sword of sacred steel. It is said that this sword was forged in thunder and storm from vulcan’s fire, and it burns without touch. The singer succeeds in his quest, but at the cost of his own life as the guardians wake from their sleep. The guardians have wings and breathe fire, and they lead the singer through crystal gleams and hallucinating visions to end his quest.
The lyrics of “Guardians” by Ironsword are open to interpretation. It’s possible that the song is about a person’s journey to find their own inner strength and retrieve their own sacred steel, which could represent something personal and valuable like self-confidence. Alternatively, it could be a more literal representation of someone on a quest for a physical sword and encountering obstacles along the way. However, the specific details about the mountains and the guardians could hold more symbolic meaning.
Line by Line Meaning
Lost in a valley
You were lost in a valley
You found the way
You found a secret path that was forgotten with time
So secret and forgotten in time
The path was so secret that it had been forgotten over time
You are the chosen
You were chosen to pass through the gates
To pass these gates
You were chosen to pass through the gates
Into the mountain cave
You were to enter a cave in the mountain
Enter the temple
You were to enter a temple
Of the ancient ones
It was an ancient temple
Only you has the key
Only you had the key to enter the temple
Reveal all riddles to inherit
You had to solve all the temple's riddles to inherit something
The sword of sacred steel
What you would inherit was a sword made of sacred steel
Summon the steel
You had to call upon the steel sword
You hold in your hands
You held the sword
Forged in thunder and storm
The sword was forged during thunderous storms
Out of vulcain's fire
The sword was made from fire of a volcano named Vulcan
It burns without touch
The sword's fire burns without touching anything
An inner voice had call you there
You felt a calling from within to go to the temple
Pure at heart you succeed
You were successful because you had a pure heart
But now you must pay
However, you had to pay a price
With your life
The price was your life
The guardians wake
The guardians of the sword were awoken
From their sleep
They were awakened from a deep sleep
Spreading their wings breathing fire
The guardians had wings and were breathing fire
Hallucinating visions and crystal gleams
You saw hallucinations, and crystals gleamed all around you
The gates are closing the temple cave in
The temple's gates were closing, and the cave was collapsing
Quartz light guide to end your quest...
A quartz light guided you to the end of your quest
Guardians
These beings were the guardians of the sword
Guardians of the sacred steel
They were the guardians of the sword made of sacred steel
Guardians
These beings were the guardians of the sword
Guardians of the sacred steel
They were the guardians of the sword made of sacred steel
Contributed by Max T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.