Ion

cessed lust, false idols, and illusion

Lead us not into temptation

Left behind is a trail of stolen grace
Devoid of shame and of sympathy
Laid in the waste is our iniquity
Learn from past lies, come with dignity

Lead us not into temptation

3. Adoration
Will you rise from the shadows
To our hallowed place
Where we'd often lay
In our golden days

Oh I've prayed for salvation
Since I fell from grace
Led myself astray
As you stole away

But if I ever lost my heart
I found mercy

Will you come to the waters?
Where I met you
Oh where you left me so
Where I lost my soul

If you wake from your slumber
And you bare your soul
And you come back so
I won't let you go

If you ever find your heart
Please forgive me

Will you ever find your heart?

4. Damhsa na Gceithre Ghaoth
[Instrumental]

5. Invidia
With quiet disdain
It was only fear that I feared
Thought I was someone else for you to use

Envy burned away
As I fell immune to all of your tears
I guess you were still all mine
Mine to lose

Our minds aflame
As I seared in the wicked summer glow
I surrendered all to you

This failed serenade
Will tell you all you needed to know
Maybe your words were feigned
But mine were true

6. Cetatea Cisnadioara
Acesta este un moment de armonie,
Un nou răsărit al limpezimii,
Mângâiat de spiritul naturii,
Un răcnet al tunetului încuviinţând

7. The Silent Stars
Whilst rivers cease and worlds collide
Silence fills the midnight sky
Detachment heals the distant guile
As shadows flee an everlasting light

As I reconcile with you
The tainted path is so far away from here

Across the stream, Decembers child
This tranquil place where murmers die,
The frigid air, a twilight kiss,
The deepest peace, the quiet earth combine

As I live this time for you
The stillness calls from far away
A voiceless choir, sublime
We sit and watch the silent stars go by

As heavenly sounds resound around
Peace is ours, and perfection
For we are mute, deep in the heart of the earth
Absorbed in the absolute
Deep in thought we return to the stars
Whilst our weary bodies converge to the source
We learn to witness further beyond ourselves
Now and forever

As I live this night with you,
Our pointless fears are washed away,
Your gracious hand o'er mine,
As we sit and watch the silent stars go by

8. Return To Spirit
In the wake of heaven,
Be aware we tread on sacred ground,
If you fall, crawl back to the path
Where rapture can be found

Assent to your inward grace
Evoke serenity in your heart
Absolve all those who try to harm
Forgive as they depart

Return to spirit
Embrace divinity within

Beware of minions bearing glittering gifts
Where vultures prey on the lost
Blinded by darkness, hidden under rocks,
With bright black hearts of false

Evade the zealotists and sycophants
Who basely praise the darkness in your name
Shadows will fall beneath a spectrum of light,
When the blessed congregate

When the dawn breaks without you
The will of life shall resonate
Scattered ashes blown upon the silent earth
Eternal bliss awaits

Return to spirit
The path of rapture can be found

Return to spirit
Heaven is here and now