The Lone Wolf of Isstvan (I am Cerberus)

Lyrics

​Verse 1: The Straight and True
(Intro)
​(Dissonant, feedback-heavy guitars. A slow, pounding drum beat like a heartbeat. A distorted voice whispers: "Samus is here...")
​I stood within the Mournival, the fourth and silver light
No mirror of the Father, just a watcher in the night
We walked the Whisperhead, where the logic started to fray
When Jubal spoke a demon’s name, and the Truth was stripped away
I saw the Lodge’s shadow grow, the serpent’s tongue of old
While Erebus wove a shroud of lies from a story left untold!
​Pre-Chorus
​(Tempo accelerates)
Renamed in blood, the Sons of gold turn black
No turning back! No turning back!
The blade of Davin cuts the soul in two
Horus... what have they done to you?
​Chorus
​(Heavy, anthemic, mid-tempo stomp)
Left to burn in the virus rain
The Ghost of the Tenth, baptized in pain!
Memory fractured, a mind in the dust
Betrayed by the brothers I dared to trust!
Now the ash is my skin, and the dead are my throne
The Wolf is forgotten, I stand alone!
I AM CERBERUS!
The hound at the gate of hell!
​Verse 2: The Ash-Walker
​(Fast, aggressive Thrash riffing)
Isstvan III—a tomb of white, a sky of burning lead
I watched Aximand take the life of the best man I ever led!
Tarik’s blood on the traitor's hands, Abaddon’s blade in my chest
They left me for the carrion, they thought I’d finally rest!
But madness is a fortress when the world has gone insane
I forgot the name of Loken, I only knew the pain!
I hunted in the ruins, a beast of loyal hate
Feeding on the traitors who arrived a year too late!
​Chorus
​Left to burn in the virus rain
The Ghost of the Tenth, baptized in pain!
Memory fractured, a mind in the dust
Betrayed by the brothers I dared to trust!
Now the ash is my skin, and the dead are my throne
The Wolf is forgotten, I stand alone!
I AM CERBERUS!
The hound at the gate of hell!
​Bridge: The Sigillite’s Shadow
​(Atmospheric, clean guitars with heavy reverb)
Garro found the monster... hiding in the cave
He called me back from madness, from a shallow, ashen grave
"Remember who you are, Ghost! Remember your command!"
The Knight-Errant rises, with a vengeance-tempered hand!
(Build up)
Back to the Vengeful Spirit!
Back to the Saturnine Wall!
I’ll see the Lupercal bleed!
I’ll watch the Warmaster fall!
​Guitar Solo
​(Fast, shredding solo that transitions into a mournful, melodic section)
​Verse 3: The Circle Closes
​Aximand is silent now, I took his treacherous head
But the ghosts of the Mournival are never truly dead
I stood upon the flagship’s deck, the end of all our days
The Emperor fallen in the light, the galaxy ablaze
I watched the body of my sire, the giant finally still
Then the coward’s knife of Erebus found the gap to kill...
​Outro
​(Slow, heavy doom metal riff)
The prophecy is written...
The serpent strikes the heel...
Samus laughs in the warp again...
As I lose the power to feel...
(Fade out with a single guitar note)
Straight up... and down...
I am Cerberus...