An Oath We Swore By The Day, And By The Night We Knelt To Pray; Wrath And Vengeance Would Enlight Our Way...

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This is the in-between part of the three-song-cycle "Thunder of Doom - An Oath We Swore - The Ride"... An Oath We Swore now evolves around the brave villagers in the moments before they leave their scorched town to meet their foes again in battle; where they swear their oath to avenge those fallen in the past raids of the approaching army, and where they also promise to protect those who survived.

Musically, this song is especially interesting from a rhythmical point of view (I guess it's also our bass player's favorite song hehe); there are some switches from a 4/4 beat to a 3/4 beat, some trioles and also some nice technical showcases by our lead guitarist; note the end of the 3/4 beat before the song goes into the chorus.

Although I personally am not happy with my performance on the lead vocals during the verses, I think the chorus turned out pretty well in the end with a high-rising lead vocal line of mine, combined with a nice men's choir-chorus in the background, which additionally is combined with a nice Blind-Guardian-Like lead guitar line by "Van" Alen. A pretty dense chorus I think, but confers a neat bit of bombast despite its rather unusual chord pattern.

Enjoy!

Verse 1:
Cry! To the world of hate in her eye!
Cry! To the truth of revenge in her lie!
Bring on the fire and bring on the wind
Bring on the slaughter and bring on the sin
For this is an oath we swore!

Verse 2:
Stand! For the pride in our life!
Stand! With the sword and the knife!
Bring on the fury and a fiery rain
Bring on the wicked and the blood of the slain
For this is an oath we swore!

Chorus:
An Oath we swore by the day,
And by the night we knelt to pray
(That) Wrath and Vengeance would enlight our way!

An Oath we swore by the night,
In the hope of a new light
(That) Wrath and Veangeance would restore our pride!

Verse 3:
Slice! The flesh of the sinners!
Slice! The hatred within us!
Sever the winds holy as time
Sever the ties to hope divine
For this is the oath we swore!

Verse 4:
Pierce! The heavens and all that’s hell!
Pierce! For the love and dreams that fell!
Scream in this silence that bloodshed here tore
Scream through the darkness and night before
We fulfil this oath that we swore!

Chorus:
An Oath we swore by the day,
And by the night we knelt to pray
(That) Wrath and Vengeance would enlight our way!

An Oath we swore by the night,
In the hope of a new light
(That) Wrath and Veangeance would restore our pride!