MY KANTELE Amorphis

Truly they lie, they talk utter nonsense Who say that music reckon that the kantele Was fashioned by a god Out of a great pike's shoulders From a water-dog's hooked bones: It was made from the grief

THE BROTHER- SLAYER Amorphis

Where have you been,where have you been my son, my merry son? On the seashore, on the seashore mother, my darling one. And what have you been doing there my son, my merry son?

Weaving The Incantation Amorphis

A mind dejected, blood boiling with anger The storm of the warpath now sings in my heart Your pleadings useless, I now shall disregard I leave you to weep and to fear for me I’m ready for my end My

ELEGY RELIEF Amorphis

Long evenings full on longing Low-spirited my mornings Full of longing too my nights And all times the bitterest.

Silent Waters Amorphis

A day’s light told me of my son’s fate The sun showed the way, grim and severe Pulled under the raging waters, my child Sank in the drowning currents, my son..my son..

Her Alone Amorphis

Only one can make me do my good deeds Only one and the shadow of that one Only one can make me do my evil deeds Only one and the shadow of that one Her alone I will lend my ear to Only her I will

AND I HEAR YOU CALL Amorphis

I must be out of my mind as I hear you call My name is even though I can't see you anywhere Surely this feeling must be coming from something Someone gave me yesterday as I searched for you And

Planetary Misfortune Amorphis

I hear you hear your worthless speech unheard and sensational feeding my comprehension let me see beyond all additional show me something real something low and dramatical when all this sinful

Greed Amorphis

Not thirsty am I for the blood Of redeemer of thy greed My hunger can't be satisfied With flesh of thy nazarene No gilded streets of heaven's grace Entice me in thy speech No holy mother doth condone

Goddess (Of The Sad Man) Amorphis

Astonishment when I bend over you creep Put a noose around my neck Which side I decide it's my time to reap It's your side wicked and deaf Take me to the place I can sleep Wipe away all misery

Tuonela Amorphis

Sorrow is my bread And tears I drink as wine Oblivion my happiness Ground under teeth of time For cold be the stone When frost ve devoured the land Consolation is no gift Of winter's icy hand

THE GATHERING Amorphis

North wind blows to our valley men with ships, with swords, with honour Their horses between flames, their dogs eating enemy childs, Our heavenly father, what is this mortality, do you see my

The White Swan Amorphis

seek the answers from Death I set out to the black sacred stream To seek out and shoot a white swan On desolate and stony paths From a mountain to a vale I reached the shore and saw it come Into my

LEVITATION Amorphis

It's called levitation Magnetic force, repel-attract, once it starts, there's no turning back I offer you this chance to learn, take it now there's no return And I Hear You Call I must be out of my

FORGOTTEN SUNRISE Amorphis

Once I had a mind And thoughts was given But nowadays, in this evil age All my sense is somewhere else Once I had a soul I was one with my god But now I am abandoned Banished from these lies

SIGH FROM THE NORTH SIDE Amorphis

power from the cape of Cornwall Cry of hope, angels cry This was omen, our sign, prediction Distant gate, gothic grave Through ages our clan still remain In this proud land I grew up strong, My

Divinity Amorphis

son as father in a frame Chorus: Someday fire wipes the rain Fears are frozen tears whisper Things that no one heras Cry now, cry now for me again Tomorrows pride and pain Why you kneel before my

CARES Amorphis

Many rocks the rapid has A lot of billows the sea More plentiful are my cares Then cones on a spruce Beard moss on a juniper Gnarls upon a pine bark Knobs upon a fir Husks on a grass-top Boughs

Black River Amorphis

Still searching for my way The right way to be Still pondering What I’ve done I’m still thinking what I’ve said Still finding from within And all that I know Is still not enough I’m being held

Veil Of Sin Amorphis

For the cold pale women I leave some of my goodness I leave the veil of sin And let go my dreams (pre-chorus:) Eternity follows me everywhere Your words so hollow won't go anywhere Distant shadows

A Servant Amorphis

What was denied from poor I thought to be riches I run for them there and then It made me take my due To death I’d plunge with joy My happiness to claim I am prepared to face the war Under the black

I Of Crimson Blood Amorphis

I am of crimson blood Nought shall hold me Mirror mine the dark of night Reflects me in water Ablaze are my eyes My soul consumed by woe My braids weaved by the wind An image, black in my mind

Shatters Within Amorphis

Once I was there Standing outside Looking in Beside my window Smiling face, shattering It's an old man's pride That climbs over understanding It wasn't your child That I was hurting (pre-chorus

Towards And Against Amorphis

I have known the arcane lore On strange roads such visions met That I have no fear nor concern For hatred and obstacles of this world By stone-shoed wanderer I am taught My visions from fiery-eyed

The Smoke Amorphis

In my dream smoke followed me As on fire the whole world had been To the yard I walked in Up the frontstep and opened the door Cranes flew over to the North As I walked on dry And passed through a grove

WEEPER ON THE SHORE Amorphis

In the vale where I once listened out for the light Where the little birds warble The ptarmigans babble And my heart looked for some rest from its trouble I cast my eyes downward upon the seaside

The Way Amorphis

through the sea of madness And face the everlasting task So lonely to wander So sad to be alone In the mist of the unknown Trying to fool myself with dreams that never come true So hard to stand my

Shining Amorphis

My soul is bleeding I feel so small Afraid that this will never end I can't understand the pain in my bones I sleep through another trance Climb over the rainbow From here you can see so much

Way Amorphis

The Way by Amorphis Forging the future from the timeless stone Oh let me know how far I can go Answering the questions that no one ever asks Float through the sea of madness And face the everlasting

SUMMER`S END Amorphis

In the morning mist by the waning moon through the woods she set on foot With a sacred blade cut the berries down Dug up the dreaded mandrake root Tread my path to summer's end This bequest I leave

MAGIC AND MAYHEM Amorphis

Hey there, tiny wench My perpetual serf Put stew in a pot Bring water for the guest Before we part Before your neck is broken You strike first Son of the north

Grieve Stricken Heart Amorphis

night stand one thousand years Longstanding ,everlasting Breathless masquerade I'm your devil in disguise (pre-chorus) (chorus:) Grieve stricken heart Calls upon you Grieve stricken heart My

Shaman Amorphis

shape Sorrow fled her face From the shaman into shaman From the chimney a witch flew out Shaman dived across the sky Under her the woods and lakes Till she saw the Northland gates I’ve come for my

IN THE BEGINNING Amorphis

I have a good mind Take into my head To start of singing Began reciting We seldom get together And meet each other On these poor borders The luckless lands of the north Those words we have

BLACK WINTER DAY Amorphis

This is how the lucky feel How the blessed think Like daybreak in spring The sun on a spring morning But how do I feel In my gloomy depths?

FIRST DOOM Amorphis

The mountains of North Shall erupt and flames Of darkland will raise Hail to one who hails Blood for one who bleeds O you mistress of northland Queen of darkland I may wash my hands of the Evil

THE ORPHAN Amorphis

The sparrow's belly is chill Sitting on the icy bough But my belly is more chill As I step from glade to glade.

DROWNED MAID Amorphis

I went to wash at the shore I went to bathe in the sea And there I, a hen, was lost I, a bird Untimely died Let not my brother Ever in this world Water his war-horse Upon the seashore!

BETTER UNBORN Amorphis

better it would have been Had I not been born, not grown Not been brought into the world Not had to come to this earth Not been suckled for the world If I'd died a three-night-old Been lost in my

Summer's End Amorphis

In the morning mist by the waning moon through the woods she set on foot With a sacred blade cut the berries down Dug up the dreaded mandrake root Chorus: Tread my path to summer's end This bequest

WARRIORS TRIAL Amorphis

wind ride high Silent is the silence, the only breathing of horses sound, Cold northern steel, shining blade, pleases us And we all live under the black mark Oh lord, lead us to the paradise My

Ethereal Solitude Amorphis

Blackness falls on empty calmness the night is full I kissed the frozen sweetness the mist around my grief don't let the past wear you down let go of the life that haunts you tonight don't let

Crimson Wave Amorphis

melting face The keys for the wounded Sinking into underground Please the one who wants it Something is pulling you down It's not the cravings why you need it (pre-chorus:) It's a rush hour inside my

Smithereens Amorphis

I let you take this breeding sorrow you're too close to see as the pride inside of you is smashed to smithereens this fire hunts the soulless and the weak bursting out the madness in me and throug...

Higher Ground Amorphis

I climb to the higher ground to see what's behind the sun step on the hands made out of clay the hands of stained mortals all there is and all you'll have bless the one who cannot cry there is no ...

Day Of Your Beliefs Amorphis

I can hear your yearnings your anguished cries let the nourishment pass you by as it leaves you without without a trace it leaves you without the scars it's a day of the ruins the time of your rel...

MOON AND SUN Amorphis

Where has the sun gone from us Where is the moon lost to us The moon will not gleam at all Nor will the sun shine at all Death opens its mouth The son of the Northlander Camo to look, to listen &...

KARELIA Amorphis

"The sound of thousand warriors The fields of thousand battles Still, in our hearts we can hear the great hymn of Karelia."

Nightfall Amorphis

As a rot to rape the spring sown seed A plague sprang forth of his tracks Churns ran red when cows milked blood And famine cracked poor backs Who would hear a lament sad Under the bright blue sky ...

Alone Amorphis

Tear dimmed rememberance In a womb of time Breath upon me Possessed by the passion Fate will set you free Infertile Chased be the precious When flesh is an enemy Fair weather man (pre-chorus:) ste...