The Castle Hall - Ayreon

At last!

you enter the Electric Castle!

Here in this vast hall where even

shadows fear the

light — here you must confront your past.

If you have killed, beware of the

Gathering of Spirits

for they do fish for men.

Here, the disembodied Astral World becomes flesh once

more.

I pity the

men of swords.

For here blood runs cold…

cries from the grave resound in my ears

they hail from beyond my darkest fears

faces of the past are etched in my brain

the women I raped, the men I’ve slain

shades of the dead are sliding on the wall

demons dance in the castle hall

I call upon the sword, the mighty Excalibur

grant me the skill to fulfill my quest

I call upon my king and the knights of the table round

grant me the courage to stand to this test

I call upon the seer, Merlin the sorcerer

grant me the magic to end my pain

I call upon the spirit that lives in a noble heart

grant me the passion that’s within my veins

shades of the dead are sliding on the wall

demons dance in the castle hall