Ayreon - The Castle Hall lyrics

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