10. A Warlord's Redemption

[Prologue]
An unloved child, an orphan to be
The greatest horrors of the world he will see
A journey of anger, pain and strife
This is the story of the fallen soldier's life

When he was just a child he saw his parents murdered
He will spend the rest of his life angry and embittered
Rejected by his friends, he was an outcast child
No inhibitions, his emotions running wild

[Vengeance]
A deadly mercenary, he had the reputation
His name was feared in every city across the entire nation
Nobody could touch him, he slaughtered all his foes
No one dared oppose him, all in fear they froze

Gathering the hordes, he conquered many lands
Enslaving all the peoples, blackening his hands
Many an assassin tried to take him down
Yet none of them succeeded; he always held his crown

Soon a large resistance force entered his domain
Rising against his rule, freedom they sought to gain
He thought he was invincible, he was never afraid
Yet little did he know that he would be betrayed

[The Final Battle]
Alas I have fallen, but how can this be?
My very own protector is the one who betrayed me
Killed by the bodyguard whom I trusted most
From my fallen carcass now rises my ghost

[Judgement]
Here you arrive at the gates of paradise
Yet you are denied admittance
Black is your soul and your heart is cold as ice
Now you must suffer penance

[Condemnation]
Once again I am alive, yet I feel no joy
I see the memories from when I was a boy
It keeps on playing in my mind, I keep on feeling the pain
I see the murder of my parents over and over again

Condemned to live forever, until I can repent
Unfit for paradise, back to Earth I'm sent
An immortal being, to suffer forever more
I will pay eternally, heaven has closed its door

[Redemption]
Maybe I am out of time
The thought sends shivers down my spine
Will I ever redeem my crime?
Will I ever see the sun shine?

For my own crimes I testify
A hatred I could not justify
I truly repent my Earthly crimes
I truly suffer for my bad times

I have committed many a sin
I do not know where to begin
But alas I have suffered the worst of pain
And death I experience once again

[Epilogue]
My soul is cleansed of dishonour and guilt
My body of sin, buried beneath the silt
At last in paradise I am free to live
As I have finally learned to forget and forgive