THE KARELIAN ISTHMUS
Tomi Koivusaari: Vocals, Guitar, Six String Acoustic Guitar
Esa Holopainen: Guitar, Twelve String Acoustic Guitar
Olli-Pekka Laine: Bass
Jan Rechberger: Drums, Keyboards
1. KARELIA
2. THE GATHERING
3. GRAILS MYSTERIES
4. WARRIORS TRIAL
5. BLACK EMBRACE
6. EXILE OF THE SONS OF UISLIU
7. THE LOST NAME OF GOD
8. THE PILGRIMAGE
9. MISERY PATH
10. SIGN FROM THE NORTH SIDE
11. VULGAR NECROLATRY *BONUS TRACK ON CD*
1. KARELIA
INSTRUMENTAL
2. THE GATHERING
As I sense their steel, As I see the mighty one, As we all gather once again the gods of war
summon us... summon usNorth 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 mortal agony
Look, I see the shield up high this must be the sign from my lord this can be my death -
sentence what a fine day to die
Taste of blood comes up high Wind blows hard, our men fall... one by one This oath claims
me I must bleed for my generationStrong is the enemy, strong is my sword the hammer is
rising I feel their cold steel
Now when I leave this world I shall open the mighty oaken gate and we all shall gather once
again
3. GRAILS MYSTERIES
I shall have a son, out of Cornwall shall he come, that shall be a wild boar, bristled with
steel... he shall be a man most brave and noble in thought
Thou shall kneel for him, for every man shall humble in front of our lord I stood upon the
sand of the sea and the great wind told me to carry on He shall once know the secret of Holy
Grail
And so was the coronation made And there was he, sworn unto his lords and the commons to
be true king
4. WARRIORS TRAIL
As the sun falls down and the swell crashes into the shore
The great warriors of doom and 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 lord, is this the promised land is this your gift
Let us fly into your dreams Let us taste some blood
Sorrow - the unknown force Hate - respect your enemy Bitterness - shall be forever Silence
- nothing left
Let us fly into your dreams Let us taste some blood
5. BLACK EMBRACE
Terror, when the darkness binds your limbs Terror, when the fear freezes your nerves
Horror, when the pain climbs up your veins Darkness, creeping under you skin
Moment of life, when we all have to choose, which way to go and for whom to sacrifice your
life
Invoke the god - pray To lead you back to life - pray Cursed by religion - hate Learned upon
church - fake
In the verge of hell, of human mind Redemption of your soul, as darkness binds you tight
Moment of life, when we all have to choose, which way to go and for whom to sacrifice your
life
6. EXILE OF THE SONS OF UISLIU
A wave the sound of Noisiu's voice his singing was ever sweet... Noisiu's grave has now
been made and the accompaniment was mournful
For him I poured out - hero of heroes, the deadly drink that killed him
Dear his short shining hair a handsome man, even very beautiful
Dear the grey eyes that women loved fierce they were foes
7. THE LOST NAME OF GOD
We have to know, we have to see Religions so many, which one of them are so real, That it
makes us to believe ? Crushing the chains of faith
To find the way of immortality, We're hiding behind the cross To find shelter, we're
searching for the name of god
In this maze of hatred The name of god is lost
Under the flag of salvation we are cleared this land of pagans Under the cover of
Christianity, we stained our hands in blood
At these times of anguish The name of God is lost
"I saw the coming of the end, Sun stopped its shining, Air is no longer fresh, Then it was too
late to realize, that we can't breathe our hate."
The lost name of God
8. THE PILGRIMAGE
In his eyes The evil spirit rise Turns to darkness with Satan's name
"As the time is right dead bodies rise up from their graves And when the time comes near
Oh, I see the prince of glory"
Holy month Sacred hounds Under the hill Do you hear their call
9. MISERY PATH
We sail across the sea, In our thoughts we float over mountains All this vanity that we could
hide The truth
The truth is to be alive and to live your life in fear by hate and create our own gods
We all ourselves are created our own images Ourselves we are created our own gods
In the misty morning When the sun is rising, When the whole sky is red like blood Man can
realize the real meaning of life to love and respect your life
Your salvation, or is just your damnation.
We all ourselves...
10. SIGNS FROM THE NORTH SIDE
True Celtic 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 tears are flowing all around The wind is twisting my
sorrow I still believe in truth and hate
All through my life I have carried our ring, The omen All this was the fragment from my life
In this proud land I was born alone I was taught to fight, taught to win They told me the way
of steel and secret I am the unburied child, child without a nam, Without fate, I fight for
peace and love, I am reborn
11. VULGAR NECROLATRY
Erosion of life I see it makes the passion burn in me Life it always withers away Death will
eternally stay
Corpses in their coffins forever rest in peace ? There sleeping with the aspergillus is this
justice to the dead ?
The atrocious sight of burial ecremony Christians weeping for the departed They won't
understand, they should envy them !
The deceased they know, if there's a paradise Or shall we feel, the purgatory ! I open the
graves, admire the rot I can feel the presence, of something beyond
Aureola of nauseating reek Wings of shriveled skin Holy beauty of a carcass Divine sight for
me to gaze upon !
Necrolatic ! Reverence for putrefaction Necrolatic ! reverence for the stench
I kneel, before a carrion I pray, before the dead I know, they shall rise I fear, for the scourge
I revere, power of the dead