Edge of a Blade

from The Book of the Fallen by Toblakai

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With the power of a tyrant, would you put an end to war?
Or raise high your standard, to cast its shadow on the poor
and the weak, the struggling, the cast-out, hard-working
the voiceless, the hiding, the meek and law-abiding

With the wealth of the temples, would you feed the poor?
Or collect the church tax, to acquire more
for the pomp and ostentation, the display of your station.
Your airs of grandeur, they're a fever.
You’re not the truth, you’re the deceiver.

The righteous scream for a holy war.
The press-gangs go from door to door.
We need food to eat, we have rent to pay.
A life that’s lived on the edge of a blade.
The poor man’s blood paints the rich man’s wall.
My fight is here but they send me on.
Empires fall, but the struggle stays.
A life that’s lived on the edge of a blade.

When blood turns to rust, and promises to dust.
The masses are divided.
It’s time to stand united!

The righteous scream for a holy war.
The press-gangs go from door to door.
We need food to eat, we have rent to pay.
A life that’s lived on the edge of a blade.
The poor man’s blood paints the rich man’s wall.
My fight is here but they send me on.
Empires fall, but the struggle stays.
A life that’s lived on the edge of a blade.

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from The Book of the Fallen, released May 25, 2022

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Toblakai. Thrashing black metal from Austria. This band is brutal, cunning and epic, just like Karsa Orlong. Witness the power of their songs unfold and behold the might inspired by the great Steven Erikson.

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