Oneira
Emperor of the Sun
It’s the last golden summer night
His glance is caught by the frozen light
He knows there is the dark to come
His hidden hope is already gone
To escape this conflict just in time, he gave the sun its endless shine
Now blood is running through his heart, indifference is tearing him apart
He knows he will remain alone
No single angel has been born
At a lonely point at night, he gathers all the stars
All the humans that he raised:
A memory’s recall
There was a young light once:
A thought and the Emperor of the Sun
(He is the Emperor of the Sun)
But now eternity has come
It’s the last hidden memory:
A child lies dead below the trees
He knew the war would break his mind
His last will is already signed
Escaping hell for one more night, but retreating forced another fight
Blood was running through his hands, fear shattered him, he couldn’t stand
He knew he would remain alone
His love drowned in the firestorm
At a lonely point at night, he gathers all the stars
All the sorrow that he caused:
A memory’s recall
There was a young light once:
A life and the Emperor of the Sun
(He was the Emperor of the Sun)
But now eternity has come
At a lonely point at night, we gather all the stars
All the pathways that we take
The splices that we make
There is a young light now:
A choice and the Emperors of the Sun
(We are the Emperors of the Sun)
We know eternity will come
Some of the music in this album is based on older versions that we (Cuculum & Kathrina) wrote together with Johannes Höfener before 2019. This concerns: Emperor of the Sun. The sheet music of the versions at that time was published by Johannes via his Musescore account.