See them standing in the foothills waiting for the kill
On wings of fear the terror sweeps into the city peace

To defend, this is the pact
But when life's scorned and damage done
To avenge, this is the pact

On wings of vengeance Taarna finds them
Death to barbarians

To defend, this is the pact
But when life's scorned and damage done
To avenge, this is the pact

Flying over the oasis she is captured and that boy fell down

Feeling (deee)
Close my eyes
And I am them
I feel I'm falling down in a deep dark hole

Put him down, the soldiers said
I'll put an arrow in his head
But the bird flew off instead
To save his master, on his back she fled

Her time has come

Riding the bird, high in the saddle
She gets a chance to fulfill the pact now
As the leader swoops from the clouds
She sticks him with the sword, then she throws him down

The enemy shrivel and die
The enemy shrivel and die

To defend, this is the pact
But when life's scorned and damage done
To avenge, this is the pact.


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    "Vengeance (The Pact)" was originally titled "Taarna's Theme" - the song lyrics are taken from the last story in the movie (with Taarna, the warrior woman who rides the giant bird).

    The apparent reason for the song not being used is that it told the 17-minute (in the movie) story in 5 minutes. The soundtrack was finally officially released on CD in 1995, and an updated version of the movie was released in 1996.

    Cumarison February 21, 2012   Link

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