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Angel Of Light Lyrics
Hurling down with thunder from on high
An ancient evil steals across the sky
Flaming power, death is in his wake
The lord of hell returns to rend and rape
Watch the lights as they devour you
A blazing presence rips you through and through
Blinded by such beauty, caught to unaware
You're stripped and burning
In his fiery stare
Howling furies shrieking backwards lies
Phantom armies summoned by their cries
Nothing equals this astounding sight
of the Beast unveiled in this unholy light
Watch the lights as they devour you
A blazing presence rips you through and through
Blinded by such beauty, caught so unaware
You're stripped down and burning in his fiery stare
Angel of light descends on the Earth
To chanllenge the might of the Son
The Angel of light descends on the Earth
To take back the crown from the one
"No mercy doth the Dragon bring
Harken now his beating wings
Fire dances on the air
The seventh serpent leaves his lair
Invoking all the hounds of Hades
The shrouded angels meet his gaze
Spouting flames upon the wise
The legions steal into the skies"
....to fly, to fly...
Crushing, burning, locked in wars embrace
The desolate one meets with his fiery fate
His armies smitten by the sword of Him
Our Lord of Lords, the holy King of Kings
No more fear of phantoms of the night
Rejoice in the city of unending light
No more tears or dying, on his throne he's shining
Raise the chalice for eternity
Angel of light descends on the Earth
And dies by the roar of the Lamb
The Angel of light descends on the Earth
And is crushed by the might of the Lamb
An ancient evil steals across the sky
Flaming power, death is in his wake
The lord of hell returns to rend and rape
A blazing presence rips you through and through
Blinded by such beauty, caught to unaware
You're stripped and burning
In his fiery stare
Phantom armies summoned by their cries
Nothing equals this astounding sight
of the Beast unveiled in this unholy light
A blazing presence rips you through and through
Blinded by such beauty, caught so unaware
You're stripped down and burning in his fiery stare
To chanllenge the might of the Son
The Angel of light descends on the Earth
To take back the crown from the one
Harken now his beating wings
Fire dances on the air
The seventh serpent leaves his lair
Invoking all the hounds of Hades
The shrouded angels meet his gaze
Spouting flames upon the wise
The legions steal into the skies"
....to fly, to fly...
The desolate one meets with his fiery fate
His armies smitten by the sword of Him
Our Lord of Lords, the holy King of Kings
Rejoice in the city of unending light
No more tears or dying, on his throne he's shining
Raise the chalice for eternity
And dies by the roar of the Lamb
The Angel of light descends on the Earth
And is crushed by the might of the Lamb
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The song is about the biblical verses about the time when Lucifer / Satan / the devil will be given free reign over the earth, before the end times. Lucifer is the "angel of light", as the name suggesrts.
The narrative builds up to the dark times the world goes through, until after the solo and the build-up leading to "To fly, to fly".
From this point on, the lyrics are about the second coming of Jesus and about Satan's armies and power being destroyed by Jesus / God ("king of kings"), with Satan "dying" by the "roar of the lamb". In case someone is still not following, the lamb is Jesus.
It's a pretty weird song to come out of the band, given their later very unchristian lyrics in a bunch of places, but a beautiful and powerful one nonetheless..