Portrait (SE) - Lily lyrics

A heraldic sign of purity Shown to the blind in a time of distress The great mask of an altered destiny Shed its light upon a path towards egress Yet the shadows of oppression were haunting And the eyes of man could not see The splendour of the beckoning exile The road for a soul set to flee I stood for so long in slavery Asleep to the sound of their stagnating beat But as I woke the fires of clarity Through their lies I started to see Yes the shadows of oppression were weakened And the Eye of Spirit could see The splendour of this graceful exile Once shown through you, oh Lily... I saw your signs Sweet enhancer of my dreams And picked your white to reach thy black In turbid times My longing soul you grasped and blessed And granted the pleasures of soul flight The archon's theft Of my memories now healed For there is a fire they can't reach Your guarding shield And your bliss of prophecy Shall forever honoured be You showed me the path, oh Lily And let me commune with others like thee Your guiding bliss, oh sweet Lily Let me see the works of others like me By your grace I am stronger in our strife Against the mud and plagues of life Accept this hymn As a part of my adoration And as a vow of endless faith Keep open the paths, oh Lily And let me commune with others like thee Your blissful might, oh sweet Lily I'll forever honor, praise and feed I mighty Daemon, you proved to the I That the chains of fate through will have broken When the thorns pierce inwards, then stay by my side In my dreams keep guiding me upon these burning roads Where I found my tracks, and through d**h in life Until the very end shall climb the steps of His cross