The Castle Hall Lyrics - Ayreon

At last! you enter the Electric Castle! Here in this vast hall where even shadows fear the 

light - here you must confront your past. If you have killed, beware of the Gathering of Spirits 

for they do fish for men. Here, the disembodied Astral World becomes flesh once more. I pity the 

men of swords. 

For here blood runs cold... 

[barbarian] 

cries from the grave resound in my ears 

they hail from beyond my darkest fears 

faces of the past are etched in my brain 

the women I raped, the men I've slain 

shades of the dead are sliding on the wall 

demons dance in the castle hall 

[knight] 

I call upon the sword, the mighty Excalibur 

grant me the skill to fulfill my quest 

I call upon my king and the knights of the table round 

grant me the courage to stand to this test 

I call upon the seer, Merlin the sorcerer 

grant me the magic to end my pain 

I call upon the spirit that lives in a noble heart 

grant me the passion that's within my veins 

shades of the dead are sliding on the wall 

demons dance in the castle hall 

[repeat hall]