Daily Dosage of Metal CCLXXV

The One-Eyed Old Man told me
That the face that I must see
Has paralyzed one thousand brave men
Assured of victory

I cannot fight blind-folded
And I’ll freeze if I should see
So I’ll need to sacrifice my eyes
To see all from within

The One-Eyed Old Man told me
Of a lake that no one knows
Where the end of the sky unites with the bottom
Countless feet down deep

And he told me when this world was young
Into its depths his eye he had thrown
So that, though one-eyed
He could see more than can be seen

I’ll throw my eyes into the Lake!
So that I will see from within
I’ll throw my eyes into the Lake!
And, when blind, I will still see

At the bottom of the Lake
My two eyes will shine like the stars!
At the bottom of the Lake
I will see, no matter how near or far

Regardless at which speed my horse
Takes me through the night
No matter how sharp the blade of
My sword seems to be

Or even with the aid of
Two pairs of eyes way up high
In the end before the Beast, its face
I would have had to see

But with my two eyes in the depths
My vision is supreme
I see all things that can be seen
But not my hand held out in front of me

The face that makes men freeze
I now need not to see at all
I’ll feel the presence of the Beast
But will not need to stare him down no more

I’ve thrown my eyes into the Lake!
So that I will see from within
I’ve thrown my eyes into the Lake!
And now, when blind, I still see

At the bottom of the Lake
My two eyes are shining like the stars!
At the bottom of the Lake
I now see, no matter how near or far