[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Before the moon learned to fear the dark
Before the first fang left its mark
An alchemist who feared the grave
Sought a demon's gift to save
Shilgengar sent the famine down
Until I claimed the angel's crown
I bled her dry, I drank her light
And so began the endless night
[Chorus]
I am the bloodline, I am the source
Every fang descends from me
Even in shadow, I hold the course
My children rise eternally
Strike with me and feel the surge
The hunt ignites within your veins
The hunger spreads like flame
The Markov blood forever reigns
[Verse 2]
I forced the gift on my own kin
I made young Sorin what I've been
His spark ignited from the pain
He fled but carries still my stain
He made an angel, called her hope
He thought that faith could help them cope
I cast him out, I locked my door
A traitor grandson, nothing more
[Bridge]
Seven thousand years I've slept
While lesser vampires rose and wept
They wake me when the world has turned
To see what new despair I've earned
First to strike and first to claim
The nobles bow, the mortals flee
Every vampire bears my name
And every throat belongs to me
[Final Chorus]
I am the bloodline, I am the source
Every fang descends from me
Even in shadow, I hold the course
My children rise eternally
Strike with me and feel the surge
The ancient hunger fills your veins
The hunger spreads like flame
The Markov blood forever reigns
[Outro]
The Markov blood... forever reigns
