Avalon

And again, after all I'd been through

There I was in the Fish's Bladder

And taken to the holy altar

A golden ritual gown

I was obliged to dress

Before lying on the altar of rebirth

All the hall resounded

Of drums and psalteries

And the voices echoed

Of the psalmody

"Almighty goddess descend on us, for Avalon

Allow us the mystic power to open the sacred doors

Almighty goddess descend on us, for Avalon

My your benevolence release his soul

And admit it in your reign"

The hall grew darker

Energies flew away

And to their prayers

I felt my life fading away

I couldn’t move a finger

Senses began to fail

All was confused what I could feel

Anguish and fear assailed me

Everything was unreal

Couldn’t understand what I was seeing...

Shadows all around me

Colors and bright lights

Sounds were all indistinct

In a messy whispering

"Almighty goddess descend on us, for Avalon

Allow us the mystic power to open the sacred doors

Almighty goddess descend on us, for Avalon

My your benevolence release his soul

And admit it in your reign"

"Welcome Wolfram to this place

Place where the ends and life begins

Where the One will face the fire of rebirth"

Upon me were burning flames

Wearing out my soul in pain...

"Wolfram meet your destiny,

We make you now the One"

Death in fire...

Life in death...

Regeneration...

It's Avalon's rebirth

A warm flow of vital essence

Revived what remained of me

Voices became clear figures

The goddess at last I could see

Wolfram, we've performed the rite

The great rite of regeneration

On you...

You now have the power

She firmly now took my arm

And then raised her eyes...

Pronounced loud the invocation

To mark me as the One

I mark you know with the sign

The sign of the One

The one and only upholder

Of the powers of Avalon

After these words at once

I opened my eyes...

I looked at my burning arm

And I saw the sign