Journey of a thousand years Passage lies behind a mystic portal Travel through the seven gates Unattained by a man mere mortal Tribulation rages in my head As I search for sanctuary Past the point of no return Mother Mary have mercy on me Angels dare not rescue me As I plead for purgatory In the distance hear the screams The evil lord has summoned for me There are no trespassers here Granted entrance for a reason Answers are no mystery A price to pay for the treason Oh, my soul is burning A wheel that's never turning A prisoner here forever Now hope has turned to never Bound by chains eternal In depths of the eternal Torment is endless for me All I know is pain and misery Burnin' in flames of a 1000 year reign Burnin' in flames of a 1000 year reign A 1000 - year reign A 1000 - year reign