Forsaken Is Dead - The Bridge lyrics

There were once three brothers
Who were traveling along a lonely, winding road at twilight
In time, the brothers reached a river too treacherous to pass
But being learned in the magical arts
The three brothers simply waved their wands and made a bridge

Before they could cross, however
They found their path blocked by a hooded figure
It was Death, and he felt cheated

It was Death [3x]

And he felt cheated

There were once three brothers
Who were traveling along a lonely, winding road at twilight
In time, the brothers reached a river too treacherous to pass
But being learned in the magical arts
The three brothers simply waved their wands and made a bridge

Before they could cross, however
They found their path blocked by a hooded figure
It was Death, and he felt cheated
Cheated because travelers would normally drown in the river
But Death was cunning
He pretended to congratulate the three brothers on their magic
And said that each had earned a prize
For having been clever enough to evade him

The oldest asked for a wand more powerful than any in existence
So Death fashioned him one from an elder tree that stood nearby

The second brother decided he wanted to humiliate Death even further
And asked for the power to recall loved ones from the grave
So Death plucked a stone from the river and offered it to him

Finally, Death turned to the third brother
A humble man
He asked for something that would allow him
To go forth from that place
Without being followed by Death
And so it was that Death reluctantly handed over his own Cloak of Invisibility

The first brother traveled to a distant village
Where, with the Elder Wand in hand
He killed a wizard with whom he had once quarreled
Drunk with the power that the Elder Wand had given him
He bragged of his invincibility
But that night, another wizard stole the wand
And slit the brother's throat for good measure
And so Death took the first brother for his own

The second brother journeyed to his home
Where he took the stone and turned it thrice in hand
To his delight, the girl he'd once hoped to marry before her untimely death
Appeared before him
Yet, soon she turned sad and cold
For she did not belong in the mortal world
Driven mad with hopeless longing
The second brother killed himself so as to join her
And so Death took the second brother

As for the third brother
Death searched for many years
But was never able to find him
Only when he attained a great age
Did the youngest brother
Shed the Cloak of Invisibility
And give it to his son
He then greeted Death as an old friend
And went with him gladly
Departing this life as equals