Golden Gates

All my debts are settled
I am even with my gods
I am one with the universe
Ascending from my body
I see all the shades of my spirit
I am one with silence.

Looking back on my past
All I left behind is death
All I'm left with is pride
Have I reached the end?
Will I ever be accepted
among the old ones?

Hear echoing from beyond those Golden Gates
The deep voices of warriors who have found their fate
See shining with golden rays like a thousand suns
The glory and pure radiance of fallen sons.

Come!

Now as I stand here before the wide-open gates
I feel the need to carry on
This is not the end of my path
I am not done
Something beckons me and every part of me is drawn toward it
My restless soul yearns for me to follow its call
And so I will
Sometimes fate is shrouded in a veil of mystery
Mine has always been clear I see it now
The mountain calls
And I shall answer.