About this song
The progenitor of all vampires on Innistrad speaks. When famine swept the land, the alchemist Edgar Markov made a bargain with the demon Shilgengar. He trapped the angel Marycz, drained her blood, and drank - becoming the first vampire. He forced the curse upon his grandson Sorin, whose spark ignited from the trauma. Millennia later, when Sorin created Avacyn to protect humanity, Edgar banished him as a traitor. Now the ancient patriarch slumbers in his coffin, waking only when the world demands his attention.
Lyrics
[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
