An ancient tribe Of shamans and psykers Faced with extinction They had to survive They used their minds Infused their souls To create the perfect human being The New Man, Emperor of Mankind Through time he walks Watching, learning, planning, knowing He shall emerge He shall reveal himself and unite the world A grand ambition To save the world A crowned king But he is meant for so much more Latent chaos Fates far worse than death Emperor Man dethroning God Emperor Upon the golden throne In his conquest He foresaw a most grim fate The gene seed To unite the Imperium Amongst them lied Poisoned by the warp Betrayal From the man he once called son Anathema Purger of faith Emperor Perfecting humankind Great Crusader Alpha Omega Emperor Astronomican Humanity, on the brink of extinction Surrounded Surviving thanks only to their faith Ten thousand years, lying dormant corpse Deified, in a cruel twisted abhorrent fate Dead, Alive? We may never know God-Emperor Man becoming God-Emperor Forever seated God-Emperor Icon of Grace God Emperor Upon the Golden Throne