9th Century

[violin solo]; [Chorus] Welcome to the Middle Ages with desecration, welcome to the Middle Ages with exploration, welcome to the Middle Ages with conflict, earthquakes, barbarians, destruction, Welcome to the Middle Ages, welcome to the Middle Ages, welcome to the Middle Ages oh baby; [instrumental solo]; [Verse] The Middle Ages, the 9th Century of Christ, southeast Asian Island Kingdoms of Muja (what is now places like the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Timor) fought China; speaking of China, they had the Tang dynasty; Charlemagne died in 814 in Germany; [saxophone solo]; [Chorus]; [Verse] Ghana (Wagadu) Empire established in Africa, the Frankish Carolingian Empire, and the Franks probably came from Troy, the Franks were Germanic meaning somewhat related to the Germans of Germany; Buddhism was accepted in China earlier but then was banned in 845, Norse settled in Iceland, [piano solo]; [Chorus]; [Verse] Christianization of Bulgaria, earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, Alfred the Great was the first king of the English, Vikings raided Paris in 885, Christianization of the Serbs, Tulunid dynasty of places like Egypt and Syria, Zanj Rebellion against the Abbasids, Saracen Arab squadrons from Africa desecrated Christian shrines in Rome including tombs of people like Peter and Paul from the Bible of Jesus; [guitar solo]; [Chorus]; [remix]; [Grand Finale Instrumentals]; [improvisational]