[Intro]
Iron in the air
Ash on the tongue
Names carved in leather
Breath runs hot and young
[Verse 1]
Fleet of foot
Achilles in the dust
Sandstorms circle
Armor flakes with rust
He carves his prayer
In a broken shield
“Send me glory
Or burn this field”
[Chorus]
This is the battle cry of men
The war cry of buried gods again
From the walls of Troy
To the seven hills
Every oath we swore
Every drop we spill
Blades hit bone, or kiss the sky
Either way
We rise on our
War cry
[Verse 2]
Agamemnon
Crowned in wolf-hide red
Gold-stained fingers
Counting out the dead
He points his spear
At the morning flame
“March, you sinners
I’ll remember names”
[Chorus]
This is the battle cry of men
The war cry of buried gods again
From the walls of Troy
To the seven hills
Every oath we swore
Every drop we spill
Blades hit bone, or kiss the sky
Either way
We rise on our
War cry
[Bridge]
Steel teeth biting
Shields lock, thunder
Lines shake, shatter
Ranks roar under
Legionnaires follow
Love like law
Amore etched
In every scar
Blades staved deep
To the hilt or heart
Choose your grave
Or tear worlds apart (hey!)
[Chorus]
This is the battle cry of men
The war cry of buried gods again
From the walls of Troy
To the seven hills
Every oath we swore
Every drop we spill
Blades hit bone, or kiss the sky
Either way
We rise on our
War cry
[Outro]
Iron in the air
Ash on the tongue
Dead gods listening
As the war song’s sung