[Intro – slow, monastic Gregorian-style chant over distant war drums, building into crushing drop-tuned riff]
Non nobis, Domine…
Non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam…
(Deus Vult… Deus Vult…)
[Verse 1 – gritty clean vocals rising to harsh screams]
White mantles stained in desert fire
Poor knights of the Temple rise
Vow-bound, oath-sealed, no fear in our eyes
Saladin’s horde ten thousand strong
We ride as one — five hundred swords
Leper King leads, but God strikes the chord
Outnumbered, unbroken, we charge the line
Lances lowered, red cross divine
Horses thunder, infidels break
Heaven’s wrath in every wake
[Pre-Chorus – accelerating double bass, tension build]
For the sepulcher, for the vow we keep
Enemies scatter, their idols weep
[Chorus – massive melodic gang shouts + soaring clean/harsh dual vocals]
DEUS VULT! We crush the crescent under steel
DEUS VULT! Templar fury — no retreat, no yield
Red cross thunder, enemies kneel
Blood of the faithless seals the field
VICTORY! (Victory!)
In holy fire we ride!
DEUS VULT!
[Verse 2 – faster, more aggressive screams, palm-muted chugs]
Montgisard dawn, the sand turns red
Saladin’s banners torn and shed
We carve through ranks like judgment’s blade
No mercy given, no quarter made
Templar knights — elite, unafraid
Saracen lines forever fade
From Ascalon to Arsuf’s plain
We break their pride again, again
White cloaks drenched in righteous gore
The Temple’s wrath forevermore
[Pre-Chorus]
Vow of poverty, yet rich in war
God’s will executed — forevermore
[Chorus]
DEUS VULT! We crush the crescent under steel
DEUS VULT! Templar fury — no retreat, no yield
Red cross thunder, enemies kneel
Blood of the faithless seals the field
VICTORY! (Victory!)
In holy fire we ride!
DEUS VULT!
[Breakdown 1 – crushing half-time, open chugs, low gutturals]
CHARGE!
BREAK THEM!
FOR THE TEMPLE!
FOR THE CROSS!
NO SURVIVORS!
DEUS… VULT!
(layered roars) DEUS VULT! DEUS VULT!
[Bridge – atmospheric drop, clean spoken/sung with distant choir]
We are the sword of the Almighty’s hand
Guardians sworn to this sacred land
Though empires fall and kingdoms burn
The red cross rises — we return
Non nobis, Domine…
(building intensity)
But to Your name — GLORY!
[Final Breakdown – djenty syncopated riffs, pig squeals + brutal screams]
WHERE ARE YOUR GODS NOW?
WHERE IS YOUR SALADIN?
WE ARE THE STORM!
WE ARE THE END!
TEMPLAR STEEL — ETERNAL!
RED CROSS THUNDER — DESCEND!
DEUS VULT! (Deus Vult!)
DEUS VULT! (Deus Vult!)
VICTORY ETERNAL!
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