(Verse 1)
Born of the north wind, forged in disdain
A bastard child bearing a warrior’s name
From Norman shores to a blood-soaked claim
He sharpened his crown in the fire of shame
Oaths were spoken, then broken by night
A promised throne stolen from sight
Across the channel, sails cut the dawn
With steel and resolve, the die was drawn
(Pre-Chorus)
Drums of fate on a foreign shore
History waits, there is no more law
(Chorus)
Raise the banners, hear England cry
At Hastings field, let the old world die
By sword and flame, by right of war
He claims the throne,
William the Conqueror
Arrows fall like a judgment sworn
A kingdom breaks, a crown is born
From Norman steel to Saxon blood
He takes the land
William the Conqueror
(Verse 2)
Harold crowned while the vows still burned
A broken promise, a lesson learned
Shieldwall standing, the axes rise
But fate had fire in Norman eyes
Feigned retreat, the lines collapse
Faith and fury fall into traps
An arrow flies, the king goes down
The field runs red for England’s crown
(Pre-Chorus)
The old gods fade, the bells will ring
A foreign tongue now names the king
(Chorus)
Raise the banners, hear England cry
At Hastings field, let the old world die
By sword and flame, by right of war
He claims the throne,
William the Conqueror
Arrows fall like a judgment sworn
A kingdom breaks, a crown is born
From Norman steel to Saxon blood
He takes the land
William the Conqueror
(Bridge)
Castles rise from conquered stone
A watchful king on a stolen throne
Law rewritten, names erased
The future forged at a brutal pace
Not just a battle, not just a war
But a nation bent forevermore
(Guitar solo)
(Final Chorus)
Raise the banners, hear England cry
A crown paid for in blood and sky
From Norman duke to iron lord
He sealed his fate
With fire and sword
Let history judge, let chronicles roar
One battle changed the world once more
Through time his shadow still endures. William the Conqueror
(Outro)
From Bastard to King
From shore to throne
The crown was never given,
It was taken alone
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