[Verse 1]
Steel on my shoulders
Oaths in my spine
Dirt on my armor
Blood on the shrine
I’ve seen kings trembling
Behind their walls
But I was sworn
To the scared and the small (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
I raise my shield for the people
For every name they never write down
I feel the ground shake under my boots
But I won’t
I won’t back down
Let every dark thing hear me
I’m the wall that will not fall
By my light
By my life
I am the shield of the small
[Verse 2]
Torches in alleys
Daggers at night
Bandits and warlords
Feasting on fright
I plant my banner
Right in their path
If they want victims
They’ll taste my wrath (hey!)
[Chorus]
I raise my shield for the people
For every name they never write down
I feel the ground shake under my boots
But I won’t
I won’t back down
Let every dark thing hear me
I’m the wall that will not fall
By my light
By my life
I am the shield of the small
[Bridge]
I’ve broken
I’ve bled
I’ve doubted every vow I said
But when they cry
I hear my call
If I must die
I’ll die standing tall (woah)
[Chorus]
I raise my shield for the people
For every name they never write down
I feel the ground shake under my boots
But I won’t
I won’t back down
Let every dark thing hear me
I’m the wall that will not fall
By my light
By my life
I am the shield of the small
By my light
By my life
I am the shield of the small