The banners fly in the crimson sky
A thousand blades are drawn
For the crown we hold and the oaths of old
We march into the dawn!
The King commands, the kingdom stands
Upon the edge of steel
But it’s not for him I risk my life
Beneath the iron wheel!
[Pre-Chorus]
I see her face in the marble halls
Beyond the smoke and the crumbling walls
One silver locket pressed to my chest
Before the eternal rest!
[Chorus]
By the light of the sun and the glory of the sword
I fight the storm for my liege and lord!
But my soul belongs to the Princess fair
With the golden ribbon in her hair!
Ride! Through the fire and the pouring rain
To heal the world of the shadow’s stain!
If I fall today, let the heavens know
I loved her more than the world below!
[Verse 2]
The arrows hiss like the serpent’s breath
The ground is soaked in red
I’ve carved a path through the gates of death
Where many brave have bled!
I see the King on his throne of gold
Secure behind the line
But the only treasure I wish to hold
Is no longer mine to find!
[Guitar Solo]
(Fast, shredding sweep-picking section, followed by a melodic, weeping twin-guitar harmony that transitions into a frantic battle rhythm.)
[Bridge]
(Music slows down, heavy orchestral hits)
A cold blade pierces through the plate...
The iron hand of cruelest fate.
I sink to my knees in the mud and the bone,
Far away from the castle stone.
(Building speed)
The light is fading, the sky turns black,
There is no path, no turning back!
[Final Chorus]
By the light of the sun and the glory of the sword
I died today for my liege and lord!
But my soul belongs to the Princess fair
With the golden ribbon in her hair!
Ride! Beyond the fire and the pouring rain
Where there is no grief and there is no pain!
As I fall today, let the heavens know
I loved her more than the world below!
[Outro]
The silver locket... falls to the clay...
The king has won... but I fade away...
(A single, lonely acoustic guitar plays the main theme. The sound of wind blowing across a battlefield.)
I’ll wait for you... in the stars...
