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This song was originally supposed to be about Tarnak the Defender from Heavy Metal, but it just became about a battle to defend against an invading army. Think Helm's Deep!

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I have been summoned to fulfill my duty
Feel the weight of my sword
Offer no prayer to the god that forsook me
Saddle and reign my horse
We now ride to war!

We push them back
As we are pushed back ourselves
Over our bodies they will take the keep
Oh, the crows will sing

Save the king, defend the keep!
The giant has been roused from his sleep
The riddle of steel has never seemed so clear to me
As the sun rises and falls, our swords will ring

Now!
To the walls
To the swords
To the shields
To the spears
To the sky!

Somewhere inside myself I find determination
Await the assault as the sky pours rain
Cleaving flesh and hewing bone

I grasp my hilt until the skin is blistered, we will
fight through the night and to hell
until the day is won.
By my own life blood, I will defend my home

Solos: Ozzie, Chris, Ozzie, Chris

And now dawn breaks, the black queen's standard lies broken
Rejoice in triumph, The hellbitch is destroyed

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from Children of the Reptile, released September 10, 2013
Music & Lyrics by Chris Millard & Ozzie Darden

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COTR IS:

Ozzie Darden: Vocals, Guitars
Chris Millard: Guitars, Vocals
David "Pils" Hufham: Bass, Vocals
Chase Kelly: Drums

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