[Intro - upbeat pop rock guitars, cheerful harmonies] (Oh-oh!) (Lute's and Roses!) (Oh-oh!) [Verse 1 - catchy upbeat pop rhythm] THIS CAT met Christian in a tavern Half the room was throwing fists You climbed up on somebody’s table Singing louder than the rest Some drunk noble called us talentless You knocked his front teeth down his throat THIS CAT stole his silver laughing While Raylen choked on bagpipe notes [pre chorus] By the sunrise we were famous By the next night out the gate Three loud bastards chasing glory Like the gods had planned our fate [Chorus - huge sugary pop hook] I WILL BE YOUR SWORD (AND I WILL BE YOUR SHIELD) Everybody hide your daughters Cause we never yield I WILL BE YOUR SWORD (AND I WILL BE YOUR SHIELD) If the whole world dies tonight Brother that’s the deal [Verse 2 - upbeat but darker lyrics] Now the dead all crowd the city Pressing hard against the walls Christian asks “How’s my armor looking?” THIS CAT says “Kill them all!!!" Others hide behind their smoke clouds Crying every other night We just train until the sunrise Then build longhouse in the light Crag used to charge beside me laughing Now he cries and grovels instead Jimmy filled his heart with softness Christian says “That barb’s gone dead.” [pre chorus] Raylen says we both sound mental THIS CAT says “Good. FIGHT TO THE DEATH!” Then we smile and wave spackly As we put more dead to rest [Chorus - bigger harmonies] I WILL BE YOUR SWORD (AND I WILL BE YOUR SHIELD) Raise the banners Lock the gates Brother hold them still I WILL BE YOUR SWORD (AND I WILL BE YOUR SHIELD) If the heavens split tonight We’ll be screaming still [Bridge - sweeter melody, emotionally weird] Sometimes Christian gets real quiet Sometimes THIS CAT does too Sometimes we just jam by the fire Singing rock and roll tunes. And when the church bells start ringing Everybody starts to run Christian grins and grabs his weapon THIS CAT says “Now this is fun!” [Final Chorus - massive catchy finale] I WILL BE YOUR SWORD (AND I WILL BE YOUR SHIELD) Lute's and Roses till we die Brother we'll never kneel I WILL BE YOUR SWORD (AND I WILL BE YOUR SHIELD) When the whole world burns away We’ll survive the kill [Outro - cheerful harmonies fading out] (Oh-oh!) (Lute's and Roses!) (Oh-oh!) [Spoken] One more encore. [End]
