(Verse 1) Where mountains cast long shadows, and darkness held sway, Through mud and through fire, we marched, no promise of day. The Bernhardt, a fortress of stone, stood defiant and cold, A line etched in blood, a story untold. (Pre-Chorus) We crawled through the valleys, the rain a cold shroud, Each step forward taken, on ground soaked and bowed. The earth trembled ‘neath cannon, the skies burned with fire, In the heart of that struggle, we whispered a name to inspire. (Chorus) Through the Bernhardt Line, where brave hearts have trod, Amidst the cries of the living, the songs for the lost ones, my God. In the face of despair, we pushed through the night, For freedom's faint hope, we carried the fight. (Verse 2) The rivers ran crimson, the hills echoed steel's scream, The weight of the world on our shoulders, a painful, waking dream. Each trench held a story, each ruin, a silent lament, Each soldier a shadow, resilience heaven-sent. (Pre-Chorus) Through chaos and fear, the cold seeped to the bone, We pushed through the darkness, the pain we had known. The Bernhardt was cracking, its strength wearing thin, As courage took root, and a new day would begin. (Chorus) Through the Bernhardt Line, where brave hearts have trod, Amidst the cries of the living, the songs for the lost ones, my God. In the face of despair, we pushed through the night, For freedom's faint hope, we carried the fight. (Bridge) Mountains may rise, they crumble and fall, it's true, But the will of the many, no force can subdue. From Cassino’s grim echoes to Venafro's old stone, We carved our way through history, we fought on alone. (Chorus) Through the Bernhardt Line, where brave hearts have trod, Amidst the cries of the living, the songs for the lost ones, my God. In the face of despair, we pushed through the night, For freedom's faint hope, we carried the fight. (Outro) And when the line shattered, and silence took hold, The price of that freedom, a story yet told. But even through darkness, a flicker remained, The spirit of the fallen, in freedom sustained.
