The Roman Nightmare – Part IV: The Fall of the Heroic Lusitanians

[Intro] They came with gold, they came with lies And stabbed the wolf beneath the skies [Verse 1] Three men crept through the silent tent With Roman coin and foul intent They smiled, they bowed, they kissed his hand Then spilled his blood across the sand [Pre-Chorus] No sword could break him in the field But silver made the hero yield [Chorus] Ohh... The fall of the brave begins Uhh... Betrayal crawls beneath the skin The fire fades, the night grows cold The Roman nightmare takes its hold [Verse 2] They dragged his name through Roman halls But feared the echo in their walls The traitors begged for Roman pay But Rome just turned its face away [Pre-Chorus] “Rome does not pay the ones who crawl” The wolf was dead – but stood so tall [Chorus] Ohh... The fall of the brave begins Uhh... Betrayal crawls beneath the skin The fire fades, the night grows cold The Roman nightmare takes its hold [Verse 3] Tautalus rose, but could not stand The legions crushed the burning land The hills were chained, the rivers bled The Lusitanians bowed their head [Pre-Chorus] But still the wind repeats his name And carves it deep in Roman shame [Chorus] Ohh... The fall of the brave begins Uhh... Betrayal crawls beneath the skin The fire fades, the night grows cold The Roman nightmare takes its hold [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] He fought for land, not for a throne He died betrayed, but not alone The hills still burn, the stones still cry The wolf is gone – but did not die [Call-out:] Viriathus! Lusitania lives! [Outro] And still the hills remember names And still the Lusitanians rise Song Title: The Roman Nightmare – Part IV: The Fall of the Heroic Lusitanians Artist: HardRockChild Created with assistance from Microsoft Copilot © 2025 HardRockChild