Lyrics by Valgrind. spoken, storytelling Intro - distant war drums Across the Orontes… The enemy waits… Raise the banners! Ride for Kadesh! [Verse 1] Under the burning desert sun The armies of Egypt march as one Ramses rides at the head of the line Golden armour in the morning light But beyond the river, hidden from sight A thousand chariots wait to strike The trap is set, the order is made The wheels start turning toward Kadesh [Pre-Chorus] Hear the horses Hear the cry See the dust rise to the sky [Chorus] Blades of Kadesh Ride into war Blades of Kadesh Hear the battle roar Chariots thunder Across the sand Blades of Kadesh With blood on their hands [Verse 2] The Hittite chariots break through the line Bronze wheels turning, three men inside The Egyptian soldiers scatter and run Beneath the fury of the desert sun Ramses turns and raises his blade No road behind him, no time to wait He calls his guard and enters the fight Straight through the enemy side by side [Pre-Chorus] Hear the horses Hear the cry See the arrows fill the sky [Chorus] Blades of Kadesh Ride into war Blades of Kadesh Hear the battle roar Chariots thunder Across the sand Blades of Kadesh With blood on their hands [Bridge] Wheel against wheel Blade against blade No one knows What history will say King against king Army against army Who will rule… When the dust clears? [Guitar solo] [Verse 3] The sun falls low on Kadesh walls Still the city refuses to fall Thousands fought and thousands bled But neither king can claim the end Both sides return with tales of might Both call themselves the victors that night But the desert remembers another tale No crown was won on the fields of Kadesh [Final Chorus] Blades of Kadesh Ride into war Blades of Kadesh Hear the battle roar Chariots thunder Across the sand Blades of Kadesh With blood on their hands Blades of Kadesh! Ride into war! Blades of Kadesh! Hear the battle roar! Blades of Kadesh! Hear the battle roar!
