[Verse 1] By the Danube’s muddy bend He drew his line in blood Vlad rode out before dawn With iron in his glove He knew each boastful lord Who smiled and hid a knife So he taught the border folk The cost of taking life [Pre-Chorus] One name, one stare The hall went still He wanted fear He bent their will [Chorus] Vlad, Vlad (Vlad the Impaler) Raise your eyes too high And you learn his lesson fast Vlad (Vlad the Impaler) For every broken vow He left a wooden mast [Verse 2] Raiders crossed the winter fields And laughed at village cries He met them with a silent row Of sharpened pointed skies Ambassadors, thieves, and lords Found dinner at his court Silver cups beside the ash And dread in every fork [Pre-Chorus] One name, one stare The hall went still He wanted fear He bent their will [Chorus] Vlad, Vlad (Vlad the Impaler) Raise your eyes too high And you learn his lesson fast Vlad (Vlad the Impaler) For every broken vow He left a wooden mast [Bridge] Some called him savage Some called him king He made the weak stand taller By the terror he could bring If you came in false and proud With hunger in your grin You left behind your laughter And never came back in [Final Chorus] Vlad, Vlad (Vlad the Impaler) Raise your eyes too high And you learn his lesson fast Vlad (Vlad the Impaler) For every broken vow He left a wooden mast
