[Intro] [Sound of a heavy hammer hitting an anvil - rhythmic and loud] [Chugging low-tuned guitar riff synchronized with the anvil] [Symphonic strings enter with a dark, minor melody] [Verse 1] [Mid-tempo, stomping beat, very heavy] The bronze is broken, the old world is cold A harder secret is about to be told Deep in the mountain, where the fire is red We forge the hunger of the living and dead! Hammer and ember, the carbon and heat The rhythm of conquest in every heartbeat! [Pre-Chorus] [Tempo starts to accelerate, snare drum builds like a march] (Sharpen the edge! Temper the soul!) The drums of the legions are starting to roll! From the forest of spears to the wall of the shield The destiny of man is signed on the field! [Chorus] [Extremely fast, double bass drum onslaught, melodic and soaring] (Iron and blood! The reign of the steel!) (Bringing the world to its knees just to kneel!) Across the horizon, the empires rise With smoke in the lungs and the fire in our eyes! (Valour! Glory! Empire of Flame!) Writing in iron the king’s holy name! [Bridge] [Tempo slows to a heavy, crushing pace] [Deep, authoritative operatic male vocals] [Square brackets for non-singing content] [The sound of thousands of boots marching in unison] (By the sword we live, by the sword we fall) (One king to rule, one wall to stand tall) [Sudden high-pitched scream, picking up speed instantly] DIE BY THE EDGE! [Solo] [Blistering fast twin-guitar harmony solo, neoclassical runs, followed by a heavy rhythmic breakdown] [Verse 2] [Aggressive, fast delivery] The map is rewritten in crimson and gray The gods of the mountain have vanished away Only the metal is real in the hand Carving the borders of every land! [Chorus] (Iron and blood! The reign of the steel!) (Bringing the world to its knees just to kneel!) Across the horizon, the empires rise With smoke in the lungs and the fire in our eyes! [Outro] [Epic choir finale with orchestral brass] (STEEL! IRON! BLOOD!) [Final heavy crash] [Sound of a sword being sheathed] [Silence]
