[Verse 1] Smoke on the steppe Morning tastes like steel Crows circle over banners Wooden icons Iron will Frozen in prayer Mud on every boot Snow in late summer Gunpowder on our tongues [Chorus] Long live the king of Poltava Raise your shield Hold the line If this is the edge of forever Let our names burn into time King of Poltava Hear the cannons call your crown If we fall We fall together But we never Never bow down [Verse 2] Thunder from the east Fire from the west Lines of red and blue coats Breathing frost into their chests Orders in a storm Drums cut through the fear One last charge One last promise “I stand right here” [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] Flags torn But they’re still flying Broken swords But we’re still swinging Dead men’s songs in the frozen air Yet the chorus keeps on ringing [whispered vocals] Remember [drums build Tremolo guitars] Remember every brother’s name Every rider in the flame Every heartbeat in the hail [crescendo] We are more than dust and armor More than horses Mud And flame We’re the echo of Poltava You will scream our king’s name [Chorus]
