Glory

///*****/// [Verse 1: restrained contralto, accelerating] Feel the heat Smell the terror Hear the beat Dragging nearer Bone and sinew Split and spray Paint the iron Make them sway Step together Blade to blade Every scream A note we played When their trembling ranks give way I bare my teeth and join the fray [Pre-Chorus: rising harsh vocals] Clashing steel A choir of pain Hot blood dancing In the rain Heel and hammer Tooth and blade Let me hear The sound they make [Chorus: huge melodic belt with gang chants] Glory! Glory! Carve my name I laugh I dance Through blood and flame Smash them Break them Drag them to their knees Nothing sounds as beautiful As enemies who plead [break] Their pleas! Their pleas! Their pleas become the beat! [Verse 2: rapid screamed delivery] Hearts are racing Let them run Chase them laughing One by one Bones are cracking Sparks ignite Every wound A new delight Twist and pivot Cut and glide Red confetti Fills the sky Round the fallen Through the spray Death and I are dancing And I beg the band to play [Pre-Chorus: rising growls] Feel the bass Beneath their fear Victory is close I smell it drawing near Breath by breath And blow by blow When the tempo rises Let the red tide flow [Chorus: huge melodic belt with gang chants] Glory! Glory! Carve my name I laugh I dance Through blood and flame Smash them Break them Drag them to their knees Nothing sounds as beautiful As enemies who plead Their pleas! Their pleas! Their pleas become the beat! [Bridge: cavernous growls] Glory is the fever in my spine Driving every savage step in time I feel their panic trembling through the ground I split the silence just to hear the sound Beg louder! Cry longer! Give the drums a voice! Fall faster! Bleed brighter! Make me more noise! You call it slaughter I call it song You call it madness I dance along Don’t you dare forget Who led the dance Who set the pace Who wore your horror Like a smile across her face [Breakdown: brutally slow war chant] One step Two steps Steel through bone Three cries Four fall Make the rhythm groan No peace No rest Let the war drums roll Blood sings Steel rings I lose control Again! Again! Again! [Solo] [Final Chorus: layered belts, screams, and gang vocals] Glory! Glory! Crown my name I lived I laughed Inside the flame Smash them Break them Leave them on their knees Let the dying echoes carry Every prayer and plea [break] Their pleas! Their pleas! Their pleas became the beat! Glory! Glory! Hear me sing A field of ruin Is a beautiful thing Raise the blade And let the red rain fall If violence is a dance Then I will outdance them all [Outro: breathy, delighted contralto] When the final drum falls silent And the field forgets to breathe I can still hear all their pleading Like a rhythm underneath Glory Glory What a lovely dance