We go to War

[Verse 1] Wake the boys Pull the sailcloth down Salt on my beard Mud on my boots Steel on the bench Oak in my hand I bite my glove And test the edge [Pre-Chorus] Hear that drum From the longhouse floor One more breath Then out the door [Chorus] Axe up high We go to war Axe up high We want no more Shield to shield We hold the line Axe up high Tonight is mine [Axe up high] [Verse 2] Red on the posts Smoke in the rafters Mothers keep watch By the cold black water We know the names Carved in the beam We know the cost Of a broken dream [Pre-Chorus] Hear that horn Cut through the rain One more step And we take the plain [Chorus] Axe up high We go to war Axe up high We want no more Shield to shield We hold the line Axe up high Tonight is mine [Axe up high] [Bridge] If I fall Tell my son this truth Hold that ground Like I held for you No fear now No wasted breath We ride in close We bargain with death [Final Chorus] Axe up high We go to war Axe up high We want no more Shield to shield We hold the line Axe up high Tonight is mine Axe up high Hear us roar Axe up high We go to war