[Verse 1] Helms shake under shattered banners Rust-scabbed mail cuts into skin Boots sink deep in the churned-up gravesoil I taste iron Ash And guilt They ride in on bone-crowned warhounds Tusks wet Still dripping names Eyes like pits that swallow courage One step closer and my shield plate shakes [Chorus] I am the prey among the titans A brittle nerve in storms of steel Among the broken spears I’m trembling Where mighty beasts and warlords feed Drag my terror through the carnage Till it hardens into teeth Among the broken spears I’m bleeding But I refuse to die the weak [Verse 2] His hammer falls—three men just vanish My throat locks Lungs forget to rise Their armor sings Mine only rattles Every heartbeat begs to hide I see children in their open maws Reflections in the cracked plate glass I’m one thought from dropping weapon One thought closer to my last [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] Kneeling in the ditch of cowards Mud up to my bitten tongue Whispers crawl like ants inside me Run Just run Just run [high scream] But a dead man can’t keep shaking And a grave won’t hear you beg So I stitch my fear to fury Tie my terror to my legs [guitar solo] [Chorus]
