Battle Cry

[Verse 1]

I stumbled out into the cold below a thoughtless moon

I saw the phantoms of my friends, but they were gone too soon

Then from the trees, my enemies began to shout and shriek

Until a silence overwhelmed them, and I began to speak

[Chorus]

Hear my battle cry, hear that mighty sound

They've come before, and many more will try to strike me down

Hear my battle cry, hear that mighty roar

And if you make it out alive, the devil will be waiting by your door

[Verse 2]

I met a stranger on my way to here from god-knows-where

He won my lover in a dirty game of solitaire

He stole my crown and placed it crookedly upon his head

He turned around, I took him down, and this is what I said

[Chorus]

Hear my battle cry, hear that mighty sound

They’ve come before, and many more will try to strike me down

Hear my battle cry, hear that mighty roar

And if you make it out alive, the devil will be waiting by your door

[Bridge]

You'll sacrifice the truth to justify your sins

But I don't need an excuse to let the darkness in

You’ll sacrifice the truth to justify your sins

But I don't need an excuse to let the darkness in

[Chorus]

Hear my battle cry, hear that mighty sound

They've come before, and many more will try to strike me down

Hear my battle cry, hear that mighty roar

And if you make it out alive, the devil will be waiting by your door

Hear my battle cry, hear that mighty sound

They've come before, and many more will try to strike me down

Hear my battle cry, hear that mighty roar

And if you make it out alive, the devil will be waiting by your door