Sarissas

Take a deep breath and stand firm where you are

Feel the courage flow and fear no more

For glory now stand, take life with your very own hands

And fulfill what once you swore.

Can you feel the battle field breath

It's as alive now as you or me, watch how it moves

Feel the pulse, to the eb and flow of war

Its beauty like the gold one adorns.

When i beheld its majesty, it has never ceased to be

Any less to me, than a perfect tragedy.

On the edge of tears i'm held by the moment

With the knowledge that all will change

No longer the caring man, now only the cruelest hand

To ensure my victory.

So cold, is the kiss of the steel

So old, it's the fear we all feel!

Now is the time, get to the line, and give our last stand

These are the moments that define the man

My dynamics is what drives me

The will to carry on

Give it all, till the end and then we fall.

I can remember the sight, all the sarissas aligned

Like the trees under gaze of star light

When the wind would pass them through

They'd sing their mournful tune

Their call would echo through the night.

The men would ask why is the sarrisa's song so sad.

The sarissa's song is a sad one, its pipes sing soft and low

I would choose another profession he says but war is all i know

It pierces through the cries, drew the tears from our eyes

A cold wartime lullaby!