Obedience Unto Death

Could be that the the columns which halt here

That these endless rows of men

Are scattered in the wind, split up and disperse

And will desert me, could be, could be

My lips may stammer mad words

But the flag will only fall when I fall

And be a shroud, covering my corpse

Obedience unto death, never to fall aside

Forever to stride

On deaths wings they ride

We must be dominated by one will

We must form one unity

We must be held together by one discipline

And form one obedience

Forwards, forwards call the fanfares

For the last time the reveille has sounded

For battle sees us stand in stern array

Obedience unto death, never to fall aside

Forever to stride

On deaths wings they ride

I shall remain faithful, even though deserted by all

I shall carry the flag, staggering and alone

We march into eternity

For our banner is greater than death

Behold the knight in solemn black manner

With a skull on his crest and blood on his banner

In black we are dressed

In blood we are drenched

With a death's heads on our collars

We stand unshaken

Obedience unto death - never to fall aside

Forever to stride

On deaths wings they ride!