Warrior Hymn

Little something I thought of when I was listening to music. Music brings me to other worlds and allows me to get out of my head for a while.

Come gather 'round, brothers,
I've need of your blades,
The time has long since passed that we leave our mothers,
For tomorrow we embark on our crusade.

And we'll go, we'll go,
Away and away,
Over mountains of snow,
In search of the light of a new day.

There brews battle in other lands,
And we go on order of our king,
Do not fear, my brothers, things you do not understand,
Glory and honor will our service bring.

And we will fly, we will fly,
Far and wide,
Beyond the border of sea and sky,
Before our blades there is nowhere to hide.

Our lives we will give without remorse,
For men we are, so brave and tall,
Our ships set sail, straight in its course,
One by one, do brave men fall.

And we'll fight, we will fight,
With blades and axes of steel,
Our hearts burning brightly in the night,
No more pain does our honored dead feel.

And 'ere long we shall return home,
Honored heroes of the ages,
The years long past, long have we roamed,
Our exploits will live forever on the pages.

And we will die, we will die,
Our duty rewarded with the blessed sleep of eternity,
To that honored hall in the sky,
Where we will take our place within that fabled fraternity.

Beware, beware, mother don't you cry,
Don't weep for your fallen sons,
Please, dear mother, wipe the tears from your eye,
Though wide he may roam, a hero always comes.