By The Sword - Jake Hill

The world around us, frozen in terror The balance of power, a thing of the past Anything human has been abandoned We're just drowning souls in a river of blood What was built up in thousands of years In just a moment is destroyed Have we lost all compassion and love Cast our souls into the void If you live by the sword - you will die by the sword If you live by the sword - you will die by the sword We're sinking deeper in a world of darkness It's kill or be killed from the day we are born We're an evil seed from the soul of a serpent An evil breed in a valley of thorns What was built up in thousands of years In just a moment is destroyed Have we lost all compassion and love Cast our souls into the void If you live by the sword - you will die by the sword If you live by the sword - you will die by the sword Blood and vengeance, iron and bone Fallen warriors, carved in stone Crush this mindless desire for blood And stop this endless crusade Conquer our instincts and lay down the steel Save our children from the blade If you live by the sword - you will die by the sword If you live by the sword - you will die by the sword

Live by the sword and help to contain the helpless minds of you all Die by my hand in pools of blood, clutch yourself as you fall Mindless tyranny, forgotten victims, children slaughtered in vain Raping the maids, in which they serve only the words of the Lord Die by the sword Die by the sword Satan watches all of us, smiles as some do his bidding Try to escape the grasp of my hand, and your life will no longer exist Hear our cry, save us from the Hell in which we live We turn our heads toward the sky and listen for the steel Die by the sword Die by the sword Watch as flowers decay on the cryptic life that died The wisdom of the wizards is only a nurtured lie Black knights of Hell's domain walk upon the dead Satanas sits upon the blood on which he feeds Die by the sword Die by the sword

With the horses that you ride And the feelings left inside Comes a time you need to leave all that behind Well, they claim they'd like to know Anyone could let 'er go And the people gather 'round for the last show Well, there is a reward To live and die by the sword Well, they tried to complicate you But you left it all behind All the worldly possessions Are left for recollections And finally it's all gone! They're releasing all the hounds What is lost can still be found When you're up above your feet You're on the ground Well, there's those who choose to run Following the setting sun And now it seems the journey has begun Well, there is a reward To live and die by the sword Well, they tried to complicate you But you left it all behind All the worldly possessions Are left for recollections And finally it's all gone! With the horses that you ride And the feelings left inside Comes a time you need to leave all that behind Well, there is no reward To live and die by the sword Well, they tried to complicate you But you left it all behind All the worldly possessions Are left for recollections And finally it's all gone!

You got the heart of a champion But you're dying to face the truth Cause the only one here Who believes in the cause is you You got the hands of a fighter Always ready to strike with speed Against the ones whose purpose It's rooted in pain and greed But still The tower stands tall One slip and you'll fall Just climb it higher than ever before Level your ground And prepare yourself for war Cause you Always take a stand when thrown into danger Always got the back of a friendly stranger Never in my life Have I seen such heart in the battle Always with a mind sharper than your weapon Living on the edge of Armageddon Through the strength within your heart Live by the sword of the ones you love Their strikes are hitting you harder Cause they don't want you alive There are only so many upgrades That can help you to survive Less man, more machine You're becoming what you despise But the truth has never left Your synthetic eyes But no, you fell to the floor You lost the high score Just stand up taller than ever before Setting to high And prepare for war Cause you Always take a stand when thrown into danger Always got the back of a friendly stranger Never in my life Have I seen such heart in the battle Always with a mind sharper than your weapon Living on the edge of Armageddon Through the strength within your heart Live by the sword of the ones you love Always take a stand when thrown into danger Always got the back of a friendly stranger Never in my life Have I seen such heart in the battle Always with a mind sharper than your weapon Living on the edge of Armageddon Through the strength within your heart Live by the sword of the ones you love