Soldier run cast down your shield your sword held tight in your hand You're in the route and there's no doubt you'll die just where you stand All my life it seems to me nothing ever gets better Rich or poor dull or bright each one you'll find in fetters Yet you'll see their candle light beacons by the window Staring out into the night and that stares right back at you What would you say to a hole in the ground What would you say to a head stone What would you say to a soul under ground What would you say if it speaks Soldier run get off the feild your sword drops cold from your hand The enemy's close on your heels he'll slaughter to a man All my life it seems to me nothing ever gets better Rich or poor dull or bright each one remains in fetters Yet you'll see that candle light beacons by the window Looking out into the night and that looks right back at you What would you say to a hole in the ground What would you say to a head stone What would you say to a soul under ground What would you say when he speaks To you of chains that keep you tied and fixed below Throw away your sheild d**h may have more appeal Throw away your sheild d**h may have more appeal They're sad in their eyes their graves open wide Their hearts cold as ice their souls long since died They're all hell bound here to stay Flesh and blood the price the Angel pays Throw away your sheild d**h may have more appeal Throw away your sheild d**h may have more appeal Once the clock strikes twelve you'll see a distant point of light Dont be afraid just rejoice in the sight Come all you children once trapped by the night Can't awaken from the storm Your sheild lies upon the ground your blood running down and down Your sword lies upon the ground your body the grave has found Once the clock strikes twelve you'll see a brilliance in the night This world is Hades where flesh must reside Come all you children once trapped by the night Can't awaken from the storm Flesh and blood the price the Angel has to pay Soldier behold you are trapped by the soul Your heaven's now sold to the beggar and the world below The flesh shall seek its paradise in dark and murky waters When you eat from my tree your mind is mine When you taste from my fruit you'll know desire When you sleep in my roots you'll know the pyre Here you are now in the night your darkness has begun You have lived a thousand life times but remember none but one You are in the halls of Hades where judgement now awaits thee The heaven you seek could fall There are no dice or game of chance or sins yet to commit Within those thousand life times the same acts you commit You are in the halls of Hades your judgement shall await thee The heaven you seek now gone Johnny can't escape from his prison gate Now the night has become him The waves he met fell on his head And tumbled him into the depths You are on the other side in the darkness not the light You are Hector when the wall falls S O M U C H F O R T H E G A R D E N O F E D E N