WAR, soldiers follow his will!
WAR, soldiers trace them and kill!

Into the smoke and the fires of the war,
Under the flag he’s being fighting for
There’s a lone survivor wielding a sword
Tormented, blood bathed and christened by dawn

It’s the Archistratego,
the one to rule them all!
It’s the Archistratego,
the one to never fall!

He’s the only one to be alive
He’s the only one to have survived
Headless bodies around his feet,
No-one survives the Archistratego’s fit
Surging into war like a beast on the prowl,
The marching song told by the wolves’ growl.

It’s the Archistratego,
the one to rule them all!
It’s the Archistratego,
the one to never fall!

He’s the only one to be alive
He’s the only one to have survived

BLOOD, blood drained all over the ground
BLOOD, soldiers with death they were bound.

the above was written in 1997 during a Sociology class (you can tell I have always been a great student –right?). A friend whose band was called “Archistratego” had asked me to write the lyrics for their same-name song. This is the 2010 revision of that song. Hope you enjoyed it as much as you’ve enjoyed Death Will Ride Soon .