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lyrics
Before the gates of Ilion
the bodies of brave warriors lie
We have come from distant lands
To siege and conquer or die
Far above the stormclouds gather
Dark as the high stone walls
We attack never to yield
Until the city falls
And lightning struck from the sky
And we marched to kill or die
Chorus:
Gates of Ilion
Fire burns the sky
Behold the son of Telamon
Fearless, strong, godlike
As he casts a whirling rock
The heir of Priam to strike
Diomedes' charge is deadly
Many men he fells in rage
And the gods walk the fields of battle
As both armies engage
And arrows rained from the sky
And all throats howled the war cry
Chorus
(leads: Nuno / Zé)
Sarpedon's speech:
My friend, if we could escape this war
and live forever without growing old;
If we were ageless, I would not fight on
in the first line of battle, nor would I send you
to those wars where men attain glory.
But now, a myriad of shapes of death attack us,
no mortal man can avoid.
So let's go forward, and bestow glory upon others
or conquer it for ourselves!
And lightning struck from the sky
And we marched to kill or die
Chorus
So many fallen lie dead
So many men to be mourned
And the tears stream down Tethys' face
Of her son's fate she'd been warned
Soon we will cross the gates
In victory to burn and destroy
Forever all men will remember
The fall of the city of Troy
credits
from We March Forward,
released November 26, 2013
Music by Nuno / Lyrics by Rick
Special appearance by Mike Scalzi (SLOUGH FEG)
supported by 46 fans who also own “Gates of Ilion”
My favorite material from Solstice! Despite their amazing discography that lay before this that completely set the foundation, this in my opinion is where it all comes to a mighty peak. What an amazing emotional and powerful picture painted in such a short amount of time. Talon Sullivan
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