Helm's Deep

VERSE 1

Ten thousand fires upon the hillsTen thousand shadows riseThe earth is trembling underfootBeneath a blood-red skyAn aging king surveys the nightHis people gathered nearBehind these walls, the ones he lovesBefore him, death and fear

PRE-CHORUS

When every road is brokenWhen every hope seems goneWill you bow before the darknessOr stand until the dawn?

CHORUS

Helm's Deep! Hold the line!Let the thunder shake the sky!When the walls come crashing downWill you stand or will you hide? Helm's Deep! Hear the cry!There are things that never die!For the ones we love, the truth we holdWe will stand against the night

VERSE 2

What is a man who trades his soulTo buy another day?Who knows the truth but seals his lipsAnd turns his eyes away?What good are walls of ironWhen the hearts within are stone?What kingdoms have we conqueredIf our children stand alone?

PRE-CHORUS

When the hour comes to answerWhen the trumpets call your nameWill you rise to meet the darknessOr surrender to the flames?

CHORUS

Helm's Deep! Hold the line!Let the thunder shake the sky!When the walls come crashing downWill you stand or will you hide? Helm's Deep! Hear the cry!There are things that never die!For the ones we love, the truth we holdWe will stand against the night

BRIDGE

The fire tears the ancient stoneThe mighty wall gives wayA father falls beside his sonThe night devours the dayWho will defend the helpless?Who will bear the cost?Who will stand beside the woundedWhen the battle seems all but lost?Not for glory!Not for gold!Not for kingdoms bought and sold! For the lives we’ve been entrusted!For the love we swore to hold!

VERSE 3

The king rides out through broken gatesHis sword against the skyNo promise that he'll see the sunNo fear within his eyesThen high upon the eastern ridgeThe morning splits the grayA thousand riders crown the hillAnd darkness breaks away

FINAL CHORUS

Helm's Deep! Hold the line!Let the thunder shake the sky!When the walls come crashing downWill you stand or will you hide? Helm's Deep! Hear the cry!There are things that never die!Not the truth, not love, not courageNot the light beyond the night!

OUTRO

We were born for more than comfortWe were made for something moreNot to watch the world surrenderBut to stand for what is worth fighting forHold the line!Hold the line!Through the darkest of the night!Hold the line!Hold the line!Till the dawn reveals the light!