Iced Earth - Gettysburg (1863) II: Hold at All Costs текст песни

[Confederates:]

Just a mile or so away
Is my dearest friend in this world
He wears the blue and I the grey
And God, it hurts me so!

The last time we were together
I grabbed his hand and I pledged:
'If I ever draw my sword on you
May the Good Lord strike me dead'

[Narrator:]

The Union flank's in trouble
To the Round-Top on the double
A bad decision, insubordination
Exposed our lie in a dangerous way

[Union:]

The burden lies upon us
Surrender is not an option
We are the flank and if we break
The union crumbles, we could lose the war

[Narrator:]

Down below's the carnage
The rebe's charging onward
Push the slaughter forward, the peach orchard
Through the wheat field and Devil's den

The valour of the Texans
And Alabama's best men
Their unrelenting and devastating
The last full measure of devotion's clear

[Union:]

We know what we're made of
When up against all odds
We hold our line for the Сause that we so love
We must hold at all cost

We'll know what we're made of
When our nation needs us
We'll stay the course, for the union we so love
We must hold at all costs!

Wave after wave they're coming
Their power must be waning
We're out of ammo, we can't fall back, no!
One desperate measure, a means to end

On their next wave we charge them
There is no other option
Disconcert them, force submission
On my command, fix bayonets!

We know what we're made of
When up against all odds
We hold our line for the Сause that we so love
We must hold at all cost

We'll know what we're made of
When our nation needs us
We'll stay the course, for the union we so love
We must hold at all costs!

We'll know what we're made of
(The burden lies with us)
When up against al odds we hold our line
(We can't fail
For the cause that we so love)
For the cause that we so love
We must hold at all costs

We'll know what we're made of
(With courage in our hearts)
When our nation needs us, We'll stay the course
(We won't fail
For the union we so love)
For the union we so love
We must hold at all cost!