THE LEGION

Cut away from their pasts
Away from society's grasp
A way to break free from the cage
To live out the rest of their days

Verse1

Fighting as one the machine moves on
No matter their colour or creed
A force of nomads, a desert of ghosts
A quest for the answers they need

A soldier falls, the beast is wounded
The fight is near, the wave attacks
A common goal, a common duty
The burden carried upon their backs

Bridge

Reluctant to forget their fear
To wipe their outcast records clear
So many crimes to confess
Guilty hearts beat in their chests

Tied to the fate of the legion
The legion advances as one

The lingering burden of death
The burden of memories rests
The memories a burden for life
No single man could get through this strife

Marching, the ghosts of the sand
Following the one in command
Hours of pain burn their feelings away
Patrolling the desolate land

Verse2

The banner is near, it marches on
The crippling glare of the midday sun
Lay down your life to the sword and the gun
Surrender your freedom to no one

Tied to the fate of the legion
The legion advances to war
Fade to become only memories
The fight for their freedom, no more

(Matt Dawson)

(Copyright Pantheon 2008)