10. By the Blood of Mars

Silver swords of lightning
Roar and shake the fire
Of the burdened air

Bring the iron helm of war
Bring the heart
For the hand of the godman

By the blood of Mars

Here we are at the edge
Where nothing else
At all needs saying

Not creeping in shadows
We know just what
The drums mean

By the blood of Mars

Livid in thy turmoil
Blackness and black pall
Nothing at all

The drums of courage
Win wars
The silence of cowards
Wipes out an empire

By the blood of Mars