Last Stand

This is where the line gets drawn

And I don't step back

I carry names inside my chest

I wear my scars like battle dress

I don't fight for fame or pride

I fight so they sleep safe tonight

Cold world sharp teeth, no mercy here

But I'll be your shield if you draw near

I take the fall, I take the flame

If it means they don't bleed the same

Heart beats heavy like war drums

This ends now

This is where our lines draw

For my blood

For my name

For my people through the pain

I don't break

I don't bend

I'm your wall against the end

I'll stand my ground till my last breath

Eyes far, stare down death

If the world turns into war tonight

Then I'm the blade, I'm the fight

Say my name over broken ground

I'll rise when the lights go out

I don't run when the sky falls down

This is my last stand now

They don't see the weight I wear

The ghosts I fight when no one's there

But when the fire hits my door

I die so they don't feel war

You don't touch what I call home

I'll burn your throne to brittle bone

I don't need heaven, I need my own

And mine are guarded by my bones

If I fall, I fall in flames

If I rise, I rise in rage

If I'm gone, remember this

I never bowed, I never quit

I'll stand my ground till my last breath

This heart beats louder than death

You take my soul, you won't take them

I'll break the world with all my hands

If shadows climb and light runs out

I scream their names into the crowd

I don't kneel, I don't back down

This is my last stand now

No

I didn't fight for glory

I fought for hope