hold at all costs

• the glorious burden albümünden bir iced earth eseri olan gettysburg 1863 isimli üçlemenin ikinci bölümü.
  
  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."
  
  the union flank's in trouble
  to the round top on the double
  a bad decision, insubordination
  exposed our lie in a dangerous way
  
  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!
  
  down below's the carnage
  the rebel's charging onward
  push the slaughter forward, the peach orchard
  through the wheat field and devils den
  
  the valour of the texans
  and alabama's best men
  their unrelenting and devastating
  the last full measure of devotion's clear.
  
  we know what we're made of.
  when up against all odds we hold our line
  for the cause that we so love
  we must hold at all cost
  
  we know what we're made of
  when our nation needs us we'll stay the cause
  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 cause that we so love
  we must hold at all cost
  
  we know what we're made of
  when our nation needs us we'll stay the cause
  for the union we so love
  we must hold at all costs!
  
  we know what we're made of.
  when up against all odds we hold our line
  for the cause that we so love
  we must hold at all cost
  
  we know what we're made of
  when our nation needs us we'll stay the cause
  for the union we so love
  we must hold at all costs!
• iced earth cizgisinin di$inda, yumu$ak davul ve gitar sound'iyla 70'lerin heavy metal'ini hatta tim ripper owens faktorunden oturu bizzat judas priest parcalarini animsatan, aralarda kaynayip gitmeyen dikkate deger parca.
• epik bir metal parçası. tim owens'un vokali de çok başarılı.
• şu ana kadar kimse yazmamış ama, bence çok güzel bas gitar yürüyüşleri olan, yaylılarıyla, vokaliyle son derece şık bir iced earth şarkısıdır.
• (bkz: little round top)