Stand to Fight

Tear into my flesh like you know you want to
We’ve been on this battlefield many times before
The old bloodstains litter the ground at our feet
Here we lay too broken and battered to keep score

Tear into old wounds long scarred that run deep
Make them bleed fresh that crimson hue
They might have healed once but forever kept in mind
To those who have been through the battles the brave and few

Hoist up the colors that you hold deep inside
It’s time now to gather your strength and take ahold
Of those colors long since your birthright
Until you should fall and your blood runs cold

Come now and fight these wars like in days of old
Tear at the flesh and soul to prove what’s right
For at the end of the day when skies grow dim
There is naught left but with everything to fight