Down On Our Shield

Oh, it's a struggle, it's a scream

It's all give and no take

Whatever it is, now

It's right up to our waist

Oh, it's a pity it's a shame

To see it all slip away

I've seen your way, babe

But never this way

We hold our ground

We don't kneel

If we go down, we go

Down on our own shield

Oh, it's a river of tears

And we're in over our ears

In the darkened rise

Often with our better years

It's a bottomless well

It's a little overkill

It's the end of a dragon's tail

That's whipping around our ears

But we don't bow

We make no deals

And we go down, we go

Down on our own shield

In this corner ladies and gentlemen

Awaiting all alone

My love for her is strong

We scaled through this

To be here tonight

It's not the kind of trick

That you get to pull twice

Oh, it's an ambush, girl

It's a cold bloody

And low down, dirty word

See them yellow lanterns walk

A circle around our bitter verve

Oh, it's a term force

It's often with their heads

They don't learn

We do this over the dead bodies

Before it's over, mine or yours

We don't beg for mercy deals

We go down, we go

Down on our own shield

Down we go

Down on our own shield

Down we go