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Lyrics

​(Intro)
(Orchestral build-up—swelling brass, crashing cymbals, then a rhythmic, chugging palm-muted guitar riff kicks in—DUM-DUM-DUM-DUM—like a heavy tank rolling forward.)
​(Verse 1)
The summer heat, a suffocating shroud
The Legation Quarter, hidden in the cloud
Fifty-five days of fire and of lead
The Boxer armies holding, hanging by a thread
The Eight-Nation Alliance, they march to the gate
But steel and stone decide the soldiers' fate
The Russian line is broken, pinned by the rain
The 14th Infantry looks to the wall in pain!
​(Pre-Chorus)
No time for ladders, the enemy stares
The silence is heavy, the tension flares
Colonel calls out, who will lead the way?
A bugler steps forward to seize the day!
​(Chorus)
SCALING THE HEIGHTS OF THE TARTAR WALL!
INTO THE FIRE, TO STAND OR FALL!
CALVIN TITUS RISES, ONE MAN ALONE
CLAWING THE BRICK, AND THE ANCIENT STONE!
THE GATE OF PEKING, THE BARRIER BREAKS
A NATION OF HEROES, FOR FREEDOM'S SAKE!
RAISE UP THE FLAG, LET THE HEAVENS SEE!
THE RELIEF IS HERE, AND THE CITY IS FREE!
​(Verse 2)
He casts off the gear, the haversack and belt
He climbs through the heat that the infantry felt
A crack in the mortar, a bush for a hold
The story of courage, for history told
He reaches the summit, the parapet high
He signals the brothers beneath the dark sky
The rope drops down like a lifeline of steel
And the strength of the unit begins to reveal!
​(Chorus)
SCALING THE HEIGHTS OF THE TARTAR WALL!
INTO THE FIRE, TO STAND OR FALL!
CALVIN TITUS RISES, ONE MAN ALONE
CLAWING THE BRICK, AND THE ANCIENT STONE!
THE GATE OF PEKING, THE BARRIER BREAKS
A NATION OF HEROES, FOR FREEDOM'S SAKE!
RAISE UP THE FLAG, LET THE HEAVENS SEE!
THE RELIEF IS HERE, AND THE CITY IS FREE!
​(Bridge)
(Tempo slows—heavy, driving drum beat)
Hand over hand, the brothers ascend
To the edge of the world, on a rope they depend
They rise from the dust, they rise from the grave
The few who are willing, the few who are brave
(Guitar solo begins—soaring, melodic, and epic)
​(Chorus)
(Maximum volume, choral backing vocals added)
SCALING THE HEIGHTS OF THE TARTAR WALL!
INTO THE FIRE, TO STAND OR FALL!
CALVIN TITUS RISES, ONE MAN ALONE
CLAWING THE BRICK, AND THE ANCIENT STONE!
THE GATE OF PEKING, THE BARRIER BREAKS
A NATION OF HEROES, FOR FREEDOM'S SAKE!
RAISE UP THE FLAG, LET THE HEAVENS SEE!
THE RELIEF IS HERE, AND THE CITY IS FREE!
​(Outro)
(Drums continue to chug)
1900!
The wall is falling!
1900!
The bugler calling!
(Final chord—long, sustained brass and distorted guitar feedback—sudden silence)