The Hot Gates
by CJ Frei
Lyrics
Verse 1
The morning broke on crimson stone
Three hundred stood—but not alone
Behind the king, with wolf-banner high
We swore we'd stand... or here we'd die
The mountain watched, the sea stood still
As Persia gathered for the kill
A million voices filled the air
Yet not one Spartan answered fear
Pre-Chorus
Shield to shield...
Brother to brother...
If one should fall...
Another.
Chorus
At the Hot Gates!
We made our stand!
The Sons of the Wolf
With spear in hand
For Leonidas!
For Sparta's name!
Though flesh may fail...
The Wolf remains!
Verse 2
The arrows turned the sky to night
We laughed and stepped into the fight
Bronze rang louder than their cries
As wolves stared death straight in the eyes
The king walked every Spartan line
No fear within his voice or mine
He looked at us and simply said...
"Stand."
So we did.
Pre-Chorus
No road behind...
No fear ahead...
Only honor...
For the dead.
Chorus
At the Hot Gates!
Hold the line!
Every heartbeat
One last time
The Sons of the Wolf
Never ran
We chose forever...
Over one more day as men
Bridge
Remember us...
Not because we lived.
Remember us...
Because we refused to kneel.
If tomorrow belongs to Greece...
Then today...
Belongs to us.
Final Chorus
At the Hot Gates!
Hear us roar!
Though three hundred...
We were more
Every brother
Every shield
Every oath upon that field
The Wolf-banner...
Still flies high...
Because that day...
We did not die.
We became...
Legend.
Outro
Tell them...
The Sons of the Wolf...
Still stand the pass.