Hold the Line

Lyrics

Verse 1
We woke before the sun
With dust on every blade
Three hundred hearts in iron
And one vow left to save
The boys who held the doorway
The names carved in our backs
We learned the shape of fear
Then we marched right into that

Pre-Chorus
No gold in this ground
Only blood and stone
Still we stand together
Still we stand alone

Chorus
Sparta, hold the line
Sparta, hold the line
Brother, take my shield
I will take your side
Sparta, hold the line
Sparta, hold the line
If we die today
We live forever in the fight

Verse 2
I saw the spears come dark
Like winter over wheat
I heard my brother laugh
With a wound across his teeth
He said, "Don't give them heaven"
He said, "Make them pay their due"
So I dug my heels in deeper
And I spoke the oath we knew

Pre-Chorus
No crown in this fire
No song for the weak
Only the old blood
And the ground beneath our feet

Chorus
Sparta, hold the line
Sparta, hold the line
Brother, take my shield
I will take your side
Sparta, hold the line
Sparta, hold the line
If we die today
We live forever in the fight

Bridge
Let the world come crashing
Let the black tide rise
We were built for endings
With a steady, soldier's mind
Every scar a sentence
Every grave a vow
Tell my son I held the gate
Tell him I held it now

Final Chorus
Sparta, hold the line
Sparta, hold the line
Brother, take my shield
I will take your side
Sparta, hold the line
Sparta, hold the line
If we die today
We live forever in the fight
Sparta, hold the line
Sparta, hold the line
Honor in the ash
Legacy in our eyes