Hold At All Costs Lyrics - The Glorious Burden - Iced Earth

Just a mile or so away 

Is my dearest friend in this world 

He wears the blue and I the grey 

And God it hurts me so 

The last time we were together 

I grabbed his hand and I pledged 

If I ever draw my sword on you 

May the good lord strike me dead 

The union flank's in trouble 

To the round top on the double 

A bad decision, insubordination 

Exposed our lie in a dangerous way 

The burden lies upon us 

Surrender is not an option 

We are the flank and if we break 

The union crumbles, we could lose the war 

Down below's the carnage 

The rebels charging onward 

Push the slaughter forward, the peach orchard 

Through the wheat field and devil's den 

The valor of the Texans 

And Alabama's best men 

They're unrelenting and devastating 

The last full measure of devotion's clear 

We know what we're made of 

When up against all odds we hold our line 

For the cause that we so love 

We must hold at all cost 

We know what we're made of 

When our nation needs us we'll stay the cause 

For the union we so love 

We must hold at all costs 

Wave after wave they're coming 

Their power must be waning 

We're out of ammo, we can't fall back, no 

One desperate measure, a means to end 

On their next wave we charge them 

There is no other option 

Disconcert them, force submission 

On my command, fix bayonets 

We know what we're made of 

When up against all odds we hold our line 

For the cause that we so love 

We must hold at all cost 

We know what we're made of 

When our nation needs us we'll stay the cause 

For the union we so love 

We must hold at all costs