Come By the Sword, Die By the Sword
A warriors ways will never change
It's always the best who'll win
By cunning strength or will to fight
The enemies life must end
Words and boasting fuel the fight
And search for fears within
But words are not castles
And they cannot defend
Land, turf and women
And women for their men
Jealousy is just another cause
For a fight to begin
Rumours and sedition
Could kill your next of kin
Just like Cain killed his brother
Even though it was a sin
Greed and deprivation breeds
Wars and revolutions
Some men die not fighting
But by their execution
An unstoppable force
Meets an unmovable foe
And death is the only solution
What ever reason there may be
Where violence is the institution
But come by the sword
And you'll die by the sword
And this is my resolution
Face me and you'll soon see
I'll not die by execution
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