Crusade

	  		
Intro 
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Long ago,  I went to  war 
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To fight the scourge of Christendom 
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I held aloft my blessed sword, and said 
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"By God, let them come!" 

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They said their eyes are red   as flame 
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I heard it told from hell they  came 
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Their breath is fire, their tongues are forked 
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Thus are the beasts of Dragon's Gate 

 
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I heard my father's words deep in my  heart 
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"Son, know your enemy, as I   know my son." 


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The Fates were kind, they let  me   in 
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The dragon's lair, the den   of  sin 
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I placed my sword upon its heart 
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And with a prayer, I thrust it in 

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The dragon fell upon the ground 
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'Twas then I heard a whimpering sound 
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A dragonling to his father clung 
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Who only fought to protect his young 

 
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I heard my father's words deep in my  heart 
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"Son, know your enemy, as I   know my son." 


Interlude 
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Now, my son is off to  war 
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To fight the new scourge of Christendom 
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He holds aloft his brazen sword and says 
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"Dad, let them come!" 

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He swears their eyes are red   as flame 
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And heard it told from hell they came 
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Their breath is fire, their tongues are forked 
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Thus are the men of Muslim faith 


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Son, hear your father clear, deep in your heart 
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"Son, know your enemy, as I   would have them know... 
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my son." 


Outro 
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