Tales Of The Great Wars-Glass Hammer

Hear our tale now, a soldier's story And his quest for the source of glory When a lad he had heard it spoken By an elder both scarred and broken Warrior of the legion He had journeyed to the frontier And had fought bravely But was wounded, then awarded For deeds and actions in the fray He was swept away when hearing Of the great wars Not content with the veteran's rambling Sought he tales of great men, who gambling In a game of man's decimation Won the crowns of their conquering nations Armies marching ever in his young mind There were great towers, bastions of evil And the people cried for heroes who would lay siege And bring them down He was swept away when hearing Of the great wars "I will lead the charge one day," he swore Dreaming of the day he would make war Youth soon was spent, came the time to enlist Rome forged his shield and the sword in his fist Now at last war is come And he dreams that he'll find sweet glory here In the ranks he stands firm Up ahead, coming fast, the enemy "Hold the line! Here they come!" Bearded ones, angry sons, screaming See his sword rise and fall Now a man, no more time for dreaming Fair haired daughters of the land will Come down and kiss the feet Of the hero Laurels, medals they will bestow on Him who carried battle to the foe Hero! Now a captain, and decorated Back to Rome where the elder waited There to query the young commander "Where but battle was glory grander?" "Glory? You deceived me I saw nothing in the great battle If not for killing and much slaughter Now in dreaming I see the faces Of those I killed He was swept away when hearing Of the great wars