Virtues

Blade and shield separate Spirits dampen Feeling damaged Far now from your homes A life you cherish Struggle with the reality The ones you love have perished We must go on now The sands of time Give us No quarter We must go on now The sands of time Give us No quarter When destiny is out of our grasp Our Virtues remain intact Fight to survive until our lungs collapse Our Virtues remain intact The Phantoms lurk Over your shoulder Aim your eyes And your aspirations Beyond the midday sky We are but nothing If we abandon principle Rising from the waters As the chosen few Take from this tragedy A sense of purpose anew Standing survivors You have been given A gift most gracious We must go on now The sands of time Give us No quarter We must go on now The sands of time Give us No quarter When destiny is out of our grasp Our Virtues remain intact Fight to survive until our lungs collapse Our Virtues remain intact