One Man War Band - Red Sands of Conquest Lyrics

They spill from the hills
And passes of snow
Vacating the lands
That they've overthrown
Riding for vengeance
Of slaughtered envoys
Scorching villages
Besieging walls

They march in defence
Heeding calls for aid
They traipse through the valleys
In masses, unfazed
Aware of the scouts
That survey their ranks
In awe at their forces
Of beasts and man

Here they come, marching on, flowing through the valley
The flanks engage, retreat is feigned, a chase throughout the night-time

Exhausted horses and shattered men, riding for all that they're worth
Mongol hordes form up and charge, slaughtering the Moslems

Tumens swarm, arrows fly, thinning the outer ranks
Picking them off, one by one, before they reach the battleground

Besieged within the city walls, reinforcements await
The anvil to the Shah's hammer, ready to crush the khanate

The Shah's army floods from the valley and into the field
The gates of Otrar open, and 20,000 screaming warriors push to escape

Alone outside the city gates, the brave 5000 await
There is no retreat, no victory, but they shatter the forces that they face

With arrows drawn, the Khan attacks; a frenzied assault to fear
The elephants soak up staggering blows, and stampede towards the rear

Enveloped in the horns of death, as day turns into night
The broken army's leaders left, fleeing the final fight

The Arabs were butchered, to the last man, the loss of life was huge
The corpses were left, to rot and decay, leaving just bones
Bone of the hills

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