Hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry

This is all that's left
Another fine mess as our empire falls
On it's own rusting sword
I won't be surprised
Some things never change

Hold back, hold back the cavalry

The cavalry are gone
Hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry

The empire will fall
Hold back the cavalry

The cavalry are gone
Hold back the cavalry

Hold back, hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry
Hold back the cavalry, hold back the cavalry


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    This is about William Brydon, assistant surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War and is famous for being the only (European) survivor of an army of 16,500 men. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brydon

    Essay provided by the band about the song here: iliketrains.co.uk/timeline/ It's the 9th one down.

    hitchcockm00on December 14, 2007   Link

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