In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Dreadful Thunder
The storms moving in
And Judgment day is calling
My soul has been healed
By the power of steel
And the sound of glory
I will send into the ground
All that are found
By the sign of the hammer falling
Yes Heathens will fall
I will strike down them all
Then you will know my calling
Bravery calls my name
In the sound of the wind in the night
My sword will drink blood
And I will fight
Yes I will fight
In the dawn of battle
Dawn of Battle
I will rise up from the chaos
I will rise up from the grave
A brother to the darkness
A master to the slaves
I am the soul descendent
Of the fire and the rage
I was wrought upon the earth
Born to rule and battle wage
By the total domination
Of the world in my command
By the Air and the water
By the Fire and the land
I give no explanation
I was branded by the will
Bringer of Death and Destruction
To all that I now kill
Bravery calls my name
In the sound of the wind in the night
My sword will drink blood
And I will fight
Yes I will fight
In the dawn of battle
Dawn of Battle
I long to be free
So I wait for a sign
I wait for a star
To fall from the sky
From the dust of sleep
A promise to keep
Then all who see shall believe
Deliver into my hand
The sword of the land
Let my journey begin
So all shall understand
That if I fall
I will live again
I will rise up from the chaos
I will rise up from the grave
A brother to the darkness
A master to the slaves
I give no explanation
I was branded by the will
To bring Death and Destruction
To all that I will kill
Bravery calls my name
In the sound of the wind in the night
My sword will drink blood
And I will fight
Yes I will fight
In the dawn of battle
The storms moving in
And Judgment day is calling
My soul has been healed
By the power of steel
And the sound of glory
I will send into the ground
All that are found
By the sign of the hammer falling
Yes Heathens will fall
I will strike down them all
Then you will know my calling
Bravery calls my name
In the sound of the wind in the night
My sword will drink blood
And I will fight
Yes I will fight
In the dawn of battle
Dawn of Battle
I will rise up from the chaos
I will rise up from the grave
A brother to the darkness
A master to the slaves
I am the soul descendent
Of the fire and the rage
I was wrought upon the earth
Born to rule and battle wage
By the total domination
Of the world in my command
By the Air and the water
By the Fire and the land
I give no explanation
I was branded by the will
Bringer of Death and Destruction
To all that I now kill
Bravery calls my name
In the sound of the wind in the night
My sword will drink blood
And I will fight
Yes I will fight
In the dawn of battle
Dawn of Battle
I long to be free
So I wait for a sign
I wait for a star
To fall from the sky
From the dust of sleep
A promise to keep
Then all who see shall believe
Deliver into my hand
The sword of the land
Let my journey begin
So all shall understand
That if I fall
I will live again
I will rise up from the chaos
I will rise up from the grave
A brother to the darkness
A master to the slaves
I give no explanation
I was branded by the will
To bring Death and Destruction
To all that I will kill
Bravery calls my name
In the sound of the wind in the night
My sword will drink blood
And I will fight
Yes I will fight
In the dawn of battle
Lyrics submitted by MoGa_DeX
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