Sole Survivor Lyrics

Lyric discussion by rikdad101@yahoo.com 

A warrior or adventurer achieves the end of a quest. It's implied that he was part of a larger force but the rest have perished and he is… well, the title says what he is.

This could plausibly be from a war, but there are mythological overtones, with "hounds of hell" suggesting Cerberus, and arising from wreckage perhaps suggesting a phoenix. Perhaps there is a specific myth being alluded to, but I suspect that this is an original, sparingly-sketched story.