All or Nothing - Lucid Dreaming

Here my heart does long to stay, yet nothing will keep me here

Annlaw’s craft never’ll be mine, this I fear

Master dear must not despair, new horizons in new lands

Never must he fail to believe in his hands

If you will stay here longer you’ll stay to shed your blood

Outlaws are roaming freely to take all that we’ve got

A band, perhaps a dozen strong, in plunder they delight

Against twelve we’re but seven yet we will stand and fight

Brave men I see standing in line

Yet seven you are not but nine

We must never give in without fighting

Offer tribute, beg them spare our lives

If victory’s denied we’ll perish in the flames

It’s all or nothing, there’ll be blood tonight

Yellow-haired their leader is, riding on a sorrel mare

Swords for hire, for no life they’ll ever care

Nine may stand against a dozen though if Dorath leads them on

Evil ruffians know no mercy, be foregone

We’ll fight with strength and cunning and never will despair

We’ll hide among our flock to take the outlaws unaware

The women of the Commot will set up a raging din

Rakes and hoes resembling swords and battleaxes of our kin

The day has gone, up is the moon

It’s time to fight, they’re coming soon

Dorath the king of thieves, come face me, come face your end

This time your treachery won’t help you

We will defend, you’ll never see the sun

The Commot folk are no warriors

Who taught them to wield a sword

My companions dead or dying

We’ll meet again, Swineherd Lord

Wicked robbers fled with yellings, victory this battle brought

Those who did not flee were put to the sword

Yes they feared the kindly master and they feared bold Gurgi too

In the moonlight swords were gleaming right and true

They’ll come back to our land no more

We’ll be with you in times of war