• so lock and load mercenaries
    I see the smoke from the hilltop
    they march one by one
    the battled starts adversaries
    we bathe in our blood
    the worst is yet to come
    we've reached the covenant
    to kill what we have started
    kill the machines
    we've spawned to fight in the darkest hour

    they really need to know
    we really gotta go
    (we fight to live, we fight for pride) they really need to know
    (we won't back down the weak won't survive) we really gotta go

    we stay here tonight (don't let them find us or we're dead)
    promise me you won't leave my side (the warmest place to lie my head)
    and when the sun comes up we fight (don't let them find us or we're dead)
    so promise me you won't leave my side

    trace the blood back to the grave
    the smoke has cleared
    thousands are destroyed
    they send signals no salvation
    we fight in lock out
    scope is ready to go
    armed with explosives
    spartans stand alone

    they really need to know
    we really gotta go
    (we fight to live, we fight for pride) they really need to know
    (we won't back down the weak won't survive) we really gotta go

    we stay here tonight (don't let them find us or we're dead)
    promise me you won't leave my side (the warmest place to lie my head)
    and when the sun comes up we fight (don't let them find us or we're dead)
    so promise me you won't leave my side

    we stay here tonight (don't let them find us or we're dead)
    promise me you won't leave my side (the warmest place to lie my head)
    and when the sun comes up we fight (don't let them find us or we're dead)
    so promise me you won't leave my side

    charge the gates with rust on their gears
    they seek destruction and kill the functions
    charge the gates with rust on their gears
    they seek destruction and kill the functions
    charge the gates with rust on their gears
    they seek destruction and kill the functions
    charge the gates with rust on their gears... wink