[Acoustic] Thrice, I walked this path of destitute alone My heart sinks like a heavy anvil I arrived too late, nearly redefined To lure the muses through the unbridled stone.
As I sit here to ponder what is right I wonder what sorrows 'morrow will bring When I close my eyes tonight Will I feel this bitter night's sting?
[Heavy] It's Midnight in this land of Darkness As the serpents slither out of their holes And somewhere amongst the rotting corpses My fallen brothers' battle cry calls.
The Warrior's Oath I once knew In Hades realm I will recite it But now in Constantinople I alone lead the righteous few.
I bid thee farewell now, forever To fight the Ottoman hordes Aside the Orthodox faithful My bond on this realm do I sever.
As the mothers mourn their beloved sons Come tomorrow will Hagia Sophia still stand? Will I hear the prayers of the nuns? Will there be a city left to defend?
I hear the raindrops drain the night I see the stars clash with might The trees whisper with fright As misery clouds my sight
[Chorus:] City of God, City of Light Constantinople Brave New Rome, show your might Constantinople To defend we fight!
Like a raging wildfire these questions plague me As (the) enemies canons blast the walls Raping the women, slaying the elderly Before my eyes Constantinople falls.
Church bells echo throughout the land On this black Tuesday, 1453 As emperor Palaeologos makes his stand All of Christendom we fight to free.
With glory's reins do I ride Across this empty Hippodrome Through the great Blachaernaen Gates With steed and steel held high.
I won't look back taunted by fear While in my dark veins blood still flows As the Turkish hordes draw near If we'll survive the night, only the Lord knows…
As the sun settles in the East The legions of Death feast As the Dead to Hades enlist The Hellenes battle on the Turk beast.
[Chorus:] City of God, City of Light Constantinople Brave New Rome, show your might Constantinople To defend we fight!
As the sun settles in the East The legions of Death feast As the Dead to Hades enlist The Hellenes battle on the Turk beast.
[Chorus:] City of God, City of Light Constantinople Defending Europe and her honor Constantinople Like the Phoenix will rise again!