Last Act of Defiance Lyrics


The battered knight stood upon the hill

He catches his breath for a moment while
everything is still

He's battled for days, he knows he hasn't much
left

He knows his end is coming, yet he'll die with no
regrets

Against the injustices of his land

He'll see the reigning guard die by his hand

If he fails at least he dies trying

For his ideals it was worth dying

The farmer stood beside the knight

Armed with a pitchfork and a scythe

He didn't want to pay his taxes anymore

He was sick of seeing the rich feed off the poor

The collectors came and tried to rob him blind

He refused to pay his taxes, they called it a
crime

He ran them off, sent them penniless without a
thing

He was the first man not to pay the king

Chorus:

It's the last act of defiance

A union against the king and the crown

Side by side they would die together

United together to bring the system down

Together in unison they marched on the king

With a roar outlawed songs they would sing

The revolt is in motion, they have to be brave

For they'd rather die as free men than to live as
slaves

(Repeat Chorus) x2