Blood — Blood — for your sacred sake

English lyrics

[Intro - spoken, dark whisper] Before the sun has risen from its sleep Before the world has opened up its eyes I stand here... renewing every oath As I did yesterday... as I will till I die [Verse 1] Ya Sahib al-Zaman I call to you From a heart that burns inside the dark I pledged to you each morning born anew To keep this oath — to never lose my mark Not from fear of death I walk this road But longing for your face I press ahead My soul before my body weeps and cries My eyes search for you in the skies instead [Pre-Chorus] Oath — Oath — that will never break Blood — Blood — for your sacred sake Fire — Fire — rising to the sky Truth — Truth — truth will never die [Chorus] I bear witness I'm your soldier Till the day of your return I bear witness I'm your servant While the earth awaits your dawn Ya Mahdi — Ya Mahdi Our voices reach you through all time Ya Mahdi — Ya Mahdi We are here — we are your sign [Verse 2] How many nights I wept and called your name While the occultation weighed like stone But the heart refuses to be tamed The oath is stronger than the flesh and bone I saw the darkness filling every land I saw injustice rising over right But I know the dawn is close at hand And God's promise burns eternal bright [Pre-Chorus] Oath — Oath — that will never break Blood — Blood — for your sacred sake Fire — Fire — rising to the sky Truth — Truth — truth will never die [Chorus] I bear witness I'm your soldier Till the day of your return I bear witness I'm your servant While the earth awaits your dawn Ya Mahdi — Ya Mahdi Our voices reach you through all time Ya Mahdi — Ya Mahdi We are here — we are your sign [Verse 3] We are sons of prophets and the saints Carrying the light of truth inside our veins From Karbala we learned to hold our ground From Ashura we took our courage from the flames We bow to none except to God alone We kneel to no dominion of the lie We are roots that struck the deepest stone No wind of ignorance can make us die [Pre-Chorus] Oath — Oath — that will never break Blood — Blood — for your sacred sake Fire — Fire — rising to the sky Truth — Truth — truth will never die [Chorus] I bear witness I'm your soldier Till the day of your return I bear witness I'm your servant While the earth awaits your dawn Ya Mahdi — Ya Mahdi Our voices reach you through all time Ya Mahdi — Ya Mahdi We are here — we are your sign [Bridge - dark atmospheric drop, choir only] Falsehood screams but it trembles and shakes Oppression rises but it always breaks We are roots beneath the sleeping ground Waiting for the wind — the coming sound O earth be patient just a little more O sky rejoice the light is at the door O hearts do not surrender to despair The promise — it is near — it fills the air [Verse 4 - solo vocal, minimal beat] I write your name upon my heart's own wall I draw your face inside my nightly dream I wait for you the way the crops wait rain The way the exile waits his home upstream Your absence is a wound that will not heal Your waiting is a fire that won't go cold But in this wound there lives a burning life And in this fire shines a light of gold [Final Pre-Chorus - full orchestra hit] Oath — Oath — that will never break Blood — Blood — for your sacred sake Fire — Fire — rising to the sky Truth — Truth — truth will never die [Final Chorus - maximum energy, full drop] I bear witness I'm your soldier Till the day of your return I bear witness I'm your servant While the earth awaits your dawn Ya Mahdi — Ya Mahdi Our voices reach you through all time Ya Mahdi — Ya Mahdi We are here — we are your sign Ya Mahdi — Ya Mahdi The earth is groaning calling out your name Ya Mahdi — Ya Mahdi Come — come — O refuge of the pained [Outro - whisper fading] And I wait for you... Every morning I renew the oath Every night I call your name And every breath... I carry you Until you come... Until you come...