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Raised in the shadow of the Alamut

In shepherd fields I learned to fight

Forged by the sun from the break of dawn

Tempered by the sickled moon at night

At the brink of war with the Lionheart

Twice we tried to end Saladin

And with these men we now conspire

To kill the king of Jerusalem

But can’t you see that tonight there’s danger

Like a thief in the night, take a life in the chamber

Tell the King that I wish him well

Take the high road tonight and live the tale to tell

Can’t bring myself to kill a stranger

Cut this mark from my broken face

Balancing fate on the edge of a blade

Betray an oath, save this noble man

Condemn my soul through this deathly trade

Free in death or live in servitude

Let my spirit fly on a Hajal's wing

Annealed my fate with Damascus steel

Into the chest of a Crusade King

But can’t you see that tonight there’s danger

Like a thief in the night, take a life in the chamber

Tell the King that I wish him well

Take the high road tonight and live the tale to tell

Can’t bring myself to kill a stranger