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From the east the shadow comes

The demon-king is rising

Upon the west his greedy eyes

But he will hear our battle cries

Ambassadors come to demand submission

To their vast alien domain

Many cities bow to Persian might

But for our freedom shall we fight

A few thousand strong we march out

To meet an overwhelming force

Blocking the pass to stop their advance

For survival there shall be no chance

At the gates we wait for our foe

Soon their massive army arrives

Yet before swords and spears do sing

Another emissary comes to our king

Making promises to sway our stance

Our weapons he wants us to lay down

Come and get them Leonidas replies

Time has come for battle cries

Vastly outnumbered we stand our ground

Great losses we inflict upon our foe

We rather die free than live in slavery

Even the Immortals can’t quell our bravery

(chorus)

At the hot gates I stand

Today I die for my land

For freedom now my blood I shed

For this day was I born and bred

For two days we slaughter the enemy

No matter how many are sent against us

Then we are surrounded on the third day

Still we fight and shall not give way

Most of our allies now withdraw

A few hundred men shall remain to fight

Against impossible odds we shall stand

Today is a good day to die for our land

Scarlet cloaks fight to the death today

With our Thespian brothers side by side

When our spears and swords are shattered

We struggle on no matter how battered

(chorus)

Tell the Spartans, stranger passing by

That obedient to their laws here we lie