Collapsed morale The regiment debased in shame Defiled honor, degraded surrender Their crime a capital offence Subjugate Centurions of the legion Torture and behead All those who've lost the nerve Balance the cohort, a lottery of souls Render to caesar, respect to the law Bludgeoned to death the shortest of straws One man in ten to punish them all Mutiny, desertion, cowardice, insubordination A compromise is chosen Slay one in every ten Decimate Disgrace has sealed your fate Decimate Disgrace has sealed your fate Refused command An Indignant loss of grace A failure of honor Inspire their terror An ancestral punishment bane Dominate Prefects of the legion Slaughter and make dead All those who've lost the nerve Balance the cohort, a lottery of souls Render to caesar, respect to the law Bludgeoned to death the shortest of straws One man in ten to punish them all Mutiny, rebellion, cowardice, armed revolution A compromise is chosen Slay one in every ten Decimate Disgrace has sealed your fate Decimate Disgrace has sealed your fate Balance the cohort, a lottery of souls Render to caesar, respect to the law Bludgeoned to death the shortest of straws One man in ten to punish them all