It's a cruel world huddled 'round the fries Sharpening our swords and our spears Hopin' and prayin' and the holy men are sayin' There's nothing to fear I, for one still have my doubts It all sounds like a lie Onward we slip away We raise our flag high It's a cruel world, and I know it All caught in the strangest dream There's no hope left and we're starting to believe it Tattered souls on bended knee No longer alone in my doubts Lives are on the line One by one we slip away As the sands of time The sands of time The sands of time Darkness weighs heavy on our hearts We forge a trail through ancient sands Glaciers of leather our hollowed and sorrowed souls Heavy riders through distant lands There is salvation there is no respite Through pain and suffering we'll hold our heads high Heavy riders, these road that we pave will surely last Heavy riders, footsteps engraved in the past Heavy riders, these road that we pave will surely last Heavy riders, footsteps engraved in the past Darkness weighs heavy on our hearts We forge a trail through ancient sands Glaciers of leather our hollowed and sorrowed souls Heavy riders through distant lands