Soldier of Fortune

[Intro] [Verse 1] From frozen fields where the winter bites the soul A shadow fell, beyond my fragile control The call was whispered on the wind of the steppe A destiny etched in promises I couldn't keep The uniform, a burden heavy on my chest A silent vow to put my heart to the test [Pre-Chorus] The dawn breaks cold, a canvas stained with grey Another dawn demands I face the fray But in the darkness, a fire starts to burn A lesson learned, a path I have to turn... [Middle 8] The soldier's fortune! [Chorus] Through the storm and the night! Forged in the crucible of endless, burning light! A heart of iron, beneath a fractured sky! For the homeland, I will never let the spirit die! Oh, the price is steep, the cost is etched in bone! But I walk this line, and I claim this throne! [Instrumental Solo] [Verse 2] The faces blur in the smoke and the distant gleam A thousand ghosts within a waking dream I see the mothers, waiting by the door Their silent prayers are what I fight for more The language spoken, a tapestry of pain Woven through the sorrow, through the driving rain [Pre-Chorus] The shadows lengthen, the enemy draws near A chilling whisper drowning out the fear But in the silence, a resolve takes hold A story waiting, brave and fiercely bold... [Middle 8] The soldier's fortune! [Chorus] Through the storm and the night! Forged in the crucible of endless, burning light! A heart of iron, beneath a fractured sky! For the homeland, I will never let the spirit die! Oh, the price is steep, the cost is etched in bone! But I walk this line, and I claim this throne! [Bridge] They ask me what I sacrifice... Is it everything? Is it just a fleeting spark? No! It is the memory of the fields I left behind! The promise whispered on the wind, the solace of the mind! The soldier's fortune! [Chorus] Through the storm and the night! Forged in the crucible of endless, burning light! A heart of iron, beneath a fractured sky! For the homeland, I will never let the spirit die! Oh, the price is steep, the cost is etched in bone! But I walk this line, and I claim this throne! [Instrumental Solo] [Outro] The fortune... is the fight... forever...