[Verse 1]
Dust on the felt boots
Wind in the black hair
He rode from the edge
Like a wolf on the air
Marked with a hard eye
Born for the long road
Every small border
Bent under his code
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the hooves
Hear them call
One name rising
Over all
No warm throne
No slow plea
Only the long march
To the sea
[Chorus]
Genghis Khan, take the plain
Genghis Khan, call the name
Steel in the sun
Fire in the vein
Genghis Khan, take the plain
(ay-ya, ay-ya)
[Verse 2]
Banners in blue smoke
Maps in the dirt
Kings with their gold cups
Learned what it hurt
He split the old walls
Like rope in a fist
Made a new empire
Out of iron and grit
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the drums
Back in time
One cold shadow
One sharp line
From the high grass
To the gate
Every vow
Had a weight
[Chorus]
Genghis Khan, take the plain
Genghis Khan, call the name
Steel in the sun
Fire in the vein
Genghis Khan, take the plain
(ay-ya, ay-ya)
[Bridge]
Under the smoke veil
The world turned quick
One man, one banner
One ruthless trick
No sweet peace
No soft trace
Just the long run
Across the place
[Final Chorus]
Genghis Khan, take the plain
Genghis Khan, call the name
Steel in the sun
Fire in the vein
Genghis Khan, take the plain
(ay-ya, ay-ya)
Genghis Khan, take the plain
Genghis Khan, call the name
