Intro – Monastic Chant (Low choir chanting) Blood of the Lion… Seed of the First… Guard what was given… Preserve the blessed curse… Verse I Through fire and thunder we walk the line Among the fallen of the Lion’s spine Where brothers bleed on broken stone We claim the blood that is our own With narthecium and sacred blade The Emperor’s work shall not decay From death we harvest holy seed For those who fall and those who lead Chorus Blood of the Lion — never lost Guard it well whatever the cost From fallen brother life shall rise The First endures — it never dies Hold the line through flame and war Carry the gene forevermore By oath and blade we stand as one The Lion’s blood shall carry on Verse II No brother left in shadowed ground Where traitor guns and death resound We march where even angels fall To hear the Chapter’s silent call Through broken helm and shattered bone We bear our kin back to the throne Their sacrifice shall not be vain Their blood shall rise to fight again Chorus Blood of the Lion — never lost Guard it well whatever the cost From fallen brother life shall rise The First endures — it never dies Hold the line through flame and war Carry the gene forevermore By oath and blade we stand as one The Lion’s blood shall carry on Bridge – Whispered Choir Pure the flesh… Pure the gene… Guard the line… Unseen… unseen… For every brother laid to rest Another rises from the test Final Chorus – Full Choir Blood of the Lion — sacred line Bound by oath and ancient sign From Caliban to endless stars We mend the wounds of endless wars Guard the gene through night and flame Remember every fallen name Until the final war is won The Lion’s blood shall carry on