When Savages Sang Strongly 2

Destiny demands that we be the debtor that we sacrafice for the skin of our future, We left the cradle of the Caucasuses to explore, to plant the dreams of our Creator, Venturing into the virgin chaos where the tiger tears apart the trespasser We made the way, we made love with our Cause, following the highway of the emerald pasture From the Euxine to the shimmer of the Yellow Sea finding war and wealth in the weight of adventure Subduing savages with frightening ferocity managing frontiers with a proud mercy, Leaving behind our blood's legacy trading safety for salt, vanity for victory, Trading safety for salt, vanity for victory coming home to the Black Sea Introducing steel smelting and a taste for head hunting, scalping Cimmerians with glee Assailing the Assyrians extorting Egyptians Respected by Hellenes dominating Asiatic Indians Cabletowing Celts and pouncing on Persians, Phoenicians filled their boats with exotic Scythian goods, We were collectors of civilised throats, our empire needs no roads Our empire needs no roads, Saka, Sauromatae, Massagatae, Tocharians, Scythians We are One, ancient craftsmen and warlords, our women were the Amazons Cauterized breast and soldier slayers Tomyris taught Cyrus That bloodbaths belong to the losers, the Scythian wilderness of war jeered Darius, Zopyrion was made carrion Alexander wisely just carried on, To the Romans we were Sarmatian and Hun Scythes being ancestors to the Gothic Confederation, A culture canvassing the breadth of all civilization migrating ever westward into the echo of the sun, Migrating ever westward into the echo of the sun bringing our wagons, warcraft, and women Custom of the blood oath quietly open the wine, and honest blood spun The two of us swearing in between a lifelong stare will you be there When I'm scared, will you care When death is there, will you wait for me When the war barks near, will you honor me When the fire becomes just a whisper, our oath is our soul keeping J.A.B. 2020