[00:34.56]Summon the spirits, call up the clans,[00:37.86]From every region, the branded man.[00:41.88]From dexter to sinester a ship's sail unfurled,[00:44.88]Out from the centre a serpent curled.[00:48.42]Emblems and ensigns, badges and banners,[00:51.66]Winning your spurs is all that matters.[00:55.05]In this great arena, their trials begin,[00:57.75]Flesh and bone, to strive and to win (and wage their war).[01:11.46]Signs, symbols - we are the signs[01:13.89]Signs, symbols - we signify[01:15.06]Swearing obedience when passions run high[01:16.92]Taking the bloodfeud unto the grave and into the next life![01:19.50]Well you can fly the flag, you can beat the drum,[01:27.87]You can stand your ground 'til the kingdom come.[01:32.67]Will you prevail, will you be hanged,[01:34.29]By signs, symbols and the marks of man?[01:38.73]Some see the sun of the moon as a token,[01:40.86]Worship the cross, burning or broken.[01:44.46]Patriotism, a virtue so vicious,[01:48.90]Chauvinism, a creed so malicious,[01:51.06]Do we burn this land along tribal lines[01:53.76]With brethren fighting their own kin and kind?[01:58.44]And now when "tribe" means the language of war,[02:01.92]It's an endless cycle of revenge and remorse (and so it goes on).[02:09.39]Well you can fly the flag, you can beat the drum,[03:19.77]You can stand your ground 'til the kingdom come.[03:23.01]Will you prevail, will you be hanged,[03:23.91]By signs, symbols and the marks of man?[03:32.58]You can beat your chest as you take the field,[03:33.42]Bare your teeth as the women grieve.[03:35.43]Will you be saved or will you be hanged,[03:36.15]By signs, symbols and the marks of man?[03:43.56]Will you be spared, will you be damned,[03:44.31]By signs, symbols and the marks of man?