Raiders Brutes Barbarians

[Verse 1]
Raiders Brutes Barbarians
came rolling through the ash
Laughin' at the poor folks
tryna guard their last
They spit on the cattle pens
kicked down every tin wall
Took what they wanted
left the weak to fall

[Pre-Chorus]
But the General raised his chin
in the hard red wind
He said, "Line up, boys
we're gonna make 'em feel this again"
Boots hit the dirt
like thunder through the pines
Every settler held their breath
then stepped in line

[Chorus]
Raiders Brutes Barbarians
you picked the wrong fight
Raiders Brutes Barbarians
we'll stand and strike tonight
General called us forward
and the whole town sang
Raiders Brutes Barbarians
now run if you can

[Verse 2]
Old rifles in the doorway
rust on every sight
Mama patched the uniforms
by lantern light
Kids hauled the water buckets
elders prayed low
When the dust blew over camp
they were ready to go

[Pre-Chorus]
And the General said, "Hold fast
don't let 'em take your name"
His barve minutemen
stepped out into the flame
One shot for the chapel
one shot for the farm
The whole wide wasteland
felt the warning in its bones

[Chorus]
Raiders Brutes Barbarians
you picked the wrong fight
Raiders Brutes Barbarians
we'll stand and strike tonight
General called us forward
and the whole town sang
Raiders Brutes Barbarians
now run if you can

[Bridge]
When the smoke got thin
and the crows came down
There was steel in the soil
and pride in the ground
The weak found their voices
the scared found their feet
And the General smiled
like a storm rolling free

[Final Chorus]
Raiders Brutes Barbarians
you picked the wrong fight
Raiders Brutes Barbarians
we'll stand and strike tonight
General called us forward
and the whole town sang
Raiders Brutes Barbarians
now run if you can