Oh, it's a struggle, it's a scream It's all give and no take Whatever it is, now It's right up to our waist Oh, it's a pity it's a shame To see it all slip away I've seen your way, babe But never this way We hold our ground We don't kneel If we go down, we go Down on our own shield Oh, it's a river of tears And we're in over our ears In the darkened rise Often with our better years It's a bottomless well It's a little overkill It's the end of a dragon's tail That's whipping around our ears But we don't bow We make no deals And we go down, we go Down on our own shield In this corner ladies and gentlemen Awaiting all alone My love for her is strong We scaled through this To be here tonight It's not the kind of trick That you get to pull twice Oh, it's an ambush, girl It's a cold bloody And low down, dirty word See them yellow lanterns walk A circle around our bitter verve Oh, it's a term force It's often with their heads They don't learn We do this over the dead bodies Before it's over, mine or yours We don't beg for mercy deals We go down, we go Down on our own shield Down we go Down on our own shield Down we go