It's the nature of time That the old ways must give in. It's the nature of time that the new ways comes in sin. When the new meets the old It always end ancient ways And as history told The old ways go out in a blaze Encircled by a vulture. The end of ancient culture The dawn of destiny draws near Imperial force defied Facing 500 samurai Surrounded and outnumbered 60 to 1 the sword face the gun Bushido dignified, It's the last stand of the samruai Surrounded and outnumbered As a new age begins The way of The warrior comes to an end As a new age begins The way of the old must apprehend It's the nature of time That the old ways must give in. It's the nature of time that the new ways comes in sin. An offer of surrender Saigo ignore contender The dawn of destiny is here Imperial force defied, Facing 500 samurai Surrounded and outnumbered, 60 to 1 the sword face the gun Bushido dignified, It's the last stand of the samurai Surrounded and outnumbered Until the dawn they hold on Only 40 are left at the end None alive none survived Shiroyama Imperial force defied, Facing 500 samurai Surrounded and outnumbered, 60 to 1 the sword face the gun Bushido dignified, It's the last stand of the samurai Surrounded and outnumbered 60 to 1 facing the gun 60 to 1, culture undone