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On the field I can see him riding inspired


All those legends that we have heard in our youth


Now it's time to stand, measure ourselves against him



Back to the French lines, "Vive l'Empereur!"

It's my desire to defend the name 
Back to the fire, "Vive l'Empereur!"

What I require was refused again



But as my thoughts return to home and what's ahead 


I was a slave to what my family forged

Thoughts of my son, I will not fail him now



I'll pass the light, give him all the might 


He'll be the King of Rome


I'll pass the light safely through the night


He'll be the King of Rome



From the battlefield, I ride to my place of command



There at the hilltop (thinking of your son)


The heir-apparent, your time will come


There in my shadows (no hope you can see)


I'll fight despite them, too much is at stake



But as my thoughts return to home and what's ahead 


I was a slave to what my family forged

Thoughts of my son, I will not fail him now



I'll pass the light, give him all the might


He'll be the King of Rome


I'll pass the light safely through the night


He'll be the King of Rome