Galloping hard across rocky slopes The enemy camp lies ahead We look death in the eyes Fearless warriors ride The scout return with the count Thousands of men to die We ride hard for the attack Under the night black The last ride of the Merkits Shall not be in vain The enemy lies within our midst Unworthy of the khan's reign Torches set fire to the land As their camp breaks The smell of death fills the sky Cavalry arrows fly The last ride of the Merkits Shall not be in vain The enemy lies within our midst Unworthy of the khan's reign ♪ Where are you my warrior, my protector? Gone with our bravest of men Will I ever see you again? (Though I may never return) I will die by my (Cavalry) Sing across the steppes (We ride) Towards our deaths Their blood paints the land With tales of our battle (we ride) All of this land shall obey the khan Those who don't shall face the horde (Cavalry) Sing across the steppes (We ride) Towards our death Reinforcements, fight to your very last breath For you will find no mercy here today They close in around us Spears at our throats We lived our lives with honour Today we'll die the same ♪ Their clan rides circles And yet we stand proud They outnumber us But still we hold our ground ♪ We came across these rocky slopes The enemy camp lay in ruin We looked death in the eyes The warriors' spirit will never die The last ride of the Merkits Shall not be in vain The enemy lies within our midst Unworthy of the khan's reign ♪ And as our enemy made the approach We knew today would be our last We faced the onslaught not with fear, but with pride We had lived our lives with honour And today we'd die the same