The drums of war echo across the funeral plain No sanctuary for the dead The sound of bone cracking the air beneath the skin A thunderbolt inside your head Drums of war The reaper will dance for us To the rhythmic drums of war And hymns of human sacrifice A man will die for something if he can believe he stands for righteousness and truth But who would tune these drums of war and set the beat of battle hymns for our youth? Drums of war The reaper will dance for us To the rhythmic drums of war And hymns of human sacrifice The drums of war echo across the funeral plain No sanctuary for the dead The sound of bone cracking the air beneath the skin A thunderbolt inside your head Drums of war The reaper will dance for us To the rhythmic drums of war And hymns of human sacrifice