Hold HELIOS

Mask down low, rifle steady Mirror field shaking bright and deadly Orders from McCarran, sharp and clear Break their line and hold HELIOS here If I go first, don't stop for me Raise that flag where the tower can see Hold HELIOS Hold till the barrel glows Hold HELIOS Till the two-headed banner shows If I fall, don't slow If the whole sky burns, don't go Hold HELIOS We're the line the Mojave knows For the Republic! For the Republic! Hold the line! Hold the line! Hold the line! Two heads! One heart! Two heads! One heart! Two heads! One heart! They had bunkers, steel, and old-world pride We had the whole damned waste on our side Heard their counter roll through smoke and wire Still we climbed through glass and solar fire First light hit the mirrors like graves We counted our missing and still stayed brave No clean hymns in a field like this Just one more order we would not miss Hold HELIOS Hold till the barrel glows Hold HELIOS Till the two-headed banner shows If I fall, don't slow If the whole sky burns, don't go Hold HELIOS Let the dead know we held our post I didn't come for glory I came so somebody outlives this flame If victory costs my name, then take it As long as the Republic stays Let the tower burn my shadow out Just leave that flag where all can see Hold HELIOS Hold till the barrel glows Hold HELIOS Till the two-headed banner shows If I fall, don't slow If the whole sky burns, don't go Hold HELIOS Let the dead know we held our post Hold HELIOS We held our post