The Ballad of the Spineless Men

In a land of ancient whispers where the rivers run with tears Lived men who sold their honor to the darkest of their fears Their hearts were void of courage their spines were made of clay They bowed before a tyrant and let the night consume the day Spineless men oh spineless men you lead us to despair You'd follow any madman just to breathe the tainted air You traded truth for silence let the shadows overrun Now we're bound in chains of darkness and the light is all but gone They dressed in fine regalia with titles and with gold But their souls were cold and empty as the stories they had told They whispered in the hallways with fear upon their lips As they pledged their twisted loyalty with trembling fingertips Spineless men oh spineless men you lead us to despair You'd follow any madman just to breathe the tainted air You traded truth for silence let the shadows overrun Now we're bound in chains of darkness and the light is all but gone In the court of power where shadows cast their spell They danced to the despots music and the people fell With every law they twisted with every lie they spun They carved the path of darkness and the tyrants work was done The land once rich with freedom now echoes with the cries Of those who dared to question and those who dared to rise But the spineless men stood silent as the darkness spread and grew Their fear became our shackles and their cowardice our doom Spineless men oh spineless men you lead us to despair You'd follow any madman just to breathe the tainted air You traded truth for silence let the shadows overrun Now we're bound in chains of darkness and the light is all but gone Spineless men oh spineless men you lead us to despair You'd follow any madman just to breathe the tainted air You traded truth for silence let the shadows overrun Now we're bound in chains of darkness and the light is all but gone And the light is all but gone When the books have all been written and the truth is finally told We'll remember spineless men and their hearts so dark and cold For in the end the shadows cannot hide the shame Of the men who stood for nothing and the darkness they became