About this song
Before the wars were named, he watched the first stone walls rise from the earth. While his brothers raged and burned, Arcades learned what patience could be worth. The most cerebral of the Elder Dragons doesn't strike first -- he strikes last. And the walls remember what the swords forgot.
Lyrics
[Intro] [Verse 1] Before the wars were named, I watched The first stone walls rise from the earth While Bolas burned and brothers raged I learned what patience could be worth I built my fortress not from fear But from the knowing that the still Outlast the storm, outlast the sword The wall endures. The wall always will [Chorus] Let them come, let them break upon the stone Every wall I raise has a mind of its own What you call defense, I call the deeper blade My strength was never in the swing It's in the stand I've made The fortress walks, the ramparts strike The patient hand will hold I am Arcades, and the walls I build Are worth their weight in gold [Verse 2] They whispered that I'd gone too soft A dragon hiding behind walls But every barrier I set Was just a weapon standing tall You see a shield, I see a siege You see surrender, I see strength The hardest blow is not the first It's the one that waits the longest length [Chorus] Let them come, let them break upon the stone Every wall I raise has a mind of its own What you call defense, I call the deeper blade My strength was never in the swing It's in the stand I've made The fortress walks, the ramparts strike The patient hand will hold I am Arcades, and the walls I build Are worth their weight in gold [Bridge] Bolas took his throne by force And lost it just the same The one who builds will always outlast The one who only claims I've watched ten thousand armies fall Against what they dismissed The greatest weapon ever forged Is the one they say does not exist [Outro] I do not strike first I strike last And the walls remember What the swords forgot
