Fifty thousand men were sent to do the will of one.
His claim was phrased quite simply, though he never voiced it loud,
In his name they could slaughter, for his name they could die.
Though many there were believed in him, still more were sure he lied,
But they'll fight the battle on.
Then one whose faith had died
Fled back up the mountainside,
But before the top was made,
A misplaced footfall made him stray
From the path prepared for him.
On to a wilderness of ice.
This unexpected vision made them stand and shake with fear,
But nothing was his fright compared with those who saw him appear.
Terror filled their minds with awe.
Simple were the folk who lived
So not surprising was their thought,
This is he, God's chosen one,
Who's come to save us from
We shall be kings on this world.
I'll play the game you want me,
Until I find a way back home.
I give you strength inside you,
Courage to win your battles -
No, no, no, this can't go on,
This will be all that I fled from.
There he talked with water, and then with the vine.
I must lead them to glory or most likely to death.
They traveled cross the plateau of ice, up to its edge.
Then they crossed a mountain range and saw the final plain.
Still he urged the people on.
Then, on a distant slope,
He observed one without hope
Flee back up the mountainside.
He thought he recognized him by his walk,
Stood up, and vanished into air