Hot Gates Lyrics

In 480 B.C. 300 men stood strong
Their foes came from the sea, the battle had begun
They shot their arrows high, and blotted out the sun
The 300 knew the battle could not be won

They made their final stand, by morning they would fall
As free men they'd die by Leonidas' call
"The God - King will bleed", the Spartans could stand tall
The 300 gave their lives as freedom's final wall

Xerxes' hordes, barbarians, immortals
To enslave the whole of Greece
Xerxes' hordes, barbarians, immortals
To enslave the whole of Greece

Leonidas climbed, blessings he sought
By the Gods decree, no war be fought
But the Ephors lied, by Persians bought
Leonidas left, 300 men he brought

They took their shield, their spear and blade
And left to meet the Persian raid
The phalanx's strong, the Hot Gates' blockade
It was suicide, the plan he'd made

He threw his helmet off, his spear shot through the sky
Their legacy lives on, the day these Spartans die.