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Declaration Day Lyrics by Iced Earth

Live in Ancient Kourion

2004

[Segue: Verse 1 – Tim "Ripper" Owens]
A desperate situation
Forced to retaliation
The task ahead, a burden
Men will suffer, that's for certain
We're charging to the fire
The cause we must inspire
We raise our fists to tyranny
A high price, freedom is not free

[Verse 2 – Tim "Ripper" Owens]
The odds are stacked against us
But with our resolve relentless
An arrogance, their weakness
Our cause is just, we won't be beaten
Upon this declaration
Will come a grand new nation
Where men are seen as equal
Governed by for the people

[Chorus: Tim "Ripper" Owens & Matt Barlow]
So we make our stand and pray
On this Declaration Day
For independence I will fight
With liberty I will defy
So we make our stand and pray
On this Declaration Day
Give me liberty or give me death
I'll fight 'till my last breath

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3 – Tim "Ripper" Owens]
With virtue as our beacon
Our cause is charged as treason
Battle worn and starving
Through the hell of war
We'll keep marching
The birth of our new nation
An act of desperation
We'll force King George
Down to his knees
Capitulation

[Chorus: Tim "Ripper" Owens & Matt Barlow]
So we make our stand and pray
On this Declaration Day
For independence I will fight
With liberty I will defy
So we make our stand and pray
On this Declaration Day
Give me liberty or give me death
I'll fight 'till my last breath
So we make our stand and pray
On this Declaration Day
For independence I will fight
With liberty I will defy
So we make our stand and pray
On this Declaration Day
Give me liberty or give me death
I'll fight 'till my last breath
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About “Declaration Day” by Iced Earth

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"Declaration Day" appears on "Live in Ancient Kourion" in 2004.

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