Lord of the Plains
Epic Saga: Quanah, the Fearless Star Chief of the Plains
Lyrics
In the midst of a land without silence
In a land full of activity and noise, devoid of tranquility.
Star Chief Quanah guards the last frontier
Quanah, a chief, protects the border, the last boundary.
Fearless in the face of noble death
Fearlessly confronting honorable death.
The wolves draws near
The threat of wolves approaches.
Three thousand soldiers took the field
Three thousand soldiers engage in battle.
A monumental force sent against the foe
A massive force sent against the enemy.
The great white father imposing lines on paper
The powerful leader dictates orders on paper.
Stretching barbed wire across the panhandle
Barbed wire extends across the panhandle region.
Enraged hearts of the resistance
Resistance with furious hearts.
Taking federal rations in January
Taking government supplies in the harsh month of January.
And raiding under the summer moon
Raiding under the summer moon.
Burning war path of a crippled adversary
Burning the path of a disabled opponent.
Mackenzies Fourth, cloaked in a fog of dust
Mackenzies Fourth, obscured by dust.
A grand finality for Palo Duro camp
A decisive end for the Palo Duro camp.
On a goat trail down through jaws of death
Descending a perilous trail through imminent danger.
To deliver a final blow to the homeland
To deliver a final blow to the homeland.
Raking fire over the lodges
Firing upon the dwellings.
Hot breath of an angry God
The intense breath of an enraged deity.
Dust, sunlight, a crackling fire
Dust, sunlight, and a crackling fire.
Sun, moon, stars forgot
The celestial bodies forgotten in the chaos.
False assurance in broken magic
False security in shattered enchantment.
Life passes as a shadow
Life passes like a fleeting shadow.
Phantom herd haunt the canyon
A phantom herd haunting the canyon.
Galloping amidst bleached bones
Galloping amidst bleached bones.
Sanctum sanctorum, done and dusted
A sacred place, completed and finished.
Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down
Similar to a wanderer, the sun has set.
Quanah held to the end with an iron will
Quanah persists with unyielding determination.
One could bend horseshoes around
Capable of bending horseshoes around.
Last Chief of the Comanches
The final chief of the Comanches.
Resting until day breaks
Resting until the break of day.
Shadows fall, darkness fades
Shadows recede, darkness disappears.
The Lord of the Plains
The supreme ruler of the plains.
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