They Who Fight... Lyrics

When you're young, you're full of vigor

Convinced that you know the right way

And you work with verve and rigor

And you care not for what they say

Over time though, you realize that

Other perspectives still matter

Though it might come as a surprise

And your worldview might just shatter

It's important to have values

And it's your right to pick and choose

It doesn't mean that you will lose them

As you age, just that some views

Change their colors or at least hues

As you encounter later news

As you reflect and as you muse

Maybe you will stretch out your fuse

As you battle every enemy

As you fight on every single front

As you exhaust all of your resources

Because you will never compromise

You may not win any victory

With all of these performative stunts

Maybe reconsider your courses

Or you may expend all of your tries

Maybe others won't understand

Whether they're young or even old

But years pass by like grains of sand

Passions warm will someday grow cold

Keep your ideals, for they're assets

Climb upon your sturdy saddle

Make sure to adjust your tassets

As you ride your horse to battle

As you battle every enemy

As you fight on every single front

As you exhaust all of your resources

Because you will never compromise

You may not win any victory

With all of these performative stunts

Maybe reconsider your courses

Or you may expend all of your tries

Nobody wins every battle, don't you know

It doesn't matter how right you think you are

It doesn't matter how awful is the foe

If on this world the best you leave is a scar

As you battle every enemy

As you fight on every single front

As you exhaust all of your resources

Because you will never compromise

You may not win any victory

With all of these performative stunts

Maybe reconsider your courses

Or you may expend all of your tries