Bone Marrow
Protest the Hero Lyrics

Thus now he knelt before the ruins,Cold of sweat, heat of flame,To vow the severed heads,Of those who brought the village, the village to its shame.,Those who plundered,pilfered, pillaged lives,Would now accept the blame.He would find them all,With a mighty vengeance paid for in their pain
The singer is kneeling in front of ruins, perhaps after village attack. He's sweating profusely as he vows revenge against the perpetrators. The attackers who plundered, pilfered, & pillaged lives of the village residents would face consequences. He would find them all & take revenge in a bloody, painful way.

Shah-jan, the king of kings,Wore seven rings and 60 feathers,Plucked from sparrow's wings,Growing fat on the throne,He sat like a stone.A man who had never known,No hunger, shown no mercy with,In promises broke like a bone.
The song is describing King Shah-jan's luxurious lifestyle. It's detailing his rings made of sparrows feathers, and how he's grown very fat sitting on the throne. The verses mention that he has never gone hungry, shown no mercy to the people, and broken promises made by him.

And there he sat like a stone,With promises broke like a bone,Dispersed about the people,Rostam calls out for his equals
The king sat there emotionless and unmoving, while breaking promises he made. The song mentions the singer, Rostam, calling people to fight alongside him.

In third to rise and cast curse,Is that the worst of vengeance,Enemies they roam the tree's,Is that the worst of vengeance
The song describes the rising of a group (third) who wish to curse/bring harm to their enemies. It then questions if such actions provided complete payback as their enemies still roam the trees.

The royalty must die x3,The royalty must die like common beggars and petty thieves x2
The chorus consists of 2 lines that mention: The royalty must die & be treated like common beggars/petty thieves.

Tomorrow they will find us,Oh God x3,Heads of children will roll
The upcoming events are captured in these lines. The song mentions that the attackers would soon find the people (implies that the people are hiding) and the result of their discovery will lead to children's heads being cut off.

Thus know he knelt before the ruins,Cold of sweat, heat of flame,He found the severed heads x2,Of those who brought the village, the village to its shame.
Returning to the opening verse, the song mentions the singer once again kneeling before the ruins. However, this time he's already found the severed heads of the attackers responsible for the destruction of the village.

3:16,The king of kings wore,Seven rings and 60 feathers,Plucked from sparrows' wings.
The song repeats the King's rings made of sparrow feathers with a time notation of 3:16.

He's growing fat, growing fat on the throne,Where he sat like a stone,A man who has never known no hunger,Shown no mercy
A repeat of earlier verses describing how the King has grown very fat and how he seems emotionless on the throne. Also repeated is that he has never felt hunger & is merciless to the people.

Those who ride against us,Will be murdered where they stand,Let our arrows rain from sky,To drain the blood into the land
The song mentions that whoever is attacking the people would be brutally murdered on spot. The song asks to shower arrows on the enemy until the blood flows and is absorbed by the land.

If a mortal stands before us,Strike him down with sleight of hand,And if heaven rides against us the,God himself then must be damned.
Lastly, it's said that any mortal trying to fight against them should be swiftly taken care of. Along with that, even God must be damned (if he chose to fight them).