The snakes and arrows a child is heir to
Are enough to leave a thousand cuts
We build our defenses, a place of safety
And leave the darker places unexplored
Sometimes the fortress is too strong
Or the love is too weak
What should have been our armor
Becomes a sharp and angry sword
Our better natures seek elevation
A refuge for the coming night
No one gets to their heaven without a fight (no one)
We hold beliefs as a consolation
A way to take us out of ourselves
Meditation or medication
A comfort, or a promised reward
Sometimes the spirit is too strong
Or the flesh is too weak
Sometimes the need is just too great
For the solace we seek
The suit of shining armor
Becomes a keen and bloody sword
No one gets to their heaven without a fight
A refuge for the coming night
A future of eternal light
No one gets to their heaven without a fight (no one)
Confused alarms of struggle and flight
Blood is drained of color
By the flashes of artillery light
No one gets to their heaven without a fight
The battle flags are flown
At the feet of a God unknown
No one gets to their heaven (heaven)
No one gets to their heaven without a fight
Sometimes the damage is too great
Or the will is too weak
What should have been our armor
Becomes a sharp and burning sword
No one gets to their heaven without a fight (no one)
A refuge for the coming night
A future of eternal light
No one gets to their heaven without a fight (no one)
Are enough to leave a thousand cuts
We build our defenses, a place of safety
And leave the darker places unexplored
Sometimes the fortress is too strong
Or the love is too weak
What should have been our armor
Becomes a sharp and angry sword
Our better natures seek elevation
A refuge for the coming night
No one gets to their heaven without a fight (no one)
We hold beliefs as a consolation
A way to take us out of ourselves
Meditation or medication
A comfort, or a promised reward
Sometimes the spirit is too strong
Or the flesh is too weak
Sometimes the need is just too great
For the solace we seek
The suit of shining armor
Becomes a keen and bloody sword
No one gets to their heaven without a fight
A refuge for the coming night
A future of eternal light
No one gets to their heaven without a fight (no one)
Confused alarms of struggle and flight
Blood is drained of color
By the flashes of artillery light
No one gets to their heaven without a fight
The battle flags are flown
At the feet of a God unknown
No one gets to their heaven (heaven)
No one gets to their heaven without a fight
Sometimes the damage is too great
Or the will is too weak
What should have been our armor
Becomes a sharp and burning sword
No one gets to their heaven without a fight (no one)
A refuge for the coming night
A future of eternal light
No one gets to their heaven without a fight (no one)
Lyrics submitted by stephanierush07
Armor and Sword Lyrics as written by Geddy Lee Weinrib Alex Zivojinovich
Lyrics © Anthem Entertainment
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This song curiously syncs up with the themes of the movie The Dark Knight Rises. The first verse echoes Alfred's contrition for his role in creating the Batman (which, by the way, is a jarring change from how he felt about the subject in The Dark Knight), the second verse echoes Bane's appropriation of the Bat armory and subsequent tormenting of Bruce (with "the solace we seek" referring to Bruce's desire to die), the third and sixth verse have the "refuge for the coming night" which echoes Selina's speech about the "storm coming", as well as the "heaven" and "future of eternal light" which echo Alfred's fantasy (which quite literally could not be realized without a fight), and the seventh and eighth verses echo the battle on the streets of Gotham between the police and Bane's forces, especially the "battle flags" and "sharp and burning sword" which echo the burning Bat logo. I can't remember off the top of my head if anything in the movie was like the fourth verse.
Interesting thoughts, though I don't think this is about Batman...
I guess it's more of a theory about the meaning of DKR.