In the heart of Rome beneath Emperor's gaze
Gladiators rise in Colosseum's maze
Choking with the sand they know the bloody price
Carousel of death for people hypnotized
Every single step into arena's hold
Brings them close to death with history untold
Fighting for their lives forgetting all the fears
Trying to survive as stupid crowd jeers
In history line their stories unfold
In echoes of time their legends are told
In the Colosseum's ring when the battle has begun
There's a single frightening thing - people with a turned thumb
Spilling blood across the land draw their very final breath
On the Colosseum's sand gladiators meet their death
Stunning crowd's cry a doubtful delight
Gladiators clash in the eternal fight
Only two remain of the origin twelve
In this brutal dance they fight the death itself
Through the dust and sweat they're forced to press on
Useless test of will until the break of dawn
Nothing on their minds except the deadly fight
Wondering if freedom is within the sight
In river of time their deeds will remain
The echoes of valor amidst the pain
In the Colosseum's ring when the battle has begun
There's a single frightening thing - people with a turned thumb
Spilling blood across the land draw their very final breath
On the Colosseum's sand gladiators meet their death