Five Pecks of Rice

I actually wrote lyrics that I liked this evening, and I put it to a riff I have been playing around with. We may actually have a song on our hands.

I came to the name by accident. The song is clearly about the crusades (make of it what you will) and I being the crafty wordsmith I am not was looking for something to call it on the wiki page for the crusades. When I typed in holy war the line five pecks of rice came up and I thought it sounded cool and after reading a bit about it the name seemed to fit. word.

Five Pecks of Rice

we break the rules every night
place full trust in comrade's hands
the devils fighting on our side
but our god's winning in the end

trust me brother we will meet again
and tell my mother ill be home when
the fear is concord and there is no sin
and we walk among martyrs and saints

listen when I say
never let your guard down
hold fast hope see through the night
let love above all lead you home

trust steal in hand and shield by side
forgive your brother but let justice ride
take what you need to survive
but pillage not your promise land

trust me brother we will meet again
and tell my mother ill be home when
the fear is concord and there is no sin
and we walk among martyrs and saints

we shed our fear
we cast off doubt
embrace our faith in the unknown
seize the helm
turn ship around
and sail into the righteous and the true