Tears Over Carthage

In the heart of a warrior, pride of the land Veins filled with courage, fate in his hand A family's honor, a father's command To challenge an empire, and make his last stand Over mountains so steep, and rivers so wide Through pain and through sorrow, they march side by side Battles raging, under Carthage stars Marching legions, wounds and ancient scars Hannibal's vision, oh, a quest so far Empires clash, this war defines who we are From alps they descended, with elephants' stride While Rome held her breath, and her soldiers did hide With a heart wrapped in steel, under Mediterranean sky From foreign soils, the phalanxes cry Through the eyes of a daughter, his legacy's told Of a general bold, in the days of old A city once golden, now whispers his name Hannibal's passage, through history's frame Cold winds whisper his legend, the tale's been spun Hidden in time, beneath the burning sun In a dance of defiance, with Rome's eagle high A daughter's melody, a soft, sorrowful sigh [Chorus] Echoing silence where battles once roared Hannibal's shadow, his memory adored In the hush of the twilight, hear a mother's prayer Tears over Carthage, a city laid bare With the heart of a lion, and a leader so rare His spirit, a beacon, in history's air Through columns of marble, and the ruins so grand Once stood an empire by Hannibal’s command