It's the nature of time That the old ways must give in It's the nature of time That the new ways comes in sin When the new meets the old It always ends the ancient ways And as history told The old ways go out in a blaze Encircled by a vulture The end of ancient culture The dawn of destiny draws near Imperial force defied, facing 500 samurai Surrounded and outnumbered 60 to one, the sword face the gun Bushido dignified It's the last stand of the samurai Surrounded and outnumbered As a new age begins The way of the warrior comes to an end As a new age begins The ways of the old must apprehend It's the nature of time That the old ways must give in It's the nature of time That the new ways comes in sin An offer of surrender Saigo ignore contender The dawn of destiny is here Imperial force defied, facing 500 samurai Surrounded and outnumbered 60 to one, the sword face the gun Bushido dignified It's the last stand of the samurai Surrounded and outnumbered ♪ 'Til the dawn they hold on Only 40 are left at the end None alive, none survive Shiroyama Imperial force defied, facing 500 samurai Surrounded and outnumbered 60 to one, the sword face the gun Bushido dignified It's the last stand of the samurai Surrounded and outnumbered 60 to one, facing the gun 60 to one, culture undone