SLEEPING GIANT X GAME OF THRONES

The Army Of The Chosen One

Sons of Thunder by Sleeping Giant used to be one of my all-time favorite albums. I played this CD until it was nothing but a scratched disc of plastic. I loved this album so much, I have its lyrics tattooed on my arm. But, time goes on and great things get lost in the past. It had been probably 5 or so years since I last listened to this album until my commute into work last week.

Like most everyone else experienced, the month of May included nothing but Game of Thrones talk. I had recently gotten back into the series and really enjoyed it, but I wouldn’t call myself an obsessed fan. With that said, having all things Game of Thrones fresh on my mind, I about lept out of my bike saddle when “Army of the Chosen One” by Sleeping Giant played on my morning commute.

This song came out in 2009, and although the subject matter is not at all about fictional queens riding dragons, the lyrics sync up beautifully to major storylines within GOT.

Song lyrics:

An army composed, of walking dead, of willing hearts, in this our day of struggle
We speak with fire, we break all chains, the foolish bonds of carnal minds far beneath us
We see the leader transfigured light, he calls us forward in that moment receive
Gives us a new name, on stones of white, and then we stand commissioned searching for the valiant more to come

Chosen Ones!
Oh were rising, calling out your name
And you will hear our anthem raise
So answer us in truth
Answer me!
I know their faces
I hear their names, reveal their future, warriors of regeneration
I've seen their journey
I've felt their pain
I've reached into each shame filled, dark and failed existence
I see them rising my crest in heart, sealed to my vision anchored deep within each man
The day approaches, each life will close
The awesome day we see the Lion and the Lamb

Father where is the army I've seen in my visions
It's the generation the dragon has feared in his dreams
Father where is the army I've seen in my visions
We are the generation the dragon has feared in his dreams, His Nightmares!
GLORIA!
Soon we will find out who are the real revolutionaries
Someday we will see who's in this thing for real!