V1
The helmet's hot as Hell. The blades are burning hotter
Under the scorching sun I’m just an armored slave
And I would kill you now for a single sip of water
But I will choose this heat over the cold of a grave


CH
Sand scraping on my teeth with a salty taste of a triumph
Today I fight to live. All I can do is try it
I’m beat, I’m torn, I’m cut, but I will rise defiant
I win this fight today, and those that will come later
I am a gladiator! I am a gladiator!


V2
But every time I live, the stakes are running higher
The people cheer me. The wounds will heal again
Today in the arena I will combat a lion
The people here to see the beast to kill the man


CH
Sand scraping on my teeth with a salty taste of a triumph
Today I fight to live. All I can do is try it
I’m beat, I’m torn, I’m cut, but I will rise defiant
I win this fight today, and those that will come later
I am a gladiator! I am a gladiator!


BRIDGE
And if my luck runs out
I may be dead tomorrow
But now’s no time to doubt
Today they hear me ROAR!!!

And ROAR!!!

CH
Sand scraping on my teeth with a salty taste of a triumph
Today I fight to live. All I can do is try it
I’m beat, I’m torn, I’m cut, but I will rise defiant
I win this fight today, and those that will come later
I am a gladiator! I am a gladiator!


Spectators think that I'll be dead
But I survive despite bloodshed

They shout, yell, and rise from their seats.
Death’s fun and games to them. They all came here to see it
But legends outlive the sands of Colosseum