The Twenty-First of October
This take on the global-day anthem leans further into widescreen pop-rock territory, softening some of the metal's edge.
The stories behind The Twenty-First of October
- The Power-Metal Build of 'The Twenty-First of October' — This take on the global-day anthem leans further into widescreen pop-rock territory, softening some of the metal's edge.
- The Real Date Behind 'The Twenty-First of October' — A power-metal anthem is built around a single global date, when the world's clinical engineers are formally thanked at once.
Lyrics
Somewhere the sun is rising, somewhere it's already
dark One date on every calendar lights
the same spark Oh, oh,
From a clinic with one lamp
To a tower of steel
The same oath gets spoken
The same hands turn the wheel
No border stops the calling
No ocean holds it back
On the 21st of
October We ride the same track
On the 21st of
October Every country answers as one
Not a badge, not a border, not a name
Just the whole world calling the same
Attack up in the mountains
Attack beside the sea
Never met each other
Sworn the same decree
To keep the current honest
To keep the cages true
One world, one calendar
Carried through and through
On the 21st of
October, every country answers as one
Not a badge, not a border, not a name
Just the whole world calling the same
Say it in a hundred tongues, it means the same today
Hey, somebody,
somewhere is answering the
page
On the 21st of
October Every country answers as one
Not a badge, not a border, not a name
The whole world calling the same
I want tight
Every time it's all
Still we rhyme
