he struck the chords as they closed in , composed the lyrics , and began to sing : ensconced in armor wrought from flame with swords of molten stone , the warriors came upon the scene in search of flesh and bone ; they left a trail of smoking earth and stared with eyes aglow ; their feral grins and rancid howls were all we had to know ; we fled like dogs from cracking whips as fear entombed us all and prayed to gods that no one knew that we would never fall ; but rastus did and broke his leg ; we left him for dead ; his wretched screams pursue us still and fill us all with dread !