Hail to the King (song)

"Hail to the King" is a song by Avenged Sevenfold and the first single from their sixth studio album of the same name, released on July 15, 2013. The song was premiered live on July 17, 2013, at the Ford Festival Park in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The single spent 11 weeks on top of the UK and US rock charts.

Hero: The Guardian Smurf stories
The chorus of the song is played is used as a background song in the soon-to-be published story "King Of The Smurfs", during Brainy's reign as King Smurf over the Smurf Village.

Lyrics
Watch your tongue or have it cut from your head

Save your life by keeping whispers unsaid

Children roam the streets, now orphans of war

Bodies hanging in the streets to adore

Royal flames will carve a path in chaos,

Bringing daylight to the night

Death is riding into town with armor,

They've come to take all your rights

Hail to the king, hail to the one

Kneel to the crown, stand in the sun

Hail to the king

Hail!

Hail!

Hail!

The King...

Blood is spilt while holding keys to the throne

Born again, but it's too late to atone

No mercy from the edge of the blade

Dare escape and learn the price to be paid

Let the water flow with shades of red now

Arrows black out all the light (light)

Death is riding into town with armor,

They've come to grant you your rights

Hail to the king, hail to the one

Kneel to the crown, stand in the sun

Hail to the king

Hail!

Hail!

Hail!

The King...

[Solo]

There's a taste of fear (hail, hail, hail)

When the henchmen call (hail, hail, hail)

Iron fist to tame the land (hail, hail, hail)

Iron fist to claim it all

Hail to the king, hail to the one

Kneel to the crown, stand in the sun

Hail to the king, hail to the one

Kneel to the crown, stand in the sun

Hail to the king!

Hail!

Hail!

Hail!