"Iron of the Steppes" is a lyrical tribute to the rise and dominance of the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan. It explores the brutal unity, unstoppable force, and fearsome reputation of the Mongol hordes as they swept across continents. The song portrays the Khan as a mythic, almost divine figure—an embodiment of ruthless leadership, destiny, and military genius. 
(NOTE:  I used google translate to get the Mongolian lyrics.  If they are wrong I tried my best.  I have the English translation below it.)

[start]

[Verse 1]
We ride beneath the blackened sky
Banner raised, no soul alive
Steel and fire in our hands
Born to crush and to command

From the steppe, the storm begins
Leathered skin and bloodstained grin
No fortress holds, no king defies
When the Khan sets fire to the skies

[Pre-Chorus 1]
No mercy shown beneath our hooves
Your fate is carved by crescent moons
We take the blood, we take the land
Kneel or fall to the iron hand

[Chorus]
Swear to the Khan, ride as one
Crush the weak, their end has come
No walls can hide them now
(Хүчирхэг хаан бүхнийг хардаг)
[The mighty Khan sees all]

Khan will lead, we will not fall
Strike like flame and take it all
Join or be undone!
(Байлдан дагуулах эзэнд захирагдах!)
[Submit to the ruler of conquest!]

[Verse 2]
From birth we ride, from dust we rise
Steppe-born wrath in silent eyes
Chosen not by gold or name
Only valor feeds the flame

The clans once torn are now one blade
Sharpened for the wars we've made
Nature calls us, wild and free
The earth itself commands our siege

[Pre-Chorus 2]
He speaks, and lightning cracks the sky
A god of war, none question why
One empire forged by blood and steel
Bend the world beneath our heels

[Chorus]
Swear to the Khan, ride as one
Crush the weak, their end has come
No walls can hide them now
(Хүчирхэг хаан бүхнийг хардаг)
[The mighty Khan sees all]

Khan will lead, we will not fall
Strike like flame and take it all
Join or be undone!
(Байлдан дагуулах эзэнд захирагдах!)
[Submit to the ruler of conquest!]

[Bridge]
Тэдний гэрийг шатааж, титмийг нь хугал
[Burn their homes, break their crown]
Тэдний удам угсааг газар нураа
[Tear their lineage to the ground]
Тэдний хөвгүүдийг ав, алтыг нь ав
[Take their sons, take their gold]
Бидний нэрийг хөлдөөсөн чулуунд сийлээрэй
[Carve our names in frozen stone]

Хэн ч хайрлахгүй, хэн ч уйлахгүй
[None shall love, none shall weep]
Манай адуунууд нойроо дарж байхад
[When our horses crush their sleep]
Бид ясанд ороосон аянга
[We are thunder wrapped in bone]
Гавлын сэнтий рүү алхаж байна
[Marching to a throne of skulls]

[Pre-Chorus 1]
No mercy shown beneath our hooves
Your fate is carved by crescent moons
We take the blood, we take the land
Kneel or fall to the iron hand

[Chorus]
Swear to the Khan, ride as one
Crush the weak, their end has come
No walls can hide them now
(Хүчирхэг хаан бүхнийг хардаг)
[The mighty Khan sees all]

Khan will lead, we will not fall
Strike like flame and take it all
He will conquer every sun
(Хаан дэлхийг бүхэлд нь захирна)
[The Khan shall rule the world entire]

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