[Verse 1] Born in the fire, son of the bay Raised on a grudge and a map to slay Swore to the gods with a fist full of hate Kept that oath while the weak man shook fate Crossed over ice where the oxen would break Kept marching on while the mountains would quake Fresh in the snow with the bruised-up crew Wore a lion’s stare and a blood-red view You talk big till the cold gets mean He made war move like a stampeded machine Every step said, “I do not fold” Every scar said, “I was built for gold” [Pre-Chorus] Check that route No safe lane All gas No shame He came in heavy With a famine-tough will Eye on Rome And a hand on the hill [Chorus] Hannibal Barca, he goated (goated) Crossed that mountain and he owned it Hannibal Barca, he goated (goated) Every king saw him and folded He don’t beg, he don’t break He don’t quit when the pressure shake Hannibal Barca, he goated (goated) That name still ring when the thunder wake [Verse 2] Cannae in the dust, that box got closed Left them trapped in the shape that he chose Double-time trap, now panic spread They ran in a ring while the river ran red No front line safe when the squeeze come down No bragging in a cage when the wolves on town He played chess with spears, that’s savage math Cut the pride right out of their battle-path Rome got nerves but he tested those Sent shock through the ranks when the standard rose That’s not luck, that’s craft and nerve That’s cold-blood vision with a savage curve [Bridge] Years keep moving, but the myth stay loud One man, one oath, one war-kissed crowd They built up walls, he still found ways Legend don’t die when the empire decays [Chorus] Hannibal Barca, he goated (goated) Crossed that mountain and he owned it Hannibal Barca, he goated (goated) Every king saw him and folded He don’t beg, he don’t break He don’t quit when the pressure shake Hannibal Barca, he goated (goated) That name still ring when the thunder wake [Outro] So say his name with respect and steel He made the world learn what greatness feels Hannibal Barca, no cap, no joke Top of the hill with the war-lord quote