Slechtvalk - Call To Arms lyrics
[Slechtvalk - Call To Arms lyrics]
And now we've gathered for the
Battles that lie ahead
Rumours of war have reached the
Borders of our lands
From the northern lands
Our army of the falcon hailed
We pledged our sword to our noble King
To whom our banner we raised
He has amassed a great force of such vastness
The world has not seen in all times
For a great threat has come to us
The black armies of the lord of death
As we hailed our old brethren
From the western shores
The eastern horse riders arrived
But we saw no sign of our southern kin
We wondered if they already died
All captains have joined the
King in his pavilion
To discuss the war at hand
The light of early dawn
Already broke the night
When our captain informed us
We were going south
"Last night a falcon arrived
With a message from the southern army
It seems their retreat has been cut off -
They now stand with their
Backs against the wall
If we do not act quickly
They soon will be defeated
We must hurry before it's too late
If not for them, we would long be dead
Now it's time to repay our ancestor's debts"
If only half of the rumours were true
That would mean we would be
Sent to a slaughter
Although we don't fear death
We don't want to die in vain
"We'll face a great host of enemy soldiers
But don't despair, my noble men
For we don't go to war alone
Our King has a great army
Coming from the east
We'll meet them along the way"
We've heard of such an army
But we thought it was just a phantom story
Told by crazed old men who lost their wit's
But, if it's true, then the victory
Would be ours for the taking
Now we just wonder:
What are we still doing here?
Battles that lie ahead
Rumours of war have reached the
Borders of our lands
From the northern lands
Our army of the falcon hailed
We pledged our sword to our noble King
To whom our banner we raised
He has amassed a great force of such vastness
The world has not seen in all times
For a great threat has come to us
The black armies of the lord of death
As we hailed our old brethren
From the western shores
The eastern horse riders arrived
But we saw no sign of our southern kin
We wondered if they already died
All captains have joined the
King in his pavilion
To discuss the war at hand
The light of early dawn
Already broke the night
When our captain informed us
We were going south
"Last night a falcon arrived
With a message from the southern army
It seems their retreat has been cut off -
They now stand with their
Backs against the wall
If we do not act quickly
They soon will be defeated
We must hurry before it's too late
If not for them, we would long be dead
Now it's time to repay our ancestor's debts"
If only half of the rumours were true
That would mean we would be
Sent to a slaughter
Although we don't fear death
We don't want to die in vain
"We'll face a great host of enemy soldiers
But don't despair, my noble men
For we don't go to war alone
Our King has a great army
Coming from the east
We'll meet them along the way"
We've heard of such an army
But we thought it was just a phantom story
Told by crazed old men who lost their wit's
But, if it's true, then the victory
Would be ours for the taking
Now we just wonder:
What are we still doing here?