The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
It's under crimson skies hell's horizon
Our trap will spring
Unaware of our presence they'll be marching
Straight to their doom
We are prepared for war ready to fire
Stand by to charge
Counting down as they march into destruction
Their time has come
They'll never know we give no warning
We set a trap they took the bait
Leading them straight into hell
They will not live to tell the tale
We'll strike at dusk and fight 'til dawn
Tonight our foe is bound to fail
Our time is now all ready at arms
Upon our chosen ground dead men marching
No sign of hope
Victory will be ours before the dawn breaks
Tonight we charge
Chaos and disorder sound of the attack
Charging down the mountain frontal assault
Guns light up the darkness mortars rip the ground
Like a force of nature shaking the field
They'll never know we give no warning
We set a trap they took the bait
Cut off retreat
Released
Unleashed
The beast within berserker rage is
Released
Unleashed
A storm a force unbreakable war machine
Victims of the ambush
Stains the ground with blood
Fields of execution murderous plan
Soldiers turn to madmen in the dead of night
Fighting with a fury fiery eyes
Our trap will spring
Unaware of our presence they'll be marching
Straight to their doom
We are prepared for war ready to fire
Stand by to charge
Counting down as they march into destruction
Their time has come
They'll never know we give no warning
We set a trap they took the bait
Leading them straight into hell
They will not live to tell the tale
We'll strike at dusk and fight 'til dawn
Tonight our foe is bound to fail
Our time is now all ready at arms
Upon our chosen ground dead men marching
No sign of hope
Victory will be ours before the dawn breaks
Tonight we charge
Chaos and disorder sound of the attack
Charging down the mountain frontal assault
Guns light up the darkness mortars rip the ground
Like a force of nature shaking the field
They'll never know we give no warning
We set a trap they took the bait
Cut off retreat
Released
Unleashed
The beast within berserker rage is
Released
Unleashed
A storm a force unbreakable war machine
Victims of the ambush
Stains the ground with blood
Fields of execution murderous plan
Soldiers turn to madmen in the dead of night
Fighting with a fury fiery eyes
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I have mostly heard this is about the Partisans and Russian Resistance Durring WW2. But i also hear its just about all Resistance and guerrilla warfare (Cuba. Vietnam. Russia Etc)
this song is about no spific battlefield or conflict its self, merely the art of the ambush in and of its self. JROTC finally pays off for a band to understand the lyrics.
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In my opinion it is about wars of finland and soviet union. Finland never got captured or breaked as conparsion of armies 1 to 10. Also russians were driven on traps and killed.
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