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They came riding at first light
Fifty men armed to the teeth
The sounding horn called us out to fight
We went to meet them in the fields
Outnumbered yet we fought
But soon we were overrun
We took refuge in our home
Our downfall had just begun
They attacked our home, we kept them out
Defending ourselves with spear and bow
We took them out one by one
As the rising autumn sun glowed
There was twenty dead on each side
When we first smelled something burn
We heard them laughing from outside
Taunting us with spiteful words
They set the house on fire
In order to smoke us out
Only five of us was still alive
And our time was running out
Raging flames surrounded us all
Our home was under siege
Crumbling roof and burning walls
There was no way to break free
As we were all about to die
We swore a sacred oath
Revenge would be claimed if someone survived
And we sealed the oath in blood
The roof caved in and cleared a path
A way out of the flames
It was decided that I'd go first
As we made for our escaped
Suddenly the walls came down
And trapped the rest inside
My closest friends died that day
Only I made it out alive
lead by Mikkonen
lead by Soderberg
Fifty men armed to the teeth
The sounding horn called us out to fight
We went to meet them in the fields
But soon we were overrun
We took refuge in our home
Our downfall had just begun
Defending ourselves with spear and bow
We took them out one by one
As the rising autumn sun glowed
When we first smelled something burn
We heard them laughing from outside
Taunting us with spiteful words
In order to smoke us out
Only five of us was still alive
And our time was running out
Our home was under siege
Crumbling roof and burning walls
There was no way to break free
We swore a sacred oath
Revenge would be claimed if someone survived
And we sealed the oath in blood
A way out of the flames
It was decided that I'd go first
As we made for our escaped
And trapped the rest inside
My closest friends died that day
Only I made it out alive
lead by Soderberg
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this is epic.
its about warriors who are summoned to fight by a horn. they were outnumbered, but defended their homes well. pretty soon the battle takes a turn for the worse and the remaining men seek refuge inside a house. the aggressors, clearly victorious, will not stop until all the men are killed. they set the house on fire. while inside the house, the last men take a blood oath to seek vengeance. the roof caves in, killing all but one...
This song obviously is about the end of the Viking era, and their decline.
«Our downfall had just begun»
Yes, this song really is epic. I like the way the guitar builds up tension near the end of the song to explode in a beautiful lead. I can picture the lone Survivor running away to escape his enemies and after escaping he stands on a hill looking back at what was once his homeland, alone, beaten and homeless. But then he remembers his oath and he knows he will return one day to avenge the death of his family and friends. Well, at least, thats what I see in my mind, when I listen to the solo :)
Note that the next track on the album (Once Sealed in Blood) is the followup to this song! :)
This song reminds me of SEAL Team 10 and Operation Red Wings where only 1 guy survived.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Red_Wings