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Birds of War Lyrics
The priesthood is trembling
the five knights of light has betrayed mankind
Now known as the dark ones
we strike down on earth with powers from hell
We ride on the wind we ride through the sky
like unholy birds of war we fly
we bring agony and insanity
Once blessed by the light now serving the night
and soon cursed by every man on earth
We follow our lust, in no god we trust
Come join us
Leave this world behind and you will find satisfaction
fight on our side you cannot hide from us forever more
Once greeted as heroes
now treated as foes wherever we go
Recruiting more warriors
the hordes of undead march on our command
Now mankind will pay from this very day
every man on earth will curse his birth
We spread fear and pain resistance in vain
We march in the dark your kind is our mark
avoid the daylight in dark we fight
We'll control your souls you'll end up like ghouls
the five knights of light has betrayed mankind
Now known as the dark ones
we strike down on earth with powers from hell
like unholy birds of war we fly
we bring agony and insanity
Once blessed by the light now serving the night
and soon cursed by every man on earth
We follow our lust, in no god we trust
Leave this world behind and you will find satisfaction
fight on our side you cannot hide from us forever more
now treated as foes wherever we go
Recruiting more warriors
the hordes of undead march on our command
every man on earth will curse his birth
We spread fear and pain resistance in vain
We march in the dark your kind is our mark
avoid the daylight in dark we fight
We'll control your souls you'll end up like ghouls
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As far as i know it's about the fighting planes used in wars, I don't know any further details.
It's actually about the table top game, Warhammer 40k. The 'knights' are actually post human super soldiers, who have betrayed their oaths, and declared themselves renegades. .
It's actually about the table top game, Warhammer 40k. The 'knights' are actually post human super soldiers, who have betrayed their oaths, and declared themselves renegades. .
Royboy would be correct. Birds of War are planes used for aerial dogfights. Namely WWI biplane fighters and the advent of high powered piston driven WWII fighters.
Royboy would be correct. Birds of War are planes used for aerial dogfights. Namely WWI biplane fighters and the advent of high powered piston driven WWII fighters.
It's about Chaos Space Marine Raptors from the tabletop game Warhammer 40,000. The "knights of light has betrayed mankind" refer to the Primarchs of the 9 Space Marine legions who betrayed the Emperor of Mankind during the Civil war known as the Horus Heresy (Legions in question: Sons of Horus (renamed Black Legion after H.H.), Thousand Sons, Emperor's Children, Word Bearers, World Eaters, Death Guard, Night Lords, Iron Warriors, and Alpha Legion).
"like unholy birds of war we fly we bring agony and insanity" - Directly referencing the Raptors, also referencing Chaos' nature of normally driving those exposed to it's taint insane.
"We follow our lust, in no god we trust" That's the Emperor's Children, who serve Slaanesh the Chaos God of Pleasure.
"the hordes of undead march on our command" - Death Guard. They are considered zombies/zombie-like because of the "blessings" of the Plague God, Nurgle.
In this case Sabaton is referring to dogfights, the 'birds of war' or fighter planes over the battlefield.
In this case Sabaton is referring to dogfights, the 'birds of war' or fighter planes over the battlefield.