It cannot be seen but there's blood on the green
Only God knows I'm innocent
Take me, take me home
A dark seed reigns in me like the Storm rules over the sea
I challenge thee, do not cross this bridge alone

Don't dare me now
The threatening shadows will pass by

They're getting closer now
Open your eyes
Wake up my dear young friend
And hate shall fade away

I will not move, yet
I'll stand still instead

There on the battlefield he stands
Down on the battlefield he's lost
And on the battlefield it ends

War and anger shall reign
The clash of iron can be heard
By blindness you're driven insane
I'm lost in anguish and grief
Sorrow won't wane 'til you die
A shattered body deeply hurt
And darkness will cover the light
It's gone forevermore

The field's been left in sorrow
The father and the son they're gone
The Sun shines bright and anger rises
Lorn and lonely torn apart
Don't you think it's time to stop now
We were charmed and fooled by the old serpent's kiss

Let's pray that heaven is on our side
Through violence and horror shall honour arise
So let's pray and blessed shall be our leader
We follow the noble and bright

Don't you hear me crying, crying
Come take me away
I hallow thy name

There on the battlefield he stands
Down on the battlefield he's lost
And on the battlefield it ends

War and anger shall reign
The clash of iron can be heard
By blindness you're driven insane
I'm lost in anguish and grief
Sorrow won't wane 'til you die
A shattered body deeply hurt
And darkness will cover the light
It's gone forevermore

That's what the minstrel sing
Join in the horrible screams
Take part in murderous deeds
Renowned be the lion-hearted

Join in the minstrelsy
Wailing in endless grief
It eagerly longs for more
Broken bodies lay down on the ground

Blood sheds all over the place
The green will be stained forever
And hate reigns all over the field
They keep struggling on in anger

Fiercely intense outrageous, too blind to see
And in pain they keep on singing
We claim the land for the highlord
God bless the land and our highlord

War and anger shall reign
The clash of iron can be heard
By blindness you're driven insane
I'm lost in anguish and grief
Sorrow won't wane 'til you die
A shattered body deeply hurt
And darkness will cover the light
It's gone forevermore


Lyrics submitted by Equilan

Battlefield song meanings
Add Your Thoughts

12 Comments

sort form View by:
  • +2
    General Comment

    I actually think this song is partly about Nargothrond and Turin Turambar. Maybe Hansi thought the other meaning actually resembled this story and decided to place some hints to it. Surely the term "god" is 180 degrees away from anything lotr but there are a few hints.

    "(a dark) seed reigns in me (like a) storm rules over the sea i challenge thee, do not cross this bridge alone"

    Dark seed is obviously the curse of morgoth. The bridge is the bridge of nargothrond which Turin counseled to build. Yet, you would not expect Turin to think something like "storm over a sea".

    "open your eyes, wake up my dear young friend and hate shall fade away i will not move yet i'll stand still, instead"

    It seems like it represents the charm of Glaurung and the optimism of Turin afterwards.

    "there on the battlefield he stands down on the battlefield he's lost and on the battlefield it ends"

    Turin is charmed after the battle of Tumhalad (where, in silmarillion, it's strangly emphasized that Battle of Tumhalad took place in a "battlefield".) Hence it's a bit confusing.

    "war and anger shall reign the clash of iron can be heard by blindness you're driven insane i'm lost in anguish and grief sorrow won't wane till you die a shattered body deeply hurt and darkness will cover the light it's gone forevermore (it's gone forevermore!)"

    Turin is emphasized to have a long and a black sword.(Gurthang) It might be the most emphasized sword in Silmarillion. So this can explain the clash of iron which i think it's not lotr related. A shattered body? Findiulas?

    "the field's been left in sorrow the father and the son they are gone the sun shines bright, and anger rises lorn and lonely, torn apart don't you think it's time to stop now we were charmed and fooled by the old serpent's kiss"

    Father and son.. It could be a hint to Hurin and Turin because they share a similar fate. (This is a long shot)

    Old serpent is obviously Glaurung. Tumhalad is a plain and it can explain the green references in the song.

    This all is a long shot but it worths a try :p

    ElanMorinTedronaion April 29, 2012   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

More Featured Meanings

Album art
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Album art
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve. The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future. Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere" The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Album art
I Can't Go To Sleep
Wu-Tang Clan
This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Album art
Magical
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
Album art
Punchline
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.