Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
Ten heavy feet
Walks the blood soiled ground
With rhythm these
Five warriors march
No matter how much
The bleeding wounds
From enemy sword cuts
Hurts to the bone
The revenge they sought
Was taken in blood
No mercy was showed
No mercy was showed
They ignore the pain
That hammer like pounds
From falls, off slain
Horses, to the ground
No signs of weakness
No signs of weariness
Not even a glimpse
Of remorse in their eyes
They slew men ruthless
Fed the wolves with flesh
And now they leave
This land side by side
Now they're headed home
Five swordsmen who fought relentlessly
Their story will be told
Of five brave men endlessly
All sorrow is left
For the woman to bare
The children cries
They live in fear
No man was spread
No houses or farm remains
No christian woman unraped
Their church consumed by flames
Their steel shines red
With enemy blood
It sings of victory
Granted by the Gods
And as they return
Bleeding but proud
The horizon burns
And the song is ringing loud
Walks the blood soiled ground
With rhythm these
Five warriors march
No matter how much
The bleeding wounds
From enemy sword cuts
Hurts to the bone
The revenge they sought
Was taken in blood
No mercy was showed
No mercy was showed
They ignore the pain
That hammer like pounds
From falls, off slain
Horses, to the ground
No signs of weakness
No signs of weariness
Not even a glimpse
Of remorse in their eyes
They slew men ruthless
Fed the wolves with flesh
And now they leave
This land side by side
Now they're headed home
Five swordsmen who fought relentlessly
Their story will be told
Of five brave men endlessly
All sorrow is left
For the woman to bare
The children cries
They live in fear
No man was spread
No houses or farm remains
No christian woman unraped
Their church consumed by flames
Their steel shines red
With enemy blood
It sings of victory
Granted by the Gods
And as they return
Bleeding but proud
The horizon burns
And the song is ringing loud
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Man this song makes me want to go and kill people with big axes.. muahaha. not really.. but still......
go berzerkers
If it isn't obvious...
This song is about five vikings going into a village, killing all who live there, and destroying the buildings. Then they go and have brunch at Bennigan's.
Why is the "no christian woman left unraped" line left out of these lyrics? It's the best part of the song!
RAPE EVERY WHORE THAT CARRIES THE CROSS!!!
i didnt know that. thank you for bringing the "no christian woman left unraped" when they left it out i was like no christian woman? what the fuck does that mean. makes sense now. and vonss save some of those whores for me.
One of their most underestimated songs.
Directed at everyone who romanticize lyrics like this and refrain from really giving it some thought.
Replace "warriors" with "mujahedeen" and "gods" with "god" and the lyrics suddenly doesn't sound so cool any longer, right?
Still an awesome song, just interpret it with some common sense.
I want to add a few things. First of all Amon Amarth is not anti-christian though they are not pro-christian either what hegg is doing in all of their songs is painting a picture of true vikings who believe in asgård and asarna. Second, i believe this song is continuing of ride for vengence, and part of theese vikings lack for mercy, the only son who was slain by the men of the single god. i believe this is why they rape the women and burn the churches. However this only my interpretation