Fast as the wind the invasion has begun,
Shaking the ground with the force of (a) thousand guns.
First in the line of fire, first into hostile land,
Tanks leading the way, leading the way.
Charging the lines with the force of a furious storm,
Fast as the lightning, phantoms swarm.
Two-hundred miles at nightfall, taken within a day,
Thus earning the name, earning the fame.
They are the Panzer Elite.
Born to compete, never retreat,
(Ghost Division).
Living or dead, always ahead,
Fed by your dread.
Always ahead as the blitzkrieg rages on,
Breaking morale with the sound of blazing guns...
Leaving a trail of destruction through a foreign land (Waging war with conviction)
Massive assault live to serve the nazi plan (Wehrmachts' pride, ghost division).
Communications broken, Phantoms too far away,
Thus earning the name, earning the fame...
Pushing the frontline forth with a tremendous force (Far ahead, breaks resistance),
Breaching the way for panzer corps (Show no fear, self-subsistent)...
This song is about the 7th Panzer Division, commanded by Erwin Rommel, that participated in the invasion of Belgium and France in 1940. By the third day of the invasion, the 7th along with three divisions commanded by General Heinz Guderian reached the river Meuse. By the 16th of May, the 7th had reached its assigned objective at Avesnes where it was supposed to stop and await further orders, but Rommel decided to press on. On the 20th of May, the division reached Arras where they encountered heavy resistance from the British forces. They reached Lille on the 27th of May which they sieged until the 31st. On the 17th of June 1940, the division was ordered to advance on Cherbourg. The division advanced 240 kilometers in 24 hours, and after two days of battle, won against the French garrison. The speed and surprise they were able to achieve was considerable, to the point that the German high command lost track of the division and thus they earned the nickname “Ghost Division." Singing about how powerful these tanks were is very scary. They could break through land so easily.
Submitted by: Katy
Dropped from Enola, a city erased, threat of the future displayed
A power unheard of a power unseen
Flash out of nowhere, the sky is burning
At 8:16 AM, Tokyo control realized something was wrong
Reports of explosions, destruction and pain
Air raid from hell, city gone in a blaze.
August in black, B-29's coming back.
Prepare for nuclear attack
Warned but did not heed
Prepare for nuclear attack
Extermination
Strike back
Chose not to believe
Another nuclear attack.
From the southeast came the second attack, threat of tomorrow unveiled
11:02 on the 9th of August
Over the valley, like ball lightning
The bomb detonates and the land turns to waste, barren for decades to come The factories burning, the steelworks destroyed
Surrender your war, else you’ll perish in flames.
Second attack, B-29's turning back.
This song is about the two atomic bombs dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It describes the destruction of the cities in quite scary detail.
Submitted by: Katy
[Spoken Narrative]
A fragile but hopeful peace falls upon the European continent.
America returns to their shores,
Russia tend to their own matters,
And the British Empire disbands their colonial forces.
Parades are being held in victorious countries.
The war that would end all wars is over.
But not everyone agrees.
In the underground, something is growing in the dark.
Because for some, the war never ended.
War will never entirely die,
It will evolve, it will change.
And war will return
Sooner than we think.
Just when people thought WW1 was over [the treaty was signed], war will very likely return. Hitler is probably the "some" referred to.
Submitted by: Katy
(Whole song, but particularly)
Good morning, Worm your honour.
The crown will plainly show the prisoner who now stands before you
Was caught red-handed, showing feelings
Showing feelings of an almost human nature.
This will not do.
Call the schoolmaster!
(later)
Crazy, toys in the attic, I am crazy,
Truly gone fishing.
They must have taken my marbles away!
(later)
The evidence before the court is incontrovertible,
There's no need for the jury to retire.
In all my years of judging, I have never heard before
Of someone more deserving of the full penalty of law.
The way you made them suffer, your exquisite wife and mother,
Fills me with the urge to defecate.
(Go on, Judge, shit on him!)
Since, my friend, you have revealed your deepest fear,
I sentence you to be exposed before your peers.
Tear down the wall!
The animation in the video is scary. Roger Waters incorporates various characters of the main character's life as The Wall’s protagonist puts himself on trial. The verdict conducted by the exaggerated and personified bricks ultimately orders his wall be torn down, when he judges himself both responsible for the making of the wall as well as capable of reconnecting with the outside world.
Submitted by: Katy
Hello?
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me,
Is there anyone home?
Come on now,
I hear you're feeling down.
Well, I can ease your pain,
And get you on your feet again.
Relax,
I'll need some information first.
Just the basic facts,
Can you show me where it hurts?
There is no pain, you are receding,
A distant ship, smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves,
Your lips move, but I can't hear what you're saying.
When I was a child, I had a fever,
My hands felt just like two balloons.
Now I've got that feeling once again,
I can't explain, you would not understand,
This is not how I am.
I have become comfortably numb.
Okay,
Just a little pinprick.
There'll be no more AHHH,
But you may feel a little sick.
Can you stand up?
I do believe it's working, good.
That'll keep you going through the show,
Come on, it's time to go...
This song is about Pink from The Wall's album confrontation with a doctor who gives him something to help him perform. It's pretty creepy.
Submitted by: Katy
Sabaton's,
"Attack of the Dead Men"
[Spoken Intro from History Version of song]
"Gas, the ultimate weapon of cruelty, a highly delivery system of a slow and painful death.
This time a fortress and it's few defenders would suffer its horrible consequences.
Out of the poisonous cloud came an army of men who should already have been dead."
Turmoil at the front,
Wilhelm's forces on the hunt.
There's a thunder in the east,
It's an attack of the deceased.
They've been facing poison gas,
7,000 charge en-masse.
Turn the tide of the attack,
And force the enemy to turn back.
And that's when the dead men are marching again.
Osowiec then and again,
Attack of the dead, hundred men.
Facing the lead once again,
Hundred men charge again, die again...
Two combatants spar,
Hindenburg against the Tsar.
Move in 12 battalions large
Into a Russian counter-charge.
They'll be fighting for their lives
As their enemy revives.
Russians won't surrender, no,
Striking fear into their foe.
And that's when the dead men are marching again...
It’s about the battle of Osowiec Fortress in 1915. During which the Germans used Mustard gas against the Russian fortress. However, 100 Russian soldiers stayed behind in the gas to buy time to evacuate the nearby area. The gas and the bloody cloth used to protect from it gave the Russians a ghastly appearance that, when the Germans marched to the fortress expecting no resistance, scared off the 7000 soldiers. This became known as the attack of the dead men. It's a scary topic to sing about.
Submitted by: Katy
[Spoken Intro] But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come back into being.
Nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.
Warnings of an airstrike,
The sirens scream out loud.
Warnings on the radio
Of what’s coming.
Appearing on the radar,
A threat from overseas.
Planes on the horizon Cast shadows on the ground.
Bringers of destruction
Are ravaging the land.
Fury of the bombers,
A force to reckon with.
Sets the world on fire,
Then turns to strike again.
Flames are burning higher,
The bombs keep falling.
AA guns are blazing
As the sky is turning red.
Better run for cover,
You’ll be quick or be dead.
Burn Burn,
Rage of the heavens,
Burn Burn,
Death from above.
Die Die,
Merciless killing.
Burn Burn,
Death from above.
Carpet-bombing cities
And grinding them to dust,
Able men and women
Will all be victims.
Everyone will suffer
In the wake of their attack.
Bombers show no mercy,
A land in ruin.
Homes are turned to rubble
When the airstrike has been approved.
Facing their destruction,
Fear the black wings of death.
(...) Nothing remains,
Cities ruined, turned to dust.
All has been lost,
Rise from the ashes and strike...
This song is about a fierce bombing strategy that was used by the Allies during WWII. A fleet of 730 British bombers appeared over Hamburg, unleashing over 2,300 tons of bombs. Deadly and uncontrollable fires broke out all over the city. Lyrics that talk about merciless killing and death and people losing homes are very scary.
Submitted by: Katy
Sabaton's,
"Attack of the Dead Men"
Turmoil at the front,
Wilhelm's forces on the hunt.
There's a thunder in the east,
It's an attack of the deceased.
They've been facing poison gas,
7,000 charge en-masse.
Turn the tide of the attack,
And force the enemy to turn back.
And that's when the dead men are marching again.
Osowiec then and again,
Attack of the dead, hundred men.
Facing the lead once again,
Hundred men charge again, die again...
Two combatants spar,
Hindenburg against the Tsar.
Move in 12 battalions large
Into a Russian counter-charge.
They'll be fighting for their lives
As their enemy revives.
Russians won't surrender, no,
Striking fear into their foe...
The Attack of the Dead Men occurred on August 6th, 1915, after the German army launched several gas attacks on the fortress, killing all but roughly 60-100 men from the defending force. In a last ditch effort to send the Germans back the men inside charged out of the fortress, many coughing up blood, and sent the Germans running mostly out of fear of their appearance, that being of dead men charging, covered in rags soaked in blood, guts, and vomit.
Submitted by: Katy
I've had a vision, it's clear to me now
I know what has to be done
Different religions cannot share a land
A plague and I have the cure
Chase them down, let them suffer in pain
Dig them down, they'll be gone for a while
Evidence lost
We burn
Plunder and rape
Show them no mercy, just burn
Flesh turn to ash
Inspired by deeds that were done long ago
I know what has to be done
Filth of my land must be washed clean and pure
Now let the cleansing begin
A song about the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia.
Submitted by: Katy
Rebuilding an army Make the nation proud Disregarding the treaty Secret plans for Lebensraum Start the Holocaust The Reich will rise Propaganda, the Reich will rise To last a thousand years Burning books to spread anti-semite propaganda Who will stop the madman's reign? Night of broken glass, send the Jews to Dachau death camp On a path to certain death The Anschluss completed On the brink of war Act brutal with no pity Be harsh, show no remorse Start the war machine (...) I see an eagle rising The Rise of Evil! In the last days of peace Europe holding its breath An invasion is coming but when will it start? Who will be first to fall? Who will be last to stand? Who will stop all this madness that has consequences no man understand? No man, no land!
Self-explanatory.
Submitted by: Katy
