The Slaughter of Innocence

歌詞

I've heard the drums of war The thunder closing in Toulouse has turned its back We've been forsaken by our kin Sentenced to burn Our innocence will be lost I need to stop this deathly march No matter the cost My eyes were blinded But now I see My judgement has been clouded Please forgive me You may even punish me Until the end of days For now I see with clearer mind The error of my ways Get back, you weakling Harbinger of sin Our forces will destroy your town And everything within And nothing will remain but agony, death and pain "Roma de cervel Quar de la mal capel Etz vos e Cistel Qu'a Bezers fesets faire Mout estranh mazel." Slaughter Life blown away in the blink of an eye This nightmare is real, for soon we will feel Our flesh touching fire and steel Hold on - all hope is in vain Hold on - your fate will remain Hold on - 'tis useless to flee Hold on - your own destiny Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time People of Breziers Listen and take heed: Their forces march upon these walls With vengeance and with speed But I promise thee: before they come Knocking on our door Swords and shields will stand beside us Aiding in our cause Renaud what news do you bring? Sacrifice is their final demand We must give them what they want Or they will kill us where we stand Do we give up our brethren To intolerance and hate Or do we stand as one And share a common fate? Do we give up our brethren Or do we stand as one? No! "We'd rather drown in a salt sea's brine Than betray those who shared our lives." Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time Look at them, so self-assured Mocking our men with scowls unheard But soon I'll wipe that smile off their face When I bask in the heat of this unholy place Men, over there, they've opened the gates Go forth with all your might We'll run this city into the ground Before the fall of night Damn them all Inglorious men At the break of dawn All streets were coloured red Before the last scream faded away These cowards, these wretched swine had their way: Raping, murdering and burning all Not for king or god, but fortune's call The slaughter of innocence "Breziers has fallen Clerks, women, children. Christians too I rode out, I couldn't see or hear a living creature They killed seven thousand people Seven thousand souls who saught sanctuary in Saint Madeleine The steps of the altar Were red with blood The church echoed with the cries Slaughtering the monks who tolled the bells They used the silver cross as a chopping block to behead them." Slaughter Life blown away in the blink of an eye This nightmare is real, for soon we will feel Our flesh touching fire and steel Hold on - all hope is in vain Hold on - your fate will remain Hold on - 'tis useless to flee Hold on - your own destiny Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time