Sabaton Long Live The King

Enjoy!! :)
Track # 10 on their album Carolus Rex

Lyrics:

Dreams are seldom shattered by a bullet in the dark
Rulers come and rulers go will our kingdom fall apart?

Who shall we now turn to when our leaders lost their heart?
Lives are lost but at what cost will the grand dream fall apart?

Killed by his own or by his foes turned the tide
300 years still no one knows the secret remains

Broken dreams so grand sing of his final stand long live Carolus
Brought by soldiers hand back to the fatherland long live Carolus Rex

Brought him back to Sweden where we put him in a chest
Years of war and agony now the king can finally rest

What will be uncovered from that cold November night
Fredrikshald what happened there will it ever come to light?

Killed by his own or by his foes turned the tide
300 years still no one knows the secret remains

Broken dreams so grand sing of his final stand long live Carolus
Brought by soldiers hand back to the fatherland long live Carolus Rex

For their honor
For their glory
For the men who fought and bled
A soldier from Sweden remembers the dead

Broken dreams so grand sing of his final stand long live Carolus
Brought by soldiers hand back to the fatherland long live Carolus

Broken dreams so grand sing of his final stand long live Carolus
Brought by soldiers hand back to the fatherland long live Carolus Rex

[BioHunter]

A worthy tribute to an honorable and heroic king.

[trollfinger]

I have never cared more about Swedish history. Sabaton are like listening to a film.

[megaton]

This probably my favourite album ever.

[WadeBlanchett]

"Carolus Rex of Sweden was a great King and soldier, who leaded his men personal into Battle, and Proved a lot of honor and gained a lot of Glory.
It seems like he had lived and died, like we await it from every European officer!"

-Walter von Hohenau Grand Admiral o.f the Orbital navy of the European Reich in 2449 about Carolus rex, one of his paragons

[sRazor]

Broken dreams, sing of his final stand makes me always think of robb stark

[MrPutta]

I have listend to Sabaton before. Eargasm count=Over 9000

[Tengila]

Am I the only one who can't help but think that the Swedish versions of most of these songs tell the story in more detail and nuance? I mean, nothing that this version brings us is really overlooked in the swedish version, whereas this version neglects to mention the location of Karl XII's death as well as his rather dubious way of rulership. (as mentioned in the lines that approximately translates to "dead by the kingdom's border" and "How should we remember him? Was he a hero or not? Madness or heroism, yes that's the question we'll have to ask ourselves")

[Aussie]

says the Lion that's grinning like he just boned every lioness in the pride ;)

[anderiiias]

Is that from sort of fiction, or did you make it up? love to see more of it if it exists :)

[Aussie]

I know its the Lion king, but just saying ;)

[burneverything]

I think I ve heard sth similar in fairy tail XD