SABATON - Long Live the King (Official Lyric Video)

The official lyric video for "Long Live The King" by Sabaton. Taken from the album Carolus Rex.

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========= Long Live The King 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
Three hundred 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?

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

========= Historic Fact ==========

On November 30, 1718, Charles XII of Sweden was killed by a piece of metal that pierced his left temple during the siege of Fredriksten. The circumstances of his death are still unclear to this day.

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[Pain-cvcu]

This song ironically saved me I was sleeping and when it switched to this I woke up to see my house was getting robbed

[mohammedaminetaibi]

"I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies."
- Carolus Rex

[eirikrhernandez]

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

Can't help but be moved to tears.
The sheer passion and power contained in those lyrics are incredible.

[shaaravwankhede]

Its astonishing how a Sabaton song makes me patriotic for a country I don't belong to.

[thepizzafoogle]

Where girls cried: Titanic
Where boys cried: Fallen Kingdom
Where men cried:

[szmytkowskaa]

With the beginning of October I started my Scandinavian studies at one of Polish universities. In a month me and my friend have to present one topic for the subject called 'History of Nordic Region' and we instantly chose 'Reign of Charles XII, the King of Sweden in Sabaton's songs'. It moves me. Thank you.

[harvscholtens]

Sabaton once again displaying their ability to make thousands of people patriotic for countries they've never been to, and make us miss people that were dead before any of us where born.

[radioactive]

The best thing about the songs is the historical context. As an American, I wish we would study European history a bit more. Lots of cool legends and figures to study.

[thatswede]

As a descendant of Carolus’ family, I hope he may forever rest in peace, lång leve Sverige

[SgtPrice]

The opening guitar in this song is just unbelievably awesome. Music truly fit for a king like Charles XII

[JinkenNaples]

I'm Italian but the story behind this Swedish king always make me cry. This man fought since he was a teenager. Respect to Sverige 🇮🇹🇸🇪💛💙

[BWxEclipse]

Bro I’m not even Swedish and I’m crying over a dead king from 300+ years ago.

[darthgandalf]

I feel a lot of national pride and have to salute for King Carolus Rex and I'm not even swedish.

[alexanderbjorling]

Dedicated his life from 15 years of age until his death to the defence of Sweden and her glory, and ultimately gave his life in service of the realm.
Eternal glory to his sacrifice, God save the King!

[shadowdancer]

Actually, there is a recent research which reveals that Carolus was shot by a foe. Shot came from a long distance and it was not a handgun bullet. It was from a cannon. Rest in peace Carolus 👑

[Таирхан-бф]

As a Kazakh, I am very proud of Sweden!






P.S. It even has a place in The Urban Dictionary! It is called “Sabaton Effect”!

[ArdenKrolik]

This song is amazing. It is both emotional and catchy, easily one of the best songs from Sabaton.

[marinamucic]

I really, REALLY love this song, and it's even better in Swedish. One of my all-time favourite Sabaton songs

[smiIingman]

Broken dreams so grand
Sing of his final stand
Long live *Carolus*
Brought BY soldiers hand
Back to the father land
*LONG LIVE CAROLUS REX!*


Fucking chills
im so glad this one got a modern lyric vid, im sure many sabaton fans didnt even know about this one

[captainsteroid]

I literally have a tear in my eye after hearing this song. Great work, Sabaton. Long live Carolus Rex!