SABATON - Fields of Verdun (Official Music Video)

The official music video for Fields of Verdun by Sabaton, taken from the album The Great War.

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=========== "Fields of Verdun" LYRICS ==========

As the drum roll started on that day, heard a hundred miles away
A million shells were fired and the green fields turned to grey

The bombardment lasted all day long, yet the forts were standing strong
Heavily defended, now the trap has been sprung and the battle has begun

Descend into darkness
303 days below the sun

Fields of Verdun
And the battle has begun
Nowhere to run
Father and son
Fall one by one
Under the gun

Thy will be done
And the judgement has begun
Nowhere to run
Father and son
Fall one by one
Fields of Verdun

Though a million shells have scarred the land, no one has the upper hand
From the ground above to trenches, where the soldiers make their stand

As the trenches slowly turn to mud, and then quickly start to flood
Death awaits in every corner, as they die in the mud, fill the trenches with blood

Fields of execution turned to wasteland from the grass
Thou shalt go no further it was said they shall not pass
The spirit of resistance and the madness of the war
So...
Go ahead!
Face the led!
Join the dead!
Though you die!
Where you lie!
Never asking why!

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

The Battle of Verdun (1916) was the longest single battle of the First World War, lasting for more than 300 days. It represents one of the bloodiest battles of the war with over 700,000 combined casualties.

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Recorded and mixed at Black Lounge studios by Jonas Kjellgren.

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Sabaton is a registered and protected trademark.

[SirHellNaja]

"It's been 2 days now and I haven't slept yet because there are some guys wearing camouflaged pants singing in front of our trench day and night."
- An unknow French soldier (c. 1916)

[rasjeff]

"Excuse us for fighting a war in the middle of your concert".

Oh, Sabaton is great

[skoonk]

Had a history test today on WWI and one of the questions asked what the longest battle of WWI was. I immediately remembered “303 days below the sun fields of Verdun” Thanks Sabaton, you’re the best!

[Randomly.]

Kudos to Sabaton for traveling back in time and performing Fields Of Verdun during The Battle Of Verdun in WW1

[Imboredlol]

History: happens
Sabaton: *_WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!_*

[durandil]

Verdun is very symbolic here in France. Verdun was the city where the empire of Charlemagne was split in 3. The western part is what became France. The eastern part became Germany and the middle part became what France and Germany fought for centuries

[exoticdachoo]

The reason why my history teacher is proud:
1) Sabaton
2) Oversimplified

[VagonaSonko]

“Sir I can’t get a good shot!”
“Why?!”
“There’s a bunch of ducking Swedes with guitars in the way!”

[BR-csum]

Sabaton:*performs in the battlefield *

Random soldier: Who are those guys?

*gets shot in the head*

[Siegdrifa]

My great Grand Father did Verdun, from a regiment of 3000 mens, only 5 survived, he was among those 5, he even made German prisoners, ... and it got me thinking, how you can live and fight in a nightmare, seeing your fellow soldiers and close friends butchered in mass, and still spare your ennemies life when you could ? ... You need nerves of steel and cold wisedom.

Then his son (my Grand Father) fought in Dunkerque, then joined the Résistance as he refused the redition like many others, escaped the deportation to Germany thanks to the Résistance and "took the maquis" to fight until the liberation.
When the war was over, my Grand Father recieved a letter informaing him that as a Résistant a medal at the town hall of his city was waiting for him; and my Grand Father said :
"My country knew where to find me when she needed me, if she wants to give me a medal, she can deliver it to me directly, she knows which house i live", and he never went to get his medal, he was a bad ass until his last breath.

As a kid, i remember in school when we studied WWI and WWII, many other kids had Grand Fathers and Great Grand Fathers mentioned for heroïc actions in battles with official letters, old news papers relating battles with names etc.

[Yu-xqdw]

As a Frenchman, this makes me immensely proud of my country's history. Thank you, Sabaton.

[Disc]

You: Thematic rock music
Me an intellectual: Historical power metal

[darthrevan]

Captions: [Awesome Solo]


Deaf people: *headbangs intensely*

[justvibin]

And today, 106 years later, Verdun has come to an end.

Still my favorite song of y'all's, and such a depressing yet interesting story. You single handedly made me love history. Thank you all so much and don't ever stop what you're doing! 🤘

[vinems]

I'm French and thank you Sabaton for this song

[eazhe]

Every other nation: *Uses brown and gray uniforms to blend in*
France: *Bleu*

[LuciusVorenusCL]

Rare footage of Swedish mercenaries figthing in Verdun. 1916, colorized

[ib]

Sabaton really makes me go back in time and feel what happened back then in the history. The video, the lyrics, the riff, the music, everything is so good

[kooroshrostami]

imagine being a WWI veteran revisiting the trenches and then you saw Sabaton filming this.

[brendanjrice]

Subtitles: [Awesome Solo]


*Deaf people rocking their heads*