SABATON - Fields of Verdun (Official Lyric Video)

The Official Lyric Video for Fields of Verdun by Sabaton 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.

[Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

"Is this hell?"
"No, this is Verdun."
"What's the difference?"

[PiscatorLager]

Lyric videos seem to be a fun thing to do.

[lordshaxx]

If history had an anime Sabaton would make the opening.

[senorkaktusz]

I found a metal band with songs based on historical events...is this Heaven?

[ForgottenHonor]

When actual history is a thousand times more epic than a badass wizard taking on a literal giant demon!

[thepilot]

Can we just acknowledge that sabaton just made 8 lines rhyme in a row with all unique words

[CBRN-]

The plebs who say the French is known for surrendering clearly never heard of Verdun

*THEY SHALL NOT PASS*

[phoenixflamegames]

Everyone: The French surrender so often.
Me: Allow me to educate you

[Hi-enji]

I wasn’t first
I wasn’t last
But when Sabaton uploads
I sure click fast

[darkfunewolfcoop]

They protec
They attac
but most importantly
*_Ils ne passeront pas !_*

[ze]

>"they shall not pass"
>french idom
>tolkien fought on the great war
>"you shall not pass"
>coincidence?

[FuSiionCraft]

As a French soldier living near Verdun/Metz/Gravelotte, I can tell you that the land NEVER recovered even after all this time, and shells are discovered every day in the forests, fields, etc....
After all this time... I can't even comprehend what it was like in WW2... When you see the land, the tombs that are everywhere, memorials, your respect goes so high it reach outer space.

Thank you Sabaton for this magnificent music

[Windows__]

doctor : find the difference between these picture
picture : *hell and verdun*
me : they are the same

[Coop-sgqc]

Video: *uploaded 50 minutes ago*

Sabaton: *Comments 4 weeks ago*

Sabaton: THE LAWS OF TIME ARE MINE!

[flag]

The German Army : We gonna take verdun and bleed dry the french army


The French Army: No.

[samoilenko]

You playing Hearts of Iron IV:

Crap, that battle near Verdun is going on for about a year... That's so dull... When we will already win?


Two mini figures of soliders that are shooting each other on the map:

F I E L D S O F V E R D U N

*HOI Sabaton radio turns on*

[kiplingwasafurry]

Fun fact: Charles de Gaulle was in Verdun but was captured about a month into the battle and taken as a POW. He tried to escape 5 times to go back to the fighting but was caught each time because of his height. I often wonder what would happen if de Gaulle did escape and the likely possibility that he would succumb to the hellscape that was Verdun, changing the current landscape of not just France, but Europe itself.

[thomaspunt]

"All the French do is surrender."
Verdun: Am I a joke to you?

[Hilversumborn]

The French always surrendering must be an America or England thing cause in my country (The Netherlands) the French are quite respected when it comes to warfare.

[sobolanul]

I had an ancestor who survived Verdun on the "hun" side. He told stories of soldiers and horses exploding into red clouds, hit by artillery fire. In his peasant words he said that the place looked like an open air butchery.