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Visions of glory lie ahead

In my ears rings the king’s old voice

In exchange for eternity

Your blood you have to sacrifice

So many knights will fight for gold

But I will fight just to be free

Life is the mightiest God’s gift

And living is courage’s deed

The battle raging on all sides

The butchered men in dying screams

The blood is painting my calves red

Who can find God in all of this?

My cries now wet my bloody face

As I walk forth and cleave brave men

Man killing man for power and gold

I look around with blackened soul

Over and over memories fly

Like fervidly rainbows they colour my mind

They bring me to my knighting day

When I was given spurs and name

But there I find a dangerous oath

That I spoke up so long ago

It spoke of servitude to a man

The man who now led us to war

To hold my oath I cannot skip

But why do men swear vulgar oaths

That keep them from correct results

When their life they try to decide

From birth I swore to serve a King

How can I serve a second one

He granted me a life to live

And everyone has the same right

Keep your blood in you

Stay alive will you

Fight with death if you

Have guts left you will

The arrow fire still decimates

But finally we win the day

The ironclad buffoons now smile

They fight to fight, not when it’s right

I boldly step to meet the king

I tell him that my duty’s done

My country now has been secured

But further on it is his war

Possession is the cause of war

Defence and war two different things

How could I mix them in the start?

The one protects, the other kills

I ride up to a lonely hill

I see the battlefield dyed red

Horizons open wide ahead

I’m not there now – I’m somewhere else!