Sabaton – The Lost Battalion
The Lost Battalion Far from their land as they made their stand They stood strong and the legend still lives on 1918 the Great War rages on A battalion is lost in the Argonne Under fire there's nothing they can do There's no way they can get a message through Suffer heavy losses as the battle carries on Liberty division standing strong Far from their land as they made their stand A disregarded demand It's surrender or die and the stakes are high They live or they die there's no time for good bye Weapon in hand as they made their stand Still disregarding demand They would never comply they would rather die Broke through the blockade they were finally saved Friendly fire munitions running low The supplies they were dropped upon their foe 1918 the war still rages on The battalion still trapped in the Argonne Chose not to surrender they chose victory or defeat Fallen brothers resting by their feet Far from their land as they made their stand A disregarded demand It's surrender or die and the stakes are high They live or they die there's no time for good bye Weapon in hand as they made their stand Still disregarding demand They would never comply they would rather die Broke through the blockade they were finally saved Far from their land as they made their stand A disregarded demand It's surrender or die and the stakes are high Live or die who can tell there's no good bye With a weapon in hand as they made their stand Still disregarding demand They would never comply they would rather die They stood strong and the legend still lives on Suffered heavy losses through the Great War they stood strong But the memory of the fallen still lives on Far from their land as they made their stand A disregarded demand It's surrender or die and the stakes are high They live and they die there's no time for good bye Weapon in hand as they made their stand Still disregarding demand They would never comply they would rather die Broke through the blockade they were finally saved |
The track "The Lost Battalion" tells of the horrors of the First World War. This is a real symphony of war. The song begins with a clear minor rhythm in the band's Sabaton style. Like a march, it rises on the chorus, amplifying an already atmospheric text. This song stands out for a very long chorus, which is much longer than the main couplets, but it is on it that the accent that reveals the musical potential of the band and the character of the story.