Aces High
Aces High: Soaring Through the Skies of Courage and Valor
Lyrics
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
Alert indicating an imminent air raid
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Sound of anti-aircraft guns firing
Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne
Preparing to take off quickly
Got to get up for the coming attack.
Getting ready for an upcoming attack
Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
Entering the aircraft's cockpit and starting the engines
Remove all the wheel blocks there's no time to waste
Clearing obstructions to take off immediately
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Gaining speed on the runway for takeoff
Gotta get airborne before it's too late.
Must take off before it's too late
Running, scrambling, flying
Engaged in rapid movement and action
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Performing various maneuvers in combat
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
An attitude emphasizing the importance of flying
Run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high.
Reiteration of the value placed on flying and being skilled ("aces high")
Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers
Approaching enemy aircraft to attack
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away
Firing briefly and then maneuvering away
Roll over, spin round and come in behind them
Performing evasive moves and getting behind enemy planes
Move to their blindsides and firing again.
Attacking from the blind spots of enemy planes
Bandits at 8 O'clock move in behind us
Enemy planes positioned at the rear
Ten ME-109's out of the sun
Specifically, ten ME-109 enemy planes appearing suddenly
Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them
Maneuvering own planes to confront the enemy
Heading straight for them I press down my guns
Directly aiming weapons at the enemy planes
Rolling, scrambling, flying
Engaging in rapid movement and action (repeated)
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Performing various maneuvers in combat (repeated)
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Emphasizing the crucial nature of flying and combat
Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high.
Reiteration of the value placed on flying and being skilled ("aces high")
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