The Battle Of Flodden
Fate on Flodden Hill: A Battle for Love and Loss
Lyrics
Goodbye my love, I leave my fate to the king.
Expressing farewell to a loved one and entrusting destiny to the king before heading into battle.
I must be off to battle, fortune it may bring.
Preparing for battle, uncertain of the outcome but willing to face whatever fate awaits.
Fortune for the nobles.
Fortune is anticipated for the nobles, likely referring to potential gains or rewards from the battle.
Death and Pain, life will be sold.
Describes the grim reality of war where lives are traded for power or gains.
Goodbye my love, I must fight and I may die.
Reiterating farewell to a loved one with the acknowledgement of the possibility of death in battle.
The king is calling, I must obey, why do we have to kill.
Questioning the necessity of war and killing, feeling compelled to obey the king's orders.
The Reaper laughs, I hear him still.
Perceiving death personified (the Reaper) and acknowledging its presence amidst the conflict.
Screams above the battlefield.
Amidst the chaos of battle, the sound of screams fills the air.
Steel and Blood a fate is sealed.
Symbolizes the inevitability of death and the sealing of fate amidst the clash of weapons and bloodshed.
The harvester of Death is out.
Refers to death as a harvester, collecting lives on the battlefield.
Can't you hear him scream aloud.
Calling attention to the cries of death amidst the chaos of the battle.
Into the battle, into the battle.
Emphasizing the urgency and intensity of entering the battle.
Can't you hear the screams from Flodden Hill.
Describing the haunting echoes of screams from the battlefield, particularly Flodden Hill.
September the 3rd of fifteen thirteen.
Specifying the date of the battle, September 3, 1513.
We met the English at Flodden Hill.
Narrating the encounter with the English forces at Flodden Hill.
God knows we gave it all.
Expressing that every effort was given in the battle, possibly despite the unfavorable outcome.
A damned day, I saw many fall.
Reflecting on the tragic nature of the day, witnessing many casualties.
I stood with my king and he fought like hell.
Standing in solidarity with the king who fought fiercely but succumbed to injuries.
Pierced with arrows, he finally fell.
Describing the king being struck by arrows and eventually falling in battle.
With the king fell Scotland's Pride.
Signifying the fall of both the king and Scotland's pride, suggesting a devastating loss.
A damned day, so many died.
Reiterating the tragic toll of the battle with a heavy loss of life.
Screams above the battlefield.
Similar to line 9, emphasizing the ongoing chaos and screams in the heat of battle.
Steel and Blood a fate is sealed.
Reinforces the inevitability of fate being sealed by the clash of steel and bloodshed.
The harvester of Death is out.
Reiterating death as a harvester, actively claiming lives in the battlefield's brutality.
Can't you hear him scream aloud.
Similar to lines 12 and 23, emphasizing the cries and screams amidst the chaos of death.
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