In Pride and Sorrow by Tragedy and Triumph Lyrics
I led us to victory. When I had nothing, I came to thee
You taught me how to fight with steel
The tactics, the strength and diplomacy
When my parents died, you took care of me
But now, you are a traitor, indeed
I know, you loved my father and the family
But how may I obliviate, what happened in the field?
You have decided to save their breed
Even though, they will become our enemy
Now leave my legs and stop to beg!
You know how we act and what my father said:
"The sole grace of war is a proper death."
Bar none we fight with no Survivors left!
No women, no children, nor any "chaste" flesh
Remember the vengeance of our faults!
My parents got killed by those, spared in the raid
These orphans grew strong and built an army overnight
That crushed our peace with killings and rape
When you look at me you see what they may become
They should have killed me, before it was too late
Now I am King and they are almost dead
I tried to stop this eternal feud
But your pity still imperils our fjords
What have you done?
My teacher, I became your son
Now it is I, who shall seal your end
Why must love be your only defence?
No I cannot change the order of our thing
I'll never forget, but I'm still your king
So kneel down with pride and say your last words
The apprentice becomes the teacher
Through patience and hurt
His head rolls to my feet
And stares at me, so deep
That this day will haunt all dreams
I bartered my inner peace
With rectitude and grief
A mite my guts tell me, that he stood for real peace
You taught me how to fight with steel
The tactics, the strength and diplomacy
When my parents died, you took care of me
But now, you are a traitor, indeed
I know, you loved my father and the family
But how may I obliviate, what happened in the field?
You have decided to save their breed
Even though, they will become our enemy
Now leave my legs and stop to beg!
You know how we act and what my father said:
"The sole grace of war is a proper death."
Bar none we fight with no Survivors left!
No women, no children, nor any "chaste" flesh
Remember the vengeance of our faults!
My parents got killed by those, spared in the raid
These orphans grew strong and built an army overnight
That crushed our peace with killings and rape
When you look at me you see what they may become
They should have killed me, before it was too late
Now I am King and they are almost dead
I tried to stop this eternal feud
But your pity still imperils our fjords
What have you done?
My teacher, I became your son
Now it is I, who shall seal your end
Why must love be your only defence?
No I cannot change the order of our thing
I'll never forget, but I'm still your king
So kneel down with pride and say your last words
The apprentice becomes the teacher
Through patience and hurt
His head rolls to my feet
And stares at me, so deep
That this day will haunt all dreams
I bartered my inner peace
With rectitude and grief
A mite my guts tell me, that he stood for real peace