Mastodon – Battle at Sea

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wage no war thou brutal sea
i laugh at you
you can't have me
you will calm and carry me
wage no war thou brutal sea
wage no war
brutal sea
laugh at you
can't have me


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Track duration: 04:13


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    General Comment:its about the ocean being unable to defeat their tenacity; the mantra of the insane who dare fight a force of nature and live to laugh it off
    Flag pundaddyon January 30, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:ok the way that i see it,
    a sailor or someone is at sea
    and hes gone somewhat crazy
    and he is just making a deal to make it out
    Flag OneMoreCasualityon January 21, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:This is from the Nuremburg Trials in the sentencing of Karl Brandt.

    "Military Tribunal One sentences you, Karl Brandt, to death by hanging, and may God have mercy on your soul."
    Flag LordRetardon January 07, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Maybe some sailors prevailing over some sort of rough sea weather with no casualties?

    I dunno, but I love the intro, and how the song gradually gets heavier. BRUTAL!
    Flag BludgeonedExistenceon November 08, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:About being lost at sea I guess
    Flag Ddaduttaon September 07, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This band has some amazing artwork, ideas, song titles and lyrics; and whaddaya know? the music kicks arse too!!! call me ishmael, bitches!
    Flag i_am_the_lawon July 03, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This sounds like partial inspiration to "Leviathan".
    Flag LordRetardon September 13, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:I have a feeling it is, but they edited the "military tribunal" part out because it's irrelevant to the song...
    Flag Silent_Hitman009on July 06, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:for your said crimes of which you have been and now stand convicted you are sentenced by military tribunal 1 sentences you to hanging and may god have mercy on your soul

    i was watching the jack bull and this is what the judge said to him just before he was hanged... but i heard nothing of military tribunal one
    hmmmmmmmm
    Flag blink182suxon June 02, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:anyone catch the sound-clip in the beginning? it's a sentencing of a criminal (of war, i think) and it sounds like nuremberg (death by hanging is mentioned). anyone have any additional background on this?
    Flag hermanator05on January 08, 2005   Link

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