Lyrics for Blitzkrieg as interpreted by elmoz

Blitzkrieg Lyrics
GARAGE INC. (1998)

(Jones, Smith, Sirotto)
Originally recorded by Blitzkrieg in 1981

Let us have peace, let us have life,
Let us escape the cruel knife
Let us have time, let the sun shine,
Let us beware the deadly sign

The day is coming
Armageddon's near
Inferno's coming
Can we survive the blitzkrieg?
the blitzkrieg?
the blitzkrieg?

Save us from fate, save us from hate,
Save ourselves before it's too late
Come to our need, hear our plea,
Save ourselves before the earth bleeds

The day is dawning
The time is near
Alien's calling
Can we survive the blitzkrieg?

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Golden I
06-17-2002

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This song refers to armaggedon...thats about it

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sharzay
06-30-2002

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blitzkrieg is a german word, literally translated it means "lightning war"...this was a technique used by both germans and russians in world war 2 if im correct...it basically destroyed everythign in the paths of the enemy as they retreated, therefore leaving the land devastated. just interesting to know...lol

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weaselfierce
08-22-2002

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Blitzkrieg is the art of warfare where you attack rapidly, penetrating the enemy lines and crushing his armies before he can react, hitting him with both tanks and aircraft, leaving the slowmoving infantry to mop up the remains

-history buff

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TRUSTglassjaw
08-22-2002

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well i thought Blitzkrieg was the name the Germans gave to their rapid advance accross Europe in WW2. not sure what its significance is in this song.

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sharzay
10-05-2002

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yeah realised that after i wrote that...got confused with scorched earth...sorry! well it is still lightning war...so perhaps its saying that when armageddon comes it'll be too fast for us to do anything...thats why we gotta see if we'll survive, cos we wont be able to fight it...which would follow with the whole doomsday thing huh...

or, another thought, maybe they use "lightning war" cos of the whole natures fury thing...perhaps saying that when the end comes, it will be because of nature self-destructing, rather than anything us humans do...

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the_bing_thing
06-06-2003

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Gee,

Reminds me of the song by The Ramones "Blitzkreig Bop". Wonder why... o.O

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Dr_Colossus
05-06-2004

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Blitzkrieg did mean 'Lighting War' and was used in WWII by the Nazis. I tool A-Level History, and am studing Nazi Germany. :D

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fear_itself
10-27-2004

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first metallica song I ever heard. love the intro

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Darkstar_1515
11-30-2004

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Rightey ho no one has described what the Nlitzkrieg can do oh wiat u have , im a british boy and ill have u know the blitz was used to dessecrate many cities in england , mainly targeting industry and ports but killing many civillians the germans bombed London non stop every night for 40 days , this song shows the frantic nature behind a civillian mind when this terror and panic is happening and if im wrong call me a bitch :P

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Dreamer Deceiver
12-09-2004

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The blitzkrieg was the German tactic of WW2, where the country was overrun as fast as possible (Hence the name meaning "Lightning War"). Haven't heard Metallica's version, only the original by Blitzkrieg- still, an excellent song whoever's playing!

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inux101
02-14-2005

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You are all wrong, Blitzkrieg is about how when ur eatin a hot dog and u accidentaly drip ketchup on your shirt and u sing the lyrics because of it

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Exp
05-15-2005

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its Orginally a Diamond head song retardos

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Astronomy
06-29-2005

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it means war WAR WARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

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chamberland_666
07-08-2005

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inux101... holly fuck are u ever rong!!!!!!! i hope that was a joke!!!

ok now here the rite meaning of this song blitzkrieg is a german tactic 4 ww2 .... hitler spent 4 years developing this tactic ....while making his army stronger ...when he waent supossed to , because he had signed a thingy after ww1 not to have a big army and other junk like that. ok now blitzkrieg like everyone eles hase said "Lightning War" , hitler sent his army at 3-4 am to poland with no worning ,why? becaue he odviously dident like the juwish and thats where the lived .NOW that u have a small knoledge of the blitzkrieg i can explaine the song....."Let us have peace, let us have life," is the jewish crying out ...just leave us alone dont kill us we dident do n e thing to deserve this.... and i dont fell like typing n e more (please forgive my spelling) the rest of the songis pretty much the same and im sure u can figure it out........if you dont agree with me i want to hear about it !!! email me or sumthing chamberland_666@hotmail.com


chamberland

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Dreamer Deceiver
07-08-2005

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Exp- you must be pretty retarded yourself, or unable to read the notes on album sleeves.

Metallica covered "Helpless", "It's Electric", "Am I Evil?" and "The Prince" by Diamond Head. Blitzkrieg recorded this song and released it as the b-side on their 1981 single "Buried Alive". Either you have misread something or are just stupid; whichever it is, I am right and you're not.

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Crazyazzcruehead
07-27-2005

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BlitzKreig is German for Lightning War which was the Doctrine of Attack for them until they became in a defensive state but they would all attack at once with Infantry,the Luftwaffe and Tanks all in Unison and would pretty much destroy anything and when they came to an obstacle they would quickly flow around it then proceed after desroying it from behind. It was a much different type of war than the world was used to e.g (world war 1 where they stagnated in trenches then would make a melee attack on the enemy trench). The main reason it was so effective was becuase it was a new type of warfare. Just telling everyone that bit of history na the songs meaning is pretty obvious.

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Ben2k9
02-03-2006

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anyone know where to get the original?

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qOcOp
10-07-2006

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the original is from BLITZKRIEG not DIAMONDHEAD moron, diamondhead covered it also.

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shanimal_cat
12-16-2006

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war, fast war....taken by suprise. who cares., cool song, cool word, my guitars called blitzkrieg

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shanimal_cat
12-16-2006

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because im sure you wanted to know that...

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joshin69
01-31-2007

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let us escape the cruel NIGHT, not knife.

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metallijim
02-12-2007

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in the lyrics it says "aliens are calling", so I think its about aliens attacking us while using bombs and other shit, u know, "blitzkrieg"....

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russianroulette93
04-11-2007

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the song is written from the point of view of probably the poles and the jews

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the monger
05-20-2007

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Amazing song, and like everyone said, it's the German's type of warfare in WWII.

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Dreamer Deceiver
06-06-2007

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Few things to clear up.

1. This song was originally performed by Blitzkrieg, not Diamond Head. You can download an mp3 from their website (www.blitzed-alive.com), and if you think this is by Diamond Head, you are clearly an idiot, as on hearing the original it's bloody obvious. When Blitzkrieg play it live these days, Brian Ross replaces the lyric 'Aliens calling' to 'Metallica's calling', as the royality payments have helped him keep the band going. And they are bloody good.

2. The song is about an alien invasion, not the Nazis, it was as far as I know deemed a suitable word. Or at least this is an explanation that allows them to play in Germany more often, after problems with this in the mid 1990s.

3. The definitive version? The one on Blitzkrieg's 1985 album, A Time of Changes.

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