While the music itself its gorgeous, I think this song is very unusual with the lyrics it contains.
Rather than a cry for an end of war, it just lists Europe's long list of wars and genocides, broken by seemingly desperate cries for divine help, and finishes with a very uncharacteristic yell for a bomb to be dropped.
The first three verses of the song are undeniably a look to the past
( "From Agincourt to Waterloo.." )
Broken by a cry for divine help
( "Heaven help in all out battles.." )
Followed by, this time, a look at the present problems pressing Europe.
(" Bolshevisks and feudal lords.. Now we face the rising tide" )
Another to verses as a cry for help from a greater power.
And this time it is followed by a look at Europe's possible future. To me, this is the key part of the song, where it looks mostly at Europe's war on terrorism and the fear from the western world.
"Decendants of the dispossessed
Return with bombs strapped to their chests"
"The victors of this war on fear
Will rule for the next thousand years"
In the last three paragraphs, the song ties all three of these, past, present, and future, together. To me, the last part shows the views of different people. Some will hope for the better future, others will look at the bloodstained past, others will merely cry for divine intervention, and finally, some see nothing but lack of hope, and will drop a bomb to 'end this fight'.
While the music itself its gorgeous, I think this song is very unusual with the lyrics it contains. Rather than a cry for an end of war, it just lists Europe's long list of wars and genocides, broken by seemingly desperate cries for divine help, and finishes with a very uncharacteristic yell for a bomb to be dropped.
The first three verses of the song are undeniably a look to the past ( "From Agincourt to Waterloo.." )
Broken by a cry for divine help ( "Heaven help in all out battles.." )
Followed by, this time, a look at the present problems pressing Europe. (" Bolshevisks and feudal lords.. Now we face the rising tide" )
Another to verses as a cry for help from a greater power.
And this time it is followed by a look at Europe's possible future. To me, this is the key part of the song, where it looks mostly at Europe's war on terrorism and the fear from the western world. "Decendants of the dispossessed Return with bombs strapped to their chests"
"The victors of this war on fear Will rule for the next thousand years"
In the last three paragraphs, the song ties all three of these, past, present, and future, together. To me, the last part shows the views of different people. Some will hope for the better future, others will look at the bloodstained past, others will merely cry for divine intervention, and finally, some see nothing but lack of hope, and will drop a bomb to 'end this fight'.