Francis Pegahmagabow was an aboriginal Canadian sniper and scout during The Great War. He had an uncanny ability to sneak into and behind the German lines, along with impeccable eyesight; all of which helped him earn a total of 378 confirmed sniper kills and over 300 captured prisoners.
After the w...
[Intro]
Move between the lines, a soldier breaking the confines
[Verse 1]
A force deployed from overseas
A war in foreign land await the eager recruits
And in their midst, among the men
A soldier with a different past return to his roots
[Pre-Chorus]
Into battle, the gas has them pinned
Then this soldier invoke the spirits of the wind
[Chorus]
Under fire, a ghost that roams the battlefield
Move between the lines, a soldier breaking the confines
Just another man and rifle, a marksman and a scout revealed
Makes his way from trench to trench alone, moving undetected
[Verse 2]
And on the fields of Passchendaele
A guiding light for reinforcements finding their way
And in the Battle of the Scarpe
Bring ammo over no man's land and fire away
[Pre-Chorus]
In the battle, the gas had them pinned
Pegahmagabow
Invoked the spirits of the wind
[Chorus]
Under fire, a ghost that roams the battlefield
Move between the lines, a soldier breaking the confines
Just another man and rifle, a marksman and a scout revealed
Makes his way from trench to trench alone, moving undetected
[Guitar solo]
[Chorus]
Under fire, a ghost that
Under fire, a ghost that roams the battlefield
Move between the lines, a soldier breaking the confines
Just another man and rifle, a marksman and a scout revealed
Makes his way from trench to trench alone, moving undetected
[Outro]
Francis stayed and fought throughout the war
Made his way until the end alive
A Ghost in the Trenches was written by Tommy Johansson & Joakim Brodén.
A Ghost in the Trenches was produced by Sabaton.
Sabaton released A Ghost in the Trenches on Fri Jul 19 2019.
On the Sabaton History Episode 018, lead singer Joalim Brodén explains how they came up with the song and how one of the episodes of Indy Neidell (the host of the Sabaton History Episodes) on his own youtube channel “The Great War” was used as the source of information to write the lyrics of the son...