Race to the Sea
Sabaton * Track #7 On The War to End All Wars
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Album The War to End All Wars
Race to the Sea by Sabaton
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Joakim BrodénAbout
This is a song about the decision from Albert of Belgium during WW1 to flood the last part of Belgium and with the help of water prevent all of Belgium to fall into German hands.
Dubbed the “Race to the Sea”, the goal of both sides was to push as far into enemy territory as possible before reaching...
Race to the Sea Lyrics
[Intro]
We're keeping the kingdom free
[Verse 1]
As an archduke falls and the battle horn calls
Our lives would never be the same
We were looking down the barrel of a gun
Now the war has come and the battle has begun
We are desperate and overrun
To the war drum, we'll be marching until it's done
[Pre-Chorus]
Lead the way, we will follow into the fray
We will hold the line, we will not be led astray
[Chorus]
For king and for country
We are flooding the river
Our stand at Yser will be
The end of the race to the sea
The last piece of Belgium's free
We're keeping a sliver
A cog in the war machine
October of 1914
[Verse 2]
As our foe draws forth we are moving on north
We will never let them have it all
There's a price for freedom paid by Belgium's sons
They may take our towns, they may conquer our grounds
We'll defend the nation and the crown
We'll uphold our independence with our guns
[Pre-Chorus]
All the way, on to triumph or to judgement day
We will follow and we will not be led astray
[Chorus]
For king and for country
We are flooding the river
Our stand at Yser will be
The end of the race to the sea
The last piece of Belgium's free
We're keeping a sliver
A cog in the war machine
October of 1914
[Bridge]
See a king and a soldier
Fighting shoulder to shoulder
See a king and a soldier
Fighting shoulder to shoulder
He overruled his commanders
He made a last stand in Flanders
We see our king and a soldier
They're fighting shoulder to shoulder
To keep the last piece of Belgium free
[Pre-Chorus]
All the way, on to triumph or to judgement day
We will follow and we will not be led astray
[Chorus]
For king and for country
We are flooding the river
Our stand at Yser will be
The end of the race to the sea
The last piece of Belgium's free
We're keeping a sliver
A cog in the war machine
October of 1914
[Chorus]
For king and for country
We are flooding the river
Our stand at Yser will be
The end of the race to the sea
We're free
For king and for country
We are flooding the river
No more of our country lost
The line will be held at all cost
Race to the Sea Q&A
Who wrote Race to the Sea's ?
Race to the Sea was written by Joakim Brodén.
Who produced Race to the Sea's ?
Race to the Sea was produced by Sabaton.
When did Sabaton release Race to the Sea?
Sabaton released Race to the Sea on Fri Mar 04 2022.
What did Sabaton say about "Race to the Sea"?
Joakim Brodén:
King Albert of Belgium refused to surrender, even when he only had about five percent of Belgium left to command. So, he decided to flood the area to prevent it from falling into German hands. Then, he fought shoulder to shoulder with his men, and even had his 12-year-old son at the...