Chanson de la Croisade

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My force will rise In the name of God And war shall come upon your reign Cleansing its heretic belief Repent now or the wrath of God Will hunt you down I can't betray my people For freedom is the highest good of man All will be punished for a few Don't make them victims of your tyranny So that's what you have to say You slave of the devil's breed You shall linger in dismay And now prepare for war "And thus the die was cast, as the church started her campaign of hate The lands of Occitania trembled but the armies prepared for fame and glory" Three missionaries were sent to the lands infected with heresy Distrusted, detested and disdained, preceded by fear and discontent So times grew darker and darker, and hope seemed all but lost The crusade was poised to strike, enticing, forboding And men of the cloth turned into servants of death Servants of death! I made an effort to repent and pay for my sins Atonement with church and pope But their claims were harsh and unjust I'd never betray my people For his disobedience the count was punished Humiliated, tortured and broken He promised to take up the cross And fulfil the judgement of God Now in the heat of night People of the South Toulouse turned on us Come, my lords and knights As one we ride out Stand strong and defend Here We will fight Until death Do us part For fame and pride We will fight Follow me to war We will fight Until death Do us part For fame and pride We will fight Follow me to war May all who join the greatest mission of our time Be granted forgiveness of sin and a wealth worthy of God Our forces will prevail, led by angels and bringers of faith, And all who oppose my will shall drown in eternal misery I'll hunt them down with all my might! "...Negotium pacis et fidei..."

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025

I've heard the drums of war The thunder closing in Toulouse has turned its back We've been forsaken by our kin Sentenced to burn Our innocence will be lost I need to stop this deathly march No matter the cost My eyes were blinded But now I see My judgement has been clouded Please forgive me You may even punish me Until the end of days For now I see with clearer mind The error of my ways Get back, you weakling Harbinger of sin Our forces will destroy your town And everything within And nothing will remain but agony, death and pain "Roma de cervel Quar de la mal capel Etz vos e Cistel Qu'a Bezers fesets faire Mout estranh mazel." Slaughter Life blown away in the blink of an eye This nightmare is real, for soon we will feel Our flesh touching fire and steel Hold on - all hope is in vain Hold on - your fate will remain Hold on - 'tis useless to flee Hold on - your own destiny Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time People of Breziers Listen and take heed: Their forces march upon these walls With vengeance and with speed But I promise thee: before they come Knocking on our door Swords and shields will stand beside us Aiding in our cause Renaud what news do you bring? Sacrifice is their final demand We must give them what they want Or they will kill us where we stand Do we give up our brethren To intolerance and hate Or do we stand as one And share a common fate? Do we give up our brethren Or do we stand as one? No! "We'd rather drown in a salt sea's brine Than betray those who shared our lives." Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time Look at them, so self-assured Mocking our men with scowls unheard But soon I'll wipe that smile off their face When I bask in the heat of this unholy place Men, over there, they've opened the gates Go forth with all your might We'll run this city into the ground Before the fall of night Damn them all Inglorious men At the break of dawn All streets were coloured red Before the last scream faded away These cowards, these wretched swine had their way: Raping, murdering and burning all Not for king or god, but fortune's call The slaughter of innocence "Breziers has fallen Clerks, women, children. Christians too I rode out, I couldn't see or hear a living creature They killed seven thousand people Seven thousand souls who saught sanctuary in Saint Madeleine The steps of the altar Were red with blood The church echoed with the cries Slaughtering the monks who tolled the bells They used the silver cross as a chopping block to behead them." Slaughter Life blown away in the blink of an eye This nightmare is real, for soon we will feel Our flesh touching fire and steel Hold on - all hope is in vain Hold on - your fate will remain Hold on - 'tis useless to flee Hold on - your own destiny Slaughter A difference in faith as a pretext for war Pray that we might just live through this night At dawn we will stand up and fight Repent - all we can do is pray Repent - that we live through today Repent - a sentence and crime Repent - that echoes through time

Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 26, 2025

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As clouds engulf the land in darkness Clattering echoes will the streets Riding out into the moonlight A band of blades sent forth To seize the unsuspecting dissident Give up now heretic, the time for justice is at hand No longer you fiendish maggots shall pervert the book of Christ Abjure your faith, dissenter Give me all you know You've mocked the church one time too many The choice is yours, yield or die! We won't give in to your demands Your aims are foul, your ways depraved You fill the hearts of men with fear Imposing your will by slaying true devouts Choose your next words wisely, heathen Or you'll feel the wrath of God It's your last chance to save your soul Before endless damnation Repent your sins and unbelief And thou shall be absolved Embrace the one true faith Or die at the stake We'd rather die than to betray We will remain true till the grave We won't go down without a fight So be it, fool Your unwillingness shall be your end "We'd rather die than to betray" He felt a white searing pain as iron tore through his flesh Overthrown by torment Consciousness fading away All hope was lost Requiem aeternam Dominus, illuminatio mea Dominus, a cruce salus Dominus In Aeternum Death shall cleanse my soul May my spirit be freed from this earthly hell Condemned to purgatory Sentenced to slowly rot away The final hour approaches Is this the end of my reign? "We shall not renounce our faith May your lord have mercy on your souls And you betrayer, may your soul be crushed And trapped forever in this world, you treacherous swine!

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 26, 2025

A wind blows over the lavender fields Carrying the scent of death and decay The holy war consumes and burns Everything and everyone in its way Carcasonne has fallen To whom do we turn in these times forlorn? High in the mountains we will find Refuge from the coming storm Shining swords and burning crosses Rising up into the skies Blinding rage and hate prevailing Growing, spewing from their eyes. You can run but you can't hide My power is too great I know that God is on my side Your penance is too late I shall weed out there heretics one by one They'll be purged in fire in front of everyone I shall make examples out of these hypocrites I'll send them down to hell's fiery pits We must flee to our stronghold high and dry We'll be safe in Montségur and Cabaret There's no shame in running For he who fights and runs lives to fight another day "And so it came to pass, The remaining heretics sought shelter in the high Black Mountains, far from Simon de Montfort's merciless persecution. Those who were captured were tortured, burned at the stake or buried alive, all in the name of God. And even there they weren't safe, for after seven weeks of siege, settlements such as Minerve and Lavaur were overrun by the holy army... and razed to the ground" Weeks and weeks of combat and assault Minerve stood high and dry But in the end thirst and famine brought them to their knees They would stand with their attackers eye to eye They were given a choice: to renounce their faith Or to perish in inferno at the stake With heads held high, they would rather die Their beliefs they would never forsake On the day of Mary Magdalene One hundred and forty were lead below At the bottom of the gorge waited a forge Where death was ready to sow The parfaits were piled one by one Onto a seething tower of flame Embers flew high into the sky And the crusaders, they felt no shame "Neither death nor life can tear us from the faith to which we are joined" A plague spread through the land Fueled by the brotherhood in white He ruled with iron fisted hand Wielding his god-gifted might Shining swords and burning crosses Rising up into the skies Blinding rage and hate prevailing Growing, spewing from their eyes. "For nine whole years Simon de Montfort tortured, mutilated, murdered and burned his way across the Languedoc. But the parfaits stayed true to their beliefs." Shining swords and burning crosses Rising up into the skies Blinding rage and hate prevailing Growing, spewing from their eyes. Spewing from their eyes!

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 26, 2025

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The city awakens in silence Morning is breaking Before the rooster crows Rising unrest sets in South of Toulouse On the plains of Muret Under an imminent threat People have fled in dismay Afar the riders appear Raising clouds of dust Snorting horses Are coming this way The hills are over flown By a mass of gold, red and blue The armies of the south at last United by a common foe Amidst the closing horde A rider shines in daybreak's light He is known as the warrior-king Who has never lost a fight Trapped in safety Behind the castle gate Surrounded by thousands Awaiting their fate The soldiers of the cross Are forced to an act of desperation About to risk their lives in open field They prepare for battle knowing their foes will never yield Their force divine grows stronger and stronger As they confess their sins and pray for their lives For God and glory We shall prevail this day Show no mercy for those who stand in our way The Red Lion's forces Storm out through the gates On a course towards triumph Or a deadly fate The alliance of the South Is caught by surprise No time to brace themselves For the ultimate impending carnage As knights spurred on and horses made speed The earth started trembling under their feet Driven by bravery and focused by fear Time slows down as their judgement draws near Riders and horses Cut down from below Like the sound of a forest Struck down in one blow Shattering armour Clatter of steel Two armies colliding A bloodbath surreal Making their ways towards the royal arms The crusaders regroup for a second charge The fictitious king does not stand a chance He's cast from his saddle by the blow of a lance With one strike of a sword he falls down This is no king this is merely a liege These are not the skills of royal prestige We've been tricked by these mongrels Had by those fools Bring me this coward and I'll dig him a tomb I am the king You bastard, where are you You'll rot where you stand Show me your face You will die by my hand Come closer you scoundrel Let's finish this strife This foolish bravado Will cost you your life "Alain de Roucy, who'd sworn to strike down the warrior-king, emerged from the chaos of shattered shields and fallen heroes. The king and his men were soon surrounded. In the desperate struggle that followed, de Roucy managed to single out and disarm Peter of Aragon and with a well-aimed blow of his sword he made an end to his reign" Unaware of their brethren's fate Raymond's troops held back 'till it was too late Heavily bleeding, barely alive The final few brought the news of their king's demise Skulls cracked by maces And warrior's slain Men trampled by horses And screaming in pain Harnesses covered In sanguine rain For those who will stand Only darkness remains Pushed to the stream By crusaders depraved Driving them Into a watery grave The unearthly silence As spirits transcend When all comes to an end

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Apr 26, 2025

The Red Lion now made his last move A new city was his dream and everything has to stand aside Be gone you poor man Tremble on your feet A confrontation is at hand And I will strike hard Liberty is not a vain hope A sudden fever has killed the pope Listen well! A dulcimer calls It is time to resist I reclaimed my city And help is on the way Fortify the walls And sharpen your sword Years come and pass But bravery will last Our name shall write The history of our time Side by side we must take heart Shining metal as far as the eye can see One by one every man takes part His power yields, hide your anxiety In the distance he stood, the pinnacle of dread His vision crossed by stiff resistance A last assault had to make short work Of the plotting of heretic and sword Side by side we must take heart Shining metal as far as the eye can see One by one every man takes part His power yields, hide your anxiety Storm the city, head for the gates Leave no man or woman alive I called in reinforcements This war has endured too long Behold! My brother shot down Now feel my cold revenge "But just after he has spoken these words He was killed by the troops on the wall" The terror of the north Stopped by a well aimed stone His men fled, stroke astound Cheer with me "Lo loq es mort!"

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Forces divine gathering armies of hate Sent to bring down the last bastion of resistance Harvesting the souls of the fallen Slaying in the name of the cross The pathway of redemption A self-deceiving road to grace Our salvation lies in... ...Death brought upon all Who oppose the creator of life A body of thought slain in the name of God As a pretence of genocidal extinction Of men of an alternate conviction Harvesting the souls of the fallen Slaying in the name of the cross The pathway of redemption A self-deceiving road to grace Our salvation lies in... ...Death Insanity reigns as humanity is found no more Despicable means justifying the ends Insanity reigns as humanity is found no more The stench of rotting corpses Maggot infested putrefaction Crows feasting on eyes and entrails Scowling at the starving Soon to meet their doom If today is the day we die It shall be a day worth remembering If life is the price we are to pay Eternal sleep is only the beginning Together we stand on the path to freedom! Men of pride and honour Ready shields and swords Dulce et decorum est pro deo mori God's wrath was unleashed upon them Like an angel of doom spreading death and decay Merciless like a serpent's kiss Breaker of spirits, crusher of souls Blood stained steel tearing flesh from their bones The heart is stripped from the soul Life's essences spilled the most sacred of all Consumed by the crimson soil A drapery of death blackens the sky What was life is not left to putrefy Under the cloak of alleged conviction Bellum omnium in omnes God's wrath was unleashed upon them Like an angel of doom spreading death and decay Merciless like a serpent's coil Breaker of spirits, crusher of souls Children of devotion, people of faith Disciples of compassion, victims of hate Greater in numbers, feeding on fear Slow but steady the oppressor draws near The fortress weakens, rations deplete Despair takes hold as Montségur nears defeat(x2) Men of virtue Endure this trial Soon forces of the empire Will set us free from harm and evil Well done! Steadfast! Embrace your fate! And justice will prevail! Little did they know All was in vain Imperial flags would never show on the horizon Wood and stone pulverized Fear and despair Blood and tears pouring down from the sky Useless to fight Nowhere to hide Impending onslaught So pray for your life Bowels and bones Dust to dust The grinding of life so fragile Death from above The artillery reigns Breaker of spirits Crusher of souls Hell waits for who defies the laws of our creator No mercy for the soul who dares to denounce the word Obedience, confession, penance or death The pathway of redemption A self-deceiving road to grace Our salvation lies in... ...Death! Refusal of conversion Their faith stands strong Brought to justice by hundreds But the legacy carries on Their souls purified by fire Flesh devoured by flames The last stronghold has fallen All but extinguished The legacy carries on

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025

"The last bastion, the last icon of resistance has fallen. In the ten months of siege the small garrison never stood a chance. And shorthanded, hungry and numb with cold, their surrender was close at hand. Yet clemency was given to all those who renounced their beliefs. For the others a fiery fate awaited them. An armistice of fourteen days was granted to convince them of the one true faith." And the omens were right For king and for God The eagles nest suppressed A victory born in pain The war now finished at last By the powers from above Undisturbed, determined, undaunted For the cross and the crusade I had to give up for my people Hunger and thirst forced me to surrender My fortress was a refuge for the good But with the treason of Toulouse, we never stood a chance It was beyond my power Their intolerant policy For indulgence and tyranny Blood of child and woman sticks to their hands Oh lord, we'll meet you soon Dispelled by defenders of the flesh But never have we sighed in the face of death With hand on the heart we'll meet our end Never! Never! Shall we surrender to a wrong god! Ever! Forever! The last step on the way home! Now follow me my children Don't fear the fire, don't linger, be brave We have made a vow and can't go back The mercy of God will guide us through Look they're preparing the pyres With straw and wood Where our houses once stood The blood of innocence sticks to their hands Our spirits will be finally free Back to the place where they belong Have pity on them for they don't see Trust our Father, he'll make us strong Never! Never! Shall we surrender to a wrong god! Ever! Forever! The last step on the way home! And on the 15th of March the catholic army entered the fortress of Montségur and captured the inhabitant heretics. The morning after they were led downhill and executed. The quiet Murmuring of their prayers was drown out by the igniting fire beneath their feet. And then, no sound was heard but tears and sorrow. By then, resistance had fallen, but a small group had escaped the enclosure of Montségur, carrying with them the heretic treasure. They Fled to the surrounding woods, hid in caves and traveled by night. Their only assignment, to find a safe haven for their secret and forbidden words." Never! Never! Shall we surrender to a wrong god! Ever! Forever! The last step on the way home!

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 26, 2025