Sabaton - Killing Ground Lyrics






At Fraustadt the Swedish forces faced
An army almost twice its size.
And on that day we showed the world not only
Our superiority in battle but also
How cruel man can be.

Frozen ground,
Ride with the wind
Emerge from the gunsmoke like demons
Rehnskiöld's men
Charging their flanks
The enemy trembles with fear

One by one the Saxons disband
Or die where they stand

Killing ground
Even though you surrender
Turn around
You will never survive
Killing ground
As the battle of Fraustadt turns

Fall in line
Battle formations
Show no fear
Riding them down
Break their will
Show them no mercy
Caroleans attack

Round them up, look into their eyes
They beg for their lives

Killing ground
Even though you surrender
Turn around
You will never survive
Killing ground
As the battle of Fraustadt turns

See the Caroleans standing tall
All for one and one for all
Enemies fall at their feet
Begging for their mercy
See the Caroleans standing tall
Conquer lands and slaughter all
Enemies fall at their feet
Victory and great defeat

One by one the Saxons disband
Or die where they stand

Killing ground
Even though you surrender
Turn around
You will never survive
Killing ground
As the battle of Fraustadt turns





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  1. Z.... _....

    Both the Swedish and English lyrics for this son are equally as good. none of them feels like a blank translation of the other, they both match.

  2. D.... C....

    Am I the only one here who could see this song as a Mega Man level theme?

  3. D.... !....

    Scared German noises

  4. P.... R....

    IRONMAIDEN should make a Song 'The Carolean'.

  5. B.... T....

    My wife left me

  6. n.... o....

    Do they not play this live? I can’t find any videos of them playing this live.

  7. K.... Y....

    You know, I really love this song, but I have to say... It sounds like a Sonic song.

    K.... Y....

    K Y S is that a bad thing?

  8. R.... ....

    _"Bruh is the smoke speaking swedish or just me?"_

    R.... ....

    Renzokuken "nah bro i hear it to"

    R.... ....

    "Bruh... I hear boss music in the smoke too"

  9. W.... F....

    “Hmm, the fog... they say it’s alive, even hungry, and...”

  10. W.... F....

    Nice bit of foreshadowing there, Sabaton... Victory and Great Defeat... now look ahead to Long Live the King... most impressive.

  11. A.... L....

    It would be nice if Sabbaton could do a tribute to the Great Saxon Revolt.

  12. m.... c....

    Swedish versions a hundred Times better..... This is just ....ok

  13. a.... h....

    I wish a abstergo entertainment would create a game about caroleans

  14. I.... v....

    Sweden awake . Remember your ancient glory .

  15. T.... v....

    i had this music at school, then it went for real when a kid with a gun came in

    T.... v....

    Teun van Velzen Was it the pasty, white kid who’s an outcast?

    T.... v....

    Did you stad him with the bayonet on your musket?

  16. K.... C....

    I love The Trooper by Iron Maiden

    K.... C....

    good






    for you

  17. R.... ....

    *is terrified in russian*

  18. r.... e....

    The Lyrics Clearly Go "As The Battle Of Fraustadt Turns" Not "At The Battle Of Fraustadt ..."

  19. R.... N....

    Victory without defeat!

  20. M.... ....

    Me:(thinks I've listened to most of the sabaton songs)
    Also me:(reads suggestions)
    (Jumps out window)

    M.... ....

    Been a sabaton fan for 3 years still find new music

  21. P.... R....

    Sabaton: *praises Swedes for massacring people*
    Serbia: *massacres people*
    Sabaton: *surprised pikachu.png*

    P.... R....

    That's why it says "victory and great defeat" though, the Swedish version even says "The Caroleans take revenge, losing their honor", it's clearly against vengeful slaughter

    P.... R....

    Vöfflur Sabaton did not praise the caroleans for the execution of the russian prisoners of war.

    P.... R....

    It's not praise, as they said themselves, they don't share their opinions in the songs, they just tell stories about what happened.

    P.... R....

    The Serbiens massacerd civilians
    The sweds did not (At least in this Song)

  22. S.... M....

    *When the smoke starts speaking swedish*

    S.... M....

    Big oof

    S.... M....

    @Commissar Kordoshky disband or die where you stand!

    S.... M....

    "Oh sweet Neptune" (0_0)

    S.... M....

    And then a bayonet comes out from the smoke

    S.... M....

    At least the smoke isnt speaking finnish

  23. C.... P....

    When you get all the strongest kids on your team in dodgeball.

    C.... P....

    When it’s boys vs girls in dodgeball

    C.... P....

    @Nathan when the nerds exit the examination room

    C.... P....

    When Epsilon 11, Nine Tailed Fox, enters Site 19 during the containment breach, and D-9341 is in the entrance zone.

    C.... P....

    @Katyusha Snowdrift ive been the d-boy there

    C.... P....

    so true, me plus my 3 bros vs the rest of the class basically lol

  24. A.... F....

    winning an AOE 3 match with sweden.

    this song plays in background

    A.... F....

    Don't you mean *killing background?*


    I'll let myself out, now.

    A.... F....

    @King Edgar He was referring to Dutch on VIC Risk; in it you become Sweden/Scandinavia. A rather good scenario.

  25. g.... ....

    The Swedish one is so much darker...

  26. P.... F....

    OH YEAH YEAH!

  27. �.... o....

    MUSICA FODA DO CARALHO MANO TOMA NO CU

  28. K.... ....

    I live in Fraustadt. Itl's called Wschowa now.

    K.... ....

    It's called* pozdrawiam

    K.... ....

    @Atomic Gandhi Mój bład. Teraz, po dwóch miesiącach, napisałbym dobrze. Ty też ze Wschowy czy z kąd?

    K.... ....

    There Is the Name "Fraustadt" and there are mistakes...

    K.... ....

    I die in hell. They call it Fraustadt

  29. w.... p....

    Sweden today is disturbing

  30. T.... ....

    https://youtu.be/w37zcYbQs9s

  31. N.... H....

    Svenskefaen

  32. �.... �....

    Caroleans?? pff who they are against Russians - NOTHING. When ALL sacson army shamefully run like courds they are, the regiments from russian corps holding their grounds to the last they fought despite they were surrounded owernumbered they hold position despite imposible odds until night fall to this land and then russians striked hard torned the circle to pieces and retreat from battlefield (not run but retreat) they lost 70% of their numbers but still holding formations and morale. THEY DESERVE to be perpetuated in this song cause they fight and survive on this Killing Ground.

    �.... �....

    Дима Добреля please learn the proper way to speak English

    �.... �....

    so hmm lets see. Sweden always fought outnumbered by the enemy but somehow the swedes always one look at battle of narva 10k swedes vs 37k russians the losses were 700 for sweden russia lost 18k. Sweden lost in the end because simply put Sweden didnt have enough manpower to keep the war going. But maybe the russians deserved a mention here, but the song is about us swedes losing honor killing people that surender.

  33. N.... E....

    I dont know why, but this epic sabaton song reminds me of mega man-NES-music XD

  34. P.... R....

    Swedish: RUSH B!!!!!!!!!!!! Anglo Saxon and Russians: Nerf Sweden plz.

    P.... R....

    Pizza Reed12 God has added new map: Poltava
    Russia: thx god

    P.... R....

    liam Leak Omfg why this map

    P.... R....

    "Your king has died! Your empire is changing and is becoming weaker!"
    Sweden: *"I K E A"*
    Russia, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Saxony, Lithuania, Prussia: "Oh no, we bullied him way too much!"

  35. A.... W....

    0:48 😍😍😍

  36. P.... N....

    Sabaton's song about battle of my hometown :o

    P.... N....

    Jesteś ze Wschowy?

  37. z.... ....

    Fucking love the initial vocals

  38. J.... P....

    Is this about killing pows? That is a war crime

    J.... P....

    There were no war crimes then more about sensible decisions than morality if they refused to lay down their arms they would just attack again once they reformed their ranks after the battle with Sweden's limited manpower and a looming war with Russia this choice becomes fairly vital to their continued existence

    J.... P....

    POWS that where almost the size of the swedish force, and they didn't have enough food to feed them

    J.... P....

    Can't have POWs if you never gave them the chance to properly surrender

    J.... P....

    War crimes are a sham used by the victors to punish the losers. “War is Cruelty, the crueler it is the faster it’s over”-General Sherman. The dude was never punished for the heartless, evil brutality he inflicted on the American South, (American Civil War) and neither were the Russian rapists of WW2 (the rape of Berlin). War crimes are part and parcel of war itself, and only the losers get punished.

    J.... P....

    Joshua Plotkin everyone had to eat and they only brought enough food for so many men, it was the caroleans or the enemy

  39. A.... D....

    Swedish version is waaaay darker than this.

    A.... D....

    And waaay better.

    A.... D....

    But still just as true.

  40. D.... N....

    And look at the Sweden now...

    D.... N....

    Dzban Niewylogowany I mean it’s all France and Britain’s fault really

    D.... N....

    CIA Informant 1234566533256666 what do you mean this is the first time they’re fucking up

    D.... N....

    They are in Holland.

  41. L.... t....

    Those guys surely know how to make their country sound badass

    L.... t....

    Then you visit and realise it was all 200+ years ago and next to none of that sentiment survives. Like Britain, Spain and Germany I guess.

    L.... t....

    @Dorvuzak Uzn Sweden had st.bart island for about 100 years ( that's in the carribbean) and also a chuck of the American east coast.

    L.... t....

    @Tufda Britain and Germany both decide matters in many countries. Influence and overseas territory alone doesn't make your nation an empire

    L.... t....

    Tufda Sweden was the main contributor to danish power decline untill we took norway, the Kalmar union was the height of danish power in my opinion. Just a bit of a chance that the talks of a united Scandinavia in the middle of the 1800s didn’t become a reality.

    L.... t....

    @Erik Lindergren just because it didn't happen then doesn't mean it can't happen now

  42. I.... V....

    At first its like you hearing Iron Maiden..

  43. B.... K....

    2:27 loop that for me

    B.... K....

    Include me

    B.... K....

    Im joining in on this party bus

    B.... K....

    Id like it looped as well

    B.... K....

    That’s the best part to me

    B.... K....

    yo my dudes i can loop that for ya and put it as a mp3 for how ever long you want it but how to send it i have no idea im not gonna put it on youtube because of reasons just hit me up and ill get this all set up

  44. M.... S....

    Epic song
    Truly magnificent
    This is why I like Sabaton songs.
    U listen to them and u learn few epic things about Sweden in Middle Ages :)

    M.... S....

    Dylan P 17th cuz this is from the 30 years war which took place from 1618 until 1648

    M.... S....

    Nah this video is about Carolus Rex and the battle of Frausradt, in the great northern war, which it mentions in the lyrics. It took place in the early 1700s.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fraustadt

    M.... S....

    oh i actually didnt kow that, thanks :)

    M.... S....

    No problem, I'm glad you learned something! :)

    M.... S....

    @Viktor Markovic they can have some educational value (with an adequate historical background)

  45. A.... A....

    Most kids wanted to be pirates and bandits, I wanted to be a carolean.

    A.... A....

    @Xx_Dank_Lord_xX gr just join the wehrmacht. Same uniforms and same amount of killed soviets

    A.... A....

    @pitrson UK welp kinda true plus u won't be executed for war crimes cause "u were just following orders"

    A.... A....

    @Xx_Dank_Lord_xX gr thats a w in my book

    A.... A....

    @pitrson UK ye lmao

    A.... A....

    @Liam Leak even though you can not just say that in the Wehrmacht weren't Nazis. There were of course. But way less. Also, the Wehrmacht did also many horrible atrocities, Just Like the SS. So the Wehrmacht May have been Not so corrupted as the SS, but they were Not the good guys either. Just because they are soldiers and every Army commits atrocities Just because of the mental instability you suffer when in war. Its Shitty to admit but it is human.

  46. T.... G....

    5 saxons disliked this video

    T.... G....

    Actually i am saxonian and i do like that song and liked it. : P
    As a saxon you somehow get used to losing wars... It is a wonder saxony still exists as a state... ^^'

    T.... G....

    except Maurice De Saxe... and he fought both for the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of France.

  47. D.... C....

    I've got to congratulate Marshal Rehnskiöld and the courageous Caroleans for their BRILLIANTLY executed pincer maneuver at Fraustadt against such a bigger army. HOWEVER, I'm quite disappointed that their outstanding victory was stained by the lack of mercy they showed to so many enemies after they had surrendered. Sure, warfare back then was terribly brutal overall and war crimes had been commited against Swedes in the conflict, BUT to butcher such a number of people who are unarmed and begging for quarter demands a lot of coldness (Meaning NO offense, Swedish people, I'm judging no one..).
    PS: Thanks a big lot for this catchy and instructive song, Sabaton and 3temii :)!

    D.... C....

    @Tramseskumbanan Theres a difference between murder and executions in one scenario where the prisoners will resist and try to fight (henry), or ones which just want to survive and will do anything to do so (swedes), so no its not all just murder and executions.

    D.... C....

    Da WAAAGH Nope, they were ALL killed after having surrendered. Again, no matter what you want to call it the English killed unarmed prisoners as did the caroleans for various reasons. I have given you the reasons why the caroleans did what they did. Still I don’t defend nor do I accuse but I UNDERSTAND. I kindly suggest you should do the same.

    D.... C....

    @Tramseskumbanan Again, it seems you dont understand the situation, im saying henry's men are innocent because the french, had a reason to continue fighting, they had a chance, they were armoured, and unlike you suggest, they were not unarmed, or proven to be. They were rounded up after they were find deep in mud or captured after the battle, with the few survivors the english had, and the huge amount of POW they had captured, i can guarantee you some of the POW still had a blade or two on their person, as evidence states they were looted after they were put to the blade, not before they were captured. Just because their sword is not in their scarab doesnt mean they dont have a knife somewhere. The russians were completely disarmed against a now superior in numbers foe, and had no reason to continue fighting, as the general has gone, and their force was crushed by seemingly 2 armies, fighting then would've meant certain death and they clearly had no intention of doing such a thing, which is why the caroleans are not fully innocent. Its a act of revenge vs a act of survival. The caroleans would've survived had they killed or let the POW's live, henrys force would not, whether by the POWS, or the POW's slowly down his force allowing the french to ambush them before they arrived at Caen.

    D.... C....

    @Da WAAAGH you can apply the same logic to the instance with the Caroleans. They were outnumbered by the prisoners and some sources say that the Russians had turned their coats inside out in order to look like Saxons which was a big NOPE back in the days. Henry V and Rehnskiöld were ultimately in the same kind of situation

    D.... C....

    @Sebastian Tiainen Actually i believe that the russians turning their coats inside out, this may be the only such instance of that, so no it wasnt a big nope back in those days since it rarely fucking happened in those days, and no the Caroleans were NOT outnumbered by the prisoners, the Caroleans outnumbered the prisoners.

  48. z.... l....

    3 saxons or russians disliked this song keke

    z.... l....

    of course because there is no heroic in broking the army which consist of soldiers gathered thrue all europe who were not paid and fed a loong time sacson army was just a rubble EXEPT russian regiments youll found out why if you read about that battle. And from the dawn of our nation there is only one word to describe russians on the battlefield - VALOUR.

    z.... l....

    The Saxons disliked, the Russians are too dead to dislike.

    z.... l....

    Too many Russians and Saxons here!

    z.... l....

    Дима Добреля You know that the russians were the first to break after the cavalry right? The saxons in the center were the regiments that lasted the longest.

    z.... l....

    One russian liked this song

  49. D.... ....

    this song and eleague = gold

  50. L.... B....

    is not a music this is a fucking musicccccccc \m/

    L.... B....

    ...what?

  51. D.... s....

    Sweden: you know what we have been badass for too long lets give every man a vagina

    D.... s....

    wow i didn't know people with 2 brain cells could even write a comment

    D.... s....

    @Дима Добреля listen Carolus Rex or the Lion from the north, and the badass are the germans, they fight vs all the world and they be to one point for win.

    D.... s....

    @Raimundo Mena Napoleon fought like all of Europe, and only fell because he thought Russia would surrender when Moscow was captured. In the end he was defeated, but only after Russia burnt down their own capital. Napoleon still came back within a few years, rebuilt his army, defeated the Prussians, before losing at Waterloo.

    I'd say on the list of military badasses, Napoleon is way higher than any Germans. The Germans never even reached Moscow, and they had Japan and Italy "helping" too.

    D.... s....

    @Psychic Sandshrew you are wrong. In the first world war the prussians defeat Russia, and in one war before that too. And prussia defeat the great swedish empire, that is really complicate.

    D.... s....

    Tharzidum Uh Germany defeated Russia in WW1 by causing a civil war. They didn't capture Moscow, they capitalised on the fact Russia was already very unstable.

  52. T.... ....

    In memoriam ad Carolus Rex Magnus, Karl XII of Sweden!

    T.... ....

    Carolum regem magnum

    T.... ....

    originalThePlague regnum cum deus, carolus rex

    T.... ....

    It was Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld who commanded the battle. King Karl XII was not even close to the battlefield.

    T.... ....

    Long live the king

  53. D.... S....

    by some reason, it makes me rememmber Strikers 1945

  54. T.... P....

    Missing their concert is my biggest regret of the last year. Unfortunately, I only discovered this goodness after the concert was all the way back in time.

    T.... P....

    They will have concert in Vilnius this sunday, don't miss it bro!

    T.... P....

    InStars fuck yeah i'm going, had a ticket for months now

    T.... P....

    How was it?

    T.... P....

    How was the concert

  55. D.... ....

    Imagine listening to this while working out at the gym.Now that's an interesting thought...

    D.... ....

    DarkMitsaras004 I'd be on the treadmill sprinting at 10 mph pretending to have a musket in my hand while chasing danish 17th century militiamen

    D.... ....

    I did. I don't know what happened, but when I went into the changing room I was suddenly wearing a blue and yellow uniform.

    D.... ....

    Sabaton has literally turned made my dreams come true in this sense... The motivation is always there when listening to them, and it has really turned my life around due to the body confidence... <3

    D.... ....

    I mean its an easy thing to do

    D.... ....

    @Ace Deuce Joachim is ripped man! Following his routine by listening to the music he makes is great motivation for anyone!

  56. P.... B....

    Man Sweden used to be badass , what the fuck happened to them?

    P.... B....

    Evan Graham we norwegians call eachother a jew for a negative word, eksempel " din jævla jøde!" ("You fucking jew!) Well some of us do even though we don't hate jews

    P.... B....

    Liberals happened. They pollute greatness wherever it can be found.

    P.... B....

    poltava happened

    P.... B....

    [incendiary] fucking oof.

    P.... B....

    Russia killed them

  57. D.... ....

    Wha an interesting idea for war music is a series of songs actually becomes a cohesive story if listened to in an order. Like each song is a telling of each successive event.

    D.... ....

    That's sabaton in a nut shell

    D.... ....

    @The Stalker whether you wind up liking the show or not all the rwby songs are purposeful and well executed (though more pop leaned)

    D.... ....

    The entire Carolus Rex album

    D.... ....

    I know this is super late and I really mean this in the friendliest way possible. This isnt a new idea by any means. This idea is called a Concept Album and the Beatles' Sgt Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band album was more or less the first concept album (not everything related to sergeant pepper but more than one song did.) Other bands expanded upon that idea of course and made true full concept albums which more closely resemble something like this album, where the entire album relates to a single concept. Just figured since you were interested you might find this bit of information interesting as well. Cheers mate.

    D.... ....

    except for Poltava ... :(

  58. M.... V....

    Saxons? That'd be the Danes, then?

    M.... V....

    i wish we fought them, it would've been awesome to hear Sabbton sing about an awesome Danish victory against a Carolean invasion. then again the carolean forces where defeated big time when they tried to invade Russia so in the end the Swedish conquest wasn't meant to last i i guess.

    M.... V....

    There was kind of a strange movement of the concept of Saxony, over the centuries Saxony was moved from the north of Germany to the south, close to Silesia, and with some other minors close to it such as Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

    M.... V....

    English

    M.... V....

    Sorry, those were a related tribe, nevermind :)

    M.... V....

    @Casper Niebuhr in fairness this is why noone invades russia

  59. A.... R....

    It's good. It's really good. However, at the end of each chorus, I'm pretty sure it should be "as the Battle of Fraustadt turns."

    A.... R....

    +Alexander Ross it should be mate your right

    A.... R....

    You are right sir

    A.... R....

    Alex Ross j

    A.... R....

    My balls harden from this

    A.... R....

    Jakub Práznovský I don’t think that’s a good thing

  60. R.... T....

    Awesome!

    R.... T....

    We meet again!