Thousand Years of Oppression-Amon Amarth

[ti:Thousand Years of Oppression] [ar:Amon Amarth] [al:Versus the World (Bonus Edition)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.28]Thousand Years of Oppression - Amon Amarth [00:01.58]Written by：Amon Amarth [00:02.55] [01:00.51]He hung on the windswept world tree [01:03.44] [01:04.09]Whose roots no one knows [01:06.39] [01:07.75]For nine whole days he hung there pierced [01:11.52]By gugnir his spear [01:14.51] [01:15.47]Swimming in pain he peered into the depths [01:18.38] [01:19.07]And cried out in agony [01:22.13] [01:23.02]Reaching out he grasped the runes [01:26.18]Before falling back from the abyss [01:29.34] [01:30.30]He gave himself unto himself [01:33.33] [01:33.83]In a world of sheering pain [01:36.72] [01:37.71]So that we all may live our lives [01:41.36]By the wisdom that he gained [01:46.41] [02:01.12]You doubted him and spread their lies [02:04.73]Across the world with sword in hand [02:08.42]You raped our souls and stole our right [02:12.18]All for the words of mild mannered man [02:15.31] [02:16.03]You listened to mild mannered god [02:19.18] [02:19.70]And put your faith in deceitful words [02:22.98] [02:23.53]Your powertrip was paid by blood [02:26.67] [02:27.24]In kindness name you spilled our blood [02:33.14] [02:38.37]I refuse to submit [02:41.30] [02:41.98]To the god you say is kind [02:44.95] [02:45.73]I know what's right and it is time [02:48.77] [02:49.44]It's time to fight and free our minds [02:56.52] [03:16.05]Let me die without fear [03:19.27]As I have lived without it [03:22.44] [03:23.02]So shut your mouth and spare my ears [03:26.89]I'm fed up with all your bullshit [03:30.16] [03:31.05]After a thousand years of oppression [03:34.36]Let the berserks rise again [03:37.31] [03:38.11]Let the world hear these words once more [03:41.35] [03:42.20]Save us oh lord from the wrath of the Norsemen [03:48.49] [03:53.15]Let the world hear these words once more [03:56.67] [03:57.21]Save us oh lord from the wrath of the Norsemen [04:03.24] [04:15.79]Our spritis were forged in snow and ice [04:19.00] [04:19.60]To bend like steel forged over fire [04:23.34]We were not made to bend like reed [04:26.64] [04:27.33]Or turn the other cheek [04:31.51] [04:38.42]He grasped the runes they're ours to use