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A long ago in eastern Prussia 00:27
Young men with great ambitions rise 00:31
So who can tell me who can say for sure 00:34
Which one will win the Nobel Prize? 00:37
It was a golden age for science 00:40
The kaiserreich would hold the key 00:43
And as the conflict came and tensions rose 00:46
The manifest of the 93 00:49
Haber-Bosch, the great alliance 00:53
Where's the contradiction? 00:56
Fed the world by ways of science 00:59
Sinner or a saint? 01:02
Father of toxic gas, and chemical warfare 01:06
His dark creation has been revealed 01:09
Flow over no man's land, a poisonous nightmare 01:13
A deadly mist on the battlefield 01:16
"Perversions of ideals of science" 01:21
Lost words of alienated wife 01:24
And in the trenches of the western front 01:27
Unknowing soldiers pay the price 01:31
And on the battlefield they're dying 01:34
And on the fields the crops are grown 01:37
So who can tell us what is right or wrong 01:40
Maths or morality alone? 01:43
Haber-Bosch, the great alliance 01:47
Where's the contradiction? 01:50
Fed the world by ways of science 01:53
Sinner or a saint? 01:56
Father of toxic gas, and chemical warfare 02:00
His dark creation has been revealed 02:03
Flow over no man's land, a poisonous nightmare 02:06
A deadly mist on the battlefield 02:09
Father of toxic gas, and chemical warfare 02:12
His dark creation has been revealed 02:15
Flow over no man's land, a poisonous nightmare 02:18
A deadly mist on the battlefield 02:22
02:26
During times when there's peace he belonged to the world 02:34
02:39
During times when there's war he belonged to his place of birth 02:45
02:51
Where, will this lead? What's coming next? 03:17
From your inventions? 03:24
We wonder where, where does it end? 03:28
Who can foresee, see what will be? 03:34
Haber-Bosch, the great alliance 03:41
Where's the contradiction? 03:45
Fed the world by ways of science 03:48
Sinner or a saint? 03:51
Father of toxic gas, and chemical warfare 03:55
His dark creation has been revealed 03:58
Flow over no man's land, a poisonous nightmare 04:01
A deadly mist on the battlefield 04:05
Father of toxic gas, and chemical warfare 04:07
His dark creation has been revealed 04:11
Flow over no man's land, a poisonous nightmare 04:13
A deadly mist on the battlefield 04:17
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Father

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Sabaton
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Weapons Of The Modern Age
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Lyrics:

[English]

A long ago in eastern Prussia

Young men with great ambitions rise

So who can tell me who can say for sure

Which one will win the Nobel Prize?

It was a golden age for science

The kaiserreich would hold the key

And as the conflict came and tensions rose

The manifest of the 93

Haber-Bosch, the great alliance

Where's the contradiction?

Fed the world by ways of science

Sinner or a saint?

Father of toxic gas, and chemical warfare

His dark creation has been revealed

Flow over no man's land, a poisonous nightmare

A deadly mist on the battlefield

"Perversions of ideals of science"

Lost words of alienated wife

And in the trenches of the western front

Unknowing soldiers pay the price

And on the battlefield they're dying

And on the fields the crops are grown

So who can tell us what is right or wrong

Maths or morality alone?

Haber-Bosch, the great alliance

Where's the contradiction?

Fed the world by ways of science

Sinner or a saint?

Father of toxic gas, and chemical warfare

His dark creation has been revealed

Flow over no man's land, a poisonous nightmare

A deadly mist on the battlefield

Father of toxic gas, and chemical warfare

His dark creation has been revealed

Flow over no man's land, a poisonous nightmare

A deadly mist on the battlefield

...

During times when there's peace he belonged to the world

...

During times when there's war he belonged to his place of birth

...

Where, will this lead? What's coming next?

From your inventions?

We wonder where, where does it end?

Who can foresee, see what will be?

Haber-Bosch, the great alliance

Where's the contradiction?

Fed the world by ways of science

Sinner or a saint?

Father of toxic gas, and chemical warfare

His dark creation has been revealed

Flow over no man's land, a poisonous nightmare

A deadly mist on the battlefield

Father of toxic gas, and chemical warfare

His dark creation has been revealed

Flow over no man's land, a poisonous nightmare

A deadly mist on the battlefield

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

rise

/raɪz/

A2
  • verb
  • - to move upwards or upward

ambitions

/æmˈbɪʃənz/

B2
  • noun
  • - desires to achieve something

conflict

/ˈkɒnflɪkt/

B2
  • noun
  • - a serious disagreement or argument
  • verb
  • - to be in opposition

reveal

/rɪˈviːl/

B2
  • verb
  • - to make known or show something previously hidden

creation

/kriˈeɪʃən/

B2
  • noun
  • - the act of bringing something into existence

poisonous

/ˈpɔɪzənəs/

B2
  • adjective
  • - containing poison or toxic substances

battlefield

/ˈbætəl fiːld/

C1
  • noun
  • - a place where a battle occurs

misland

/ˈmɪstənt/

C2
  • noun
  • - a mistaken belief or idea

alliance

/əˈlaɪəns/

B2
  • noun
  • - a union or association formed for mutual benefit

military

/ˈmɪlɪtɛri/

B1
  • adjective
  • - relating to soldiers or war

invention

/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/

B2
  • noun
  • - the act of creating something new

peace

/piːs/

A2
  • noun
  • - freedom from war or conflict

Grammar:

  • A long ago in eastern Prussia

    ➔ Past simple tense

    ➔ The phrase "A long ago" indicates a specific time in the past.

  • So who can tell us what is right or wrong

    ➔ Indirect question

    ➔ The phrase "who can tell us" introduces an indirect question about morality.

  • Haber-Bosch, the great alliance

    ➔ Noun phrase

    ➔ The phrase "Haber-Bosch, the great alliance" is a noun phrase that identifies a specific concept.

  • Sinner or a saint?

    ➔ Correlative conjunctions

    ➔ The phrase uses the correlative conjunctions "or" to present two contrasting ideas.

  • His dark creation has been revealed

    ➔ Present perfect passive

    ➔ The phrase "has been revealed" indicates an action that has occurred at an unspecified time in the past.

  • During times when there's peace he belonged to the world

    ➔ Complex sentence

    ➔ The sentence contains a main clause and a subordinate clause, indicating a condition.

  • Who can foresee, see what will be?

    ➔ Modal verb

    ➔ The use of the modal verb "can" expresses ability or possibility.