Текст (слова) песни: Iced Earth - The Devil to Pay

[July 1st, 1863]

In July 1863
A nation torn in tragedy
A trick of fate, two great armies merge
Gods of war at Gettysburg
Devastation lies ahead
50,000 bodies litter the land
Hell rages three full days
The reaper sows, theres the devil to pay

The pressures on and the rebs attack
The yanks must hold, They cant fall back
Just two brigades, 2000 strong
Against 20,000 they cant hold long

General Reynolds makes his way
Expect no mercy from the iron brigade
Until he shows theyre on their own
But Bufords men have a will of stone

Bayonets gleam in the morning sun
Smoke and fire belching from their guns
Another volley and again they strike
Thousands more comin down Chambersburg pike

[Chorus:]
This tragedy and what it brings
All the devastation
(The reaper has his way)
Men will kill, Blood will spill
To preserve the nation
(Theres the devil to pay)

South of town down the Emmitsburg road
The first corps are starting to show
For Bufords men, theyre here just in time
The desperate need to strengthen the line

Bodies dropping the blue and the grey
Muskets fire and cannon blaze
The union fights defending the town
But theyre outnumbered and losing ground

From the north and the west more rebels arrive
Thousands more and the fight multiplies
McPhearsons ridge and the black hats strike
A rebel sharpshooter takes Reynolds life

[Repeat Chorus]

Attack! Attack! General Lee gives command
Theyre overwhelmed, The situation demands
The federals retreat and rush out of town
But they have fortified and saved the high ground

The day ends in victory for the south
Lees as convinced as Gods will is profound
They are invincible and their cause is just
But Longstreet is cautious and lacking in trust

Across the way the union digs in
The round tops, Cemetery Ridge and out to Culps Hill
Their lines are strong, no denying theyll stay
When the confederates strike
Therell be the devil to pay

[Repeat Chorus]
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