Name: 1453
Duration: P00H04M39S
Description: song bio: a dramatization of the siege of constantinople in 1493 by the ottoman empire. during the final days of the months long siege it is said that a lunar ellipse and a blood moon occured, turning the sky and moon red, and was taken as a positive omen by the ottomans. constantinople fell to their forces less than one week later.

Temnere - 1453

from SpinTunes 18 Round 1 by Spintunes

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song bio: a dramatization of the siege of constantinople in 1493 by the ottoman empire. during the final days of the months long siege it is said that a lunar ellipse and a blood moon occured, turning the sky and moon red, and was taken as a positive omen by the ottomans. constantinople fell to their forces less than one week later.

lyrics

30 days
of siege and warfare
on a conquest for rome

30 days
and the spirit fades
will to fight drained by endless war

are we right
is this ours to take
should we stop and fall back

or should we stay
for one final day
and put it all to one last attack

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look for a sign
a sigil on high
a sign from the gods to be bold

scarlet cuts the sky
the birth of legends is foretold

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marching through the night
constantinople bound to fall
heroes never die
stay the line, conquer them al;

throngs of golden riders
bathed in crimson light
guided by the blood red sky

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cosmic fortune
the moon is stained
with the blood of our foes

a welcome portent
affirming faith
we go with god to make this our home

the crescent
rests in a field of red
our flag alight in the sky

while we are blessed
they see a warning
and know theyre all gonna die

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from SpinTunes 18 Round 1, released October 4, 2021

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