Morituri Te Salutant
Battleroar Lyrics
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My bravery will be rewarded
One day I will pass all this misery
And free I will stand to this world
I spent all my life into slavery
Hoping to see the next dawn
I am here to kill every enemy
And salute the man on the throne
My dream is to travel in foreign lands
I have dreamed that long before
I'll try to forget all this blood on sand
And mournings will sound here no more
But all these dreamed things are so far away
I'm only a gladiator
Perhaps these could be my last fighting days
And the crowd will shout for more
MORITURI TE SALUTANT
Under the stars
I see a vision a chariot of light
Heading towards me
And I realize it's time for me
To fly high in the sky
I hail you now as I die
The song "Morituri Te Salutant" by Battleroar speaks of a gladiator's journey from slavery to the arena and his ultimate death. The opening lines "My glory is passing through victory, My bravery will be rewarded, One day I will pass all this misery, And free I will stand to this world" suggest that the gladiator's only hope is to win battles and gain glory before he can be free from his slavery. He sees victory as his only way out of the misery that he has been living in all his life. The lines "I am here to kill every enemy, And salute the man on the throne" suggest that his only purpose is to fight and win, and to pay homage to the emperor, who has the power to decide his fate.
In the second stanza, the gladiator dreams of escaping his life of bloodshed and traveling to foreign lands. He hopes to forget the battles he fought and the blood he spilled in the arena. However, he realizes that these dreams are far away, and he is only a gladiator. He fears that his days of fighting may be numbered and the crowd will demand more from him, possibly leading to his death. The final line "MORITURI TE SALUTANT" is a Latin phrase meaning "those who are about to die salute you," the traditional salute of gladiators before they entered the arena. The last two lines, "Under the stars, I see a vision, a chariot of light," refer to the gladiator's vision of a better life beyond death.
Line by Line Meaning
My glory is passing through victory
I find glory in winning battles.
My bravery will be rewarded
I believe that my courage will be acknowledged and I will be rewarded for it.
One day I will pass all this misery
I hope that someday I will be able to leave behind all the suffering and hardship that I have endured.
And free I will stand to this world
When I am no longer tied down by my struggles, I will be able to live freely in the world.
I spent all my life into slavery
I have been living a life of servitude and captivity for as long as I can remember.
Hoping to see the next dawn
Despite everything, I have held onto hope that I will survive the battles and see another day.
I am here to kill every enemy
My purpose is to defeat and destroy any and all who oppose me.
And salute the man on the throne
My ultimate goal is to show respect and deference to the one in power over me.
My dream is to travel in foreign lands
I yearn to explore new places and see things I have never seen before.
I have dreamed that long before
This desire has been with me for a very long time.
I'll try to forget all this blood on sand
I will make an effort to put the horrors of war out of my mind and move on from them.
And mournings will sound here no more
I hope that one day there will be no need for mourning or sadness anymore.
But all these dreamed things are so far away
Despite my hopes, it feels like the things I dream of are impossibly out of reach.
I'm only a gladiator
I am a fighter, one who is forced to engage in combat for the entertainment of others.
Perhaps these could be my last fighting days
I am aware of the possibility that I may not survive much longer.
And the crowd will shout for more
Despite the violence and death that occurs in the arena, the audience will always hunger for more entertainment.
MORITURI TE SALUTANT
Those of us who are about to die in battle salute you.
Under the stars
Looking up at the sky...
I see a vision a chariot of light
I have a strong and vivid hallucination of a bright, shining chariot passing over me.
Heading towards me
The chariot appears to be coming closer and closer to me.
And I realize it's time for me
I suddenly understand that my time on this earth is coming to an end.
To fly high in the sky
Just like the chariot I saw, I know that I will soon be leaving this world and ascending to the heavens.
I hail you now as I die
As I breathe my last breaths, I give my final salute and farewell to the world.
Contributed by Callie A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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