In 1977 he played the roles of Narrator and King of Elfland on the concept album The King of Elfland's Daughter. The album also featured Mary Hopkin, PP Arnold, Frankie Miller and Alexis Korner.
He also started a career as singer as with his first album in 1998 entitled, Devils, Rogues & Other Villians and in the post-millennial era he appeared as a narrator for Italian symphonic fantasy metal band Rhapsody, playing the Wizard King in two albums, Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret and Triumph or Agony. In addition to narrating several tracks on the two albums, he also sang & recorded a duet album with lead vocalist Fabio Lione called "The Magic of the Wizard's Dream".
He released his second solo album in 2007 at the age of 84 under the name of "Revelation" (including a heavy metal song in it).
In March 2010, he released the symphonic metal album "Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross". It was later followed up by "Charlemagne: The Omens of Death" in May 2013.
Christopher Lee died on June 7, 2015 after being hospitalized for respiratory problems and heart failure.
The Ultimate Sacrifice
Christopher Lee Lyrics
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They destroyed our rear guard
The end will still be upon us
But we'll stand and fight real hard
The threat of death
The threat of death
The threat of death
The threat of death
The time, the hour is here
Our mighty Christian Lands
Are under dire threat
If they kill the chosen one
Our empire no longer will be left
Francia needs a leader
For our Lord Charlemgne we fight
We'll sacrifice our lives for him
And resist with all our might
Paladins, Paladins
Together we raise our swords
Paladins, Paladins
Lightning, steel and more
For years we stood together
Fighting back to back
Now what is it you ask me?
That I run away and hide
Death I am not afraid of
But I do not understand
Francia needs their King now
Not just an epitaph
He must escape the carnage
He must stay alive
We'll cleave a pathway for him
To safety he will ride
Paladins, Paladins
Our name imparts fear
Paladins, Paladins
Death draws ever near
If they want to rule us
Charlemagne they must kill
We'll defend this reign together
We know it is God's will
No mortal man could have wished for
So brave and trustful Knights
They fought and gave their lives
For me and our empire
In death they made
The ultimate sacrifice.
The Ultimate Sacrifice by Christopher Lee is a song that tells the story of a group of Paladins who came to the aid of their Lord Charlemagne during a war. The lyrics describe the battle that ensued and the bravery of the Paladins who were willing to sacrifice their lives for their leader and their homeland. Despite the threat of death, the Paladins are determined to fight back and defend their lands from the enemy.
The first verse of the song describes the surprise attack from the enemy, which destroyed the rear guard of the Paladins. Despite this setback, they are determined to stand and fight hard until the end. The chorus of the song emphasizes the courage of the Paladins and their lack of fear in the face of death. The second verse goes on to explain that the Christian lands are under threat and emphasizes the importance of their chosen leader, Charlemagne. The chorus repeats, emphasizing their courage once again.
The third verse goes on to explain how the Paladins have fought side by side for many years, but their loyalty is to their Lord Charlemagne. The final verse emphasizes that the Paladins are not afraid of death, but they do not want their Lord Charlemagne to die, as he is critical to the defense of their lands. The song ends with a tribute to the bravery of the Knights who made the ultimate sacrifice for their leader and their homeland.
Line by Line Meaning
They came without warning
The enemy attacked us suddenly and unexpectedly
They destroyed our rear guard
They defeated and killed our soldiers who were at the back of our army
The end will still be upon us
We know we might still lose this battle and face death
But we'll stand and fight real hard
Despite the threat of death we will fight courageously
The threat of death
We are aware that we might die in this battle
We shall have no fear
We will not be afraid of the enemy despite the threat of death
The time, the hour is here
The moment of the battle has arrived
Our mighty Christian Lands
Our territory and people who follow Christianity
Are under dire threat
We are in great danger of losing our lands and people
If they kill the chosen one
If the enemy kills our leader
Our empire no longer will be left
Our kingdom will cease to exist as we know it
Francia needs a leader
Our kingdom needs a leader
For our Lord Charlemagne we fight
We fight for Charlemagne, our lord and ruler
We'll sacrifice our lives for him
We are willing to die for our leader
And resist with all our might
We will use all our strength and power to resist the enemy
Paladins, Paladins
A call to the knights to fight
Together we raise our swords
We will fight together with our weapons
Lightning, steel and more
We will use all our weapons and abilities to fight
For years we stood together
We have been together for years fighting against the enemy
Fighting back to back
We stood next to each other fighting the enemy
Now what is it you ask me?
What do you want to know from me now?
That I run away and hide
Do you think I will run away and hide?
Death I am not afraid of
I am not scared of dying
But I do not understand
But I am confused and do not comprehend something
Francia needs their King now
Our kingdom needs its leader now more than ever
Not just an epitaph
We do not want our leader to just be remembered as a phrase on a tombstone
He must escape the carnage
Our leader needs to survive this battle and escape the violence
He must stay alive
Our leader needs to keep living
We'll cleave a pathway for him
We'll clear a way for our leader to escape
To safety he will ride
Our leader will ride to safety
Our name imparts fear
Our name strikes fear in our enemies
Death draws ever near
The possibility of death is constantly looming over us
If they want to rule us
If the enemy wants to dominate and control us
Charlemagne they must kill
They have to kill Charlemagne, our leader
We'll defend this reign together
We'll protect and preserve our kingdom together
We know it is God's will
We believe that it is what God desires us to do
No mortal man could have wished for
No human could have wished for
So brave and trustful Knights
Knights who were courageous and dependable
They fought and gave their lives
They fought and died
For me and our empire
They fought for me and our kingdom
In death they made
They made something important through their death
The ultimate sacrifice.
They sacrificed their lives for their leader and kingdom, the highest sacrifice one can make
Contributed by Jayce I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.