Iced Earth - High Water Mark (Gettysburg 1863, Part 3) With Lyrics

High Water Mark - Day 3


"High Water Mark" is the third part of the 32 minutes epic song by American metal band Iced Earth. This 3-part song talks about the 3 days of the battle of Gettysburg during the American civil war. The battle, won by the Union, marks a big turning point in the war against the Confederates.



Lyrics:
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July 3rd, 1863

[Lee:]
"It Was Very Close Yesterday
I Thought For Sure They Would Break
But This Attack That I Have Planned
A Massive Strike Across Open Land
In The Center They Will Break (Will They Break?)
But Plan It Well, Everything's At Stake
We'll Hit 'Em Hard, Not A Silent Gun
Before The Infantry's Begun"

"Execute It Well, We Risk Everything"
"It's In God's Hands Now

[Longstreet:]
"General Lee I Must Tell You Straight
I Believe This Attack Will Fail
No 15,000 Men Ever Made
Will Overtake That Ridge Today
A Mile Charge Over Open Ground
With Yankee Cannon Gunnin' Us Down"

[Lee:]
"We Do Our Duty, We Do What We Must
And In My Plan You Will Trust"

(Thousands Die, On This Day)
"Execute It Well, We Risk Everything"
"It's In God's Hands Now"


The Rebel Cannon Break The Silence
150 Guns Make Up Their Cannonade

They Must Destroy The Union Center
Before The Infantry Can Launch Their Grand Assault

The Yankees Are Returning Fire
(The Earth Shakes Violently)
In Washington D.C. Lincoln Feels The Earth Shake

What Happens Here This Day
The Fate Of This Nation
In The Balance It Will Hang
Consumed With The Pain
The Courage Of The Blue
The Valor Of The Grey
So Very Sad But True
Consumed With The Pain

The Virginians Are The Chosen
In Wait Behind The Trees On Seminary Ridge

Longstreet's Slow To Give The Order
The Lines Emerge, A Mile, 15,000 Men

The Charge Begins In All It's Grandeur
(To The Copse Of Trees)
For Many Of These Men They Know It Is Their Last

The Slaughter Now Ensues
Bodies Fall Like Rain
They Valiantly Pursue
Yet Doomed To Remain
At The Double Quick They Charge
The Canister Rips Through Them
To The Mouth Of hell They March
Glory, The Only Gain


[Armistead:]
"We're Almost There My Boys
I've Never Served With Finer
We Must Push Forward Boys
And Bayonet The Yankee Tyrants
To The Copse Of Trees We Charge
To Crush The Union Center
And When They Turn And Run
An Open Road Leads Us To Freedom"


[Lee:]
"It's Over Now We Are Retreating
I Never Thought That We'd Be Beaten
All This Blood Is On My Hands
The Thousands Dead Due To My Plan
I Am Responsible, All Of It Is My Fault
I Thought Us Invincible
Is This God's Will After All?
I Look Across This Blood Soaked Land
All This Blood Is On My Hands
God Forgive Me, Please Forgive Me
It's All My Fault, The Blood Is On My Hands"

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[cubby3o5]

I hear Matt Barlow in a part of this.

[psychomurderguitaris]

@cubby3o5 It's Jon Schaffer singing Longstreet's part ;)

[MetalstarX]

@psychomurderguitaris I know Schaffer says that it's him but I don't believe it. The Longstreet part sounds just like Barlow. Plus if Schaffer can sing that well why doesn't he just become the full time singer for the band instead of bouncing around from singer to singer like they have?

[psychomurderguitaris]

@MetalstarX Yeah well... Schaffer's been singing some Iced Earth songs (he's the singer on A Gift or A Curse?) and he is the singer on Sons Of Liberty (check out Jeckyll Island and Our Dying Republic). Of course it's still possible that it's always Barlow singing, but I doubt it.

[AveryHayes]

One of the best songs ever made. Thanks for the upload!

[rjdshmetal]

@AveryHayes When I first herd this years ago it blew me away and it still does. Truly one of the great musical pieces in metal.

[METAL4TheWORLD666]

@MetalstarX They did originally record this album with Barlow. Maybe they left his vocals on that part???

[XxST0RMRIDERxX]

@pehmomarsu last time i saw them they played this song it was fucking awesome!! and it was with matt

[DShiflet01]

@Devotheus Jon actually sounds a lot like Barlow in the lower/mid ranges, he just can't get as high as Matt can. Jon does lead vocals for Sons of Liberty, and if you listen to their stuff you'll find it quite believable it's him singing Longstreet's part here. He's also sang on a couple of other IE songs...Frankenstein and Stormrider to name 2.

[pehmomarsu]

@tpwtrainboy2010 Do they perform this in concert? I wouldn't mind but 30 minutes long song is kind of long to be performed live.

[tpwtrainboy2010]

i like tis song best song i got to see them in consert singing this song 5 stars *****

[KRT049]

BRING BACK TIM "RIPPER" OWENS!!!!

[Knoutor]

The best song all over the wurld.

[bullyboy1863]

"No! No General Lee! It is not your fault! It is not your fault!"

"Please, please my friends! It is all my fault. Let us rest and fight another day! There will be more battles friends.."

"General Lee it isn't your fault!"

[JPH1138]

@jeffrielly You've seen Gettysburg with Jeff Daniels and Martin Sheen, right? Because, you know, it's pretty amazing.