Garry Kirby and : Bill White - Exilium - The Battle of Cannae

from Centuries by Bill White

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Lyrics ( Bill White) 2022
Exilium the “Battle of Cannae”

we slaughtered the savage barbarians
and regained control of the seas
now their descendants rise up against us
pushed on by a vengeful breeze
50,000 troops marched into the alps
from Africa, Carthage, and Spain
half of them starved in the mountains
frost biting their fevered brains
the ones who survived came down from the alps
too sick and enfeebled to fight
i thought it would be such an easy thing
to attack and to put them to flight
these pathetic peons deserved to die
for setting foot on roman soil
we cut them down but they rose again
throwing our spirit into a turmoil
they faced us like a crescent moon
our numbers were their double
but they broke through and drove us back
until we were no more than rubble
how could such a well-ordered advance
be made by this unruly horde
they trampled us down forcing us to retreat
before we could draw our swords
surrounded now, we lost the day
our wounds ran bloody red
when we limped off the battlefield
leaving 80,000 dead
when i returned home in disgrace
i was despised by all
my armies decimated
still Rome refused to fall
and Rome in time prevailed
against this savage horde
and in the blood of Hannibal's suicide
an empire was born

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from Centuries, released September 1, 2022
Music, concept and arrangement: Garry Kirby
Lyrics and melody by: Bill White
Sung by: Bill White

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