Unity Or Death Lyrics

Free the serbians slavic people outside of Serbia

From control of the Hapsburgs and their Nation

Also freedom from the Ottomans

Unite our peoples from the depths of desperation

Formed in the shadows from the military ranks

Of the Serbian army and they will make a stand

By any means necessary whatever it takes

Unity or death they are the black hand

The dual monarchy in Austria Hungary

Do not give a damn about our people never worthy

Back by Germany newly unified

They are imposing our people they are hurting

National freedom national pride

Even against our own government who appease

Terror we are here to now terrorize

Justified by our peoples suffering in our eyes

No one knows

Nobody understands

We're reaching out for freedom

You see the only way we can

The black hand reaching out and funding insurrection

Influencing and empowering

Those with no power, understand

The dual monarchies and Germany

See us as nothing

Ethnic minorities not of pure blood so they don't care

About what we're wanting

Desperation leads to violence

Doesn't history tell

If you ignore the cries of the people long enough

There will be hell

We will stir the pot upset their so called peace

When the Ottomans fall they take control no relief

They do not consult our government but they're a joke

They move to annex territory our ancestral home

Can't be tolerated now we will campaign

Propaganda feeding revolution cells

In Bosnia and all throughout the region Balkan

Unity or Death yes we are the Black Hand

No one knows

Nobody understands

We're reaching out for freedom

You see the only way we can

In Vienna the Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne

Ordered to take a trip to Bosnia to Serejavo

To inspect troops that were stationed in the area

After his kingdoms annexation

Of the territory making it dangerous indeed

His wife Sophie would go out of fear but was there need

No matter they embarked on this journey

From far away from the plight of the people

His future subjects but there's clouds gathering

The political climate unstable wavering

From Vienna to Trieste on a train headed towards Serbia

June 23rd 1914 he embarks to the area

Give us Unity or Death

They wanted Unity or Death

Give us Unity or Death

They wanted Unity or Death

Well in Serbia its the St Vitus feast on the day the Archduke did arrive

Two men Cabrinovic and Princip swept up in the Kosovo myths they ride

The plot was assaination they designated for the archduke since

They did not like his plans for reforming the nations under one banner his

So the two men and their group of assassins waited along the route

Of the Archdukes motorcade through the city the path there was little doubt

Two would be assassins failed to act but Cabrinovic stepped up with his bomb

Threw it, it bounced and exploded wounding 20 but missed Ferdinand it's all gone wrong

Through the chaos they proceeded to their previous engagement

The Archduke shaken rightfully so made it clear with a statement

I come to visit but I'm greeted with bombs its an outrage

Sophie suggested they should visit the wounded on their way back it was fate

Down the road after the failed attempt

Princip decided to wait for another hit

As fate would have it the Archdukes motorcade

Would take a wrong turn stalling out here it is

Out from the shadows armed with a pistol Princip would seize destiny

With two shots at point blank Killing the archduke and his wife instantly

And with that the world was cast into a spiral

Downward headed towards war if they want revenge there's no denial

Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia so now they must act

Unity or Death they'll give them death and now there's no turning back