The Spoils of Treason-Slechtvalk

[00:03.63]The Spoils of Treason [00:15.37]by Slechtvalk [00:56.21]We had grown tired of this endless war. [01:05.15]We thought it was time to leave and to govern ourselves. [01:22.75]Fearing punishment for our betrayal, [01:26.15]We asked our old enemies to defend our cities. [01:50.01]They kept the King's forces at bay, [01:57.42]But it had cost us all we ever had. [02:22.98]After they had consumed most of our stock, [02:27.21]They forced our children to serve [02:31.56]As their soldiers in the war, [02:34.77]From which we only tried to escape. [02:39.95]"We saw the smoke rising" [02:43.74]From beyond the forest's canopy [02:48.44]The sight made our hearts fill with sorrow. [02:57.05]So many lives wasted, [03:00.69]In spite of our warnings. [03:05.41]Could we have done more to keep them from leaving?" [03:30.36]On our search for independence [03:34.53]We lost all the freedom we once had. [03:38.74]We are now little more than slaves in our own country, [04:01.80]Cheated into a life of misery. [04:04.36]After they had consumed [04:06.90]most of our stock, [04:08.75]they forced our children to serve [04:13.11]as their soldiers in the war, [04:16.18]from which we only [04:17.83]tried to escape. [04:21.66]"We saw the smoke rising" [04:25.29]From beyond the forest's canopy [04:29.94]The sight made our hearts fill with sorrow. [04:38.18]So many lives wasted, [04:41.87]in spite of our warnings. [04:46.44]Could we have done more [04:49.60]to keep them from leaving?"