Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
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This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.
Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not
by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see
misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and
misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).
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Serniev's head on a plate!
Serve me it's head on a plate!
The Story: My reaction the first time I heard this song was, “Wait, who the Hell is Serniev?!” - Submitted by: S
To rule the waves and lead the Greek Marines
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Greek Marines
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine
The Story: Yet another reason I'm glad I discovered Sabaton in March 2023. History was never exactly my strongest subject. I'm glad the band teaches about history so I can stop doing dumb stuff like wondering what on earth the Greeks had to do with Germany in WWII. :P - Submitted by: Driftless Warrior
See Carolus Rex
See Carolus rise
The Story: Surprisingly, Carolus Rex is not said in this song. - Submitted by: Katy
Thus earning their name, earning their fame
Thus earning the name, earning the fame
The Story: It really sounds like "their". - Submitted by: Katy
Raise your horns
(B)reak the norm
The Story: I thought because they said, "raise your hand" they could also sing, "raise your horns", since it's a metal song. - Submitted by: Katy
She stands before you,
Oh, that medal shining bright.
She stands before you,
All that metal shining bright.
The Story: The lady this song is about is the most decorated female combatant in history, so saying, "that medal" makes a lot of sense. - Submitted by: Katy
She's a dirty unicorn
She's the girl in uniform
The Story: Sabaton's producer thought that was what they were singing. - Submitted by: Katy
Carolus, rest!
Carolus Rex
The Story: Because the king sadly died, it can sound like they're telling him he can now rest. - Submitted by: Katy
Come on ninja take my hand!
Come on in child take my hand!
The Story: Happened during my Naruto obsession... - Submitted by: nullraum
Yet soldiers has fallen before
Yet soldiers have fallen before
The Story: It sounds like he says "has" instead of "have". - Submitted by: Katy
It's the nature of time that the new age comes in sin
It's the nature of time that the new ways comes in sin
The Story: I know the real lyrics say "ways", but it really sounds like "new age". It makes more sense too. Also, his accent makes it sound like "new age", and "new ways comes" doesn't make sense grammatically. - Submitted by: Katy
(last pre-chorus) That's the price of a mile.
There's no price for a mile.
The Story: I think it still makes sense. - Submitted by: Katy
Stained red as blood, he’s ruling higher
Stained red as blood, he’s roaming higher
The Story: I put “sky from above” instead of “stained red as blood” by mistake. - Submitted by: Katy
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