"The Art Of War (Pre Production Demos)" lyrics - SABATON

"If you know the enemy and know yourself
You need not fear the result of a hundred battles
If you know yourself but not the enemy
For every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat
If you know neither the enemy or yourself
You will succumb in every battle"

I stand alone and gaze upon the battlefield
Wasteland is all that's left after the fight
And now I'm searching a new way to defeat my enemy
Bloodshed
I've seen enough of death and pain

I will run they will hunt me in vain
I will hide they'll be searching
I'll regroup feign retreat they'll pursue
Coup de gr'ce I will win but never fight

That's the Art of War! [2x]

Breaking the will to fight among the enemy
Force them to hunt me they will play my game
And play by my rules
I will be close but still untouchable
No more will I see suffering and pain

They will find me no more
I'll be gone
I will have them surrounded
They will yield without fight
Overrun Coup de gr'ce
I will win but never fight

That's the Art of War! [2x]

Broken and lost
Tired of war
They'll surrender to me
Caught in my trap
There's no way out
Fail never again
(Never again)

I will run they will hunt me in vain
I will hide they'll be searching
I'll regroup feign retreat they'll pursue
Coup de gr'ce I will win but never fight

That's the Art of war! [4x]

"Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence
Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemies resistence
Without fighting"