The Tale of Vasa - Blazon Stone

A massive fortress of cannon, wood and sails

A power to be reckoned with, must have been a pompous sight

Soon the maiden voyage would reveal its hidden truth

Bring the glory to an end, in the depths of the sea

Sail with the sun, with the face in the wind as we leaving the shoreline

Glory and pride, like a fortress on the sea with the Swedish flag held high

The mission was clear, three hundred men aboard

Away from the docks, for the journey of times

No doubts or questions, no fear in their hearts

Now the ride has begun, and they’re ready for war

No one knew the tragedy that would come for the ship only minutes ahead

No good stability, all testing was failed, at the port

Like a time bomb it was doomed from the start, the ultimate countdown has begun…

And it’s heading for the end

Too much guns, a stern way too high

A miscalculation of the highest degree

Setting sail with way too much pride

The wind would become Vasas Achilles heel

Later on as they ploughed through the waves

Disaster awaited and nobody knew

No much more than a breeze in the wind

Now suddenly capsizing, what a shame!

Thousands of people were crowded around

Oh, they can’t believe the sight of this sinking wreck

Down it goes like a stone to the ground

Never to be seen again, for hundreds of years

Buried deep in the waters, claiming the crews souls

Down like a coffin of wood and sail

Vasa, total disaster, treasured forever

Back in the docks where it once belonged for us to see