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MANOWAR LYRICS Battle Hymns (1982) MANOWAR LYRICS Battle Hymns (1982) 1. Death Tone 2. Metal Daze 3. Fast Taker 4. Shell Shock 5. Manowar 6. Dark Avenger 7. William's Tale 8. Battle Hymns 1. Death Tone [R. Friedman/ J. DeMaio] Ridin' on two wheels Chains hooked on my heels Sittin' in leather... Ridin' on steel Put my shades on Hair blows in the wind I give some square the finger Now he won't look again, no he won't [PreChorus:] Now, you were sittin' home And I got sent to Nam I went to the big house You just worked a job [Chorus:] Hear me calling Can't you hear my death tone Hear me calling Can't you hear my death tone Hear me ride On into the night Pull along side If you're looking for a fight, yeah ! My social workers Got me on a chain Keeps me out of jail So the paper prints his name, yes it does, and he likes it Unemployment checks Run out next week It won't be very long 'Til I'm back on the streets again [PreChorus:] Now, you were sittin' home And I was sent to Nam I went to the big house You just worked a job [Chorus:] Hear me calling Can't you hear my death tone Hear me calling Can't you hear my death tone Hear me ride On into the night Pull along side If you're looking for a fight Death tone Death tone Gonna ride on my death tone Yes I am I'm gonna ride on you baby ! Oh ! 2. Metal Daze [J. DeMaio] I hear the sound In a metal way I feel the power Rolling off the stage Cause only one thing Really sets me free Heavy Metal Loud as it can be Baby I was born to play music I'm a man with a screamin guitar There's a light in the middle of the stage In a minute I'll be wearing it all I don't know another way of living Baby I don't really care Give me a pair of jeans And a riff that's mean And girls that love to share [Chorus:] Heavy metal, metal daze Heavy metal, heavy metal daze Heavy metal, heavy metal daze Living like there's no tomorrow Yeah Currie says we're on the edge He says man you're really graphic This band a social wedge Yeah we all got hearts made of metal and our blood is hot molten rock And if I don't hear the sound of metal I go into shock [Chorus:] Heavy metal, metal daze Heavy metal, heavy metal daze Heavy metal, heavy metal daze Heavy metal, heavy metal daze Heavy metal So mister D. J. Play just one for me You know the one With the crushin' and the screams 'Cause only one thing Really sets me free Heavy metal Loud as it can be [Chorus:] Heavy metal, metal daze Heavy metal, heavy metal daze Heavy metal, heavy metal daze heavy metal, heavy metal daze Heavy metal Loud as it can be 3. Fast Taker [R. Friedman/J. DeMaio] Mama is having troubles, It always comes from me Your daddy's been a drinker Since nineteen forty-three They tell you I'm a loser 'Cause I like see 'em breed But truth is in the mirror Is one thing never seen I sing Yeah Long time ago You tried to tell me, son People tried to hold on I said no no, no no No, I don't mind them saying That you should be praying For me, fast taker Right here's where I'm staying Life's a game I play For keeps, fast taker, fast taker, fast taker Take it away Only sixteen A woman, not a girl Old enough For a trip around the world Pick you up on Friday When your daddy goes to sleep Bring you back on Sunday When he's watching "Billy Graham" on T.V. Oh yeah, he won't see me Now do it right with music Then you learn how to abuse it All night, fast taker Right here's where I'm staying Life's a game I play For peace, fast taker, fast taker, fast taker Take it away Mama is having troubles, It always comes from me Your daddy's been a drinker Since nineteen forty-three They tell you I'm a loser 'Cause I like see 'em breed But truth is in the mirror Is one thing never seen A long time ago You tried to tell me son People tried to hold on I said no no, no no No I don't mind them saying That you should be praying For me, fast taker Right here's where I'm staying Life's a game I play For keeps, fast taker, fast taker, fast taker Take it away 4. Shell Shock [R. Friedman/J. DeMaio] I don't know Well, there's no charge for the haircut And the bullets come free My Uncle Sam sent a letter, said: He's got a mission for me Now I'm a ranger, not a stranger And I live in Saigon We've got a team of special forces And we deliver napalm But if they tell you that I've lost my mind Baby it's not gone just a little hard to find By the time this letter gets home I'd be gone, gone, yeah gone And if they tell you that I'm M.I.A. Think a little less about me each day 'Cause if I ever get back I'll be shell shocked, whoa Shell shocked, yeah Feels funny riding in my car Used to drive a tank and shoot a B.A.R. I know I'm home But I feel gone,gone, yeah gone Now it's over and the homeland's safe Got a purple heart to show the world I'm brave The businessmen sat at home Well I got shell shocked, whoa Shell shocked, whoa Shell shock Shell shock Shell shock 5. Manowar [R. Friedman/J. DeMaio] We met on English ground In a backstage room We heard the sound And we all knew What we had to do We called the high command Requested leave to make a stand And in the field we grew And we all knew Soon the time would come For us to fight, Destination Now in sight Aaah, Manowar Born to live forever more The right to conquer every shore Hold your ground and give no more Our fight will never end So we call on partisans To raise your hands And take our stand Look sharp When duty calls Where we march Cities fall And the strong survive And take our side Now the time has come For us to fight Target waiting In our sight Aaah, Manowar Born to live forever more The right to conquer every shore Hold your ground and give no more Manowar Born to live forever more The right to conquer every shore Manowar Born to live forever more Manowar Born to live forever more The right to conquer every shore Hold your ground and give no more Born to live forever more The right to conquer every shore Manowar 6. Dark Avenger [R. Friedman/J. Demaio] He broke the laws of the elders So they plucked out his eye, Took his land and fortune, Left him to die Bound on the shoreline, Left for the tide, Sees his life-blood leaving... Circling lower, the vultures fly His bones may be broken But the spirit can't die And the Gods see his anguish And give him a sign From the floor of the ocean The ship of the lost souls rise And they take him where no one sleeps while the undead cry, Where no one sleeps while the undead cry... And in the world above The elders sing, On his land they live... Let death's bell ring Narration: He was met at the gate of Hades By the Guardian of the Lost Souls, The Keeper of the Unavenged And He did say to him: "Let you not pass Abaddon Return to the world From whence you came And seek payment Not only for thy known anguish But to vindicate the souls Of the Unavenged" And they placed in his hands A sword Made for him Called: Vengeance Forged in brimstone And tempered By the woeful tears of the Unavenged And to carry him up on his journey Back to the upper world They brought forth Their Demon horse Called: Black Death A grim steed So fiercely might And black in colour That he could stand as one: Darkness... Save from his burning eyes of crimson fire And on that night They rode up from Hell The pounding of his hooves Did clap like thunder ! [Chorus:] Burning, death, destruction Raping the daughters and wives In blood I take my payment In full with their lives No one can escape me On Black Death I ride When kissed by the sword of Vengeance Your head lays there by your side I take the lives of all that I once knew The torn flesh of a slow death waits for you [Chorus:] Burning, death, destruction Raping the daughters and wives In blood I take my payment In full with their lives I spare not land or servants My wake is smoke and flame I take their wives and daughters They stand there watching, watching Hoping to get my life But when I'm through they know they must pay [Chorus:] Burning, death, destruction Raping the daughters and wives In blood I take my payment In full with their lives With their lives With their lives With their lives 7.
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