Battle Hymns Lyrics Album by Manowar
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Album Lyrics
1. Death Tone
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
[Pre-Chorus]:
You were sittin’ home and I got sent to Nam,
I went to the big house
You just worked a job
[Chorus]:
Hear me comin’ can’t you hear my Death Tone
Hear me comin’ can’t you hear my Death Tone
Hear me ride on into the night
Pull along side if you’re lookin’ for a fight
Hey, hey, hey
My social worker’s got me on a chain
Keeps me out of jail so the paper prints his name
Yes he 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
[Pre-Chorus]
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 comin’ can’t you hear my Death Tone
Hear me comin’ can’t you hear my Death Tone
Hear me ride on into the night
Pull along side if you’re lookin’ for a fight
Hey, hey, hey
Death Tone
Death Tone
Gonna ride on my Death Tone… Yes I am
I’m gonna ride on you tonight
2. Metal Daze
I hear the sound in a metal way
I feel the power rolling on the stage
‘Cause only one thing really sets me free
Heavy metal, loud as it can be – Yeah
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 wearin’ it all
I don’t know another way of livin’
And 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 bands 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, heavy metal daze
Heavy metal
So Mister D. J. play just one for me
You know the one with the crashing 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
Mama’s having problems
Always comes to me
Your daddy’s been a drinker since 1943
They tell you I’m a loser
‘Cause I like bein’ free
But truth is in the mirror
It’s what they never see
I said yeah
Long time ago
You tried to tell me, son
keep our daughter home
I said no no, no no
[Chorus]:
Now, I don’t mind them saying
That you should be prayin’ for me,
Fast taker
Right here’s where I’m staying
Life’s a game I play for keeps
Aaah
Fast Taker
Bed Breaker
Love Maker
Take it away
You’re 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
[Chorus]
Now do it right with music
Then you’ll learn how to use it
All night, Fast Taker
Right here’s where I’m stayin’
Life’s a game I play for keeps
Aaaah
Fast Taker
Bed Breaker
Love Maker
Take it away
Mama’s having problems
Always comes to me
Your daddy’s been a drinker since 1943
They tell you I’m a loser
‘Cause I like bein’ free
But truth is in the mirror
It’s what they never see
Long time ago
You tried to tell me, son
keep our daughter home
I said no no, no no
[Chorus]:
Now, I don’t mind them saying
That you should be prayin’ for me
Fast Taker
Right here’s where I’m staying
Life’s a game I play for keeps
Aaah
Fast Taker
Bed Breaker
Love Maker
Take it away
4. Shell Shock
I got it!!
Well there’s no charge for the haircut
And the bullets come free
My Uncle Sam sent a letter, said:
He 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
[Bridge]:
But if they tell you that I’ve lost my mind
Maybe it’s not gone just a little hard to find
About the time this letter gets home
I’ll 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 ooh oh
Shell Shocked Yeaaah
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
I got a purple heart to show the world I’m brave
The businessmen sat home
While I got Shell Shocked ooh oh
Shell Shocked ooh oh, ooh oh
Shell Shocked
Shell Shocked
Sheeeell… Shocked
5. Manowar
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
[Chorus]:
Oooh, Manowar, born to live for evermore
The right to conquer every shore
Hold your ground and give no more
Our fight will never end
So we called 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 sights
[Chorus]
Oooh, Manowar, born to live for evermore
The right to conquer every shore
Hold your ground and give no more
Manowar, born to live for evermore
The right to conquer every shore
Manowar, born to live for evermore
Manowar, born to live for evermore
The right to conquer every shore
Hold your ground and give no more
Born to live for evermore
The right to conquer every shore
MANOWAR
6. Dark Avenger
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’s blood leaving
Circling lower the vultures fly.
These 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 of 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 ye not pass Abbadon,
return to the world from whence ye came
And seek payment not only for thine own anguish,
but 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 on his journey back to the upper world,
They brought forth their Demon horse
called Black Death
A grim steed so fearsome in might and black in colour
That he could stand as one with the darkness
Save for his burning eyes of crimson fire
And on that night they rode up from Hell,
The pounding of his hooves did clap like thunder
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
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 gain their lives,
But when I’m through
They know that they must pay
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
7. William’s Tale
(Instrumental)
8. Battle Hymn
By moonlight we ride
Ten thousand side by side
With swords drawn held high
Our whips and armor shine
Hail to thee our infantry
Still brave beyond the grave
All sworn the eternal vow
The time to strike is now!
[Chorus]:
Kill, kill
Kill, kill
Kill, kill
Kill, kill
Gone are the days when freedom shone
Now blood and steel meet bone
In the light of the battle’s wake
The sands of time will shake
How proud our soldiers stand
With mace and chain in hand
Sound the charge, into glory ride
Over the top of their vanquished pride
[Chorus]:
Victory, victory
Victory, victory
Victory, victory
Victory, victory
To the battle we ride
We crossed a starlit sky
No space – no time
We’ll catch the wind
Strange losses, men died
We crossed a starlit sky
And still no space and time
We’ll catch the wind
Kill, kill
Kill, kill
Kill, kill
Kill, kill
Sound the charge
Into glory ride
Over the top of their vanquished pride
By moonlight we ride
Ten thousand side by side
Kill, kill
Kill, kill
Kill, kill
Kill, kill
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