Scattered on foreign fields Lie the burnt out hulls of our dead armour Old landscape wreckage And this earth now scorched Selfless acts of bravery In the face of overwhelming force Hold position - position held Retained new glory sought
Shattered defences now alone Cover the tactical withdrawal Outgunned, outnumbered Though never outclassed
Spent the ammunition of faith Weaponry exhausted Now reduced in numbers Numbers reduced To the Last
Face to face with cold dead eyes
The final register of death Crushed are the adversaries The kill rate ratio rising One hundred to one
Honours withheld in travesty Presented falsely to another With courage unspoken All heroes die
Pyromania, 1983
Let's welcome home the soldier boy (far away, far away)
No angel of mercy just a need to destroy (fire away, fire away)
Let's toast the hero with blood in his eyes
The scars on his mind took so many lives
Die hard the hunter
Welcome home soldier boy
Put down your pistol, yeah, put down your toy
Yeah, they can take a gun away from you
But never take away your attitude
They can't do that, oh, no no, they can't do that
You got no enemy, no front line
The only battles in the back of your mind
You don't know how to change from bad to good
You brought the war to your neighborhood
You can't do that, oh, no no, you can't do that
you're caught in a trap
(Hunter) there's no lookin' back
(Die hard) he's lost in the crowd
(Hunter) die hard and proud
Die hard the hunter
Die hard the hunter
Die hard the hunter
Die hard the hunter
Back in the city, he's a man on the loose
He is the shadow that's following you
He takes no prisoners when he's hunting for game
He's got a bullet and it carries your name
You can't do that, you can't do that
You can't do that, oh, no, no, no
you're caught in a trap
(Hunter) there's no lookin' back
(Die hard) he's lost in the crowd
(Hunter) die hard and proud
you're caught in a trap
(Hunter) there's no lookin' back
(Die hard) he's lost in the crowd
(Hunter) die hard and proud
Die hard the hunter
Die hard the hunter (you got watch out)
Die hard the hunter
Die hard the hunter (he's got blood in his eyes)
Die hard the hunter
Die hard the hunter
You can't do that
You can't do that
You can't do that, no no no
Rust in peace, 1990
Brother will kill brother, spilling blood across the land
Killing for religion, something I don't understand
Fools like me who cross the sea and come to foreign lands
Ask the sheep for their beliefs, "Do you kill on God's command?"
A country that's divided, surely will not stand
My past erased, no more disgrace, no foolish naïve stand
The end is near, it's crystal clear, part of the master plan
Don't look now to Israel, it might be your homeland
Holy wars
Upon my podium as the "know-it-all" scholar
Down in my seat of judgement, gavel's bang, uphold the law
Up on my soapbox, a leader out to change the world
Down in my pulpit as the "holier-than-thou-could-be-messenger" of God
Wage the war on organized crime
Sneak attacks, rappel down the rocks behind the lines
Some people risk to employ me, some people live to destroy me
Either way they die, they die
They killed my wife and my baby, with hopes to enslave me
First mistake, last mistake
Paid by the alliance to slay all the giants
Next mistake, no more mistakes
Fill the cracks in with judicial granite
Because I don't say it, don't mean I ain't thinking it
Next thing you know, they'll take my thoughts away
I know what I said, now I must scream of the overdose
And the lack of mercy killings
Mercy killings, mercy killings, killings, killings, killings
Next thing you know, they'll take my thoughts away
Invasion of Your Privacy, 1985
Dangerous
But worth the risk
The things you do
To get your fix
You'll head for fun
You're on my list
Live for love
Will get you this
I know something, you know that it's true
I can feel it when I'm next to you
Dangerous but worth the risk
Your life's not threatened, but your lovin' is
Dangerous but worth the risk
The pressure's on
You're on the run
You're gettin' loose
You're havin' fun
Streets are cold
But remember this
We are dangerous
But worth the risk
I know something, you know that it's true
I can feel it when I'm next to you
Dangerous but worth the risk
Your life's not threatened, but your lovin' is
Dangerous but worth the risk
I know it's true
I know it's you
It's you
It's true
Dangerous but worth the risk
Your life's not threatened, but your lovin' is
Dangerous but worth the risk
Dangerous but worth the risk
Your life's not threatened, but your lovin' is
Dangerous but worth the risk
I can feel it when I'm next to you
Dangerous but worth the risk
Dangerous but worth the risk
Dangerous but worth the risk
I know something, you know that it's true
It's you
It's true
Mask, 1981
She had nut painted arms
That were hers to keep
And in her fear
She sought cracked pleasures
The passion of lovers is for death said she
Licked her lips
And turned to feather
And as I watched from underneath
I came aware of all that she keep
The little foxes so safe and sound
They were not dead
They'd gone to ground
The passion of lovers is for death said she
The passion of lovers is for death
The passion of lovers is for death said she
The passion of lovers is for death
She breaks her heart
Just a little too much
And her jokes attract the lucky bad type
As she dips and wails
And slips her banshee smile
She gets the better of the bigger to the letter
The passion of lovers is for death said she
The passion of lovers is for death
The passion of lovers is for death said she
The passion of lovers is for death
The passion of lovers is for death said she
The passion of lovers is for death
The passion of lovers is for death said she
Scream bloody gore, 1987
Revengeful corpse out to kill
Smell the stench, your guts will spill
Vomit for a mind, maggots for a cock
With his axe the corpse will chop
Stare into his eyes
Now in his spell
Kiss the rotting flesh
Now you're in Hell
Drink from the goblet, the goblet of gore
Taste the zombie's drug, now you want more
Drifting from the living, joining with the dead
Zombie dwelling maggots, now infest your head
Zombie ritual
Zombie ritual
Ceremony is now complete
Chosen one is now deceased
Fucking, raping zombie whores
Killing, feasting no remorse
Stare into his eyes
Now in his spell
Kiss the rotting flesh
Now you're in Hell
Drink from the goblet, the goblet of gore
Taste the zombie's drug, now you want more
Drifting from the living, joining with the dead
Zombie dwelling maggots, now infest your head
Zombie ritual
Zombie ritual
Zombie ritual
Zombie ritual
The last in line, 1984
Hide in the midnight
Turn out the lights, you'll see them anyway
Sail into never
They'll follow wherever you can go
And take you to the places you don't know, no, no
It's the call of the city
The way that black's pretty to the purest heart
It's places of pleasure
They promise you treasure if you fly
And then there goes the soul of you and I
Oh do you ever think about the way I caught the rainbow
I'll be there where fire makes you dance
I'm going to give you the look that opens up the skies
I've got evil eyes, evil eyes, evil eyes, evil eyes
Yes, evil eyes
Ooh those eyes
Hide in the night time
Turn out the lights, they'll see you anyway
Sail into never
They'll follow wherever you can go
Evil eyes, evil eyes, evil eyes, evil eyes
Evil eyes, evil eyes
Protect your lies, evil eyes
You're a thin disguise for what you are, evil eyes
Sail into never
They'll follow forever
'Cause they're evil eyes
Evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil eyes
Over the edge, 1983
Set apart from the rest of the world
Caught up in the material world
With the forces of darkness on your side
No place to run, no place to hide
Only good die young
Only good die young
Only good die young
Only good die young
Oh, so young
Life's a struggle every day
Try so hard in your own way
Just waiting, waiting for the day
When strength and numbers come your way
[Chorus]
Only good die young
Only good die young
Only good die young
Only good die young
Oh, so young
From the bottom to the top
Wondering where your life will stop
They can't let you speak your mind
Must control you and your kind
Power's for those who just can't feel
Ripped from tit[?], put in steel
Nothing's lost when nothing's real
Nothing's lost when nothing's real
Only good die young
Only good die young
Only good die young
Only good die young
Oh, so young
Life's a struggle every day
Try so hard in your own way
Just waiting, waiting for the day
When strength and numbers come your way
Second helping, 1974
One, two, three
Turn it up
Big wheels keep on turnin'
Carry me home to see my kin
Singin' songs about the south-land
I miss Alabamy once again and I think it's a sin, yes
Well I heard Mister Young sing about her
Well I heard ol' Neil put her down
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don't need him around anyhow
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home Alabama
Lord I'm comin' home to you
In Birmingham they love the governor (boo-hoo-hoo)
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home Alabama (oh yeah)
Lord I'm comin' home to you
Here I come, Alabama
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they've been known to pick a song or two (yes they do)
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I'm feelin' blue
Now how about you?
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home Alabama
Lord I'm comin' home to you
Sweet home Alabama (oh, sweet home)
Where the skies are so blue
And the governor's true
Sweet home Alabama (lordy)
Lord I'm comin' home to you, yeah, yeah
Montgomery's got the answer
Road to ruin, 1978
I saw her today
I saw her face, it was a face I love
And I knew I had to run away
And get down on my knees and pray that they'd go away
Still it begins
Needles and pins
Because of all my pride
The tears I gotta hide
Oh, I thought I was smart
I stole her heart
Didn't think I'd do, but now I see
She's worse to him than me
Let her go ahead
Take his love instead
And one day she will see
Just how to say please
And get down on her knees
Oh, that's how it begins
She'll feel those needles and pins
Oh no, oh no
Why can't I stop and tell myself I'm wrong, I'm wrong, so wrong?
Why can't I stand up and tell myself I'm strong?
Because I saw her today
I saw her face, it was a face I love
And I knew I had to run away
And get down on my knees and pray that they'd go away
Still it begins
Needles and pins
Because of all my pride
The tears I gotta hide
Hey, needles and pins
Needles and pins
Needles and pins