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HERALD LYRICS
"Heavy Metal Wakes The Beast" (2003 Demo)
1. My Judgement Cometh
2. The Swarm, The Hive, The Empire
3. Hell Brigade
4. Hounds On My Trail
5. Battalion Berserk
6. Heavy Metal Wakes The Beast
1. My Judgement Cometh
Black flecks of madness swarming in my brain
I load my weapon and jump the midnight train.
Alone forever. There's no-one I can trust.
My judgement cometh and it be right and just.
My mind is speeding although my eyes are blank.
Behind them weird ideas and dreams are growing rank.
I never sleep because I have to watch the moon.
The voices tell me then exactly what to do.
My judgement cometh!
My seed will rise!
Full moon is burning
burning out my eyes!
My name is something that I long ago forgot.
Of one thing, though, I'm sure - I'm excellent a shot.
I've got my Bible, a gun that I adore,
two quarts of petrol and a big lump of C4
Tonight I'm laughing.
Tomorrow I'll be dead.
Voices are screaming
deep inside my head.
The voices speak to me. The train is headed south.
Strange words in unknown tongues are falling from my mouth.
I've got a mission but I don't know what it is.
Still I'll accomplish it with proficiency and ease.
2. The Swarm, The Hive, The Empire
Mine is the future, mine are the stars.
Soon I'll be ready to strike.
Man's reign will end and he will be scarce,
rich man and poor man alike.
I am the legion, I am the hive
a wasp, a cockroach, a grig;
a living machine, only partly alive,
small alone, but together we're big.
I am the empire, I am the Hive.
When I choose to attack no-one survives.
I can dispose of trillions of lives
till the day arrives when the Empire thrives.
Using the language of pheromones
palpi atremble we cheer.
After we've eaten the flesh from you bones
the way to our future is clear.
End product of evolution is me,
Emperor Roach is my name.
Flesh as you know it was not meant to be
and so it must vanish in flame.
The Swarm, the Hive, the Empire.
No emotions, no glands, no desires.
Controlled and programmed wildfire.
The Swarm, the Hive, the Empire.
We are the toughest, unsmashable race,
the fittest survivors alive.
True sons of Earth won't be a disgrace
to Empress Supreme and the Hive.
By moving my wings I can summon a storm.
You can take it for what it is worth.
For we are the Empire, we are the Swarm,
the chitinous lords of the Earth
3. Hell Brigade
Downtrodden man, the system's slave,
forced to dig yourself a grave -
Are you ready to shun the shame
and join the fight of the Hell Brigade?
Lose your face. Forget your past.
Take revenge loose and fast.
Don't hope to win this vicious game:
these are the stakes in the Hell Brigade.
Lose your past. Forget your name.
Your life will never be the same.
Take the oath, unsheath your blade.
Join the ranks of the Hell Brigade.
Refuse to live a pointless life.
Arm yourself with guns and knives.
Refuse to be the one enslaved.
Join the cause of the Hell Brigade.
You watched the last bridge burn with tears of joy in your eyes.
From now on only secluded, forsaken trails are open to you;
Dark alleys of the sick, doomed city.
The sewers your home, your only hope of safety.
In a cloud of mace the word "freedom"
always glitters ahead, always out of reach.
Death for the Cause is justified
only when you have no other choice. And you no longer do.
But in death, at least, you'll have a name!
No more shame. No more fear.
Load your guns, put on your gear.
Don't forget the oath you made
to fight or die for the Hell Brigade!
Congratulations! No more lies!
You'll live in truth until you die.
We will not forget your name,
your hero's death for the Hell Brigade.
4. Hounds On My Trail
Bloodhounds on my trail.
I run to no avail.
Fear and sweat and failure
are all that I inhale.
The horror's catching up with me
but that don't change a thing.
For one night I am truly free
Tonight I am The King
Bloodhounds on my trail.
I run to no avail.
Fear and sweat and failure
are all that I inhale.
It's a perfect night to die.
Time to say goodbye.
There's no way I can make it
but I sure as hell did try!
The night is almost over
The dawn is my demise
The dogs are coming closer
with vengeance in their eyes
Sunrise. Time to die.
Dark clouds. Red sky.
I've got to stop, to catch my breath
Turn around and face my death
The air is thick with venom
and I am running wild.
I am the lord of madness
and desperation's child
Long night. First light.
Last fight. Die right.
Bloodhounds on my trail.
In the end they will fail.
One gun. Five rounds.
Ten screws and a pack of hounds.
I'll save one bullet out of five.
They cannot take me alive!
5. Battalion Berserk
Take the cup that's filled with might
Drink the juice to banish fright
Heavens roar with Odin's voice
Time has come to make a choice
Feel the power scourge your veins
Gods lend you their purest rage
Now or never, men of war!
"Victory or death!" we roar
Red is the veil in front of your eyes
Red is the blood that you let
No longer you care if you live or die
As long as you're not dead yet
Gods that are holding your life and your fate
make you maim, kill and destroy
Invincible warriors storming the gates
Are filled with pure battle-joy
Battalion Berserk
Kill the enemy
Battalion Berserk
Kill with bare hands
Battalion Berserk
Thor beckons you on
Battalion Berserk
Valhalla awaits
6. Heavy Metal Wakes The Beast
I'm the perfect rocker, the headbanger elite.
Hey, you up on the stage, can you sweep me off my feet?
Play some righteous metal, make my eardrums bleed.
Give me all you got 'coz that's exactly what I need.
From nine to five I'm slavin', working for the Man.
Come Friday night I'm out of here, let 'em catch me if they can.
Feeling like a beast that's been let out of its cage
I'm sweating like an animal in front on the stage.
Come thunder, come lightning, come rain and snow and hail,
come heavy metal weather, come raining studs and nails.
Come Friday night I'm always there to roar and scream and shout,
to drink my beer and bang my head until the lights go out.
The gang is all together, they're moshing here with me.
Our favourite band is on tonight and we won't let them leave.
None of us is sober - we're high on Rock and Roll /
wild and wicked metalheads out of control!
Heavy Metal wakes the beast
Heavy Metal wakes the beast
Heavy Metal wakes the beast
Heavy Metal wakes the beast in me
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