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JUDAS PRIEST LYRICS
"British Steel" (1980)
1. Rapid Fire
2. Metal Gods
3. Breaking the Law
4. Grinder
5. United
6. You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise
7. Living After Midnight
8. The Rage
9. Steeler
1. Rapid Fire
Pounding the world
Like a battering ram
Forging the furnace
For the final grand slam
Chopping away at the source
Soon the course will be done
Leaving a trail of destruction
That's second to none
Hammering anvils
Screaming muscle and might
Shattering blows
Crashing row beating fright
Fast devastating and
Desolisating the curse
Blasting the cannons of
Truth through each man
Of this earth
Wielding the axe
Comes the one culmination
That's always seemed
Certain to bring down the curtain on greed
Sifting the good from the bad
It's the age for the rage of the
Dogs which must fall to the just
And be free
Now grate for the vandals
Who trampled and sampled
Till this place conditioned
Brought forth demolition to war
The slipping and sliding
Corrosive subsiding
That withered and waned
Till the world seemed all drained
Fills the bay
Pounding the world
Like a battering ram
Forging the furnace
For the final grand slam
Chopping away at the source soon the course will be done
Leaving a trail of destruction
That's second to none
Second to none
2. Metal Gods
We've taken too much for granted
And all the time it had grown
From the techno seeds we first planted
Evolved a mind of its' own
Marching in the streets
Dragging iron feet
Laser beaming hearts
Ripping men apart
From off I've seen my perfection
Where we could do as we please
In secrecy this infection
Was speading like a disease
Hiding underground
Knowing we'd be found
Caring for our lives
Reaped by robots scythes
Metal Gods, Metal Gods
Metal Gods, Metal Gods
Machines are taking all over
With mankind in their command
In time they'd like to discover
How they can make their demand
Better be the slaves
To their wicked ways
But meeting with our death
Engulfed in molten breath
3. Breaking the Law
There I was completely wasting
Out of work and down
All inside it's so frustrating
As I drift from town to town
Feel as though nobody cares if I live or die
So I might as well begin
To put some action in my life
Breaking the law
Breaking the law
Breaking the law
Breaking the law
So much for the golden future
I can't even start
I've had every promise broken
There's anger in my heart
You don't know what it's like
You don't have a clue
If you did you'd find yourselves
Doing the same thing too
Breaking the law
Breaking the law
Breaking the law
Breaking the law
You don't know what it's like
Breaking the law
Breaking the law
Breaking the law
Breaking the law
4. Grinder
Never straight and narrow
I won't keep in time
Tend to bend the arrow out of line
Been inclined to wander
Off the beaten track
That's where there's thunder and the wind shouts back
Grinder - looking for the meat
Grinder - wants you to eat
Got no use for routine
I shiver at the thought
Open skies on my scene this boy won't get caught
Refuse to bait the man trap
Be left to set the snare
I love to have my sight capped everywhere
Grinder - looking for meat
Grinder - wants you to eat
I have my licence
It came with birth
For self reliance of this earth
You take the bullet
On which my name
Was etched to file me in your game
Day of independence
Stamped us like a brand
On the necks of millions to the land
As the mighty eagle
I need room to breath
Witness from the treadmill
I take my leave
Grinder - looking for meat
Grinder - wants you to eat
Grinder - looking for meat
Grinder - wants you to eat
5. United
Look around
They're movin' in
Hold the ground
When they begin
We can do it
We can do it
And if they wanna they can try
But they'll never get near
And they can keep out of here
Gonna keep on drivin' never stop
United, united
United we stand
United we never shall fall
United, united
United we stand
United we stand one and all
So give me hope
Don't give in
Make a stand
We're gonna win
We can do it
We can do it
And if they wanna they can try
But they'll never get near
And they can get out of here
Gonna keep on drivin' never stop
United, united
United we stand
United we never shall fall
United, united
United we stand
United we stand one and all
So give me hope
United, united
United we stand
United we never shall fall
United, united
United we stand
United we stand one and all
6. You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise
I've had enough of being programmed
And told what I oughta do
Let's get one thing straight
I'll choose my fate
It's got nothing to do with you
The years are flying by
And it's time I got high
Took a sample of the good things in life
This is the chance i'm gonna take
Gonna kick out trouble and strife
I've grown sick and tired of the same old lies
Might look a little young
So what's wrong
You don't have to be old to be wise
Now I don't care if the people stare
And accuse me of going mad
Just get a long hard look into the mirror
Then tell me who's been had
The way things are going
I won't get a show in
Don't seem a lot of time
Not to me
So it's off with the ties
No compromise
What it takes
What it's like to be free
I've grown sick and tired of the same old lies
Might look a little young
So what's wrong
You don't have to be old to be wise
All right i'm down on the reins
Holding the rope
Live and let live from now on
And as the free hand
Alone a free man
I got a world of my own
I go as I please
Fend for myself
Bull out all the stops
Throw the dice
Out on my own
Gonna go it alone
When I need it i'll ask for advice
You don't have to be old to be wise
You don't have to be old to be wise
You don't have to be old to be wise
You don't have to be old to be wise
7. Living After Midnight
Living after midnight
Rockin' to the dawn
Lovin' till the morning
Then I'm gone, I'm gone
I took the city 'bout 1am
Loaded, loaded
I'm all geared up to score again
Loaded, loaded
I come alive in a neon light
That's when I make my moves right
Living after midnight
Rockin' till the dawn
Lovin' till the mornin'
Then I'm gone, i'm gone
Got gleaming chrome reflectin' steel
Loaded, loaded
Ready to take on every deal
Loaded, loaded
My pulse is racin', i'm hot to take
This motor's revved up fit to break
Living after midnight
Rockin' to the dawn
Lovin' till the morning
Then I'm gone, I'm gone
I'm aiming for you
I'm gonna floor you
My body's coming all night long!
The air's electric, sparking power
Loaded, loaded
I'm getting harder by the hour
Loaded, loaded
I set my sights and then home in
The joint starts flyin' when I begin
Living after midnight
Rockin' to the dawn
Lovin' till the morning
Then I'm gone, I'm gone
8. The Rage
From a fire ball we came
Cross sea and mountain
We were drinking beauty with our eyes
We were given all
To make our own
Let us be left alone
Lay the tasks and pay the price
Everything suffice
Crashed and bolted all we craved
After every whim
What a state we're in
Is pain better than the grave?
Well we talk with other men
We see red and then
Deep inside our blood begins to boil
Like a tiger in the cage
We begin to shake with rage
9. Steeler
Catch the flame now
Eye to eye
Don't let chances pass you by
Always someone at your back
Biding their time for attack
Check for decoys
Stay sharp edged
Double crosser's get your head
Carpet baggers bluff and strike
Kiss of judas spider like
Waiting like jackels
To sneak up and trick you
Wolves in sheeps clothing
So deft in consoling
Lurking in shadows
They pounce least expected
When they come to
They'll have gone right through you
Tricksters guilters
Play their game
Slight of handers
All the same
Masquerader in his lair
Wants to tangle in your hair
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