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MANOWAR LYRICS
"Anthology" (1997 Best of/Compilation)
1. Manowar
2. Metal Daze
3. Fast Taker
4. Battle Hymn
5. All Men Play on 10
6. Sign of the Hammer
7. Fighting the World
8. Blow Your Speakers
9. Heart of Steel
10. Blood of the Kings
11. Violence and Bloodshed
12. Wheels of Fire
13. Metal Warriors
14. The Demon's Whip
1. 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
Oooh, 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 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
Oooh, Manowar
Born to live forever more
The right to conquer every shore
Hold your ground and give no more
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
Baby I was born to play music
I am a man with a screaming guitar
There's a light in a middle of the stage
And in a minute I'll be wearing it all
I don't know another way of living
Man I couldn't really care
Give me a pair of jeans and a riff that's mean
And girls that love to share
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 said man you're really graffic
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
Heavy metal, metal daze
Heavy metal, heavy metal daze
Heavy metal, heavy metal daze
So mister D. J. play just one for me
You know the one with the crashin' and the screams
'Cause only one thing really sets me free
Heavy metal loud as it can be
Heavy metal, metal daze
Heavy metal, heavy metal daze
Heavy metal, heavy metal daze
3. Fast Taker
Mama is 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 sing Yeah
Long time ago
You tried to tell me, son
keep our daughter home
I said no no, no no
Now, 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, bed breaker, love maker
Take it away
Only sixteen
a woman not a girl
Old enough
For a trip around the world
Pick you up on Friday
When 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 use it
All night, fast taker
Right here's where I'm staying
Life's a game I play
For keeps, fast taker, bed breaker, love maker
Take it away
4. Battle Hymn
By moonlight we ride ten thousands side by side
With swords drawn held high our whips and armour shine
Hail to thee our infantry still brave beyond the grave
All sworn the eternal vow the time to strike is now
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 way the sands of time will shake
How proud our soldiers stand with mace and chain in hand
Sound of charge into glory ride over the top of their vanguished pride
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
5. All Men Play on 10
I made a rock n' roll sin when I tried givin' in
To make money, had to turn down low
They sound why be proud, don't play so loud
Belike us and get a sound that's real thin
Wear a polyester suit, act happy look cute
Get a haircut and buy small gear
That's when I turned to them and said
"Hold it - right there!"
Well it's more to me than just a job
And while I'm playing you won't get robbed
Nobody tells a man how to play
It just ain't that way
Hey, hey, hey
Can you hear me say
All men play on 10
Never gonna turn down again
All men play on 10
Never gonna turn down
I'm jet fuel honey plug me into 220 step back
And let my fingers fly
While I'm burning up my gear there's a fire in your ear
That won't stop until the day you die
I really put it to the floor when I hear the crowd roar
Oh it's music to my ears when they scream
Then I run back to the power rack
And deck all of my gear
Well it's more to me than just a job
And while I'm playing you won't get robbed
Nobody tells a man how to play
It just ain't that way
Hey, hey, hey
Can you hear me say
All men play on 10
Never gonna turn down again
All men play on 10
Never gonna turn down
Let me tell ya
It's more to me than just a job
And while I'm playing you won't get robbed
Nobody tells a man how to play
It just ain't that way
Hey, hey, hey
Can you hear me say
All men play on 10
Never gonna turn down again
All men play on 10
Never gonna turn down
6. Sign of the Hammer
The spell has been broken, the curse has been lifted
Black is the wind on the heels of the gifted
Four sworn to vengeane, see the hate in our eyes
Called by the Gods and given a sign
Onward pounding into glory ride
Sign of the hammer be my guide
Final warning, all stand aside
Sign of the hammer it's my time
Pounding pounding, we're back from the dead
Those who denied us are delievered instead
Into the hands of four sworn to ride
Now the people will triumph and live by the sign
Onward pounding into glory ride
Sign of the hammer be my guide
Final warning, all stand aside
Sign of the hammer it's my time
The spell has been broken, the curse has been lifted
Black is the wind on the heels of the gifted
Four sworn to vengeane, see the hate in our eyes
Called by the Gods and given a sign
Onward pounding into glory ride
Sign of the hammer be my guide
Final warning, all stand aside
Old men and young boys, it's my time
Sign of the hammer it's my time
Sign of the hammer be my guide
Sign of the hammer be my guide
Sign of the hammer it's my time
7. Fighting the World
Fight, fight, fight
Fighting the World every single day
Fighting the World for the right to play
Heavy Metal in my brain
I'm fighting for Metal cause it's here to stay
Fighting, fighting, fighting the World
I been fighting the World
Fighting, fighting, fighting the World
I been figthing
Fight for a living-Fighting the World
Fight for a living-Fighting the World
Fight for a living-Fighting the World
Fight
Now people keep asking if we're going to change
I look'em in the eye
Tell'em no way
Strips on a tiger don't wash away
Manowar's made of steel not clay
Fighting,fighting,fighting the World
I been figthing the World
Fighting,fighting,fighting the World
I been figthing
Fight for a living-Fighting the World
Fight for a living-Fighting the World
Fight for a living-Fighting the World
Fight Yeah!
See my brother standing by my side
Only got one thing in our mind
Radio playing this nation wide
Turn it up louder'til we all get fried
Fighting,fighting,fighting the World
I been figthing the World
Fighting,fighting,fighting the World
I been figthing
Fight-Fighting the World
Fight-Fighting the World
Fight-Fighting the World
Fight-Fighting the World
Fight for a living-Fighting the World
8. Blow Your Speakers
Wrote a letter
To the M.T.V
What's going on
Now don't you care about me
Sent the same letter
To the radio, ha
But my party went dead
Like a shot in the head
We all like it - Rock and roll
We all want it - On your show
Play it loud, don't play it low
Blow your speakers with rock and roll
We got lots of stations
Around the nation
And the stuff they're playing
It just ain't worth saying
People want music
To get 'em movin'
We don't want labels
We want music on the cable
We all like it - Rock and roll
We all want it - On your show
Play it loud, don't play it low
Blow your speakers with rock and roll
We got lots of stations
Around the nation
And the stuff they're playing
It just ain't worth saying
We all like it - Rock and roll
We all want it - On your show
Play it loud, don't play it low
Blow your speakers with rock and roll
9. Heart of Steel
Build a fire a thousand miles away
To light my long way home
I ride a comet, my trail is long to stay
Silence is a heavy stone
I fight the world and take all they can give
There are times my heart hangs low
Born to walk against the wind, born to hear my name
No matter where I stand I'm alone
Stand and fight
Live by your heart
Always one more try
I'm not afraid to die
Stand and fight
Say what you feel
Born with a heart of steel
Burn the bridge behind you, leave no retreat
There's only one way home
Those who laugh and crowd the path and cut eachothers throats
Will fall like melting snow
They'll watch us rise with fire in our eyes
They'll bow their heads, their hearts will hang low
Then we'll laugh and they will kneel and know this heart of steel was
Too hard to break
Too hard to hold
Stand and fight
Live by your heart
Always one more try
I'm not afraid to die
Stand and fight
Say what you feel
Born with a heart of steel
10. Blood of the Kings
Brothers, the battle is raging
Choose your side
Sing with us the Battle Hymns
Into Glory Ride
Hail To England
The Sign Of The Hammer's our guide
Forever we're Fighting The World
Side by side
On a crusade
The world we bring
Four kings of metal
Four metal kings
Death to the false ones
Dance on a string
Till the blood on your sword is the blood of a king
Till the blood on your hand is the blood of a king
Our armies in England, Scotland and Wales
Our brothers in Belgium, Holland and France will not fail
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Italy
Switzerland, Austria
Back to the glory of Germany
On a crusade
The world we bring
Four kings of metal
Four metal kings
Death to the false ones
Dance on a string
Till the blood on your sword is the blood of a king
Till the blood on your hand is the blood of a king
Sound the Death Tone on our March For Revenge
Spill the Blood Of My Enemies, The Oath of a friend
Fight the Holy War for The Crown And The Ring
Six magic circles were made by the Blood Of The Kings
Wherever we ride
It's metal we bring
Four kings of metal
Four metal kings
Death to the false ones
Dance on a string
Till the blood on your sword is the blood of a king
Till the blood on your hand is the blood of a king
Sound the Death Tone on our March For Revenge
Spill the Blood Of My Enemies, The Oath of a friend
Fight the Holy War for The Crown And The Ring
Six magic circles were made by the Blood Of The Kings
Wherever we ride
It's metal we bring
Four kings of metal
Four metal kings
Death to the false ones
Dance on a string
Till the blood on your sword is the blood of a king
Till the blood on your hand is the blood of a king
11. Violence and Bloodshed
Civilization crumblin' fast
End the world with a blast
People afraid walkin' the streets
Scums have their day
Till they run into me
Are you ready?
Livin' in fear ain't livin' to me
I'm armed with a gun defending the free
They blew it in Nam
Shot up my friends
I'm back in the street
The fight never ends
I was born with a gun in my hand
I'll die for my country
But I'll die like a man
Violence and Bloodshed
Violence and Bloodshed
Violence and Bloodshed
Now that we're back to animal law
The payback's a bitch
I'm paying all
All my life I've been waiting to see
Who's gonna win crumbs or me
Are you ready?
My brother's still in Da-Nang
Putting an ad in the back of Kerrang
We're looking for people who just wanna kill
We'll go back to Nam cause no one else will
Land of the free
Home of the brave
Now that's how it is
And that's how it stays
Violence and Bloodshed
Violence and Bloodshed
Violence and Bloodshed
12. Wheels of Fire
Since the dawn of time
I've rolled across the earth
Spinning in the dust
Long before your birth
Eatin' tar and gasoline
Every light I see is green
Open pipes, my machine's triple plate chrome
Spirit of the wheel
Wheels of fire burn the night
Ride across the sky
Wheels of fire burning bright
We live to ride
Motors running
Now you're gonna learn
Waiting on the line
Make your tires burn
Fast, faster, faster, faster
Speeding always kills
Nothing else takes us to get these thrills
Spirit of the wheel
Wheels of fire burn the night
Ride across the sky
Wheels of fire burning bright
We live to ride
Blood and thunder on the road
My heart is pounding
My blood is nitroglycerine
I'm fire
Burning, burning, burning, burning
Ready to explode
Don't want nothing left of me to scrape off the road
Spirit of the wheel
Wheels of fire burn the night
Ride across the sky
Wheels of fire burning bright
We live to ride
Clouds of smike
Tires screaming
Fire in my hair
Blown into
A thousand pieces
Scattered everywhere
Fast, burn, burning, faster
Wanna take a ride
Spirit of the wheel
Wheels of fire ride
Spirit of the wheel
Wheels of fire burn the night
Ride across the sky
Wheels of fire burning bright
We live to ride
13. Metal Warriors
Every one of us has heard the call
Brothers of True Metal proud and standing tall
We know the power within us has brought us to this hall
there's magic in the metal there's magic in us all
Heavy metal or no metal at all whimps and posers leave the hall
Heavy metal or no metal at all whimps and posers go on get out
Leave the hall
Now the world must listen to our decree
We don't turn down for anyone we do just what we please
got to make it louder, all men play on ten
If you're not into metal, you are not my friend
Heavy metal or no metal at all whimps and posers leave the hall
Heavy metal or no metal at all whimps and posers I said
Leave the hall
Now the world must listen to our decree
We don't turn down for anyone we do just what we please
Got to make it louder, all men play on ten
If you're not into metal, you are not my friend
There's metal in the air tonite, can you hear it call
If you ain't got the balls, to take it you can
Leave the hall
Heavy metal or no metal at all whimps and posers leave the hall
Heavy metal or no metal at all whimps and posers leave the hall
14. The Demon's Whip
Black candles slowly burning, white fangs and flashing eyes
Hell's wind and incantations summon living fire,
Darkest forces and your demon's black order, black king
The cult that serves the living, accept this offering
Black candles slowly burning, white fangs and flashing eyes
Hell's wind and incantations summon living fire,
As the seven steps await, hear the great bell toll
With a dead man's bones conjure, the enemy of the soul
From the misery and sadness, of the molten seas of hell
Mystic love and mystic symbols in evil dreams there dwell
Darkest forces and your demon's black order, black king
The cult that serves the living, accept this offering
A deadly drink, a meal of hearts, now sacrifice and die
In darkness and destruction, behold the evil eye
And the Demon's whip
Armies of the gods of hell ride across the astral plane
Bearing curses of destruction, sworn beyond the grave
Children of the darkness, all born but to deceive
By the ancient code of evil grant not one reprieve
In the place where evil dwells death can live when all life dies
Wage eternal war on heaven immortal hate below the sky
Your scripture and your sermons, are leaves born on the wind
To heal the unrepentant one needs a greater sin
Night winds, Oblivion see my dark desire
Come forth, appear he is living fire
Feel the Demon's whip
Armies of the gods of hell ride across the astral plane
Bearing curses of destruction, sworn beyond the grave
Children of the darkness, all born but to deceive
By the ancient code of evil grant not one reprieve
In the place where evil dwells death can live when all life dies
Wage eternal war on heaven immortal hate below the sky
Your scripture and your sermons, are leaves borne on the wind
To heal the unrepentant one needs a greater sin
Feel the Demon's whip
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