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OVERDRIVE LYRICS
"Swords And Axes" (1984)
1. Dream Away
2. Black Revenge
3. Fighting Man
4. Burn In Hell
5. Swords And Axes
6. Living In Sin
7. Mission Of Destruction
8. Ode To Juliet
9. Broken Hearted
1. Dream Away
When I was young I used to dream away
I could sit all day long with nothing to say
In my dreams I would make it, break it
In the night I would be the ladies man
On the screen I would take ‘em, make ‘em
I really would make them dream away
I never cared for disco nights, I’ve always been the lonely one
When a girl passes by I nearly start to run
But in my dreams I would squeeze her, kiss her
In the night I would make her feel alright
She takes my hand and we’re moving, grooving
I would really make her dream away
Dream away – take me away from this place
Dream away – dreams making scars in my face
When I close my eyes I start to dream away
It all is a dream
Now my lifetime’s ending, my hair’s turning grey
But that won’t stop my dreaming, that’ll be the day
In my dreams I’m the Black Knight, all might
Fit for fight for the poor and innocent
Warpigs fall for my swordblade, stormraid
No more wars, but it’s just a dream
Dream away – take me away from this place
Dream away – it’s making scars in my face
Dream away – take me away from this place
Dream away – dreams making scars in my face
2. Black Revenge
My body’s burning, my heart is black with hate
My shield protects me and my sword rules your fate
You burned my castle and ravaged my land
I will recapture and I will demand black revenge
You raped my daughter and murdered my wife
Now I’m out for you, I’m the plague in your life
Thy name is hallowed but thy soul is cursed
Expect no mercy, out it will burst
Killing fire, in my heart
Burning desire for black revenge to start
My curse is black revenge and the victim is you
Don’t you try to hide, there’s nothing you can do
You burned my castle and ravaged my land
I will recapture and I will demand black revenge
Killing fire, in my heart
Burning desire for black revenge to start
3. Fighting Man
I’m feeling cheated, I’m taken for a ride
I don’t believe you’re on my side
You just try touse me, but I’m nobody’s fool
You just can’t better me, I won’t play your rules
Now take it easy, I won’t give it up
It might take a lifetime, but I ain’t gonna stop
I won’t stand beaten, not by your cheating
I’m a fighting man, I take what I can
Rock and rolling man, I doing the best that I can
I’m a fighting man, I take what I can
Rock and rolling man, I doing the best that I can
Ever since my childhood I’ve been pushed around
I must’ve been stupid, never to say a sound
I just walked away with a heart in despair
Now I’ve had enough, it was too much to bare
I won’t call it vengeance but my aim is true
You’d better beware cos I’m aiming at you
I ain’t beaten, so stop your cheating
I’m a fighting man, I take what I can
Rock and rolling man, I doing the best that I can
I’m a fighting man, I take what I can
Rock and rolling man, I doing the best that I can
An everlasting battle, a never ending fight
I’m waiting for the showdown, but there’s no end in sight
You know I gotta make it, make it to the top
And when I get there, I ain’t gonna stop
I won’t take it easy, I’m gonna play it rough
You know I’ll make ‘em see that I know my stuff
I won’t be beaten, not by your cheating
I’m a fighting man, I take what I can
Rock and rolling man, I doing the best that I can
I’m a fighting man, I take what I can
Rock and rolling man, I doing the best that I can
4. Burn In Hell
In the middle of the night when the fullmoon rises he wakes up
Takes his black hat and coat and walks out through the door
He is sneaking, he is seeking, the avenger of death and pain
He is playing, he’s obeying the master of the under worlds
Burn in hell – burn him to the last bone
Burn in hell – take him away
Burn in hell – take him to the firezone
Burn in hell – don’t let him stay
Ironshadows are lowering over his eyes, he can’t see
The devil’s hand that is reaching to take him away
To the deathcell in his hot hell with burning bones of infidels
That have broken the holy token written with the devil’s blood
Burn in hell – burn him to the last bone
Burn in hell – take him away
Burn in hell – take him to the firezone
Burn in hell – don’t let him stay
He starts feeling sick by the warmth of the fires burning on
He’s starting to repent all th ethings that he’s done
He feels guilty and so filthy, but the devil’s got him in his spell
He feels cheated and defeated but there’s no way to get out alive
Burn in hell – burn him to the last bone
Burn in hell – take him away
Burn in hell – take him to the firezone
Burn in hell – don’t let him stay
5. Swords And Axes
In the year of the final retribution the good will fight the evil
Now time hath come for vengeance for all the wickedness thy hath borne
Therefore I pray to you, every man and every boy, to rise your swords and exes
Stike down all Satan’s servants and let them burn in the depths of Hell
The battlefiels of armageddon will face much death and pain
But will it not be worth the death and worth the pain
To feel the soft breeze of freedom gently surrounding your lightened soul...
6. Living In Sin
I was born on the bad side and I lived under the gun
My mother was a witch and my father was on the run
I never saw him, I didn’t even care when they said he’d passed away
He was a felon but I was aware my mother loved him anyway
When I was almost five they told my mother; you’re gonna burn
My mother cried and begged for mercy, but they all turned
You gotta learn how to survive and live your life while you can
At the stake they burned her alive but I had to take it like a man
On the sun, living in sin, with nowhere to run
Under the gun, living in sin, all my ships are burned
Now I’m twentyfive and my life still hasn’t changed
I think it’s time for me to start to rearrange
My anger’s faded, my hate is all gone, I’ve left it all behind the bend
Still, one thing will always remain, my life in sin will never end
On the sun, living in sin, with nowhere to run
Under the gun, living in sin, all my ships are burned
7. Mission Of Destruction
In the land of dreams joy was turned to sorrow
The children in the wombs wouldn’t see tomorrow
The silvery death came through the sky
And those who died must’ve wondered why
At the place where the innocent wasn’t worth a single cent
Now the bomb has fallen and the plane lifts higher
The innocent bystanders were burned by the fire
Their lifeless bodies were set ablaze
Extermination without a trace
The sole survivors they wondered why
They were the ones who didn’t die
Mission of destruction – the world should feel the shame
Mission of destruction – we’re the ones to blame
Now the land of dreams again has been reborn
It has all been rebuilt, the things that were torn
But something that never healed was a feeling that had to yield
Atomic radiation fear destroyed their lives for many a year
Mission of destruction – the world should feel the shame
Mission of destruction – we’re the ones to blame
8. Ode To Juliet
9. Broken Hearted
You wanted to steal a heart from another
But you didn’t try, and now it’s too late
You said you wanted to be a lover
But that doesn’t seem to be your untold fate
The wicked world that stands before you
Don’t give you enough to keep you satisfied
Oh, how I wish that I could help you
To find the one to be by your side
Broken hearted lover, trying hard not to bother
Broken hearted lover, looking so har for another
Can you help me to guide my path away to the promised land
Fill my days with joy and love, won’t you take my hand
You’ll have to face the situation
You have to give a little of yourself
It won’t help with selfaccusation
That won’t get you away frmo the suicide shelf
I understand you’re outta hand
Under pressure so I guess you’re... alone
Broken hearted lover, trying hard not to bother
Broken hearted lover, looking so har for another
Can you help me to guide my path away to the promised land
Fill my days with joy and love, won’t you take my hand
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