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THE CRUCIFIED LYRICS
"The Crucified" (1989)
1. The Pit
2. Diehard
3. Your Image
4. Getting a Grip on Things
5. Hellcorn
6. Rise
7. One Demon to Another
8. Unity
9. A Guy in a Suite and the Pope
10. Back to the Cross
11. Confidence
12. The Insult Circus
13. Thread
14. Crucial Moment
1. The Pit
MOSH INTO THE CIRCLING PIT
SLAMMING TO A POWER FIT
ONCE YOU'RE IN
YOU CAN'T GET OUT
FEAR IS BANISHED IN A SHOUT
FUN IS WHAT YOU WILL FIND
WHEN YOU HAVE A PEACEFUL MIND
ENTER NOT WITH VIOLENT THOUGHTS
TAKE YOUR VIOLENCE ELSEWHERE
INTO THE CIRCLING PIT -
FEEL THE POWER GRIP YOUR MIND
ADRENALINE IS IN YOUR VEINS -
RUSH THE STAGE AND DIVE
FALL INTO THE CROWD BELOW
END IT WITH A FINAL BLOW
FATIGUE IS NOW AN ENEMY
WILL THE SLAMMING EVER SLOW?
THE VIOLENCE WITHIN - CONTROLLING YOUR MIND
CHRIST CAN RELIEVE THE PRESSURE INSIDE
NO LONGER BOUND TO IGNORANT THOUGHTS
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ON MENTALITY LOST
2. Diehard
JIM BAKKER'S YOUR EXCUSE
YOU WON'T BELIEVE
(HE'S SINNED. LIKE YOU)
TOO BIG-HEADED TO ADMIT YOU FAILED
IT'S EASIER TO COP-OUT
EASIER TO BAIL
EASIER TO BE A LAZY SLOB
AS YOU TURN YOUR HEAD AND SLUFF IT OFF
YOU BUILD A WALL AROUND YOURSELF
AND PUT REALITY ON A SHELF
DIEHARD - THE LAST TO GO DOWN
DIEHARD - YOU'RE GONNA STICK AROUND
DIEHARD - REFUSE TO BELIEVE
DIEHARD - THAT GOD COULD BE
I'M NOT TRYING TO CONDEMN
YOUR LIFE IS YOURS
FOR YOU TO LIVE
BUT THE GENTLE APPROACH YOU DENIED
AS YOU CHOSE TO BELIEVE THE LIES
FACE THE FACTS: YOU'RE NOT IN CONTROL
SATAN CAST AND YOU SWALLOWED WHOLE
BELIEVE IN GOD AND THINK FOR YOURSELF
OR BELIEVE THE LIES AND ROT IN HELL
SO GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES
THEN TAKE HIS HAND TO GET
ON YOUR FEET
LEAVE THIS LIFE
DON'T SHUN THE NEW
DON'T TURN FROM WHAT YOU KNOW IS TRUE
CAUSE IT'S THE SAME OLD PEOPLE,
ATTITUDES, AND LIVES
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO BELIEVE A LIE
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO LIVE THIS LIFE
OR FOLLOW GOD AND LIVE A NEW LIFE
3. Your Image
THE BLIND ARE DEAD
THEY DON'T SEE
THEY DON'T LISTEN TO REALITY
WALKING IN SHADOWS
WHICH BLIND THEIR SIGHT
THEY LIVE IN DARKENESS, WITHOUT ANY LIGHT
LAUGH AT US, SPIT AT US
CALL US NAMES (OOOO!)
WHEN JESUS WALKED THE EARTH
HE SUFFERED THE SAME
THE BIBLE SAYS WE SHOULD BE
CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST
AND IN THE END WE RECEIVE OUR GIFT
ETERNAL LIFE
WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN HELL
ASK YOURSELF
WAS YOUR IMAGE WORTH IT?
ARE YOU PROUD OF YOURSELF?
YOU HAD A CHANCE TO RECEIVE
TO BE A BELIEVER BUT
YOU TURNED YOUR BACK ON GOD
TO BE A CROWD PLEASER
YOU!
WALK AROUND
OH SO, SECURE
BUT ALWAYS IN THE END
IT'S JUST A STUPID TRIP
YOU GOTTA KEEP THAT IMAGE
GOTTA FIT IN.
PLAYING UP YOUR IMAGE
IT'S AN IMAGE OF SIN
CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING TO YOU?
JESUS CHRIST HAS TAKEN ME
AND MADE ME NEW
I NO LONGER HAVE THE SHADOWS
WHICH BLIND MY SIGHT
I RESOLVE
TO WALK IN THE LIGHT
4. Getting a Grip on Things
HATRED IS THE PERFECT WORD
FOR EVERYTHING I THINK OF yOU
yOU WERE CONQUERED BY MY GOD
yOU, pRINCE OF dARKNESS
THE ARROGANT FOOL
IF GIVEN THE CHANCE, AND THE STRENGTH
TO DO ALL THAT I WISH TO yOU
I'D SHOUT WITH GLEE (!) SHOW NO MERCY
AND RIP THE FILTHY LIFE FROM yOU
GETTING A GRIP ON THINGS
TIGHTENING OUR GRIP ON THINGS
sATAN HAS BEEN BEAT
FOCUS LESS ON hIS POWER
AND MORE ON hIS DEFEAT
I'D START BY STABBING SEVEN TIMES
FOR EVERY SINGLE LIE yOU'VE SAID
FOR LUST OF EYES I'D PLUCK OUT yOURS
FOR LUST OF FLESH I'D SPLIT yOUR HEAD
FOR LONELINESS I'D SEAL yOUR EARS
FOR BITTERNESS I'D BURN yOU
FOR CAPITOL PUNISHMENT OF UNBORN INNOCENTS
I'D TAKE THE SWORD AND RUN yOU THROUGH
FOR BIGOTRY I'D PAINT yOU BLACK
YELLOW, WHITE, AND RED
FOR OPRESSION OF MY BRETHEREN
I'D TIE A NOOSE AROUND yOUR NECK
THE VERSE, yOU KNOW AND HEED
THE WORDS OF GOD:
"VENGEANCE IS MINE."
yOUR TIME WILL COME.
5. Hellcorn
FULL OF HYPE
THE CHILDREN OF THE CORN
INVERTED CROSSES HANGIN' FROM
YOUR EARS
YOU RUN AT THE MOUTH
AND RUIN OUR SHOWS
YOU SING ABOUT DEATH TO HIDE
YOUR FEARS.
HELLCORN - SATAN'S ALL YOU SING ABOUT
HELLCORN - HIDE YOUR FEARS
HELLCORN - YOU SERVE THE LESSER BEING
HELLCORN - DOESN'T MAKE THE TRUTH DISAPPEAR
ON AN ON
YOUR WORE THE GIMMICK OUT
YOU LIMIT YOURSELVES, AND MAKE US SICK
IGNORING THE NEEDS
OF SOULS IN SEARCH OF PEACE
TO BABBLE ON ABOUT A HORROR FLICK
WHY MUST YOU RUIN OUR SHOWS?
SPEAKING BOLD THE BLASPHEMIES
WHY DON'T YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH?
YOU PROFIT FROM DECEIT
6. Rise
WHEN MY LIFE WAS EMPTY
WHEN MY LIFE WAS DEAD
THE PAIN WAS TAKING OVER
AND I WANTED LIFE TO END
"IT'S TIME...TO SAY...
GOODBYE...FOR GOOD..."
THEN ONE DAY GOD SHOWED ME
GAVE ME A REASON TO LIVE
SHOWED ME THERE WAS HOPE
IN THE LOVE HE GIVES
RISE - RISE AND HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH
STAND - STAND YOU ARE HIS CHILD
WE'VE BEEN IN BONDAGE FOR TOO LONG
IT'S TIME TO RISE UP, IN HIM BE STRONG
WE'LL LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND
IN HIM MOVE ON
RISE
MY GOD IS A SHIELD ABOUT ME
AND HE IS THE LIFTER OF MY HEAD
sATAN TRIES TO CUT ME DOWN
MY GOD ALWAYS PROTECTS
IN MY GOD...NO WICKEDNESS...
IS FOUND...AND SO
sATAN NIGHT AND DAY TRIES TO STOP ME
SEEKING OUT TO DESTROY
MY GOD TURNS hIS SNARES UPON hIMSELF
RENDERING NULL AND VOID
DON'T DESPAIR KEEP THE FAITH
KEEP FIGHTING, IN HIS WORD BE COURAGEOUS AND STRONG
WE SHALL HAVE VICTORY FOR IT'S WRITTEN
AND WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD
THE GATES OF HELL
SHALL NOT PREVAIL
THERE'S A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
A BEACON TO ALL WHO SEEK
WE SHALL HAVE VICTORY SO SOON
SOON TASTE VICTORY
7. One Demon to Another
"SILENCE!" SAID THE DEMON TO THE
OTHER AS THEY CIRCLED, "THE YOUNG BOY IS
TRYING TO THINK. THE FINAL THOUGHTS COURSE
THROUGH HIS MIND EVEN NOW AS WE SPEAK."
"NO!" THE OTHER CRIED, "I WANT HIM NOW, LET'S
PICK THIS FRUIT WHILE IT'S RIPE!"
THEY FACED EACH OTHER AND SMILED. "LET'S
WAIT A LITTLE WHILE, HE'S OURS, LET'S
TAKE OUR TIME."
DONALD FELT A CHILL CRAWLING UP
AND DOWN HIS SPINE, LIKE A ONCE WARM
VEIN GONE COLD. HE COULD FEEL AN
ICY BREEZE, BUT NO WIND WAS
SHAKING THE TREES, FROM WHERE THE
BREEZE CAME DONALD DID NOT KNOW. SO
HE TRIED TO SHAKE THE COLD, THINKING BACK
AN HOUR AGO TO A DECISION HE HAD
MADE: THERE WOULD BE NO CHRIST IN HIS
PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE. THIS DECISION
HE WOULD TAKE BEYOND HIS GRAVE
THE WORLD WENT BLACK, DONALD
COULDN'T BREATH AND HIS FACE TURNED
A SICKENING BLUE. GRASPING FOR SIGHT HE
SAW SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT AND AROUND
HIM TWO IMAGES FLEW. SLOWLY GETTTING
CLEARER HE COULD SEE THEM GETTING
NEARER DONALD SCREAMING AS THEY SPAT
IN HIS FACE:
"WELCOME TO HELL
WE'LL BE WITH YOU SHORTLY
FOR NOW, THE ABIDING PLACE..."
THERE IS MORE TO THE STORY, BUT
REALLY DON'T YOU WORRY, DONALD'S
FATE IS SURELY SEALED. HE CHOSE
TO STAND ALONE, TO STAND UPON HIS
OWN, BUT NOW THE TRUTH HE'LL FIND
TOO REAL. YOU SEE WE ALL HAVE TO
CHOOSE, YOU FOLLOW GOD, OR FOLLOW
YOU. DONALD CHOSE TO CHASE HIS
PLEASURES FROM THE START. TO RIDE
ATOP THE WORLD, NO HELP, NO GOD, JUST
HIM, BUT THE RIDE WAS CUT SHORT
BY A SPEEDING CAR...
ANYONE ELSE WANT A RIDE?
8. Unity
RUNNING FAST
BUT RUNNING BLIND
IDLE TIME IN A WASTING SCENE
THOUGH YOU'VE LOOKED
YOU'VE NEVER FOUND
PEACE AMONGST YOU, UNITY
FOR SIMPLE REASONS YOU DIVIDE
YOU LOOK WITHOUT THE EYES TO SEE
YOU LACK THE BOND TO TRULY BIND
JESUS CHRIST, THE KING OF KINGS
SO MANY SPEECHES - EMPTY WORDS
SHOW ME...
OF WHAT YOU SPEAK, WHAT YOU DREAM
UNITY
I'VE GOT SUBSTANCE, YOU'VE GOT NOTHING
SHOW ME
SOMEHTING BETTER THAN MY GOD (YOU CAN'T!)
UNITY
SHOW ME UNITY
PUNKS AND SKINS, FIGHTING EACH OTHER
BROTHER CULTURES FIGHTING ON AND ON
STEP INTO THE LGIHT OF FORGIVENESS
AND THEN BY GOD STAND AND BE STRONG
IF YOU SEE A CANCER, CUT IT OUT QUICKLY
SEPARATE THE WHEAT FROM THE CHALF
DO NOT HESITATE, IF YOU'D ONLY ASK HE'D SHOW YOU THE WAY
YOU'D SEE THE POSSIBILITY OF PEACE TO BE MADE
FIGHT! THIS IS YOUR CHANCE
FIGHT! YOU'VE GOT THE GIFT, USE IT!
CHANGE! YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
STRENGTH! IT'S THERE, TAKE IT!
NOW! IT'S THERE FOR YOU.
STOP LIVING IN A DREAM WORLD
OF PEACE, LOVE, AND HARMONY (ANARCHY?...)
WHERE EVERYBODY JUST DECIDES
TO FINALLY GET ALONG
IT'S PLAIN, IT'S SIMPLE, YOU'VE TRIED
EVERYTHING ELSE
GOD IS THE ANSWER TO BECOME AS ONE.
9. A Guy in a Suite and the Pope
MR PREACHER ON THE T.V. SCREEN
TELLS ME THAT HE KNOWS JUST WHAT I NEED
HE'S "BEEN THERE BEFORE...AND BACK AGAIN"
BUT WITH THAT FANCY SUIT I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE
HE SAYS THE LORD WILL BE SO FAITHFUL, THAT HE'LL PROTECT
BUT ONLY IF I'M FAITHFUL WITH MY MONTHLY CHECK
I'VE NEVER SENT HIM MY MONEY
PROBABLY NEVER WILL
(OOOO!) I GUESS THAT MEANS I LIVE
MY LIFE ON THE EDGE!?!!??
PREACHER (POPE JOHN 2ND CHORUS)
YOUR TIME WILL COME
YOU LEAD THE CHURCH ASTRAY
FOR A STEADY INCOME
YOU CAN BET
GOD WON'T FORGET
BUT IF YOU'D LIKE
I'D (GLADLY!) TIE A MILLSTONE
AROUND YOUR NECK (MATT. 18:6)
HIS NOTHINGNESS ON A SIMPLE THRONE
(CHRIST MEDIATES FOR GOD, AND CHRIST ALONE!)
JUST ANOTHER MAN IN A RIDICULOUS HAT
HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SEEDS HE'S SOWN
CANCEL THE TOURS AND THE MATERIAL THINGS;
THE PEOPLE BOWING TO YOU AND KISSING YOUR RINGS
GUIDE THEM ONLY TO THEIR KNEES
SEEKING FORGIVENESS TODAY
CAST NO DOUBT AS TO WHAT THEY NEED.
10. Back to the Cross
YOU DID IT ONCE
YOU DID IT TWICE
YOU'VE SINNED AGAIN, AND SPIT ON CHRIST
YOU ASKED FORGIVENESS THE OTHER DAY
SAME SIN REPEATED, DON'T YOU GET IT?
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO REPENT
WEARING GRACE THIN, IT'S SUCH A SHAME
NO WILLPOWER, LACK OF LOYALTY
A NEW EXCUSE, A DANGEROUS GAME
REPEATED - YOU'VE SINNED AGAIN
WEAKNESS - YOU MOCK GOD
MERCY - YOUR CREDIT CARD
YOU CAN'T FOOL GOD - GOD'S NOT MOCKED
AS THE DOG RETURNS TO ITS VOMIT
SO THE FOOL RETURNS TO HIS FOLLY
WILL YOU LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES?
WILL YOU TURN FROM YOUR SIN?
YOU FACE THE WORLD AND TURN FROM GOD
THAT'S YOUR BAG AND IT'S SO WRONG
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO REPENT
FORGIVENESS STARTS AND SINNING ENDS
WHEN YOU'RE WEAK HE IS STRONG
STOP EXCUSING YOURSELF FOR WRONG
BACK TO THE CROSS
YOU FACE THE WORLD WITH NO REGARD TO GOD
GET BACK TO THE CROSS
STOP USING GRACE TO JUSTIFY YOUR SIN
11. Confidence
WE'VE GOTTA MOVE ON
JUST LIVIN' OUR LIVES FOR JESUS CHRIST
I KNOW. IT'S HARD TO BE STRONG.
BUT JUST HAVE FAITH. HE'LL KEEP US IN THE FIGHT.
AND HE
SAID HE'D NEVER LEAVE US
OR FORSAKE US
HE TOLD ME SO
HE'S IN CONTROL, AND SOON HE'LL TAKE US HOME.
STICK TOGETHER, LOOK AHEAD
NO MATTER HOW HARD IT GETS
JUST THINK BACK TO YESTERDAY
YOU'RE STILL ALIVE IT DIDN'T GET YOU YET
HE'S IN CONTROL
DON'T BE AFRAID
HE SAID HE'D NEVER LEAVE
OR FORSAKE US
REPEAT FIRST VERSE
THAT'S CONFIDENCE MY FRIEND.
12. The Insult Circus
FROM THE VERY MOMENT I
HEARD YOUR DECEIT AND
SUBTLE LIES, FROM THE MOMENT YOU SHOCKED
ME SILENT I BURNED TO QUESTION: WHY?
WHY? WHY DO YOU INSIST, YOU PERSIST IN
BLASPHEMY OF MY LORD AND GOD? TAKE
YOUR OPINIONS AND EMPTY ACCUSATIONS
HOME
AND ROT.
YOUR WORLD IS SO PERVERTED. NAUSEA
GRIPS MY STOMACH...I THINK I'M GONNA
VOMIT. AND TO THINK I ONCE TOOK PART IN
THE NARROWMINDEDNESS OF A HARDENED
HEART.
WHY?
WHY THE INSULTS TO MY LORD?
THERE IS NO POINT WITHOUT SOUPPORT.
BLAMING GOD FOR FAULTS OF MEN
YOU DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND.
SOME FEEBLE POINT OR SHOCK EFFECT
WHO DO YOU BENEFIT?
YOU PROFIT OFF ANOTHER'S PAIN
AND BITE THE HAND THAT SEEKS TO AID
LIES.
MOTIVE: EGO...KNOWLEDGE: WHO KNOWS?
SOLUTION: ZERO...YOUR GOAL: OH SO VAGUE.
AND THE BAND "MILLIONS OF DEAD"- WHOEVER
YOU ARE MUMBLING AND GRUMBLING ABOUT
TODAY, YOUR MUSIC'S FAST AND YOU'RE OUTSPOKEN
BUT YOU HAVE LITTLE OR NOTHEING TO SAY.
AND THE BOYS FROM SOUTH OF HEAVEN
WHO KNOCK T.V. PREACHERS WITH EVERY
OTHER WORD YOU COME OFF SO
CONCERNED AND CHARGE $20+ FOR A
T-SHIRT. HYPOCRISY YOUR BREATH HOLDS.
DECEPTION REEKS THICK AND BOLD.
YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYONE BUT
YOURSELF. YOU COULDN'T CARE LESS IF
I ROT IN HELL.
ME OR ANYONE ELSE.
WHY?
AND THE BAND NAMED AFTER THE COW
DISEASE, SO PROUD IF YOU'RE WITHOUT
SIN THEN GO AHEAD - CAST YOUR TWO
CENTS IN AND HALF THE BANDS IN THE
BERKLEY MAG ON THE BANDWAGON OF
THE INSULT CIRCUS, OF ALLTHE WRONGS
YOU SLAG THE RIGHTS AND LOSE US
TO YOUR PURPOSE. IF YOU'RE SO WISE THEN
SOLVE MY TROUBLES. INSTEAD
YOU ASK MORE (AND MORE, AND MORE, AND...)
NEEDLESS QUESTIONS AND MY TROUBLES
DOUBLE. GIVE US SOMETHING WE CAN
USE. YOU SERVE ONLY TO CONFUSE.
WHY?
THIS SONG IS MEANT TO REFER DIRECTLY
TO THOSE WHO SPEAK OF GOD
THOUGH THEY KNOW SO LITTLE OF HIM.
13. Thread
STARTED OFF AS LITTLE, BUT LOOK,
HOW IT'S GROWN...
YOU WERE SO CAREFREE IN YOUR SIN
NOW YOU REAP THE SEEDS YOU'VE SOWN
YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD CONTROL
BUT WHO'S CONTROLLING WHO?
YOUR LIFE IS LIKE A VICE
CLOSING IN ON YOU
BOTTLES THEN THE NEEDLES
AS YOU WATCH YOUR LOVED ONES DIE
YOU'RE SLOWLY SLIDING DOWN A PIT
SCREAMING AS YOU SLIDE...
YOU LIE AWAKE, AT NIGHT IT'S DAMP
IT'S COLD
YOU'RE LOOKING BACK AT THE
SEEDS YOU'VE SOWN
IT'S HARD TO SLEEP WHEN THERE'S
FIRE IN YOUR HEAD
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
WHEN YOUR LIFE IS HANGING
BY A THREAD
NIGHTMARES LEAVE YOU SCREAMING
SO REAL, BUT WHO CAN TELL?
NAUSEA, THE SICKENED STATE
YOUR LIFE'S A LIVING HELL
SWIMMING IN YOUR VOMIT
IT'S THE SAME THING EVERYDAY
YOUR LIFE IS JUST A CANCER
THAT SLOWLY EATS AWAY
LYING ON THE FLOOR
WITH YOUR HEAD BETWEEN
YOUR KNEES, REALIZATION HITS
WITH CRUSHING FORCE
YOUR WORLD CAN'T FILL YOUR NEEDS
ON THAT FLOOR CHRIST APPEARS
SAYING SIMPLY:
"COME TO ME"
14. Crucial Moment
UNITED
UNITED BY CHRIST
BREAKING DOWN THE WALLS THAT DIVIDE OUR RANKS
COLORS, ALL CULTURES, STYLES AND PRIDE
ALL THIS JUDGEMENT ON APPEARANCE
AND ARROGANCE BETWEEN IT
MEANS NOTHING NEXT TO WHAT'S INSIDE
DON'T TURN
DON'T TURN YOUR HEAD AWAY
THIS IS A CRUCIAL MOMENT
PUT AWAY THE LABELS AND DISSOLVE SEPARATIONS
CHILDREN OF GOD NEED NO NAME OR CROWD
GOD IS LOVE, LOVE IS THE PERFECT BOND OF UNITY
AND THAT'S WHAT BROTHERHOOD IS ALL ABOUT
DON'T TURN
DON'T TURN YOUR HEAD AWAY
THIS IS A CRUCIAL MOMENT
HOOK... (EVOORGENOTS)
I WENT FOR SO LONG THINKING ONLY I COUNTED
I WAS WRONG I NOW ADMIT
DETERMINED AND SERIOUS STRAIGHT-UP DELIBERATE
GOD GIVES US THE MESSAGE AND WE JUST DELIVER IT
DON'T TURN
DON'T TURN YOUR HEAD AWAY
THIS IS A CRUCIAL MOMENT
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