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ZOETROPE LYRICS
"Amnesty" (1985)
1. Indecent Obsessions
2. Kill the Enemy
3. Mercenary
4. Amnesty
5. Member in a Gang
6. Break Your Back
7. Another Chance
8. Creatures
9. Trip Wires
1. Indecent Obsessions
In through your window a pair of big eyes watching you and your bitch make love
The thoughts that he thinks while watching the innocent lovers can scare you to death
His fantasies can't be controlled, he's a voyeur, he's been that way all of his life
He tries to live out what he sees in his mind even though he could end up in jail
Indecent obsessions
Unbridled agressions
Indecent obsessions
Unbridled agressions
Chased by a man with a knife in his hand while being seen dressed in drag
Because he followed that man and his wife to their doorstep and watched them enter the house
Around to the side by the window hoping he'll get his means of release
But then he was spotted so all he could think of was "run for his life"
Indecent obsessions
Unbridled agressions
Indecent obsessions
Unbridled agressions
In through your window a pair of big eyes watching you and your bitch make love
The thoughts that he thinks while watching the innocent lovers can scare you to death
His fantasies can't be controlled, he's a voyeur, he's been that way all of his life
He tries to live out what he sees in his mind even though he'll end up in jail
Indecent obsessions
Unbridled agressions
Indecent obsessions
Unbridled agressions
2. Kill the Enemy
Up from the dungeons of hell
Came the mightiest devil of all
Dealing out danger or buying your soul
They put him to death by the sword
With hellfire eyes he went wild as he spoke
Disciples must answer his call
This demon lead armies to conquer the world
Destroy all mankind with war
He can't last much longer
There ain't no place for him to hide
And only we can stop him
Kill the enemy
Shoot him down
Kill the enemy
People would follow whatever he'd say
Hypnotized masses would fall
Into your town stormtroopers came
Laying waste, raping some, killing all
Try to resist and you'll die a slow death
You'd suffer, you'd beg and you'd crawl
Perversion and mayhem, havoc and pain
Satan has come to us all
He can't last much longer
There ain't no place for him to hide
And only we can stop him
Kill the enemy
Shoot him down
Kill the enemy
This demon spoke long of superior race
The Aryan empire strong
He killed by the millions, he took life so cheap
Now his spectres are still standing tall
He can't last much longer
There ain't no place for him to hide
And only we can stop him
Kill the enemy
Shoot him dead
Kill the enemy
3. Mercenary
A flash of lightning shocks you to the bone
The roar of thunder you hear someone moan
A blinding flash of light and you feel
That touch against your skin, you know it's steel
They'll try to find you, they won't let you die
They'll seek you out, you know they'll try
A sharp explosion rings through your ears
Your time is coming, your fate is near
He didn't know
That he'd die
But it's the price you pay
When you're a mercenary
You take a look around and all you can see
Smoke and confusion staring back at me
You wake at daybreak, you're still alive
You fight to stay awake, your will to survive
Back in the jungle, the children cry
Burning napalm, it's time to die
You fought in deserts, you fought in gangs
You're the assassin and you're deranged
He didn't know
That he'd die
But it's the price you pay
When you're a mercenary
You've been a mercenary nearly all of your life
No time for family, can't keep your wife
The pain you're in is too much to hold
You'll die soon anyway, fighting alone
So now it's over, silence closes in
That's what you get when you just can't win
He didn't know
That he'd die
But it's the price you pay
When you're a mercenary
Mercenary
Mercenary
4. Amnesty
Amnesty
We want amnesty
From what you believe
To be above and beyond the law
But it ain't no thing
But just a prime example
Of the way things are run
Run in the wrong direction
No good for anyone, no
Protesting trivial matters
Is a waste of time
But when you're sending reckless youth
To the front line
Can only spur resistance
From both young and old
Because of special interest
That you keep to yourself, you
Increasing casualties
Becomes the result
Of patriotic bullshit
And it's all your fault
So we will flee the land
Until you decide
That you'll exonerate
Us from this imaginary crime
Amnesty
Amnesty
Amnesty
5. Member in a Gang
You better run, better hide, white spotlight in the schoolyard
They wanna know who's gonna fall and their spines are chilling
We're gonna win, they're gonna die, watch the knives and bullets fly
Don't know when it will end, I'm just a member in a gang
It don't mean that you're clean, because you ain't killed nobody
Because you know every ruthless scumbag, and that's no lie
But when it's time to get in line, your fear starts to show
But it's your obligation to the devil, because you're a member in a gang
Yes I am
Another night in the slam, say you're bought and paid for
I wanna know who's on my side when the chips are down
Was backstabbed, shot him dead, there's no end to the grief
So tell me, are you the devil, or just a member in a gang?
6. Break Your Back
You break your back
To get you through
Ain't got no class
They say to you
You need money
To survive
So you break your back
Just to stay alive
All day long
You work and slave
You got nothing left
Your choice is made
There ain't no reason
I should wait
Just let me through
Those pearly gates
Don't you try
And tell me why
I should be glad
To be alive
Now you see
The road I'll take
Life is hell
To all who wait
Break it
Break it
Hey!
Break your back!
7. Another Chance
I need another chance
To right my wrong
I didn't mean to kill her
It was insanity
She didn't want to give me
The love I need
So I began to whip her
And then I took her life
Cry
Scream
Dripping blood
She's dead
A little teenage doll
And a fifth of J.D.
Is all you need to pull off
A dirty deed
So if you choose to do so
You might just pay
And you may never get
Another chance
Cry
Scream
Dripping blood
She's dead
So now that you're a killer
Are you satisfied?
Do you believe in fate
Or are you just plain dumb?
You had to have it your way
You didn't compromise
So now you're in the slammer
And not a thing to say
Cry
Scream
Dripping blood
She's dead
8. Creatures
No one knew what the night would bring when the sky was overcast
A haunting wind and a lightning bolt in a barren graveyard
When the bodies rise up from the underground your skin begins to crawl
And a long cold hand lashes out at you and then you're gone
He tried with all his might
But he couldn't win the fight
Spellbound by evil
It's life in hell
Spellbound by evil
In a traumatic brainstorm
The mausoleum is a reception room for the ghouls in the night
You best seek refuge if you're still alive or you'll be discovered
Well behind a mansion is a dead man's tracks leading up the stairs
And in the foyer lying on the floor is half a human being
He tried with all his might
But he couldn't win the fight
Spellbound by evil
It's life in hell
Spellbound by evil
In a traumatic brainstorm
The world is plagued by an evil force that brings the dead man back to life
I wish there was some way to save us all from tragic endings
Well escape ain't likely when you're trapped inside and there's nowhere to run
So count your blessings, prepare to die, your time has come
So try with all your might
And you might win the fight
Spellbound by evil
It's life in hell
Spellbound by evil
In a traumatic brainstorm
9. Trip Wires
The damage is done, I've been beat at my own crime
By someone that I never would have expected
While the rich man kept counting his stocks and shares
I made with the cash that they didn't know was there
Trip wires
I thought I would do no wrong
Never assume that you'll beat them all
Trip wires
I thought I would do no wrong
Never assume that you've won
So now that you found me, well how do you feel?
And what is it that you expected to gain
By laying your ass on the line for the rich man
Who couldn't care less if they found you dead?
Trip wires
I thought I would do no wrong
Never assume that you'll beat them all
Trip wires
I thought I would do no wrong
Never assume that you've won
I never thought you'd become the imposter
'Cause you still won't collect a substantial reward
'Cause a pauper can never join ranks with the rich man
'Cause he's rich with the lies that he's fed to the poor
Trip wires
I thought I would do no wrong
Never assume that you'll beat them all
Trip wires
I thought I would do no wrong
Never assume that you've won
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