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ICED EARTH LYRICS
"The Reckoning" (2003 Single)
1. The Reckoning (Don't Tread on Me)
2. When the Eagle Cries (acoustic)
3. Valley Forge
4. Hollow Man
1. The Reckoning (Don't Tread on Me)
(Chorus)
Destiny spawned us, it's the reckoning
This time it's our blood, don't tread on me
Revenge is not justice, it's the reckoning
This time it's our blood, yeah don't tread on me
You went too far this time, for this heinous crime
You will know defeat, begging on your knees
One by one you'll fall, your back against the wall
Nowhere to turn, your sure to burn
(Chorus)
Destiny spawned us, it's the reckoning
This time it's our blood, don't tread on me
The hours close at hand, I'll make my final stand
Justice shall be done, nowhere to run
True evil grows in you, you're just a brainwashed fool
The coward close that hides, spewing forth his lies
(Chorus)
Revenge is not justice, it's the reckoning
This time it's our blood, yeah don't tread on me
Born of destruction, bred in agony
Is this my salvation? From these ashes of your devastation
If it was up to me, eye for an eye I say
With a hammer we will take, Lady Justice is asleep
The Judgement has been made, in blood it shall be paid
Death knows what to do, the horseman comes for you.
(Chorus)
Destiny spawned us, it's the reckoning
This time it's our blood, don't tread on me
Revenge is not justice, it's the reckoning
This time it's our blood, yeah don't tread on me
2. When the Eagle Cries (acoustic)
Another day just like any other
Out of the blue it turned to horror
How could they
Why would they
The innocent suffered hell's inferno
A senseless act that goes unforgotten
How could they
They will pay
When the eagle cries
When the eagle cries
When the eagle cries
When the eagle cries
When the eagle cries
Out of the ashes came attempted vengeance
But we are focused, we seek redemption
We are free
We'll stay free
All they've done is make us stronger
The sleeping giant is asleep no longer
If need be
We'll die free
When the eagle cries
When the eagle cries
When the eagle cries
When the eagle cries
When the eagle cries
When the eagle cries
When the eagle cries
The fall that made us stronger
When the eagle cries
We will sacrifice
When the eagle cries
Freedom's fight
When the eagle cries
3. Valley Forge
Close your eyes and imagine
the soldier at Valley Forge
The suffering that he endured was real
starvation, total war.
Yet in has eyes the iron will to win
and for the cause, he won't relent
(Chorus)
Would he look upon us now in anger and disgust
His politics a birthright and our creed
Will we let ignorance and laziness bring our demise
Complacency, we're blinded by our greed
Standing barefoot, frozen bloody hands
his musket clutched, an iron grip
and for the cause, he has but one regret,
he's only got one life to give
(Chorus)
Would he look upon us now in anger and disgust
His politics a birthright and our creed
Will we let ignorance and laziness bring our demise
Complacency, we're blinded by our greed
It's time for us, to open up our eyes,
and cherish the lives we all can have
and to the ones who kept our freedom free
words can't express all that you've done
(Chorus)
Would he look upon us now in anger and disgust
His politics a birthright and our creed
Will we let ignorance and laziness bring our demise
Complacency, we're blinded by our greed
4. Hollow Man
Emptiness consuming me
Head in hands
I can hardly speak
Looking for solitude
Lost in humanity
Slow knowledge leads to suffering
A constant quest
An endless dream
Searching for inner peace
Hidden so deep in me
Don't wanna be a hollow man
Ain't gonna be the hollow man
Don't wanna be a hollow man
Ain't gonna be the hollow man
Sadness comes knocking constantly
Filling up my eyes
For all to see
Peace will come some day
I pray that it finds a way
Darkness caressing my mind and soul
My spirit's rejecting
I'm feeling cold
Emptiness goes away
Flees with the night and days
Don't wanna be a hollow man
Ain't gonna be the hollow man
Don't wanna be a hollow man
Ain't gonna be the hollow man
I'll rise up
Like the phoenix from the ashes
I'll float away
With wisdom
I turn away
I turn away
Hollow man
Find yourself some other friend
Don't wanna be a hollow man
Ain't gonna be the hollow man
Don't wanna be a hollow man
Ain't gonna be the hollow man
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