Along deserted avenues Steam begins to rise The figures primed and ready Prepared for quick surprise He's watching for a sign His life is on the line
Sworn to avenge Condemn to Hell Tempt not the blade All fear the Sentinel Dogs whine in the alleys Smoke is on the wind From deep inside its empty shell A cathedral bell begins Ringing out its toll A storm begins to grow
Sworn to avenge Condemn to Hell Tempt not the blade All fear the Sentinel
Amidst the upturned burned-out cars The challengers await And in their fists clutch iron bars With which to seal his fate Across his chest is scabbards rest The rows of throwing knives Whose razor points in challenged tests Have finished many lives
Now facing one another The stand-off eats at time Then all at once a silence falls As the bell ceases its chime Upon this sign the challengers With shrieks and cries rush forth The knives fly out like bullets Upon their deadly course Screams of pain and agony Rent the silent air Amidst the dying bodies Blood runs everywhere The figure stands expressionless Impassive and alone Unmoved by this victory And the seeds of death he's sown
Sworn to avenge Condemn to Hell Tempt not the blade All fear the Sentinel
You're looking at me why Sort of like a leper vibe Okay for your kind But it's too good for me
And a hey I know I'm Never gonna qualify For all the bullshit Of your social degrees
Oh look down your noses at me Hating my identity Oh but that don't mean a damn thing you see 'Cause down here in hell everybody loves me
Hey I know I'm anti-social 'Cause you act like I'm infected With some atrocity
And though I know I'm Every bit the same inside My face don't fit It's like I've got some disease
Oh you keep your face turned away To strip me of identity Oh still got my fortune and fame 'Cause down here in Hell everyone knows my name
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Hell is home to me Might as well be I like it here and no-one else invited me Hell is home to me It has to be ('cause Jesus Christ) Nobody else invited me
Now I belong I found my home 'Cause even though I know things won't Get any better, they can certainly never get much worse
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Say my whole life I've always been disliked Ignored unless you're spitting insults at me And I don't know why you felt so justified In all the degradation that you dished on me
Oh! Now my status has changed And you've got yourself to blame Oh! I'll grab all the attention I crave Now I'm running Hell and Heaven won't be the same
Speak to me Of those days I won't forget Your worst dreams Has just returned - to pay you back I'm still laughing There's not much else I can do But one's thing's certain I'm coming back for you
Have you got a gun Do you remember well Who you used it on It's time to burn in Hell
Say my name I can hear you whisper Not to blame? You are going to blister Scream in the night I've been counting the days It's so amusing To see you again
Have you got a gun Do you remember well Who d'ya use it on You're going to burn in Hell
Die Why? Time to pay the price Kill I will Have my sacrifice
Plead With fear I am getting near Friend Liar Time to eat some fire
Have you got a gun Do you remember well Who d'ya use it on You're going to burn in Hell
Burn in Hell I can hear you whisper Burn in Hell You are going to blister
Have you got a gun Do you remember well Who d'ya use it on You're going to burn in Hell
Burn in Hell I can hear you whisper Burn in Hell You are going to blister
Snarl like a dog You'll scream like a banshee Stuck like a hog You're gonna love me
Burn in Hell I can hear you whisper Burn in Hell You are going to blister Burn in Hell Screaming like a banshee Burn in Hell Burn
He had enough He couldn't take anymore He'd found a place In his mind and slammed the door No matter how they tried They couldn't understand They washed and dressed him Fed him by hand Yeah I've left the world behind I'm safe here in my mind Free to speak with my own kind This is my life this is my life I'll decide not you Withdrawn he'd sit there Stare blank into space No sign of life Would flicker on his face Until one day he smiled It seemed as though with pride The wind kissed him Goodbye and then he died Yeah I've left the world behind I'm safe here in my mind Free to speak with my own kind This is my life this is my life I'll decide not you Keep the world with all its sin It's not fit for livin' in Yeah I will start again It can take forever and ever and ever And ever but I'll still win
How many like him Are there still But to us all Seem to have lost the will They lie in thousands Plagued and lost Is nothing worth this bitter cost Yeah I've left the world behind I'm safe here in my mind Free to speak with my own kind This is my life this is my life I'll decide not you Keep the world with all its sin It's not fit for livin' in
I'll be damned, here comes your ghost again But that's not unusual It's just that the moon is full And you decided to call
And here I sit, hand on the telephone Hearing the voice I'd known A couple of light years ago Heading straight for a fall
Well we both know what memories can bring They bring diamonds and rust Yes we both know what memories can bring They bring diamonds and rust
Now I see you standing all around with snow in your hair Now we're looking out the window of a crummy hotel over Washington Square Our breath comes in white clouds, mingles and hangs in the air Speaking strictly for me, we both could've died then and there
Now you're telling me, your not nostalgic Damn give me another word for it You were so good with words And at keeping things vague
Cause I need some of that vaugeness now It's all come back too clearly, Yes I love you dearley And if you're offering me diamonds and rust, I've already paid
Well we both know what memories can bring They bring diamonds and rust Yes we both know what memories can bring They bring diamonds and rust
Diamonds, Diamonds and rust Diamonds, Diamonds and rust Diamonds, Diamonds and rust Diamonds, Diamonds and rust
You're in for surprise You're in for a shock In London town streets When there's darkness and fog When you least expect me And you turn your back I'll attack
I smile when I'm sneaking Through shadows by the wall I laugh when I'm creeping But you won't hear me at all
All hear my warning Never turn your back On the ripper
You'll soon shake with fear Never knowing if I'm near I'm sly and I'm shameless Nocturnal and nameless Except for "The Ripper" Or if you like "Jack The Knife"
SOLO (Glenn)
Any back alley street Is where we'll probably meet Underneath a gas lamp Where the air's cold and damp I'm a nasty surprise I'm a devil in disguise I'm a footstep at night I'm a scream of the fright
All hear my warning Never turn your back On the ripper...the ripper....the ripper
I am your darkest hour I am your fall from power I am the voice you dread and I'm Screaming out inside your head
I am the final count I am your demons out I am the worst demise I'm gonna cut your words down to size
What is this? I hear you shout Face to face I'm gonna take you out
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One on One Bring it on One on One Take me on
I am the awful truth I am the fearless youth I am the cross to bear And the one who dares to return your stare
I am the fist of God I am the underdog I'll always stand my ground While the others scatter all around
Against all odds Despite it all I'm at my best when I'm against the wall
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I am the bloodstained past at last That's finally caught up with you like The glint of steel from out of the dark the last Thing you will feel - I'm outgunned, I'm out Run, I'm undead and then I found the skin You shed - I am the questions asked That send shivers down your back
So I am holding out And I'm much stronger now So take me on
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I am the darkest night I am the vipers strike I'll see you all consumed As you start to lick Your mortal wounds
Like the condemned man Who just won't die I'll show no remorse I'll never walk away
Full moon is rising The sky is black I need your call I'm coming back The road is straight cast Wind's in my eyes The engine roars between my thighs
From desert plains I bring you love From desert plains I bring you love
Wild mountain thunder Echoes my quest My body aches but I'll not rest Quartz light to guide me Till sunrise leads My passion screams, my heart it bleeds
From desert plains I bring you love From desert plains I bring you love
Then in the distance I see you stand On the horizon you raise your hand In burning rubber I end my quest You fall into my arms at last
From desert plains I bring you love From desert plains I bring you love
Whiskey woman don't you know that you are drivin' me insane The liquor you give stems your will to live and gets right to my brain Don't you know you're driving me insane You're tryin' to find your way through life You're tryin' to get some new direction Another woman got her man She won't find no new connection
Takes another drink or two, things look better when she's through
Takes another look around, you're not goin' anywhere You've realized you're gettin' old and no one seems to care You're tryin' to find your way again You're tryin' to find some new... Another woman's got her man But she won't find a new...
Takes another drink or two, things look better when she's through
You 'bin foolin' with some hot guy I want to know why is it why Get up get out you know you really blew it I've had enough, I've had enough, good God pluck me
Living after midnight, rockin' to the dawn Lovin' 'til the morning, then I'm gone, I'm gone
I took the city 'bout one A.M, loaded, loaded I'm all geared up to score again, loaded, loaded I come alive in the neon light That's when I make my moves right
Living after midnight, rockin' to the dawn Lovin' 'til the morning, then I'm gone, I'm gone
Got gleaming chrome, reflecting steel, loaded, loaded Ready to take on every deal, loaded, loaded My pulse is racing, I'm hot to take This motor's revved up, fit to break
Living after midnight, rockin' to the dawn Lovin' 'til the morning, then I'm gone, I'm gone
I'm aiming for ya I'm gonna floor ya My body's coming All night long
The air's electric, sparkin' power, loaded, loaded I'm getting hotter by the hour, loaded, loaded I set my sights and then home in The joint starts flying when I begin
Living after midnight, rockin' to the dawn Lovin' 'til the morning, then I'm gone, I'm gone
