U.D.O.

We've taken too much for granted
And all the time it had grown
From techno seeds we first planted
Evolved a mind of its own

Marching in the streets
Dragging iron feet
Laser beaming hearts
Ripping men apart

From off I've seen my perfection
Where we could do as we please
In secrecy this infection
Was spreading like a disease

Hiding underground
Knowing we'd be found
Fearing for our lives
Reaped by robot's scythes

Metal Gods
Metal Gods

Metal Gods
Metal Gods

Machines are taking all over
With mankind in their command
In time they'd like to discover
How they can make their demand

Better be the slaves
To their wicked ways
But meeting with our death
Engulfed in molten breath

One electrified eye
Freezing metalized smile
No more cheating the code
The scene is set - emotions disconnected

Welcome to the cyber trail
Laser cops and sirens wail
Held down with magnetic force
Said: come with us - you broke the law

Obey the rules - don't do no wrong
A thought too loud - and crime is done
No appeal for the common man
Just cold hard facts - in computer land

All freedom burns on eternal fire
There's no more independence day
Forever gone never have another
No other independence day

Cyborg arms put the straps around
One more second 'till the switch comes down
Flaching lights - a cage of steel
Turns my head into a dead dogs meal

In this world - robotic rage
You'll understand the acid pain
Do no right - you won't last long
Remote controlled - under the heel of submission

All freedom burns on eternal fire
There's no more independence day
Forever gone never have another
No other independence day

No remorse - for human kind
No recourse - to keep your mind
It's too late - there's no escape
Is this the end of the line

All freedom burns on eternal fire
There's no more independence day
Forever gone never have another
No other independence day

All freedom burns on eternal fire
There's no more independence day
Forever gone never have another
No other independence day

No use for humanity
We'll never ever be free again
No tomorrows
Zero - the number of the year
Zero - the number of the year

I have to tell a story - about a man
Never in the mood - to change his life
Nobody wants to help him - as he spirals down
But one day the wrong decision - hit him overnight

No more cocktail parties - champagne's run dry
No company take-overs - stock markets high
No more hand-jobs in the boardroom - sex is history
And no saunas, no jacuzzis - the penalties you'll reap

At last he realized - he did it wrong
Messed big time everywhere - double-dealing lies

He's going down on his bad luck - his just deserts
He's going down on his bad luck - what he deserved

His old man told him always - listen son
It's a two-way street to fortune - you gotta hit and run
Don't forget the mirror - look who's behind
And don't you come up crying - when it's faster coming down

At last he realized - he did it wrong
Messed big time everywhere - double-dealing lies

He's going down on his bad luck - his just deserts
He's going down on his bad luck - what he deserved
He's going down on his bad luck - it's his time
He's going down on his bad luck - can't rewind

Do you get the story - you know this man
Have you learned a lesson - do you understand
When all you got is crystal - you shouldn't cast a stone
So be careful when you go up - 'cause you'll meet them coming down

He's going down on his bad luck - his just deserts
He's going down on his bad luck - what he deserved
He's going down on his bad luck - it's his time
He's going down on his bad luck - can't rewind