METAL CHURCH LYRICS Metal Church (1985) 1. Beyond The Black 2. Metal Church 3. Merciless Onslaught 4. Gods Of Wrath 5. Hitman 6. In The Blood 7. (My Favorite) Nightmare 8. Battalions 9. Highway Star 1. Beyond The Black [D. Wayne / K. Vanderhoof / C. Wells] The war is over The crypt we now taste In the late 1900's, there is no human race We split the planet with atomic birth Man has died We seal the urn. Negotiations are over Troops are marching to their doom All that I see is a nightmare The smoke is blotting out the moon No, God please stop this bloody slaughter We are off the beaten track All the masses are rebelling To withstand the dark attack Will we make it back beyond the black? Tanks are rolling in millions See them come, and now they're gone All the mountains are blackened They said it came from just one bomb No God please stop this bloody slaughter Let it all repeat -- attack All the masses are rebelling To withstand the dark attack Will we make it back beyond the black? Will we make it back beyond? Out of the crypt with faces marred Seems the night has won We unite as one No more weapons, no more guns Look out! Food supplies are worth more than gold Turn the young into old With blinded eyes we count the cost Of everything that we lost Look out! [Screams] Watch out! Beyond the black!!! 2. Metal Church [D. Wayne / K. Vanderhoof / C. Wells] Many, many years ago on a distant shore Men did gather secretly beyond a hidden door They travelled long and travelled far Dark into the night Yes, this is the place they've chosen To build the Metal site. Congregation rises, starts to chant a hymn Of evil, lust and hatred, the roots of every sin The priest he stands before them, tells them why they are this way Why they worship metal gods each and every day By the hand of Oberon, dark into the deep Love the evil things we do, the secrets that we keep Metal church, unholy, who'll be the sacrifice Metal church, the only, don't you know the time is right Metal church will find you, can't run very far The metal church inside you, It knows just who you are, knows just who you are. No use in speaking out against anything we do While the men of earth they sleep, haven't any clue Now the story starts again, all the time is lost Metal Church begins anew.... Saving souls that are lost. Metal church, unholy, who'll be the sacrifice Metal church, the only, don't you know the time is right Metal church will find you, can't run very far The metal church inside you, It knows just who you are, knows just who you are. The metal church 3. Merciless Onslaught [K. Vanderhoof] [Instrumental] 4. Gods Of Wrath [D. Wayne / K. Vanderhoof / C. Wells] A lonely god you captured, do you feel the pain Tried to help the people but your help was all in vain You gave to us their fire, but who was watching you Chainin' out a reason, now what you gonna do? Whoa, oh Yeah! Alright! Come on! Right now! Now that they picked you, a lesson has been taught Join us now in vengeance and let the bodies rot A thousand times a thousand is finally gonna end Storms of war are brewing- we need your help but when Whoa, yeah, ah! Gods of wrath Gods of wrath Gods of wrath Gods of wrath are heartless when they left you hanging there Cast out and abandoned, you had to pay the fare Now's the time to break free and help us if you can Cause we're all behind you to start the master plan Whoa, yeah, ah Gods of wrath Gods of wrath Gods of wrath [Inaudible- hockey's????] fine by you Saying you will never learn Reach up to the heavens and let the bodies burn You know you have the answer You've always been a friend Break the chains in anger and let it all begin Whoa, yeah, ah Gods of wrath Gods of wrath Gods of wrath God, come down, gods are before you 5. Hitman [D. Wayne / K. Vanderhoof] Your woman's unfaithful, she's got a backdoor man You've seen the signs and you understand They'll soon be dead, now, I know just what to do I got the guns, ha-ha, I got the tools Yes, I'm the One they call the best In the name of all, I'm just a hitman I'll get the job done No one will ever know it was you, it was you They got their men promoted before it's time You break a sweat and your balls before the moments time Don't get excited, I got a plan We'll take him down now, he'll be one dead man Yes, I'm the one they call the best In the name of all, I'm just a hitman I'll get the job done No one will ever know it was you, it was you Just don't pay me, then you will see What a dead man really can You're at the cemetery feeling all alone Just like a dog who can smell the bone You start to cry or make one little sound You'll be the next one, I'll put you in the ground Yes, I'm the one they call the best In the name of all, I'm just a hitman I'll get the job done No one will ever know it was you, it was you 6. In The Blood [D. Wayne / K. Vanderhoof / C. Wells] Just the pain has worn me down Don't play me far ahead Living quiet, fighting for some time Your gonna see one day Your not listening now You haven't heard a word I said Your laughter burns hot An existing pawn Your lies are open now Nothin' left to hide Now, I'm telling you Leave all your troubles far away I've listened now to this dead-end shit It all just sounds the same Your laughter burns hot An existing pawn Your lies are open now Nothin' left to hide You're a big boy now Get up off the floor You what?! Do you want to know Coming to get you Yes, everybody wants a piece of your ass It's time you know the pain Your time is running out We're gonna meet on judgement day Your laughter burns hot An existing pawn Your lies are open now Nothin' left to hide Hide, hide, hide, ah, Your in the blood 7. (My Favorite) Nightmare [D. Wayne / K. Vanderhoof / C. Wells] Better flood that restless soul of ecstasy and fright In a path, splattered gore all through the night Wakin' up at midnight, my bodies soaked in sweat All my friends are down the stairs, watching the TV set Hearing now a scratching noise outside my window pane Wondering if it's real or am I going insane Running fast to lock the doors, a banshee now awaits Seconds count, I warn my friends, or is it now too late? A friend of mine is the first one out to check [inaudible] Ripping flesh, [something] fly, we hear them slowly die Then the cry of the banshee..., we run for our life Scream! Scream for your life! Scream! Scream for your life! Ah! No! 8. Battalions [K. Vanderhoof / C. Wells] Deep slumber awakened by sirens I realize life's been thrown to the lions What I saw last night, our city so fair And to my horror, the bloody town square The time is now, we must avenge We form tonight, we kill tonight We must rest to regain our strength We form tonight, we kill tonight Battalion advances surrounding their backs In the night we'll attack with no questions of mercy We'll take all they have and we'll drive them before us Hear lamentations of women who cry for the loved ones we crush to avenge Gather all survivors, the forces retreat They've leveled our city, there's rubble in the streets Surprise attack with no explanation What will we do with a demolished nation? Death to come for what they've done Stab their backs, their necks will crack Stronger than ever, our guns held high Stab their backs, their necks will crack Battalion advances surrounding their backs In the night we'll attack with no questions of mercy We'll take all they have and we'll drive them before us Hear lamentations of women who cry for the loved ones we crush to avenge The people have organized an army of vengeance Struck them down, the bodies just like remnants Dogs of war, like lepers that are shunned We stand proud, the battle has been won The time is now, we must avenge We form tonight, We kill tonight We must rest to regain our strength We form tonight, we kill tonight Battalion advances surrounding their backs In the night we'll attack with no questions of mercy We'll take all they have and we'll drive them before us Hear lamentations of women who cry for the loved ones we crush to avenge 9. 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