"SIGN OF THE HAMMER" 1984
ALL MEN PLAY ON TEN
I made a rock'n'roll
When i tried givin' in, to make money had
to turn down low
They said, "why be proud, don't play so loud,
be like us
and get a sound that's real
thin
Wear a polyester suit, act happy, look cute,
get a haircut
and buy small gear"
That's when i turned to them and said, hold
it, right there
Chorus:
Well it's more to me than just a job, and
while i'm playin'
You won't get robbed
Nobody tells a man how to play, it just ain't
that way
Hey, hey, hey, can you hear me say
All men play on ten, never gonna turn down
again
All men play on ten, never gonna turn down
again
I'm jet fuel honey, plug me into 220, step
back and let
My fingers fly
While i'm burning up my gear, there's a fire
in your ear
That won't stop until the day you die
I really put it to the floor when i hear the
crowd roar
Oh, it's music to my ears when they scream
Then i run back the power rack and deck, all
of my gear
Chorus
ANIMALS
Hear the call of the wild in us all
It waits for the night to fall
I'm getting hot, i'm ready for the night
No holdin' back, let's ball
I'm gonna give all you can take all night
And leave you in the morning feeling right
Chorus:
I'm an animal, there's an animal in me
Gonna set it free
I'm an animal, there's an animal in me
Gonna set it free
I've been looking, you've been watching from
the side
There's something you just can't hide
Oh, your getting wet, your working up a sweat
Your hairs standing up on end
Your skin is screaming, glad we met?
Tonight's one night you won't forget
THOR (THE POWERHEAD)
Black clouds on the horizon
Great thunder and burning rain
His chariot pounding, i heard the heavens
scream his name
Chorus:
I watched as he shouted
To the giants that died that day
He held up his hammer high and called to odin
for a sign
Thor the mighty, thor the brave
Crush the infidels in your way
By your hammer let none be saved
Live to die on that final day
Gods, monsters and men
We'll die together in the end
God of thunder, god of rain
Earth shaker who feels no pain
The powerhead of the universe
Now send your never ending curse
Chorus
Swing your hammer to crack the sky
Lift your cape so that you might fly
Back to odin and the gods on high
And leave this mortal world
Thor the mighty, thor the brave
Crush the infidels in your way
By your hammer let none be saved
Live to die on that final day
Gods, monsters and men
We'll die together in the end
MOUNTAINS
So tall, silent against the sky
Up through the clouds where eagles fly
Wind and rain beat down on one so strong
They cut but never change, what stood so long
Chorus:
Tall as a mountain, i'm gonna tear through
the sky
Life's for the takin'
Like a man is a mountainside
Greatness waits for those who try
None can teach you, it's all inside
Just climb
I am in the ground, i am in the air, i am all
I live in the hearts of all men
I am the call to greatness
Not all can hear
I awaken the creator, in those who dare
And the day will come, when we all must die
And enter the mountainside
Chorus
I have no fear
Death and glory
Both draw near
Like a man is a mountainside
Greatness waits for those who try
None can teach you, it's all inside
Just climb
SIGN OF THE HAMMER
The spell has been broken, the curse has been
lifted
Black is the wind on the heels of the gifted
Four sworn to vengeance, see the hate in our
eyes
Called by the gods and given a sign
Chorus:
Onward pounding into glory ride
Sign of the hammer, be my guide
Final warning all stand aside
Sign of the hammer, it's my time
Pounding, pounding, we are back from the dead
Those who denied us are delivered instead
Into the hands of four sworn to ride
Now the people will triumph and live by the
sign
Chorus
The spell has been broken, the curse has been
lifted
Black is the wind on the heels of the gifted
Four sworn to vengeance, see the hate in our
eyes
Called by the gods and given a sign
Onward pounding into glory ride
Sign of the hammer, be my guide
Final warning all stand aside
Old men and young boys, it's my time
Sign of the hammer, be my guide
Sign of the hammer, it's my time
THE OATH
Burning embers of the second death will come
in the night
Priests and kings, the alpha and omega, poison
bites
False prophets and deceivers, swing from the
trees
Now. dawn the age of birds
Drunk with blood, like lepers with disease
Chorus 1:
Lord of the sky, mercury the guide
Lord of the underworld, i swear the sacred
rite
I will crucify, slay them with their tribe
Hear my war cry
They'll find no sanctuary hidden in their ancestral
halls
Let loose the knot that binds
The spirit and flesh, let it fall
For only courage and heroism linger after
death
So, hold fast thy sword, rejecting pain, feel
the dragons
breath
Chorus 1
Chorus 2:
I've sworn the oath
I've sworn the oath
I've sworn the oath
Chorus 1
Burning embers of the second death will come
in the night
Priests and kings, the alpha and omega, poison
bites
False prophets and deceivers, swing from the
trees
Now. dawn the age of birds
Drunk with blood, like lepers with disease
Chorus 1
Chorus 2
GUYANA THE CULT OF THE DAMNED
Thank you for the kool aid reverend jim
We're glad to leave behind their world of
sin
Our lifeless bodies fall on holy ground
Rotting flesh a sacrificial mound
Were you our god or a man in a play who took
our
applause and forced us to
stay
Now all together we lived as we died on your
command
by your side
Chorus:
Guyana in the cult of the damned
Give us your word for the grand final stand
Guyana in the cult of the damned
Give us your word for the grand final stand
In the cult of the damned we all worked the
land, too afraid
to look up
We all feared his hand
Hurry my children
There isn't much time
But we'll meet again on the other side
Be good to the children and old people
First hand them a drink
They're dying of thirst
Chorus
Bigfoot, bigfoot thrown in a well
Pulled under water
Screaming like hell
He told us life was just a hotel
Time to check out when he rang the bell
Chorus
Mother, mother.