Testament - First Strike Still Deadly lyrics
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Tracks 01. First Strike Is Deadly
02. Into The Pit 03. Trial By Fire 04. Disciples Of The Watch 05. The Preacher 06. Burnt Offerings 07. Over The Wall 08. The New Order 09. The Haunting 10. Alone In The Dark 11. Reign Of Terror 01. First Strike Is Deadly Music by Peterson, Skolnick Lyrics by Souza, Christian
Prisoners of the venom master
Guilty for what you've been charged Sit in cells condemned to face The deadly snap of their jaws Terror stricken you lie and wait In the final hour Knowing of your wretched fate And the serpent's power First strike is deadly The evil path that you must take Is filled with the slither of snakes Their hiding and waiting for the time to lunge For your flesh and your fate No one escapes or comes out alive For the snakes they'll never lose For if they hit you just one time You have just faced your doom First strike is deadly Deadly strike bred to kill The venoms howling in your veins Psychotic spell a gift from hell The sound of a deadly lead remains 02. Into The Pit
Deep in the pit and lying alone
Where death has reared itself a throne We're all the good, the bad, the worst and the best And where they land is their eternal rest Foul plays of passion at twilight's dim In joy of woe, of good and sin Winds of storm and fates overcast Darkly my presence is now your past Join the insanity or die as you fall Into the pit! The mass production and the killing of all Into the pit! The future screams for help are fading away Into the pit! The world tomorrow - will it die for today? Into the pit! So in the sad silent watches of night The lonely pathway envisions my sight Echoes of laughter and boundless cries So here I wander under infinite skies Join the insanity or die as you fall Into the pit! The mass production and the killing of all Into the pit! The future screams for help are fading away Into the pit! The world tomorrow - will it die for today? Into the pit! 03. Trial By Fire
Accuse you of a crime, sentenced to endless time
The price you have to pay won't get away! Sworn in by the stand: your rights are gone, the system's banned They think you are a liar -- A trial by fire! Hey! This is what the people say: A new way! - A trial by fire! Locked in an empty cell - your life becomes a living hell The river of fire flows - time only knows! Trapped by flames of fury, ordered unto by the jury Death is their desire -- Thrown in the fire! Hey! This is what the people say: A new way! - A trial by fire! Quiver by the fiery light, Cringing as your soul ignites The book of law's been thrown away starting today! The system before the war is gone for now and evermore There is no sentence higher -- A trial by fire! Hey! This is what the people say: A new way! - A trial by fire! 04. Disciples Of The Watch
Cast to the fire, banned by the light worship and listen to me
Condemned in his mind, in his evil place your fate is all that you'll see I am the one to show you the path - salvation is in the fields Listen up children and follow me or I'll let you pay the price of Malachi! Disciples of the watch Obey! Or I'll burn you to that cross! Holding the mass, the demon is cast to resurrect your soul Calling to him is like an evil sin - a prophet is what they're told Taking the land under command killing friend or foe Feel the might of his evil wrath desecrate your soul! Disciples of the watch Obey! Or I'll burn you to that cross! Disciples of the watch, disciples of the watch... watch... Obey.!. Cast to the fire, banned by the light worship and listen to me Condemned in his mind, in his evil place your fate is all that you'll see I am the one to show you the path - salvation is in the fields Listen up children and follow me or I'll let you pay the price of Malachi! Disciples of the watch Obey! Or I'll burn you to that cross! Disciples of the watch... 05. The Preacher
The Preacher!!!
In days of old when the books were untold Speak of a world crushed by sin "The people will mourn of a war to be born" Nobody would listen to him Think back in time when the future you find Is so faint that it's too hard to see Don't disavow his word for the truth must be heard 'Cause the preacher tells visions he sees In 1906 like the future predicts The city will crumble to the bay Then what's in store when the worlds go to war? Peace will have come another day Then came the one in the year of '41 Warfare would light up the sky He beckoned the call of the future for all Blinded by what's in his eyes In days of old when the books were untold Speak of a world crushed by sin "The people will mourn of a war to be born" Nobody would listen to him Think back in time when the future you find Is so faint that it's too hard to see Don't disavow his word for the truth must be heard 'Cause the preacher tells visions he sees Listen to these words I preach Catastrophic lessons they shall teach... 06. Burnt Offerings
Summoned to the house of seance to play the evil tarot cards
To find out what our fate will bring us before the war Approaching now the hour of tiamat; evil feelings in the air The chosen wait impatiently to find the... Rituals of power come out of the fire Making the legacy known Takes its toll at last Now knowing when it strikes The endless feuding shows its fate, the people are all shocked with fright They know the end is coming near - it's time to fight The revolution holds on strong, the armies have all met their match Entire world up in arms; destruction sees... The spirits of anger come up from the gallows Conjured my demons appear Summoned to my cast, prey this deadly mass Takin' by the fire you fail The world became a vast wasteland, survivors turn to cannibals Killing everything in sight: warfare tonight The armies are all closing in, the populations getting small The feelings are as cold as ice, survival names it's price Starting to burn, the rape and violence grows high A kingdom will rise to rule with contempt They will surprise, kill and repent The weakness in armies won't die! Won't die! Won't die!!! Leaving now the house of seance, speculating destiny Wonder if the cards were true, will wait to find out and will wait to see 07. Over The Wall
I've been a prisoner trapped in by fear
Ordered for the rest of my life Condemned in a jail cell, ain't seen life in years Escape is the only way out Restart my life or self destruction To climb this wall of dark construction Holding the quest for freedom that beckons me My sanity is all but gone, my patience is growing very weak I need to get a hold of myself I stare at the wall for the right time has come Escape must occur on this night Restart my life or self destruction To climb this wall of dark construction Holding the quest for freedom that beckons me Stand in my way and I'll run you straight through There's no one to stop me now For I'm on the loose and I'm ready to start Torture and hell an this town Over the wall!!! The search will not stop and hounds will not rest Till I am back in my cell For if I am caught, I'll try it again Over the wall I will go, I will go.!. Go! Restart my life or self destruction To climb this wall of dark construction Holding the quest for freedom that beckons me 08. The New Order
Takers of humanity, elders paranoid
The time is now, give up this world you once destroyed Society versus the underground, their battles fought and lost The time has come to rule the world at any cost For the past it's too late 'Cause the world can't control fate Shadows cast loud and clear Tell the world the new order's here Cities turn to battlefields, a deadly spell is cast Corpses falling one by one until the last The preacher speaks of prophecy so many years before No one escapes their punishment - The gods of war For the past it's too late 'Cause the world can't control fate Shadows cast loud and clear Tell the world the new order's here Death is like an empty space, fell no thoughts of fear The future cries as mother nature sheds a tear The world becomes a prisoner, a victim of its crime The human race is now a race against time For the past it's too late 'Cause the world can't control fate Shadows cast loud and clear Tell the world the new order's here 09. The Haunting
Hear the screams, screams of fright: shrieks of terror through the night
Souls of old band to hold; the meeting for the haunting night Headless ghosts fill the halls, shadow plays of grief and pain Phantom speaks his final note; tenants of the castle slain Black cats will appear as the witching hour nears Lost souls will all be told for a haunting we will... go! See their dreams come to life under pressure holding tight Feel the cold grabbing hold to feed you to the haunting night Evil witch black as pitch starts a fire with a flinch Burning fire rising higher making music like a choir Children of the night - they're howling at black skies The ruthless calls within for the haunting now begins! Stay away! from the shining light; can't seem to find the answers there Bring back! the terror in the night that we all share tonight! Hear the screams, screams of fright: shrieks of terror through the night Souls of old band to hold; the meeting for the haunting night Headless ghosts fill the halls, shadow plays of grief and pain Phantom speaks his final note; tenants of the castle slain Black cats will appear as the witching hour nears Lost souls will all be told for a haunting we will... go!!! 10. Alone In The Dark
When I was but very young
Sorcerers came to claim my mind Leaving death and hatred to unmask The master of the game had won And let his final sin be known Killing those who stand in his path Alone in the dark where the demons are torturing me The dark passages of revenge is all that I see Armies of witches are called in from the north Murders of elders occur The high priest of evil has lowered his iron fist Thousands of people will die The slaughter of the innocent The house is burning that lights the sky My nightmare has begun to unfold The hissing of the cobras tongue Sound and feel of ripping flesh Fall two thousand feet from the sky My terror has controlled my life and Let my only weakness known I got to rid this hell from my head I fight off evil sorcerers Rid my mind of his torture and Meet the falling angel in his realm Alone in the dark where the demons are torturing me The dark passages of revenge is all that I see Faustus prepares the legions of the night Diviners from the far north arrive Aimlessly people there huddled in a pack Wreaking deadly havoc on mankind I fall in my deepest sleep To meet the evil asteroth His title is the grand duke of hell I fight until the end is near To rid my mind of hopes and fears My destination lies in my dreams -- Set me free! When I was but very young Sorcerers came to claim my mind Leaving death and hatred to unmask The master of the game had won And let his final sin be known Killing those who stand in his path Alone in the dark where the demons are torturing me The dark passages of revenge is all that I see Armies of witches are called in from the north Murders of elders occur The high priest of evil has lowered his iron fist Thousands of people will die 11. Reign Of Terror
Marching our way through the crypts of the dead
Taking his land by command Killing our victims and taking no slaves Hitler's final Third Reich Engines are roaring, the warheads ablast The destroyer claims their fate Hell's legions armies, they march to defy Lucifer takes his wait Obeying this task by our leaders will Death camps have taken their toll The cold winds of winter are present forever Destroyers claim their fate Fighting our way through the mist of the night Taking the life from young souls Marching our armies prepared to fight The cities all laid destroyed Machineguns are firing the tanks are ablast Bombing our way through Hell Generals smiling, destruction strikes Our armies have done well Obeying this task by our leaders will Death camps have taken their toll The cold winds of winter are present forever Destoyers claim their fate... their fate.!. Though the dead have trapped us in We'll break the pact a deadly whim Faisoned hammers wielded straight Cursing us back to Hell's gates, ah! Black magic force thats taken it's course The world lives in fear, the death calls are near... Awaiting this task battle at last The worlds left to defy; now's the time for you to die... Marching our way through the crypts of the dead Taking his land by command Killing our victims and taking no slaves Hitler's final Third Reich Engines are roaring the warheads ablast The destroyer claims their fate Hell's legions armies, they march to defy Lucifer takes his wait Obeying this task by our leaders will Death camps have taken their toll The cold winds of winter are present forever Destoyers claim their fate |