Anvil - This Is Thirteen lyrics
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Tracks 01. This Is Thirteen
02. Bombs Away 03. Burning Bridges 04. Ready To Fight 05. Flying Blind 06. Room #9 07. Axe To Grind 08. Feed The Greed 09. Big Business 10. Should' A Would' A Could' A 11. Worry 12. Game Over 13. American Refugee 01. This Is Thirteen
Tarot card and tealeaves
A crystal ball The gypsy's kiss The death cards call Bad luck, misfortune Superstitious belief Good luck, a rebirth And a sigh of relief This is thirteen This is thirteen Cast a spell from the wave of a wand The depths of hell, there's a voice from beyond Palm reading, candlelight Fortunes to tell Fear the unknown Under a spell This is thirteen This is thirteen The fortuneteller's incantation Rats in the cellar, abomination Edge of your seat in anticipation Reincarnation Belief in a myth Holding a séance Is it the dead you're talking with? This is thirteen This is thirteen This is thirteen This is thirteen This is thirteen This is thirteen 02. Bombs Away
Jets lift off
Armed to go Sights lock on Targets below Objects marked Cue bomb bay Pull the trigger Bombs away Say your last goodbyes We're coming to your skies A reckoning this day You threatened our shores So now we'll come to yours And make you all pay [Chorus:] Bombs away Bombs away Bombs away Shells explode Flashing light Burning fires Turn day to night Head on back Reload bay Armed again Bombs away You don't stand a chance Air Force has advanced To blow you all away Soon you'll understand That we will burn your land On this judgement day [Chorus] Much is gone Fight's not done Third wave Has just begun One to go Mustn't stall Do it now Fuck 'em all Nothing you can do We're coming after you Today is the day Pay for what you've done We'll bomb you one by one Until you all have paid [Chorus x2] 03. Burning Bridges
When you bite the hand that feeds
Destructive forces out to get you When you can't fulfill your needs You can't achieve what you want to [Chorus:] Burning bridges, a fire attack Burning bridges, you can't go back Unnecessary choice Victim of your own decisions Listen to your inner voice Product of your own condition [Chorus] Feeling the pressure bearing down on me Garbage or treasure, what's it going to be? Failure or success Balanced on the dividing line Sins to confess Ain't no one's fault but mine [Chorus x2] Seeing the future through distorted eyes Tainted by anger, stress and lies Feeling the pressure bearing down on me Garbage or treasure, what's it going to be? [Chorus] Controlling your actions All for good or bad Disposable transactions For that, you should be glad [Chorus x2] 04. Ready To Fight
My blood's a boil and I'm in a rage
On with the onslaught, ripping rampage Life's ambition, it will never fade Stainless steel, tempered blade Clenched fists, ready to go One for the money, two for the show When you're ready, you're good to go When you're ready to fight When you're ready to fight When you're ready to fight All comers, I will beat you all I go all rounds, never going to fall Strength to win can over take Perseverance, make no mistake When you're ready to fight When you're ready to fight Clenched fists, ready to go One for the money, two for the show When you're ready, you're good to go Let's go! My blood's a boil and I'm in a rage On with the onslaught, ripping rampage Strength to win and over take Perseverance, make no mistake Make no mistake Clenched fists, ready to go One for the money, two for the show When you're ready, you're good to go When you're ready to fight When you're ready to fight When you're ready When you're ready to fight When you're ready When you're ready to fight When you're ready to fight When you're ready to fight 05. Flying Blind
When you are lost and you can't find your way
Look for a landmark, as an eagle looks for prey See the horizon, watch the sun going down Into the darkness, light fades all around [Chorus:] Flying blind Flying blind Look at the ground as you fly overhead Not the same as the flight plan said Into the darkness, light fades all around See the horizon, watch the sun going down [Chorus x2] When you're flying and you just can't see Just can't see where you're going to be When you're flying and you just can't see The forest from the trees Travel in circles and going nowhere Better or worse, you do what you dare Take a chance and fly into the night Blind as a bat, searching for the light [Chorus x2] Flying blind When you're flying and you just can't see Flying blind Just can't see where you're going to be Flying blind When you're flying and you just can't see Flying blind 06. Room #9
Dreaming up a nightmare and another sleepless night
Restless sedation with no end in sight Fists clenched in anger, shivering in fear Your blood begins to boil, dementia is near [Chorus:] Room number nine Number nine You're a rat in a maze and you're trying to find your way You're climbing the wall and trying to get away Running a race and going nowhere Electroshock therapy, take all you can bear [Chorus x2] Only a dream It's only a dream (It's not what it seems) It's not what it seems It's only a dream (Only a dream) Only a dream It's only a dream (It's not what it seems) It's not what it seems It's only a dream (It's only a dream) [Chorus] Rubber room walls keep me from the pain Need a shot of lithium to make it right again Dream another nightmare, another sleepless night Subconscious psychosis, wake up or die of fright Room number nine [Chorus x3] Room number nine 07. Axe To Grind
Resentment and anger gnaw at your mind
Just like disease that makes you go blind Vengeance and hatred fill your soul When getting even is your only goal All the things that have been said and done Never forgiven, the fight is won Battle and conquest that will never end In the land of business you have no friend [Chorus:] Axe to grind, axe to grind Sparks will fly Axe to grind, axe to grind Vengeance that is blind Plight on mankind In blood, you have signed After all you will find [Chorus] Burdened with truth, guilt will steal your soul A fight to the death, the final toll Red faced anger that will never be resolved Only a friendship that's been dissolved Axe to grind, axe to grind Give me no heartache, bring me no pain Eradicated like a nasty stain Take away anger, you'll find hate Take away hatred to change your fate [Chorus] Vengeance that is blind Plight on mankind In blood, you have signed An axe you will grind 08. Feed The Greed
Feed
Feed Count your pennies and don't spend a dime Ripping yourself off is a crime It's a crime The lust for money, an obsession of life Cheap son of a bitch, it cuts like a knife Cuts like a knife Steal a share Do and dare Don't steal from me [Chorus:] Feed, feed the greed Feed, feed the greed Another day, another dollar, another scam Actions speak louder than the man Than the man Take you for a ride Integrity's died Don't lie to me Feed Feed [Chorus] When you're old you are sure to be alone King among paupers, sitting on a throne On a throne Take your dough You can go Straight to hell [Chorus x2] 09. Big Business
Big business, it's all around
Big business, let's bring it down Big business, the FDA Big business, the placebo way Big business, Nike shoes Big business, sweathouse blues Big business, Tobacco Company Big business for the mortuary Nothing's free Pay for it all Can't you see? Nations will fall [Chorus:] Big business Big business Big business Big business War for peace The Middle East Big business, the Church always wins Big business, paying for sins Big business, oil prices Big business, war devices Nothing's free Pay for it all Rising fee Nations will fall [Chorus x2] 10. Should' A Would' A Could' A
In the lottery of life you need a ticket to win
Gotta know where you come from, gotta know where you've been Throw the dice, take a chance, got to let it roll Crap game of life, trying to reach your goal Should' a would' a could' a Should' a would' a could' a Never say you're sorry for things you should have done The power and the glory, when you've finally won Hey [Chorus:] Should' a would' a could' a When you want to right a wrong Should' a would' a could' a Take a chance before it's gone Should' a would' a could' a Fight before you fall Should' a would' a could' a When your back's to the wall You must be brave and fearless, strength to survive Determined and relentless, a love that never dies That never dies That never dies Life is like a card game, a good hand makes you win Gotta know your enemies before the war begins Stock and bond markets, ringing the bell Is there money in your pocket? Have you something to sell? [Chorus:] Should' a would' a could' a Decisions on the fly Should' a would' a could' a A case of do or die Hey Should' a would' a could' a Should' a would' a could' a Should' a would' a could' a Should' a would' a could' a 11. Worry
[Chorus:]
Worry Worry Worry From the morning until the night Anticipation, on my nails I bite Another problem to resolve Another problem to evolve Everyday it's something new In everyway it gets to you I tell myself it will be OK I can't wait another day [Chorus] Sweaty palms and twitching brow To make it stop, I don't know how There's no end to feel this way Another worry, another day My nerves are shattered like broken glass My mind is scattered, I just can't last Feeling tension, my head it aches All my attention, for goodness sake [Chorus:] All day long [Chorus] Sky is falling on my head It won't stop until I'm dead Teeth are gritted and locked in stress On a Bible, I must confess [Chorus] 12. Game Over
Life can be just like a Game Boy
Filled with frustration and joy Pressing A or B, make a choice Now responding to the computer's voice You've started and there's no turning back Over and over, you'll soon have the knack The chances are you will lose The challenge never seizes to amuse [Chorus:] Game over, game over Game over, game over Game over, game over Back to start One step forward and two steps back Falling victim to the enemies attack Evasive manoeuvres, try to score When it all ends, you'll still want more [Chorus:] Game over, game over Game over, game over Game over, game over Learning the art Honing your skills in hours of play Taking your time and wasting your day Patients and practice, all it takes Beating the game, records to break Life can be just like a Game Boy All filled with frustration and joy [Chorus:] Game over, game over Game over, game over Game over, game over Learning the art Game over, game over Game over, game over Game over, game over Game over, game over Game over, game over Game over, game over 13. American Refugee
Searching for a place to hide
Running from those you've defied Forsaking the land of the free Leaving American policy Trying to make a change Hoping to rearrange Planning a strategy Going to be a refugee Status of a free man U.S. government banned Anywhere is a place to be You've just got to be free [Chorus:] American refugee American refugee American refugee American refugee [Verse 1] Got to be free [Chorus x2] 14. Thumb Hang [2009 re-release bonus track] Thumbs will twist, can you resist? Beware the names on the inquisitor's list Trial by fire, the holy desire Religion and rule can be so cruel [Chorus:] All in the name of the cross Thumbhang Thumbhang Word of the Pope, the loss of all hope Maniplulation is here, governed by fear [Chorus] Mounted on horses, inquisitors ride At the end of their spears the heathens died Forced to confess they prayed as the lied Prayed as they lied Tortured and prisoned and sentenced to die When it's the Church you weren't meant, meant to defy [?], state of control Money to steal, government's deal Tortured and shamed, who could be blamed? Using the cross, the lives that were lost All in the name of God Thumbhang [x5] |