Testament - Dark Roots Of Earth lyrics
Tracks 01. Rise Up
02. Native Blood 03. Dark Roots Of Earth 04. True American Hate 05. A Day In The Death 06. Cold Embrace 07. Man Kills Mankind 10. Dragon Attack 11. Animal Magnetism 12. Powerslave 01. Rise Up
When I say rise up
When I say war That means the time is now To even up the score The leader speaks His plan has failed before Enlisted soldiers Awaiting orders It's time for justice Just like before Our troops protect and serve Are they ever coming home So much regret Another killed by war Such a tragedy Enlisted soldiers Obey their orders When I say rise up You say war When I say rise up You say War! Rise Up... War! Rise Up... War! Rise Up... War! Rise Up... War! The smell of death Reeks through the air The stench of burning bodies Bloodshed everywhere Scattered remains And bullet shells Send in the dogs of war Unleash the hounds of hell It's time to rise up! It's time to rise for war! It's time to rise up! Black is death! And red is war! Yeah I said rise up And you said war... All for one and one for all The perfect world war All of the rest Will fail just like before Such a tragedy The fallen soldiers They followed orders When I say rise up You say war When I say rise up You say War! Rise Up... War! Rise Up... War! Rise Up... War! Rise Up... War! 02. Native Blood
Whenever I stumble, whenever I fall
Whenever I'm pushed against the wall This white man's world won't tell me what to do Nowhere to run my native blood I wanna reach and touch the Sun Blistering my soul but I can't feel You make me say, get out of my way I'll do it my own way Cross my path and get what you deserve Oh I'm running this world Just stay out of my way My voice ain't hurt, my beloved Oh I won't be afraid I got something to say My voice ain't hurt So long, native blood Forever proud, so God damn loud It's me alone, against the crowd Rock'n'roll this road is what I chose There's no excuse, autotune Got something here that I must prove Lift you and it's teleport or lose Oh I'm running this world Just stay out of my way My voice ain't hurt, soul storm Oh I won't be afraid I got something to say My voice ain't hurt So long, native blood I don't need to walk It's more like a crawl We never push, well I push back Not afraid to throw the first ṗunch I'm never wrong cause I'm always right When I'm wrong, I won't admit it Like a prison when the words come out They broke the law and the law came out But his mistreats is my beliefs Whenever I stumble, whenever I fall I won't be pushed against the wall This white man's world won't tell me what to do Nowhere to run, native blood I wanna reach and touch the Sun Blistering my soul but I can't feel Oh I'm running this world Just stay out of my way My voice ain't hurt, so strong Oh I won't be afraid I got something to say My voice ain't hurt So long, native blood I'm running this world Just stay out of my way My voice ain't hurt, soul strong Oh I won't be afraid I got something to say My voice ain't hurt So long, native blood My native blood My native blood My native blood 03. Dark Roots Of Earth
Now that the sun won't shine
Slow down and take your time Don't lose your mind it's all Soul destroying lies I've walked for miles Past the sacred halls SACRED HALLS! My fists have bled As I smashed the walls SMASH THE WALLS! Through this assault, A voice says halt, You're not supposed to be here I saw my grave I see no future Am I insane Woven by the fabrics of the... Dark roots of the Earth Echoes an eternity Dark roots of the earthy Will see us home eventually Now that the sun won't shine My world was left behind All mankind was left behind All mankind will rise and fall Will anyone survive Will we be saved Is there a future left What will it take Woven by the fabrics of the... Dark roots of the Earth Echoes an eternity Dark roots of the earth Will see us home eventually That's right! Now that the sun won't shine Slow down and take some time The sands of time will fall Left to our demise You hear the cries Through the sacred halls SACRED HALLS! The people pray To their God they call GOD THEY CALL! To save the Earth for its rebirth Are we supposed to be here... I saw my grave I see no future here Am I insane Woven by the fabrics of the... Dark roots of the Earth Echoes an eternity Dark roots of the Earth Will see us home eventually 04. True American Hate
Fear nothing, say nothing
Pledge allegiance to what's right The future in question Revolution overnight For all the disservice Into peril we fell My instinct ticking like a time bomb The human race implodes Some choose to celebrate Some choose to hate Some choose to live their life Through someone else's pain All those who follow All those with faith Show us your colors, American hate True American Hate (Hate!) [x3] Stand up and be counted Stand up for what's right Fall to resurgence Intuition overnight The final plot in question Evil mind overturned So many flags of hate So many nations scorned Stand tall and be proud Is there an end in sight? Ever since conception Always fighting for you life Underneath the surface There toils your hell I'm ticking like a time bomb Watch the world explode 05. A Day In The Death
Reanimate!
Opinions of the masses Revolutions calling Wreaking havoc in the streets Aggravated aggression Is sold for all our own freedoms Occupy the system And release the grip on us Military forces Are called in for reinforcements Blue and gold failures Denied to keep control and order Not another hostage Will be taken under March to defy! Stand up and be counted... All the innocent and free All those who can see My back is against the wall Freedom for nothing, freedom for speech Freedom to believe My back is against the wall All of the hypocrisy Damn your government My back is against the wall All of the corruption now It doesn't make any sense My back is against the wall A day in the death A broken creed Your so called life in which we lead Forgotten dreams left behind Is all I'll find Just a day in the death A day in the death A day in the death of mankind Something inside of me says The balance of life is at hand Thousands of protesting mothers Come here to rally in hordes Together, forever Together, for ever and ever Just a day in the death of mankind! Reanimate! Opinions of the masses Revolutions calling Wreaking havoc in the streets Aggravated aggression Is sold for all our own freedoms Occupy the system And release the grip on us All the innocent and free All those who can see My back is against the wall Freedom for nothing, freedom for speech Freedom to believe My back is against the wall All of the hypocrisy Damn your government My back is against the wall All of the corruption now It doesn't make any sense My back is against the wall A day in the death A broken creed Your so called life in which we lead Forgotten dreams left behind Is all I'll find Just a day in the death A day in the death A day in the death of mankind 06. Cold Embrace
There was a sign on an ancient veil,
A dream that never really was She only ever seemed to hope for a world So surreal to the touch She doesn't want to wake She only wants to sleep Afraid of what they seek and where she's been When she awakes, she bends to her knees to pray Praying for the secret to be safe Come take my hand Follow the path to infinity Come take my hand Trapped in the dark for eternity Come take my hand... After all when the kingdom falls Her walls are shattered from within She tries to flee but she's trapped in this curse Waiting for the cycle to begin She doesn't want to wake from her eternal sleep Afraid of what they know and where she is She doesn't follow faith she's stuck in her belief Sorrow is the color of her dream... Long ago... When she first opened her eyes there's no tomorrow The sun will never shine, no... The sun will never shine Yeah! The sun will never shine on you Daylight blinds your way The sun will never shine through you Now accept this cold embrace Come take my hand Follow the path to infinity Come take my hand See everything that you want to see Come take my hand Find everything that you sought to seek Come take my hand Trading your life for immortality Come take my hand... Long ago... When she first opened her eyes There's no tomorrow The sun will never shine, no... The sun will never shine Yeah! The sun will never shine on you Daylight blinds your way There sun will never shine on you No the sun will never shine... 07. Man Kills Mankind
Long before the curtain call
The dregs they had been cast Many screams and twisted dreams Flames lead to the throne Winds of change, keeps you searching for the truth Sea of rage, slowly drowning wasted youth Some people live to lie Some people don´t Some people turn there Cheek, while others hate! Don´t ask why.... The broken world spins too slow, bitterness tastes sweet Many paths, invoking wrath The wolfs have stole the crown Winds of change, keeps you searching for the truth Sea of rage, slowly drowning wasted youth Man kills mankind Feeding the greed of the overfed swine Man kills mankind Again and again you choke on the vine Man kills mankind Feeding the greed of the overfed swine Man kills mankind Again and again you choke on the vine Overfed swine you keep choking and choking... [Alex solo] Some people live to lie Some people don´t Some people are born to die Some people won´t Some people are well-to-do Some people ain´t Some people turn there Cheek, while others hate! Don´t ask why.... Man kills mankind Feeding the greed of the overfed swine Man kills mankind Again and again you choke on the vine Man kills mankind Feeding the greed of the overfed swine Man kills mankind Again and again you choke on the vine Man kills mankind Again and again you choke on the vine, overfed swine, You keep choking and choking... [Eric outro harmony theme] 10. Dragon Attack
Take me to the room where the red's all red
Take me out of my head-'s what I said yeah Hey take me to the room where the green's all green And from what I've seen it's hot it's mean -Gonna use my stack -It's gotta be Mack -Gonna get me on the track -Got a dragon on my back Take me to the room where the beat's all round Gonna eat that sound - (yeah yeah yeah!) Take me to the room where the black's all white And the white's all black take me back to the shack -She don't take no prisoners -Gonna give me the business -Got a dragon on my back -It's a dragon attack Get down - Nice and slow Hey hey - All right She's low down -She don't take no prisoners Go down -Gonna give me the business No time -Yeah chained to the rack! Show time -Got a dragon on my back Show down -Go find another customer Slow down -I gotta make my way 11. Animal Magnetism Music by Rudolf Schenker Lyrics by Klaus Meine
You get me loose
I want ya, that's all I do You leave me loose I want ya, that's all I do Make love to me right now Love me till I'm down You make me groove I want ya, that's all I do You let me groove I want ya, that's all I do Make love to me right now Love me till I'm down Who are you? Your magic is strange and new Who are you? I want ya, that's all I do Make love to me right now Love me till I'm down Make love to me right now Love me till I'm down 12. Powerslave
Into the abyss I'll fall-the eye of Horus
Into the eyes of the night-watching me go Green is the cat's eye that glows-in this temple Enter the risen Osiris-risen again. Tell me why I had to be a powerslave I don't wanna die, I'm a god, why can't I live on? When the Life Giver dies, all around is laid waste. And in my last hour, I'm a slave to the power of death. When I was living this lie-fear was my game People would worship and fall-drop to their knees So bring me the blood and red wine for the one to succeed me For he is a man and a god-and he will die too. Now I am cold but a ghost lives in my veins, Silent the terror that reigned-marbled in stone Shell of a man God preserved-a thousand ages But open the gates of my hell-I will strike from the grave. |