It's a holy night as darkness sets on cemetery ground
And the moonlight shines so strong upon the tombstones of death
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust and i hope you'll rest in peace
The time is now or never to bury the dead

I am the chosen one. They call me gravedigger
I am the only one. They call me gravedigger

The bright light i can't stand as it burns on my pale skin
And that's why i only work at night when the sun is down
Ashes to ashes dust to dust and i hope you'll rest in peace
The time is near to dig a hole for the dead

I am the chosen one. They call me gravedigger
I am the only one. They call me gravedigger

When the sun begins to set. I wake up to taste death
I let their souls rest their minds. I'm of a different kind
When the sun has been set. I start my work to complete death
The awful smell of dead bodies. My work is to let them rest in peace

When the sun begins to set. I wake up to taste death
I let their souls rest their minds. I'm of a different kind
When the sun has been set. I start my work to complete death
The awful smell of dead bodies. My work is to let them rest in peace yeah

See how the once murdered man digs himself out of his grave
And smells the breath of the world today.
His body has rotted but his soul has strength and anger.
Heaven nor hell wanted his soul so now he is caught
In his old world after lying years in his grave.

He's rising from the dead. Rising from his grave. Rising from the dead

Is this the way it's going to end? Could this be his destiny? Rising from the dead.
Doomed to stay in this world. Would his soul ever be resting in peace?

He's rising from the dead. Rising from his grave. Rising from the dead

Misery was brought to him by the killer who painfully stabbed him to death.
No mercy laid on his soul as the gods of good and evil him rejected.

He's rising from the dead. Rising from his grave. Rising from the dead

My heart is made of metal. Nobody knows that i'm immortal
When we fought in the holy wars we felt the magic of the stars
Yeah. We're soldiers
My soul is lost forever. We are divine when we're together
Nothing can get into our way. The enemy just sailed away yeah
We're soldiers of metal
Soldiers of metal

You see us racing to the light. We shine when we ride into the night
No swords can penetrate our hearts. We are machines but we can march
Yeah. We're soldiers
We see the troops are charging in. Nobody knows that they can't win
Some call us fierce monsters. Some see us as the hero soldiers

We are
Soldiers of metal. We're soldiers of metal
Soldiers of metal. We're soldiers of metal

Our hearts are made of metal. Nobody knows we are immortal
When we fought in the holy wars. We felt the magic of the stars
Yeah. In heaven
Our souls are lost forever. We'll never die when we're together
Nothing can break our chain. The enemy is the only one to blame
We're soldiers of metal

Soldiers of metal. We're soldiers of metal
Soldiers of metal. We're soldiers of metal

Get the guns and saddle my horse. In this war there's no time for remorse
Spread your wings and fly for the sun. In war you better load your guns

Hold the line. Hold the line

Soldiers of metal. We're soldiers of metal
Soldiers of metal. We're soldiers of metal
Soldiers of metal. We're soldiers of metal
Soldiers of metal. We're soldiers of metal

Nullified by blooding. Scored above the breath. Victims set aflame. Up on a stake they burned to death.
Fasting and solemn preaching. It's time for the execution. Burn in eternal fire the result of the declaration.
There's no saviours left out there. Only fools and traitors in despair. Will i live to see another sunrise.

Burn up the witch. Burn the witch. Burn up the witch. Burn the witch.
Burn up the witch. Burn the witch. Burn up the witch. Burn the witch.

Destroy her blood in fire. Trapped in eternal flames.
Having denied god, the crowd would never forget their names
Burn to death in order, to give a taste of hell. Once declared heretic there's no turning back the spell.
There's no saviours left out there. Only fools and traitors in despair. Will i live to see another sunrise.

Speech:
(statement of the 16th century demonologist, jean bodin, stated in de la demonomanie des sorciers):

If the witch has renounced god and treated with satan. She deserves to be burned alive
Even if there is no more than the obligation to the devil. Having denied god,
This deserves the most cruel death that can be imagined.

Nullified by blooding. Scored above the breath. Victims set aflame. Up on a stake they burned to death.
Fasting and solemn preaching. It's time for the execution. Burn in eternal fire the result of the declaration.
There's no saviours left out there. Only fools and traitors in despair. Will i live to see another sunrise.

Burn up the witch. Burn the witch. Burn up the witch. Burn the witch.
Burn up the witch. Burn the witch. Burn up the witch. Burn the witch

This song goes out to all the friends who died young
The emptiness fills my heart with pain
But the memories will always remain

Carry on, wipe your tears. You will feel better tomorrow
The loneliness makes us all want to stray
But the memories will never fade away
I'll see you on the other side

Heaven. Heaven is waiting
Heaven will wipe all your tears
So don't you cry anymore. Coz heaven, heaven is waiting
I'll see you all on the other side. Yeah

Heaven. Heaven is waiting
Heaven will wipe all your tears
So don't you cry anymore. Coz heaven, heaven is waiting
I'll see you all on the other side

Heaven. Heaven is waiting. Heaven. Heaven is waiting ... For you

I walk through a circle of fire each day just to be with you.
Though i've been burned many times now it seems that i'll never learn.
The nightmares keep calling and drawing me back to my old ways.
But i feel the presence of lucifer standing there watching me yeah.

I would have died for you. But all you gave to me was pain.
I would have killed for you. But what i did was all in vain.

Straight through the heart. I know what you are. You're an evil woman.
Born to be wild. You're the devil's child. Evil woman.
Straight through the heart. I know what you are. You're an evil woman.
Born to be wild. You're the devil's child. Evil woman.

I see a vision of dreams lining up all around me.
God knows i tried but the darkness was feeding you hollow lies.
The past can be changed but the future will always remain the same.
But i sense an angel of death standing there in the shadows yeah.

I would have died for you. But all you gave to me was pain.
I would have killed for you. But what i did was all in vain.

Straight through the heart. I know what you are. You're an evil woman.
Born to be wild. You're the devil's child. Evil woman.
Straight through the heart. I know what you are. You're an evil woman.
Born to be wild. You're the devil's child. Evil woman.
Evil woman.

I know what you are. You're the devil's child. You're an evil woman.
Evil woman....

Straight through the heart. I know what you are. You're an evil woman.
Born to be wild. You're the devil's child. Evil woman.
Straight through the heart. I know what you are. You're an evil woman.
Born to be wild. You're the devil's child. Evil woman.
Evil woman.

Blood is falling the battles have begun. The night is calling the sinners to return.
In the night we are always sacrificing our souls to the gods.
Only you can decide what you believe. We cannot be stopped from the things that we achieve.

Evil men we were till death. Had no conscience. We were ascent from hell.
Glory bound we'd kill their dreams. Sin by sin we grew stronger by the day.

Darkness spreading like thunder in the wind. We are committed to life's eternal sin.
Can you see the fire it's electrifying. Burning bright in the sky.
Only you can decide what you believe. No one can stop us from the things that we achieve.

Evil men we were till death. Had no conscience. We were ascent from hell.
Glory bound we'd kill their dreams. Sin by sin we grew stronger by the day yeah.

Look to the sky it's turning black. Are you ready for the attack? On our way there's no turning back.

Blood has fallen the pain can now begin. The night has called for the priest to bless the sin.
In the night we are always sacrificing our souls to the gods.
Only you can decide what you believe. We cannot be stopped from the things that we achieve.

Evil men we were till death. Had no conscience. We were ascent from hell.
Glory bound we'd kill their dreams. Sin by sin we grew stronger by the day yeah.

Look to the sky it's turning black. You have to be ready for the attack.
Look to the sky it's falling down. On our way only evil can be found.

Friends of metal gather all around. Gonna rock this place and tear it to the ground.
Coz we are blazing thunder, wind and rain. You'll beg for mercy while you're screaming our name.
I said: hey can you hear me, the battle's begun. The army of metal is marching as one.

You were made... You were made. And we were made... We were made.

Made in metal. Made in metal. Made in metal. Made in metal.

Fellow natives we are gathered once again. The neighbours live in fear and they hate our kind.
Coz we were screamin' metal with fists up to the sky. The gods were turnin' and started to cry.
I said: hey can you feel me, we are hellbound. As the warmachine rises up from the ground.

You were made... You were made. And we were made... We were made.

Made in metal. Made in metal. Made in metal. Made in metal.

We were made.
Made in metal. Made in metal. Made in metal. Made in metal.
Made in metal we are screaming with fists up to the sky.
The army of metal will never ever die.
Made in metal. Made in metal

Evil rising under blood red sky. You're going under to see the devils child
Realizing heaven was made in hell. Still you wanna see if your blood is gonna sell
In for the kill. Eye for an eye

Devil's cross. Made of fire and steel. Devil's cross. Demands you to kneel
Devil's cross. The almighty hand. Devil's cross. The child of the damned

Resurrecting, you're still hellbound. Nobody sees you coz you're down on devil's ground
Vengeance waiting. Gonna make 'em bleed. They're gonna suffer. You'd kill them for their greed
In for the kill. Eye for an eye. In for the thrill. Eye for an eye

Devil's cross. Made of fire and steel. Devil's cross. Demands you to kneel
Devil's cross. The almighty hand. Devil's cross. The child of the damned

You are the saviour the almighty god. Do as you please, leave the rest to the slaves
You are the master the bringer of light and of pain

In for the kill. Eye for an eye. In for the thrill. Eye for an eye

Devil's cross. Made of fire and steel. Devil's cross. Demands you to kneel
Devil's cross. The almighty hand. Devil's cross. The child of the damned
Devil's cross. Made of fire and steel. Devil's cross. Demands you to kneel
Devil's cross. The almighty hand. Devil's cross. The child of the damned
Now we'll all take a stand. And we'll raise our hands for the ... Cross

When i was a little boy i had so much time. I felt the evil demons flying in my head
One day i went fishing with my friend. To clear up my mind and the evil thoughts
We sailed out into the night. And heard a loud scream of fright

The alligator is screaming for help. His friend alice cannot hear him anymore
The alligator is caught in the net. And he is screaming on and on to alice
His friend can't hear him anymore. He is screaming on and on. His own alligator
Yeah!

Well how was i to know that he knew an alligator? He had never ever mentioned that to me before
The strangest fishing trip that i've ever been on. I just got to tell you about it once more
We sailed out into the night. And heard a loud scream of fright. Yeah

The alligator is screaming for help. His friend alice cannot hear him anymore
The alligator is caught in the net. And he is screaming on and on to alice
His friend can't hear him anymore. He is screaming on and on
His friend can't hear him anymore. He is screaming on and on
His own alligator