                MANOWAR 1984:  "Sign Of The Hammer"
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    		ALL MEN PLAY ON TEN
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 I made a rock-n-roll sin
 When I tried giving in, to make money had to turn down loud
 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

 Well it's more to me than just a job, and while I'm playing
 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 in to 220, step back and let
 My fingers fly
 While I'm burning up my gear, there's a fire in your ear
 That's 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! Run back the power jack, and deck, all of my gear

 Well it's more to me than just a job, and while I'm playing
 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

 Well it's more to me than just a job, and while I'm playing
 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


		ANIMALS
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 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

     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 the side
 There's somethings 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

     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


		THOR (THE POWERHEAD)
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 Black clouds on the horizon
 Great thunder and burning rain
 His chariot pounding, I heard the heavens scream his name

 I watched as he shouted
 To the giants that died that day
 He held up his hammer high and called 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

 I watched as he shouted
 To the giants that died that day
 He held up his hammer high and called 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

 Swing your hammer to crack the sky
 Lift your cape so that you might fly
 Back to Odin and 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
     Odin


		MOUNTAINS
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 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

     Tall  as a mountain, I'm gonna tear through the sky
     Life's for the taking 
     Like a man is a mountainside
     Greatness waits for those who try
     None can teach you, it's all inside
     Just climb

 I'm in the ground, I'm in the air, I'm all
 I live in the hearts of all men
 I'm 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

     Tall as a mountain, I'm gonna tear through the sky
     Life's for the taking
     Like a man is a mountainside
     Greatness waits for those who try
     None can teach you, it's all inside
     Just climb

 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
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 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
     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

     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

 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 man and young boys, it's my time
     Sign of the hammer, it's my time



		THE OATH
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 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

     Lord of the sky, mercury the guide
     Lord of the underworld, I swear the scared 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

     Lord of the sky, mercury the guide
     Lord of the underworld, I swear the scared rite
     I will crucify, slay them with their tribe
     Hear my war cry

     I've sworn the oath
     I've sworn the oath
     I've sworn the oath

     Lord of the sky, mercury the guide
     Lord of the underworld, I swear the scared rite
     I will crucify, slay them with their tribe
     Hear my war cry

 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

     Lord of the sky, mercury the guide
     Lord of the underworld, I swear the scared rite
     I will crucify, slay them with their tribe
     Hear my war cry

     I've sworn the oath
     I've sworn the oath
     I've sworn the oath


		GUYANA CULT OF THE DAMNED
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 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 dead on your command by your side

     Guyana    in the cult of the damned
     Give us your sword for the grand final stand
     Guyana    in the cult of the damned
     Give us your sword 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                      
					      
     Guyana    in the cult of the damned
     Give us your sword for the grand final stand
     Guyana    in the cult of the damned
     Give us your sword for the grand final stand
     Guyana    in the cult of the damned
     Give us your sword for the grand final stand
     Guyana    in the cult of the damned
     Give us your sword for the grand final stand

 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

     Guyana    in the cult of the damned
     Give us your sword for the grand final stand
     Guyana    in the cult of the damned
     Give us your sword for the grand final stand
     Mother, mother.



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