Manowar

"Ladies and gentlemen, from the United States of America, all hail Manowar"

"I believe in the fans, I believe in metal more than anybody you've ever met. And you've known me a long time. I've never pissed on you even though you constantly do it to me. And I don't stab the fan in the back. And another thing, I'm prepared to die for metal. Are you?"

"Heavy Metal will never die!"

"We care about our bands, the quality of music and the metal fans more than anyone else!"

"This is not Iron Maiden. This is not Judas Priest. This is not fucking Metallica. This is Manowar!"

"It's a shame that future musicians growing up now are being influenced by trash; it's really upsetting. You are basically formed by what your influences are and if you've got losers for influences, you're going to have a hard time overcoming that."

"He who refuses to take part in modern mediocrity will forever stand alone, an outcast. He is the bringer of change, changes that instill fear in all who go with fashion's flow. Their power comes from others, not from within. They are false! Woe unto them for the bringers of change have banded together. The time is now! We cannot be stopped! We are riding up"

"I hear the sound In a metal way I feel the power Rolling off the stage Cause only one thing Really sets me free Heavy Metal Loud as it can be"

"Oh, Manowar Born to live forever more The right to conquer every shore Hold your ground and give no more"

"...And they placed in his hands A sword Made for him Called Vengeance Forged in brimstone And tempered By the woeful tears of the unavenged And to carry him up on his journey Back to the upper world They brought forth Their Demon horse Called: Black Death A grim steed So fiersome in might And black in colour That he could stand as one with the darkness..."

"To the battle we ride We crossed a starlit sky No space no time We'll catch the wind Strange losses, men died We crossed a starlit sky And still no space or time We'll catch the wind"

"Sons of destiny shall wield. Hear Wisdom's voice. Rise, know the strength that you feel. Hold in your heart, but never reveal You were called by the Gods, their powers to wield. Guard well the secret of steel."

"Off with the lights, hear the screams See the banging heads awaken to their dreams. The sound of metal so loud it cracks the beams Played by warriors called the Metal Kings."

"Valhalla the Gods awaits me Open wide Thy gates, embrace me Great hall of the battle slain With sword in handAll those who stand on shore Raise high your hands To bid a last farewell, to the viking land"

"Swear the creed of unity by the circle of blood We are one, we know not fear, born to fight not run"

"Three sons have I, and they Ride by my side. The fierce, The black, and the wicked are their names-we ride down my enemies on their half-hearted flight. No voice of mercy-no evangels of light."

"Strong she stands-reaching her Hand. Brave and grant. On English Ground-we were born. Proudly We return. -To English shore."

"You stood beside us, The false ones cries. Your love is judgment, You gave us life. You wait in the rain, you walk through the snow. We give you our blood, we want you to know.In our eyes you're immortal In our hearts you'll live forever"

"Let each note I now play be a black arrow of death sent straight to the hearts of all those who play false metal"

"Slowly crossing as the river runs below Never stopping for whats waiting soon will show And this last time looking back I'll see My home for he awaits me reaching for my soul. He calls my name, and waves me on The fallen one he stands in flame"

"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"

"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"

"Four sworn to vengeance, see the hate in our eyes Called by the gods and given a sign"

"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"

"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"

"Now people keep asking if we're going to change I look'em in the eye Tell'em no way Stripes on a tiger don't wash away Manowar's made of steel not clay"

"The north star always guides me When winter skies are gray And I wait for the sun when all are one I shall not betray Calling at me I'm waiting when all are led astray"

"When you are old enough to read these words Their meaning will unfold These words are all that's left And though we've never met, my only son I hope you know That I would have been there to watch you grow But my call was heard and I did go Now your mission lies ahead of you As it did my so long ago To help the helpless ones who all look up to you And to defend them to the end"

"Damnation, Religion Salvation, Fire and Steel"

"Brothers of metal know no masters Metal's our religion Take it to the grave Rulers of the earth Our dawn of glory All reborn we live again Hold true, ye sacred army Our last battle is at hand Sweep these dogs from our kingdom Bless this ground, our holy land"

"Black Dogs howl in the night The Lion is dead! A Solitary Messenger The Master of Revenge"

"Full moon's light is calling me My kingdom lies within The mystic soul and lion's heart Brought by the talisman. The ecstasy of battle takes me Where the falcons fly. Immortal youth was granted me I will never die."

"Other bands play Manowar kill"

"I fight the world and take all they can give There are times my heart hangs low Born to walk against the wind Born to hear my name No matter where I stand I'm alone"

"Stand and fight Live by your heart Always one more try I'm not afraid to die Stand and fight Say what you feel born with a heart of steel"

"Odin I await thee Your true son am I I hail you now as I die I pledge you my sword and to no man I kneel Ours is the Kingdom of Steel"

"See the white light The light within Be your own disciple Fan the sparks of will For all of us waiting Our kingdom will come"

"Kingdom coming Another kingdom falls The rightful are waiting But all are not rightful Wait and receive the weight of the fall"

"My father was a wolf I'm a kinsman of the slain Sworn to rise again I will bring salvation, punishment and pain The hammer of hate is our faith Power and dominion are taken by the will By divine right hail and kill"

"Gods of war I call You. My sword is by my side. I seek a life of honor, free from all false pride. I will crack the whip with a bold mighty hail. Cover me with death if I should ever fail.Glory, Majesty, Unity Hail, Hail, Hail"

"On a crusade The world we bring Four Kings of Metal Four Metal Kings Death to the false ones Dance on a string 'Til the blood on your sword is the blood of a king 'Til the blood on your hand is the blood of a king"

"I hear the silent voices I cannot hide The gods leaves no choices so we all must die Oh Achilles let thy arrows fly. Into the wind, where eagles cross the sky Today my mortal blood will mix with sand It was foretold I will die by thy hand Into Hades my soul descend"

"Heavy metal or no metal at all wimps and posers leave the hall"

"If you're not into metal, you are not my friend"

"Rule in hell or serve in heaven choose an altar or throne All Commandments and the laws of man disown Now eat the fruit of knowledge unto no one ye atone Into the fire with your soul!"

"The trail of tears began for all the Cherokee The white men came to trade & borrow but then they would not leave Some of us were taken by boat, and died at sea Those of us who lived were sold to slavery"

"Crawl to the silence renounce and deny, The stars and the numbers foretold of this time, To the words and the wisdom too the promise of lies By their anger and fury the strong will survive."

"The clash of honor calls I will stand when others fall Open magic doors They will know the power of my sword"

"In the place where evil dwells death can live when all life dies Wage eternal war on heaven immortal hate below the sky Your scripture and your sermons, are leaves born on the wind To heal the unrepentant one needs a greater sin"

"Far beyond the sun across the western sky Reach into the blackness find a silver line In a voice I whisper a candle in the night We'll carry all our dreams in a single beam of light"