Speed Metal

"Into the fight of hopes and dreams The master of the wind knows nothing's what is seems The melting of the soul the wish of those who scheme The taking of the will by destroyers of the dream They live to spread the fear of the wrong of right of self They want us all to live like books upon a shelf But we know we have the power to fight and make a stand Strike when we are challenged all across the land to be king"

"Remember me as one who would not kneel"

"For the weak of heart I will be strong To the defenders of faith I will belong Till the last of us fight till we die Till the keys of the kingdome are mine"

"Into thy hands I Commend my soul - And thy service attend Justice and truth live in the world In those we defend Now is the hour upon us Each one of us will decide Take up the sword And live and by your heart Into glory we ride"

"I was born with a hero’s soul If you got one then you know"

"I kneel to no one except the lord And my lord is steel"

"...And in their hour of need He sent forth onto them The Berserker Rage Now gods embed They rose up from the ground Screaming like wild animals Such is the gift of absolute power No blade or weapon would hurt them They killed them and horses alike And all who stood before them died that day Hail Gods Of War"

"His sacred blood mixed with black wind and rain wept down from the world tree deep into the earth. He commanded the earth to crack open and to spew forth the strongest of the strong!On this day he did bestow unto the world the sons of Odin!"

"All the days of his life He walked without fear All who's lives he touched Were made better for knowing him As he returned goodness with good So true is justice and retribution were unfailing"

"Power of the Universe had sired a Son He was baptized by Fire Water Earth and Sky From darkness he rose up in Triumph To ascend the Throne of Light And He Alone shall forever be known As the King of Kings"

"Into the darkness I command my soul Never shall I repent, never shall I be saved I go into the house of death Before my last breath my enemies all shall die"

"Many stand against us, but they will never win We said we would return and here we are again To bring them all destruction, suffering and pain We are the hammer of the gods, we are thunder, wind and rain."

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

"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"

"Damnation, Religion Salvation, Fire and Steel"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

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

"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"

"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"

"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"

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

"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"

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

"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."

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

"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"

"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."

"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."

"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"

"...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..."

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

"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"

"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"

"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."

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

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

"Heavy Metal will never die!"

"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?"

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

"Today is the day all the training through We have come for the number one not the number two Let the contest begin play hard fight to win Immortality victory and fame"

"Battles are fought by those with the courage to believe They are won by those who find the heart Find a heart to share This heart that fills the soul will point the way to victory If there's a fight then I'll be there, I'll be there"

"We are the true believers It's our turn to show the world In the fire of heavy metal we were burned It's more than our religion it's the only way to live But the enemies of metal we can't forgive"

"Our hearts are filled with metal and masters we have none And we will die for metal, metal heals, my son"

"Time to burn you losers better learn No one controls our goddamn lives We'll do just what we feel riding horses made of steel We're here to burn up the night"

"Falling stars now light my way My life was written on the wind Clouds above, clouds below High ascend the dreams within"

"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"