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Stories From The Book Of Metal

by Zephaniah

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Oh, Metal Gods Who art in Valhalla Hallowed be thy names Many battles done and kingdoms won To be able to claim victory Give us this day our shields and swords And forgive our lack of mercy As we forgive those who are merciful towards us And lead us not into the land of the peaceful But deliver us into battle For the power, the glory, the honor are yours Now and forever Hail, hail, hail...
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Antietam 05:38
A devastating assault Cast upon their left flank Confederates at fault Dispiriting their vast ranks On a bridge they rode Stampeding with full power The Union army showed Who stood tall that final hour Brother, Brother Shoot each other For your country For your own life Father, Mother Have Another We are Dying Stop your crying This bloody day Their hearts are still bleeding But too much blood is lost The dead wind is beating From their own holocaust Reinforcements come And march on the field Beating on their drums For hours they never yield Brother, Brother Shoot each other For your country For your own life Father, Mother Have Another We are dying Stop your crying This bloody day
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Avenger of Souls When you're the only one Left in battle You will stand and fight Or perish like the others If you try to run They will catch you If you try to hide They will surely find you Think of what's become Of your brothers Avenge their restless souls Attack with all your fury Meet them in the middle With power you can feel Then it will be settled With a mighty clash of steel Shout out your battle cry To deter them Charge with all your strength And slay them by the hundreds Blocking sword with shield Dodging arrows Bodies on the fields With the blood of thine enemies Meet them in the middle With power you can feel Then it will be settled With a mighty clash of steel Wo! It is done To avenge the fallen ones Fighting! All alone They'll remember you as Avenger of Souls
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Deep Breath 05:06
If an hour goes by And time stands still When death birds fly And dark blood spills If the way is lost And paths are found Spears are tossed Morale is down We will fight on Our enemies will fall Fight until dawn We will not fall When armor breaks And warriors cry When bodies bake And soldiers die When tigers fight And lions roar Into the night The blood will pour We will fight on Our enemies will crawl Fight until dawn We will not fall Our eyes are red Our fingers sore Our swords like lead Our skin is torn We cry for aid In a time of need Heads held high Their wounds will bleed We will fight on Our enemies will crawl Fight until dawn We will not fall We will not fall We will fight on The battle is won The war has just begun
5.
Forged out of mighty steel Sharpened by the grinding wheel Shining with crimson light It's prepared to win the fight A mighty warrior holds it high He is not afraid to die Their glory is world renown They hold their enemies spellbound They ride into battle to defend their land Mighty warriors with swords in hand Oh! Sword of Rubies In your sapphire sheath Won't you come out to fight And kill our enemies Riding on the battlefield The sword is cracking every shield Coming to the castle-hold Where inside lies the king of old His wickedness and tyranny Will be his undoing indeed The evil king will be cast down The rightful heir will take the crown We need your power now we must win the battle somehow And you will lead us on to certain victory Oh! Sword of Rubies In your sapphire sheath Won't you come out to fight And kill our enemies The rightful heir takes up the crown And he shall rule over all that he sees Oh! Sword of Rubies In your sapphire sheath Won't you come out to fight And kill our enemies
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Fight for the energy Fight for the ecstasy Raise your swords up to the sky Show the demons how they'll die Grab thy horse, unsheathe thy steel Let love be our battlefield We fight for love that's right and true Our love will triumph over you Fight! Fight for love Fight the war Fight for love You will try but not succeed Overcome by foolish greed Love burns power over sin You will lose we will win Counting down the enemy list Lightning strikes in love's fist Love is power you will see The only way to be free Fight! Fight for love Fight the war Fight for love Time has come to march to fight Sword in hand shield held tight Both sides face eye to eye Truth cries to overcome lies Under the moon and under the sun Love's victory shall be won We will fight for loves call Our love will triumph above all Fight! Fight for love Fight the war Fight for love Fight!...
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The Captain sighs and breathes anew As he looks upon the ocean blue Fly to the decks, we must prepare The shouts of battle in the air The water rises higher and higher Our bones break and our muscles tire The captain sings like a choir "Man the cannons boys, its time to fire!" Man the cannons secure the sails This be the day that we prevail Bodies flying, Our lives are lost Defend the ship at any cost The water rises higher and higher Our bones break and our muscles tire The captain sings like a choir "Man the cannon boys, its time to fire!" Bows are breaking with bending steel As the captain comforts his trembling wheel The captain orders the men's retreat But we have never known defeat The bow is broken the decks are smashed The ship is taking water fast We don't know how longthe ship will hold Bloodied water around the ship Bodies fallen from the steel's tip The enemy will never take our gold! Songs are sung and tales are told How we raped their land and stole their gold We are sailing with blood red eyes For we are pirates in disguise The water rises higher and higher Our bones break and our muscles tire The captain sings like a choir "Man the cannons boys, its time to fire!" FIRE!
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From her castle in the sky The Ice Queen watches down At the warrior down below Riding into town He proclaims his love And she puts on a façade Her treachery and lies have made him curse the Gods Her love is blinding as the snow And he does not know which way to go Stand and fight against the world With only a sword in your hand Your true power will be unfurled You will become a man He rides along the beaten path Sure of loves way She breaks her vow Stabs him in the back Makes the warrior pay For his crime of love He did not deny He took his steel Broke her flesh And then he said goodbye Leaving her to die in his wake His honor and his pride he must take Stand and fight against the world With only a sword in your hand Your true power will be unfurled You will become a man Stand & fight against the world With only a sword in your hand Your true power will be unfurled You will become a man
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Fire blazing from its mouth Dark wings in the sky Feeble soldiers down below Burning as they die His breath will show no mercy His eyes will show no fear Fly the dragon into the night Feel his fire in the sky Fly the dragon swords held high Burn them as they die He flies across the clouds Searching for their death And when he sees his enemies He burns them with his breath His breath will show no mercy His eyes will show no fear Fly the dragon into the night Feel his fire in the sky Fly the dragon swords held high Burn them as they die Those who stand against us Will only meet with flames And when they beg for mercy Their faces will be maimed His breath will show no mercy His eyes will show no fear Fly the dragon into the night Feel his fire in the sky Fly the dragon swords held high Burn them as they die

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released March 26, 2008

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Zephaniah Fort Wayne, Indiana

Zephaniah is a power/thrash metal band based in Fort Wayne, IN, USA.

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