METAL ALLEGIANCE LYRICS

1. The Accuser

Accuser here among us
An object to defy
Your only goal, destroy my soul
You hope that I shall die

Alive in our defiance
Yet dead within our sins
Respective wrath, our chosen path
Your perishing begins

Your perishing begins

Their innocence surrounds us
Sick pleasure's what you find
As thoughts untrue, devised by you
Contaminate their minds

Now you plead for mercy
You beg for hope and faith
Forever more at heaven's door
You're sworn unto this fate

The Accuser lives on
Slandering with lies
The Accuser lives on
Watching your demise

[Solo: Alex Skolnick]

Violate - Your tongue becomes deceit
Cast away - No promise that you keep
Annihilate - Addiction holds your fate
Life in pain - You lie your sins away

Time to weep, time to laugh
Time to mourn and do a dance
Covered lies, buried filth
Hand of God it will not last

Gone is mercy, gone is grace
Dead in sin, living disgrace
Covered lies buried filth
Accuser sins, the Demon wins

[Solo: Andreas Kisser]

The Accuser lives on
Slandering with lies
The Accuser lives on
This dreadful union dies

Your worth begins to crumble
And boasting makes it worse
Your only hope, destroy my scope
Your life's a forgone curse

Time to weep, time to laugh
Time to mourn and do a dance
Covered lies, buried filth
Hand of God it will not last

Gone is mercy, gone is grace
Dead in sin, living disgrace
Covered lies buried filth
Accuser sins, the Demon wins

2. Bound By Silence

Followed Dad's steps
Uncle Sam gleams
Sleepless desert nights
New York City dreams

Walking 5th Avenue
In combat fatigues
Spit and thrown shit on
By media exposed siege

Moon glares bigger
Hold its power
Life hanging thin
Gazing stars towered

Purpose and vengeance
Strapping on gear
Ready for combat
Embarking with no fear

Silenced by all
Signing the act
War on the world
Bound by silence

Silenced by all
Life in secrecy
Signing the act
Eyes betraying me
War on the world
Bound by silence
Terrorize no more

Dreadful silent nights
Stepped in dead graves
Second squad up
Blood pouring waves

Firing blind in night
Blood on the grass
Branches whipping 'round
Tripping by unseen brass

Dark all around
Blood gleaming through
Bodies laid to waste
Nothing no one could do

Enemy grants terror
Thrown in dirt cover
Flashes and loud cracks
Ambush and recover

Silenced by all
Signing the act
War on the world
Bound by silence

Silenced by all
Life in secrecy
Signing the act
Eyes betraying me
War on the world
Desecrating all
Bound by silence

Drafted by fear
Serving the command
The convoy defeated
Not heroic or grand
Legacy cemented
Survivor remorse
No escaping the memory
Nightmare by force

[Solos: Alex Skolnick]

Seized his worth
Kept in confinement
Fear, hope and truth
Displayed no sorrow
War on the world
Desecrating all
Bound by silence
Bound by silence

Sounds penetrate through
Underground caves come
Stomach cramping up
Triggered by forced thumb

Cold punch of led
Pulverizing veins
Ripping out bones
Leaves you instantly drained

Scream cease fire
Boys laid dead
Blood pooling beneath
Gleaming in dark red

Lips ripped away
Baring broken teeth
Empty eye sockets
Holding sacred keys

Silenced by all
Signing the act
War on the world
Bound by silence

Silenced by all
Life in secrecy
Signing the act
Eyes betraying me
War on the world
Desecrating all
Bound by silence

3. Mother Of Sin

The haunted mind,
In control of the move
The mask fronted thought
And diluted truth

Evil embrace,
A tear in my eye
Obey not the hate,
Love me to die

Love me to die

Vacant repeal,
Locked away in your safe
Shadow the night,
Sealing their fate

Indulging wrath,
Self-inflicted plague
A methodic structure,
Pinned on your gauge

Will this obsession,
Fill you with rage?
Entitle your ego and dance
In your cage

A forgone delusion
That tore you apart
A spawned conclusion,
Bleeds out the heart

Mother of sin
Stand up to oppression
The repression begins
Stand up to the lie

Mother of sin
Suffering the pain
Feeding from within
Time to die

Mother of sin
Lying in the wake
Praying evil wins

Innocent
Frame of mind
Contradicted thought

Double-thinking
Confutation
Regret what you thought

C'mon Mrs. Wonderful
You're tearing them apart

I've given all that
I could give
I'm bleeding
Through the heart

Suffocation
Breath for life
Is all we ever need

Transformation
Cuts like a knife
The open wounds still bleed, bleed, bleed

Mother of sin
Stand up to oppression
The repression begins
Stand up to the lie

Mother of sin
Suffering the pain
Feeding from within
Time to die

Mother of sin
Lying in the wake
Praying evil wins

The aftermath
Is reigning down
The soaked
Consumed by hate
A mind filled
With sadistic thoughts
The clock strikes
All too late

Lie is thick
Fined in time
Beauty is sick
Fueled by crime

God among us
Is there hope?
Find my reverie
Hang by my rope

Hang by my rope

[Solo: Alex Skolnick]

Hang by my rope
Hang by my rope
Hang by my rope
Hang by my...

Angel's smile,
False look and glare
Turning one over
Set on dark stares

[Solos: Andreas Kisser]

Cynical thoughts,
Acting out pain
Suppressing demands
Scripted in vain

Payment come due,
Laugh in fear
The truth
Become the law

Every lie told,
Noose right here
Absent, the final straw

Mother of sin

Mother of sin

Mother of sin
Stand up to oppression
The repression begins
Stand up to the lie

Mother of sin
Suffering the pain
Feeding from within
Time to die

Mother of sin
Lying in the wake
Praying evil wins

Soulless
Mother
Of
Sin

4. Terminal Illusion

All your time consumed by lies
Telling yourself day by day
Smile as they stare at your clothing and hair
Complete adoration you crave

A schmoozer, a user, a constant abuser
Broken hearts lie in your wake
A schemer, deceiver, an overachiever
Nothing's real and you're a fake

You're an image in a mirror
Just a reflection on a screen
You're just a stiff, no love to give
You make me wanna scream

Loving yourself, surrounded by wealth
A bottomless pit of conceit
Life on the surface - no depth - no purpose
Your whole world is merely skin deep

A teaser, a cheater - slick bottom feeder
Ice water flows in your veins
No shame, no honor, a stone prima donna
No, I won't be one of your games

You're an image in a mirror
Just a reflection on a screen
You're just a stiff with no love to give

You're a terminal illusion
A black shadow on a dream
You're just a stiff with no love to give
You make me wanna scream

Self-loving
Self-absorbed
Arrogance over your world

Self-obsessed
Self-centered
Terror filling your void

Antisocial
Narcissistic
Your life's a bullshit parade

Detesting
Everyone
Threats of deception and slander
It's all a charade

[Solos: Alex Skolnick]

You're an image in a mirror
Just a reflection on a screen
You're just a stiff with no love to give

You're a terminal illusion
A black shadow on a dream
You're just a stiff, no love to give
You make me wanna scream

5. King With A Paper Crown

Show me what you've got
I will stand my ground
Win or lose, it matters not
I will not back down

Through scorching flames
Through fields of pain
Baptism of steel
Not a penny to my name
But I will never ever kneel

My hatred is profound
I will make you pay
I'll burn you to the ground
And dance upon your grave

Keep your vicious tongue
All bold words are cheap
Your name will be unsung
As you sow, you'll reap

You think you can't be beat
You think you're better than me
When everything comes around
You're just a king
With a paper crown
A paper crown

Empty cans rattle most
Full of hollow words
Still the loudest voice prevails
The only truth that's heard

My hatred is profound
I will make you pay
I will burn you' to the ground
And dance upon your grave

You think you can't be beat
You think you're better than me
When everything comes around
You're just a king
With a paper crown
You think you know it all
The harder you will fall
When everything comes around
You're just a king
With a paper crown
Paper crown

The fool he thinks he knows it all
But opinions are not facts
All the harder he will fall
When his world begins to crack

[Solo: Nita Strauss]

Empty cans rattle most
A truth as old as dirt
Still the loudest voice prevails
The only truth that's heard

[Solo: Alex Skolnick]

You think you can't be beat
You think you're better than me
When everything comes around
You're just a king
With a paper...
You think you know it all
The harder you will fall
When everything comes around
You're just a king
With a paper crown

My hatred is profound
I will make you pay
Burn you to the ground
And dance upon your grave

6. Voodoo Of The Godsend

Behold the cross of the Lord
Be scattered ye hostile powers
The Lion of the tribe of Judah
The root of David has conquered
Glorious Archangel against unclean spirits
The injury of the human race
And the ruins of souls
Amen

From nothing
We make something
Obliterate dissection
Resurrection
Spiritual connection
Revolution in the air
The darkness despair

Spectral haze
Human face
Voodoo of the Godsend

Spectral haze
Human face
Voodoo of the Godsend

Death is the beginning
Don't know if I am dreaming
Visions of serial killing
They feed on your fear
Like fire he appears
The sacred ritual is here
No one gets out alive
I am the bleeding heart
The storm in your eyes
For your sins you're crucified
I'm blessed by the sky
Touch by the night
Fire-baptized

Astral plane
Going insane
Voodoo of the Godsend

Astral plane
Going insane
Voodoo of the Godsend

[Solo: Alex Skolnick]

Holy blood
Fire blood
Voodoo of the Godsend

Holy blood
Fire blood
Voodoo of the Godsend

Conjuring
Voodoo of the Godsend

Necromancer
Voodoo of the Godsend

I'm hearing voices
Eternal voices
Return to the void
Embraced by the god

I'm hearing voices
Eternal voices
Return to the void
Embraced by the god

7. Liars & Thieves

Liars, thieves
Stole from me

Structured fortress
Grazed the sky
Abandoned sidewalks
Hear their cry
Cracked out corners
Smack on the street
A city fallen
Nation's defeat

Global finance,
Standing tall
Corrupting lives, destroying all
Corporate greed,
The American way
Say goodbye to the U.S. of A.

Towering... once tall
Crumbling... rise and fall
Governing... behind a wall
Watch 'em tumble, watch 'em fall

Liars, thieves
On your knees
Liars, thieves
Full of greed
Liars, thieves
Stole from me
How much more
Can they need?

Streets of sadness
Once were gold
Tales of glory
Tales of old

Business thriving
Skyline is high
Now the cities
Left to die

Laziness,
Broke our dreams
Wall Street
Ripped out-the seams
Push came,
Then the shove
Dollar bill
Is now their love

Cowering... manic haul
Vanishing... jobs and all
Conquering... as they brawl
Watch 'em tumble,
Watch 'em fall

Liars, thieves
On your knees
Liars, thieves
Full of greed
Liars, thieves
Stole from me
How much more
Can they need?

Liars, thieves
On your knees
Liars, thieves
Make me bleed
Liars, thieves
Stole from me
How much more
Can they need?

City riots
State dreams
Thousands dead
Nation gleams

Endless debt
Intervene
Double-dealing
Nation beam

Hiding fraud
The house deems
Millions gone
The nation team

Exploitation
Profiteering
Defamation
The regime

[Solo: Alex Skolnick]

Right and left
Capital thoughts
Pissing on the middle
Who they fought

Stealing dreams
Underground
Wolves on the street
Don't get beat

CEO
Laugh in glass
Corporations
Kick us in the ass

Recession, collapsing
Depression, allure
Left in a void
Without a cure

[Solo: Alex Skolnick]

Land of the free
Home of the brave
Our country morale
Is in the grave

Betrayal and greed
Endless decay
The rich are intact
The flag astray

Money in hand
Lost in the crack
The little guy out
Big guy will tax

Detroit, Chicago
New York, L.A.
Great cities falling
In decay

Liars, thieves
On your knees
Liars, thieves
Full of greed
Liars, thieves
Stole from me
How much more
Can they need?

Liars, thieves
On your knees
Liars, thieves
Make me bleed
Liars, thieves
Stole from me
How much more
Can they need?

8. Impulse Control

Blinded by temptations
Consequence unseen
Sensory overload in this machine
Endless stimulation
Images that feed
Promising a cure for every need

A cautionary tale
The remedy you need is not for sale
It's time to let you know

Sickened in my soul
Fell into a hole
Hanging from a pole
Impulse control

[Solo: Alex Skolnick]

Trials and tribulations
Pressure to succeed
Locked within a land of corporate greed
Instant gratification
Never what it seems
Profit motive siphoning your dreams

Philosophy will show
The lesser travelled road is long and slow
It's time to let you know

Sickened in my soul
Fell into a hole
Hanging from a pole
Sickened in my soul
Fell into a hole
Hanging from a pole
Life takes its toll
Impulse control

[Solo: Alex Skolnick]

Reckless provocation
Factual disease
Waging war on rationality
Endless aggravation
Fox that's filled with glee
Echo chamber of conspiracy

It never fails you'll find
The kettle's blackness
Fills the pot that's blind
It's time to let you know

Sickened in my soul
Fell into a hole
Hanging from a pole
Sickened in my soul
Fell into a hole
Hanging from a pole
Life takes its toll
Impulse control

Sickness of the soul
Impulse control
Sickness of the soul
Impulse control

9. Power Drunk Majesty (Part I)

The American dream is dead

Twisting
Nothing is true
Mockery
Bowing to you
Dominance
Suffer your rule
Arrogance
We the people you fool

Abuse of power's all you do
Puppets playing just for you
Tyrants come to take your hand
Flaunting wealth and stealing land

One nation under god
Blinded by travesty
One nation under doubt
Power Drunk Majesty

Exposing
You lost control
Constructing
Empty soul
Misery
Turning the screw
Liberty
Freedom not true

Raping justice like a whore
Pandering your flocks adore
Nepotism like a king
As they come and kiss your ring

One nation under god
Blinded by travesty
One nation under doubt
Power Drunk Majesty

"...But in all of my years of public life, I have never profited - never profited from public service. I've earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life, I have never obstructed justice"

Adams, Franklin, Hamilton, Jay
Jefferson, Madison roll in decay

Washington could never foresee
Power Drunk Majesty

10. Power Drunk Majesty (Part II)

Drunk fools can't rule:
As the past dictates
Drunk fools can't lead
So self-absorbed
As the world cries out
Deaf ears can't hear

No!
Power Drunk Majesties
Aren't of this time
No more

Drunk fools tell lies
And the truth gets lost
Drunk fools can't tweet

How?
How can one man still rule the world full of lies?
How?
How can one man still get so far?

Drunk fools ruin worlds
As the past will show
Drunk fools will kill
So vain, the narcissism's blinding you
Blind eyes can't see

How?
How can one man still rule the world full of lies?
How?
How can one man still get so far?

How?
How can one man still rule the world full of lies?
How?
How can one man still get so far?

[Solo: Joe Satriani]
[Solo: Alex Skolnick]

No!
Power drunk majesties aren't of this time
No more
No!
Power drunk majesties can't rule my world
No more
No more
No

How?
How can one man still rule the world full of lies?
How?
How can one man still get so far?

How?
How can one man still rule the world full of lies?
How?
How can one man still get so far?

How?

"...Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it and to institute new government..."







METAL ALLEGIANCE LYRICS