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Exciter[Tipton/Halford]Racing' cross the heavensStraight into the dawnLooking like a cometSlicing through the mornScorching the horizonBlazing to the landNow he's here amongst usThe age of fire's at handStand by for ExciterSalvation is his taskStand by for ExciterSalvation bids to askEverything he touchesFries into a crisp,Let him get close to youSo you're in his trip,First you'll smoke and smoulderBlister up and singeWhen ignition hits youthe very soul of your being will cringe.Stand by for ExciterSalvation is his taskStand by for ExciterHere he comes nowFall to your knees and repent if you please[SOLO (Glenn)]Who is this man?Where is he from?Exciter comesFor everyone.You'll never see himBut you will taste the fire upon your tongueHe's come to make you snap outOf the state that you are inLooks around and make youSee the light againSo much self-indulgenceResults in shattered eyesPredominant complacencyLeads to beguiling lies.Stand by for ExciterSalvation is his taskStand by for ExciterSalvation bids to askWhen he leaps amidst usWith combustive danceAll shall bear the brandingOf his thermal lance,Cauterizing massesMelting into oneOnly when there's orderWill his job be done.Stand by for ExciterSalvation is his taskStand by for ExciterHere he comes nowFall to your knees and repent if you please[SOLO (both)]Who is this man?Where is he from?Exciter comesFor everyoneYou'll never see himBut you will taste the fire upon your tongueRacing past the heavensStraight into the dawnLooking like a cometSlicing through the mornScorching the horizonBlazing to the landNow he's here amongst usThe age of fire's at handStand by for ExciterStand by for ExciterStand by for ExciterStand by for Exciter2. White Heat, Red Hot[Tipton]The father's son, thy kingdom come, electric ecstasy,Deliver us from all the fuss and give us sanctuary.Lead us all into arena, magnificent in death.Well let us serenade the sinner, we'll follow in his step.White heat, red hot burns deep, white heat red hot.The fury songs, venomous wrongs so rich in tragedy,An overture forever more to senseless victories.Give to us this day of glory the power and the killSo we avoid the wrath and all the almighty fire ofWhite heat, red hot burns deep, white heat red hot.The heat's hot burns a lot.Who are not cut out to fight this day will surely fall.The few who stand to take command forever and ever are men.Prepare to fight, unsheathe your scythe a ghastly beam of illTo slice the life with blinding light and seventh dimensional skill.The centuries of dedication inherited till at lastFrom years of solar gladiation can only end inWhite heat, red hot burns deep, white heat red hot.The heat's hot burns a lot.Who are not cut out to fight this day will surely fall.The few who stand to take command forever and ever are men.White heatRed hotWhite heatRed hot3. Better By You Better Than Me[G. Wright]You could find a way to ease my passionYou listen to the blood flow in my veinsYou hear the teaching of the windTell her why I'm alive withinI can't find the wordsMy mind is deadIt's better by you better than meGuess you'll have to tell her how I triedTo speak up thoughts I've held so insideTell her now I got to goOut in the streets and down the shoreTell her the world's not much living forIt's better by you better than meEverybodyEverybody knowsEverybodyEverybody knowsBetter by you better than meYou can tell what I want it to beYou can say what I only can seeIt's better by you better than meGuess I'll have to change my way of livingDon't wanna really know the way I feelGuess I'll learn to fight and killTell her not to wait untilThey'll find my blood upon her windowsillIt's better by you better than meEverybodyEverybody knowsEverybodyEverybody knowsBetter by you better than meYou can say what I only can seeYou can tell what I want it to beIt's better by you better than meBetter by you better than meYou can tell what I want it to beYou can say way all they can seeBetter by you better than me4. Stained Class[Tipton/Halford]Wild-eyed and tight fisted, I'm fused to the boneI stand contemplating, reacting aloneImpaled with betrayalThe tourniquet turnsSociety's creationPole-axed out and burntLong ago when man was king, his heart was clean now he's stained classTime has slashed each untouched thing, so now he's just a stained class kingTransfixed at deliverance, is this all there isFaithless continuum, into the abyssFierce is my conviction, absolute my beliefI spit at you apathy, and seducer deceitLong ago when man was king, his heart was clean now he's stained classTime has slashed each untouched thing, so now he's just a stained class kingLethal, deadly, hung, drawn and quarteredHe slaughtered and faltered and altered the worldBut by doing so smashed all his hopes and utopian dreamsWhipping, stripping, peeling the flesh off, relentless and senselessHis lust snapped like vipers whose fangs sank in deepTo infest and decay from the coreImpaled with betrayal, the tourniquet turnsSociety's creation, pole-axed out and burntLong ago when man was king, his heart was clean now he's stained classTime has slashed each untouched thing, so now he's just a stained class kingStained class king5. Invader[Tipton/Halford/Hill]I came across a smoking field, pulsating afterglowI saw a seering flash of light erupt and skyward goI staggered back in dazed surpriseWhat was it I had seen?And as I stood there mesmerized I heard my spirit screamInvader invader nearbyInvader, invader is nighThis is the first of more to come in carefully planned attacksIf it is so we must prepare defenses to fight backThe call is out throughout the worldUnited we must standTo build a line, strategic force, they will not take a manInvader invader nearbyInvader, invader is nighWhen they come to take control every man must play his roleThey won't take our world away when the children we leaveWill have to believe in todayWe warn you now you things out thereWhatever you may sendWe won't give in without a fight, a fight until the endWith vigilance by day and night our scanners trace the skyA shield is sealed upon this earth, a shield you won't get byInvader invader nearbyInvader, invader is nigh6. Saints In Hell[Tipton/Halford/Downing]They laughed at their godsAnd fought them in vainSo he turned his back on themAnd left them in painNow here come the saintsWith their banners held highEach one of them martyrsQuite willing to dieWake the dead, the saints are in HellWake the dead, they've come for the bellCover your fistsRazor your spearsIt's been our possessionFor 8,000 yearsFetch the scream eaglesUnleash the wild catsSet loose the king cobrasAnd blood sucking batsWake the dead, the saints are in hellWake the dead, they've come for the bellWe are saintsIn hellWe are saintsIn hellWe're going downInto the fireWe're going downInto the fireThe streets run with blood from the mass mutilationAs carnage took toll for the bellAbattoir, abattoir, mon Dieu quelle horreurFor a time is was like second hellSaints in HellSaints in HellThe battle is over, the saints are aliveHow can we all thank you, we felt so despisedSaints in HellSaints in HellSaints in HellSaints in HellSaints in HellSaints in Hell[fade]7. Savage[Downing/Halford]Who gives you the right to come here and tell meI have to leave this place my homeTo you it's a jungle, to me it's a kingdomWhere (my) people are free there to roamBorn with the stars we are happy and peaceful'Til now we were left undisturbedBut you rupture the forests our gardensAnd fill them with filth from your cities unheardSavage, who is savageLeave your morals, stake your claimSavage, you are savageModern man can take the blameYou poisoned my tribe with civilized progressBaptizing our blood with diseaseYou christened our bodies with sadness and sufferingSaying then that your god is well-pleasedWhat have we done to deserve such injusticeExplain to us please if you canBut you can't, no you can't, we can see it in your eyesOf us both who's the primitive manSavage, who is savageLeave your morals, stake your claimSavage, you are savageModern man can take the blameYou poisoned my tribe with civilized progressBaptizing our blood with diseaseYou christened our bodies with sadness and sufferingSaying then that your god is well-pleasedWhat have we done to deserve such injusticeExplain to us please if you canBut you can't, no you can't, we can see it in your eyesOf us both who's the primitive manSavage, savageSavage, savageWho's the savageModern manWho's the savageModern man8. Beyond The Realms Of Death[Binks/Halford]He had enoughHe couldn't take anymoreHe'd found a placeIn his mind and slammed the doorNo matter how they triedThey couldn't understandThey washed and dressed himFed him by handYeah! I've left the world behindI'm safe here in my mindFree to speak with my own kindThis is my life, this is my lifeI'll decide not youWithdrawn he'd sit thereStare blank into spaceNo sign of lifeWould flicker on his faceUntil one day he smiledIt seemed as though with prideThe wind kissed himGoodbye - and then he diedYeah! I've left the world behindI'm safe here in my mindFree to speak with my own kindThis is my life, this is my lifeI'll decide not youKeep the world with all its sinIt's not fit for livin' inYeah! I will start againIt can take forever, and ever, and everAnd ever, but I'll still win.[SOLO (Glenn)]How many like him,Are there stillBut to us, allSeem to have lost the willThey lie in thousandsPlagued and lostIs nothing worth this bitter costYeah! I've left the world behindI'm safe here in my mindFree to speak with my own kindThis is my life, this is my lifeI'll decide not youKeep the world with all its sinIt's not fit for livin' in[SOLO (K.K.)]Beoynd the realms of death.9. Heroes End[Tipton]I heard a human voice who sang like no one elseI heard a proud lady singing loudLived her life as she liked, didn't give a damnBut soon she found she was underground and wastedI watched her hitting notes as she strutted stageHer body shook oh, she did her stuffShe screamed and quake, give and take, maybe took too muchIf you take the smooth you gotta take the roughWhy do you have to die to be a heroIt's a shame a legend begins at its endWhy do you have to die if you're a heroWhen there's still so many things to say unsaidI heard a man's guitar electrify a crowdI felt the sound shower 'roundAnd he would take you with him where no music's been beforeAs you merged the power surge togetherHis music knew no limits if you were in it's wakeYou had no choice, no, but hear its voiceAnd you would listen hypnotized, and in a dreamBut once so strong survive or become weakWhy do you have to die to be a heroIt's a shame a legend begins at its endWhy do you have to die if you're a heroWhen there's still so many things to say unsaidIf you gaze across timeless years you'll find them always thereAnd many gods will join the list compiled with dying careHungry mouths are waiting to bite the hand that feedsAnd so the living dead carry on immortal deedsI saw on silver screen an actor's rise to fameBut fast car user loseThat legend's born from death and that is such a shame'cos ev'ry year new ones appearWhy do you have to die to be a heroIt's a shame a legend begins at its endWhy do you have to die if you're a heroWhen there's still so many things to say unsaid.10. Fire Burns Below[Bonus Track - From the Ram It Down sessions]Stand and face each otherDon't know what to sayBut that look in your eyesGive it all awayYou say you've got these feelingsYou can't put into wordsBut you don't have to say a thing'Cause I've already heardGive me one good reasonWhy this has to beThat's all I'm asking forDon't say that it's overWhen you and I both knowYou can't put out this loveThe fire burns belowWe've been through so much togetherWe've laughed and we've sometimes criedTo say our love ain't working - well weHaven't really triedBut why let's talk things overLove can't be bought and soldOne more night together's what the future holdsWhat the future holdsWell give me one good reasonWhy this has to beI said that's all I'm asking forCan't you see I saidYou can't put out the fire down below11. Better By You, Better Than Me (Live)[Bonus Track - Live In Los Angeles 1990]"Better by you...Better than me..."You could find a way to ease my passionYou listen to the blood flow in my veinsYou hear the teaching of the windTell her why I'm alive withinI can't find the wordsMy mind is deadIt's better by you better than meGuess you'll have to tell her how I triedTo speak up thoughts I've held so insideTell her now I got to goOut in the streets and down the shoreTell her the world's not much living forIt's better by you better than meEverybodyEverybody knowsEverybodyEverybody knowsBetter by you better than meYou can tell what I want it to beYou can say what I only can seeIt's better by you better than meGuess I'll have to change my way of livingDon't wanna really know the way I feelGuess I'll learn to fight and killTell her not to wait untilThey'll find my blood upon her windowsillIt's better by you better than meEverybodyEverybody knowsEverybodyEverybody knowsBetter by you better than meYou can say what I only can seeYou can tell what I want it to beIt's better by you better than meBetter by you better than meYou can tell what I want it to beYou can say way all they can seeBetter by you better than me