[Intro]
Who live by the sword shall likewise die
And in their bloody bed shall lie
I pledge myself to slay this beast
And when this deed is done, shall I
In noble death or glory rest
When breath has fled its savage breast
This loathsome task I must perform
And thus my earthly fate is sworn
God's hideous carnage wrought upon
The Devil's deadly weapon
[Guitar Solo - Kev Bower/Andy Sneap]
[Verse 1]
Hear the sound of distant thunder
The time has come again
The pagan gods with their whips all lashing
Roar the sound of Satan's name
Bursting up through sodden wastelands
A dire and fearsome sight
The hideous blackened lords of hell are come to try your might
Soul destroying
Mind corrupting
Eyes of fire
Rancid breath
Leaving roots of manhood bleeding
And blazing trails of death
[Chorus]
Hell spawns fire
The devil is within us
A funeral pyre for all
Out of the brimstone mire
Satan is within us
Seething with rage and bent on destroying
[Guitar Solo - Andy Sneap]
[Verse 2]
What worthless creatures flock behind him?
Sinners seeking grace?
Wildly wielding wicked weapons
Resting souls to waste
Painted lakes are stained with crimson
Rivers burst their bloodied banks
Shredded sinews
Burning bodies
Panic reigns amongst the ranks
[Chorus]
Hell spawns fire
The devil is within us
A funeral pyre for all
Out of the brimstone mire
Satan is within us
Seething with rage and bent on destroying the world
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo - Andy Sneap]
[Verse 3]
Soldiers from their graves rising
Lift up our hopes of salvation
Saintly swords from scabbards leaping
Scatter the devil's creations
Horses eyes in sockets bulging
Charging again and again
Snorting nostrils flared with anger from our breasts leap flame
The devil turns his pointed tail and fires a vile retort
As we vomit and phlegm, he rekindles his men, and commences the second onslaught
[Chorus]
Hell spawns fire
The devil is within us
A funeral pyre for all
Out of the brimstone mire
Satan is within us
Seething with rage and bent on destroying
[Bridge]
Butchered, slaughtered
Hung, drawn and quartered
Massacred, murdered, and maimed
Flayed alive, crucified, bellies ripped open wide
Disfigured, dismembered and slain
Our gallant defenders are rendered senseless
Helpless we watch them die
With the stench of defeat growing stronger and stronger
We scatter and flee for our lives
[Outro]
On earth, the mighty gates of Hades
Shuddering
Slowly lurch
In storms the noxious and victorious hordes of Satan's church
The devil is within us all