Life on Death Road

I speed into the future, rolling like a rock Down this road of changes we race against the clock Closing in on the day when we cannot stay And the world keeps moving On and on and on and on without us Tumbling round in this wheel of compromise Shot down by the flame of sacrifice But the phoenix rises The life on death road – it makes me burn Fighting my way through the fire Screaming as I yearn The flights on death road – I flew them all Gazing with vision eyes Beyond each blinding wall Dreams have turned to ashes Some are lost then found We’re ploughing through the ages Here comes another clown Holding on to the line when the words don’t rhyme And the pain keeps pouring down like arrows, oh... Was there a time when earth was paradise Without winds of war that paralyze and traumatizes The life on death road – it takes a man So raise your shield of faith The powers in your hands The time on death road we can’t rewind Passing another age in the history of the blind, oh The lights on death road A life on death road... oh... Pilot of the death machine Rev your engine, make it scream Hey midnight, your dark is alright The light I know I found deep down in your black Shadow dream child The beast inside you, you can ride into the sky... Beyond the lie... I used to hang out down at the record store Just a young boy ready to explore and live it all No rest for the warrior at the barricades I’ll be a fortress till the end of days And do it my way Spotlights on death road – they made me turn Slamming my hammer down on the fame I used to yearn for This life on death road – don’t ask me why Just fight with sword and armor till the day you die We can make the vision fly!

Submitted by The Void — Apr 26, 2025

They tell you what to believe in But you don’t need the mask they wear In a world so deceiving Stealing dreams to kill your flair I see lies inside your brain Telling you that you’re gone insane When all you did was step out of the rain The sun was better than the pain Capitalistic shadow over paradise Political drama breeding sacrifice... They’re all in it for the business But me I’m in it for the heart I’ll never sell my soul to greed I’ll take the nails and bleed Hammered to the cross... yeah... Led up to the cross My mind is chaos, but I got the beat I’m the rhythm and melody What’s my own picture and what’s the flame? But now I’m tired of playing this game My wings of darkness still keep trying to fly free Someone take the pressure down this storm inside of me I saw you there in the paper standing next to a faker And it blew my mind (now I know) You and me never meant to be But how could you be so blind? You were in it for the business When you left and broke my heart You were just a deceiver And I was the bleeder of love Hammered to the cross... Crying on the cross... yeah... Like a candle in the frozen night I’m the flame of the lonely light Burning fast in these times of hate Crucified in this ancient place Slowly dying from the things I learned to love... We’re all swallowed by the business Under the eye that steals their heart Even now we give a smile and pretend for a while All in it for the business Everybody’s in the business I’ll never let it drown my soul And kill my rock ‘n’ roll They were in it for the business When they stabbed him in the side Sent down to the earth over lies To take our sins and die Hammered to the cross... yeah... Bleeding for the lost God help all of us...

Submitted by The Void — Apr 26, 2025

Creatures of the darkness we have shadowed every land Chaos an disorder – it’s the endless curse of man Living with the pressure it gets harder every day Never liked to compromise but it’s the only way Pouring demons from the fountain In my brain they won’t let go I’m slaying devils from below I’m just a climber on a mountain Dragging questions through deep snow The answers never show but one thing I know That never to believe in love Never to believe in peace is a crime The crime of the century People in this broken home You must let the warm winds roam in your heart Love is the remedy Oh... let love sing your melody I cannot see the future but I hear the judgment bells Racing down this one way street, it’s leading straight to hell Guess I’m not the only one to think the world’s gone blind Horns are growing out of heads, the devil rules our time Calling out for freedom in our moral of decay Hear the money talk, see the bullshit walk away We’re running out of time inside this labyrinth of blame The hate remains the same and war is just a game But never to believe in love Never to believe in peace it’s a crime Crime of humanity Have to rise from the dark we grow To change the world we know So come on – set love forever free Hey now Mr. Righteous so you think you own the land Clever with the business but your heart is in a jam You may tell me I’m a loser and that I ain’t got no clue But unlike you I read the signs before I make my move Everybody slaving for their money trying to maintain Fighting bitterness that’s eating in our brains How can we prevail in time when blinding all our shame? If we don’t see the pain only evil shall remain Never to believe in love Never to believe in peace is a crime Life’s not the enemy Shine on the darkest road, set fire to the heavy load In your heart let love forever be Yeah... set love forever free

Submitted by Cyberwaste — Apr 26, 2025

I am a grinder of things I’ve seen I walk the earth and bleed inside this death machine I am a riser out from the burn My wings lift from the ashes black as coal but I still yearn A new horizon I must learn I’ll glide away beyond the darkness and the sun To be a soul in fire till my days are done My great escape behind the cobwebs of the mind The vision that I find – a world where I’m not blind Dreamwalker – my only way to go Dream stalker – like a drug I have to know Dreamwalker Here comes the climber up from below Above this cloudy mountain rain will never show I’ve known the drama, I’ve felt the pain But I won’t let my spirit die, my inner sky remains Once I had a flower soul till it froze and fell apart Now I grow my music from the sorrows of the heart Still I have dreams in the dark Oh! Old memories they haunt like storms of heavy snow I still keep my head up high and face the trouble winds that blow Soaring home, holding on I dry my tears and fly as I sing my songs for you and I Dreamwalker – the only way to go Dream talker – with horns under my halo Dreamwalker (Dreamwalker, oh... oh... oh...) ...Dreamwalker...

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 26, 2025

Here comes a storm of ice and fire Hellborn demon with a strong desire Heavens devil on this road to hell A fallen angel in a wishing well I’m everything and everything is me I find myself in all I see Hard to accept when wrong is right Love and hate close like day and night Built my ambition since I came to rock I always had to be the master of the flock Not sure I’m ever coming back No time to waste so I attack I’ll be the fastest on the track ‘Cause I’m the leader of the pack Turn up the flame until it’s done I’m coming so you better run Shooting like a laser gun I set fire to the sun She was a fast crate engine ready to go He was a 460 big block overload Yes, they had one thing in common deep in the soul It was the hunger for love and rock ‘n’ roll Back alley creatures of the neon jungle Wall Street kings and queens losing numbers One more down as the business crumbles Still we roll the dice The dark pressure on the brain is such a heavy load World is a thermometer destined to explode There’ll be crying in the shame A lot of trouble from the blame It’s the nature of the game We learn to burn in the rain All the songs I have sung And every dream that I have spun Till the end when all is done I’ll set fire to the sun... yeah You better stay out of my way or I’ll run you over I’ll be the stone that doesn’t crack I’m always ready to attack Fastest train on the track A leader wolf and his pack You’ll sing the songs that I have sung And spin the wheels I have spun Turn up the flame until it’s done And set fire to the sun Oh maybe we will never know What comes after when we go But there’s one thing that I know I’ll set fire to the show Some say I was a big mistake I say I did it my own way All you trolls of today I set fire to your play, yeah, ah... I set fire to the sun...

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 26, 2025

We gaze at the outline See the stars in black and blue While the unborn awaits the new They have tried to ice me down But I won’t stop burning I still let my firewind blow... You and I in a clouded sky We try to see beyond the why The rush of time pushing the mind To look for signs and dreams in the blindness No peace for the road in a game full of slyness Born to burn my demon fire till it dies When I say bye-bye big lie Oh, I’ll go down with my flag held high Like pain is a bleeder We’ve been sliding down a blade Countless numbers to the grave What if God is a believer? But burning in the flames And the devil owns every brain... yeah In the corridors of hope, the hangman with a rope Preparing his gallows with laughter Ambitious like the wind, there’s a wave blowing in Another revolution and leader Inside my sky the clouds that cry Blocking the vision from my eyes Insoluble maze for the human race But still we chase and dream in the blindness No rest for the soul in a world losing kindness We are sailing on a sea of strain and darkness No light to show the way But I rock this ship of madness As the crashing waves of death are passing by, oh... Till the day I die... going down with my flag held high Is there an answer to this mystery? We came from far away but we lost the key... How can it be? We wanna see... oh yeah Ah... yeah Welcome to the new world order Where everyone becomes the same Soon there’ll be no open borders Only one culture shall remain Every son and every daughter Don’t you know your hearts were sold? To the beast that made you a stalker Of a life in material cold And you dream in the blindness We’re losing kindness Sinking slow in a deep black hole

Submitted by BloodShrine — Apr 26, 2025

Once I was a rebel living in a dream Breaking young girls’ hearts, I could be so mean I used to be strung out and lost in a trance Now I look back at those days like a bad romance My life is loaded with those dark memories And still I’m haunted by that cold winter’s breeze I was causing so much sorrow and pain Until I found the sun and reached out of the rain I had to walk away from the man I used to be Yeah, I walked away from a life in misery Had to clear my clouded heart to see a brighter day I walked away... Oh... yes, I walked away I remember the reverends daughter Brought up on holy water Hallelujah, such a sweet wild thing I couldn’t stop my desire so I set the woman on fire Made her promises, but my love was a lie I was loaded when she broke the news: she said You are the devil that brought me the blues That woman left me in a wicked state of mind When I woke up next morning I felt half dead and blind She had to walk away from the man she didn’t need Oh she walked away from a love not meant to be There was something wrong from the start And she just could not stay, she walked away from me Oh... I had to walk away from the man I used to be Oh I walked away from a life in misery Had to clean my blackened heart to find a brighter day I walked away I... had to walk away, walk away It seems like only yesterday Now I’m a better father, brother, friend and lover...

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Apr 26, 2025

You’ll drink from the grail of passion if your heart feels dead Temptation is the true revelation – forget the rules you’ve read It’s in the hands of father time to seal the wounds you’ve bled But it’s the choice inside your mind to choose to live instead Life is a lonely way Born to dream and play We have to seize the day and learn to stay Are you turning your back on your broken will? Restore the power cause there’s fire still Never close your eyes on the roads of hope, oh no Speeding fast away from the hangman’s rope Life is a slippery slope It’s been so hard to cope You’ll eat from the golden table Howling with the wolves you’re with Once you were a child so innocent Till someone broke your head At the feast with the beast and all the lies Dark roads wait up ahead Then comes another new sensation A revolution for the led All the games we hate to play But still we turn and stay Got to go all the way Let’s burn another day Are you turning your back on your broken will? Restore the power cause there’s fire still Never close your eyes on the roads of hope, no Speeding fast away from the hangman’s rope Life is a slippery slope... Oh... yeah... Don’t turn your back on your broken will We can grow desire there’s fire still Hey, have you closed your eyes to the roads of hope? Time to cut loose from the noose of the hangman The hangman’s rope... Keep swinging the hammer to break the ice Break out of the coldness that makes you sacrifice A new beginning under the sun Life has just begun...

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 26, 2025

We need a devil we can drive To control the beast inside Demon machine gonna lift us high Our ambition is pushing us to the sky Gonna burn and fly Material man with his greedy mind Breeding thoughts of the darkest kind Building memories of a life in crime You know his heart is mine Burning strong my firewar I am warrior to the core Like the howling wind I scream on Born on soaring wings of dreams I’m a glider through the schemes Taken over by machines But my spirit stays unbroken Ah... and my dragon heart flies free... yeah... It’s the fire in me The world is a digital spider Spinning its bridges to hell Sold our souls to the decider Losing hearts to the wishing well How can we break the spell? Give us a lifetime to appreciate Away from trouble we still navigate Steady on the wheel, don’t let your mind break You’ll know which way to take On this road of compromise We must burn and sacrifice Eyes of vision skies that dream on... yeah After clouds have gathered round Pouring rain on every frown There’s a rainbow to be found And your blackened heart will open People preach about the light And what they believe is right But your heart will talk to you, don’t let it die... One more bullet from a soldier’s hand Expendable troops fighting for the land Another victory for the general in command Sons and daughters sacrificed for the masterplan... Bleeding in the sand Eat the blame and stay alive Swallow evil to survive We all need a devil we can drive To speed from the pain inside Without a safety rope We are hanging by the hope Still believing as we stride on... yeah And when the wolves are at the door But you cannot give them more Keep your faith and fight the war Let the truth be spoken Holding strong my firewall I am fortress till I fall And I’ll sing my songs for you until I die... You’ll hear my cry Oh!... Yeah...

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 26, 2025

Some people sleep away this life Dream away all the pain and lie Playing safe in a lullaby behind their fences Some people like to roll the dice Live the risk to lose the fight Gambling with no alibis And close their eyes to consequences What’s up with those killing wars? Hasn’t there been enough before? Do all the dead get to paradise? Or will the afterlife just go under? And will the answers ever show... oh How far to the top of the mountain? I’m standing strong on a ledge of the dream Cloudbusting pushing weight off my shoulders ‘Cause I long to feel the sun again, oh... The optimist climbs my friend Gonna rise till the end, oh... Some people lay awake at night Longing in the dead of light Crying for the sacrifice and their long lost chances Some people always raise their glass Never worry if their life has gone astray Cold indifferent eyes and false pretenses See the boy on his bloody knees Crying hard from the pain he bleeds Maybe never gonna live to grow his senses How can we save his heart with hope? I’m raining love from the core of my fountain I let it run for the rainbow within I’m dream catching in a world getting colder ‘Cause I’ve got to feel the sun, my friend Oh... the optimist tries again And never dies before the end... How far to the top of the mountain? Standing strong on the ledge of a dream, yeah Cloudbusting pushing weight off my shoulders ‘Cause I long to see the sun again The optimist climbs my friend Gonna climb till the end, oh...

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 26, 2025

I just wanna drift away and dream of miracles But can’t take my eyes off the road My antenna must be switched on, and on alert I have to focus and keep my brain at work Growing up with my eye on the Americam Dream Marilyn Monroe and James Dean And I remember the day when Elvis passed away “The king is dead” – that’s what the headlines used to say Now I know how I used to be blind My knowledge grows, the vision shows I’ve tried to learn from the highs and the lows Man of the 80’s turns the radio on Takes him back when they play his favorite songs Far from the future was a life of the past Man of the 80’s, how I wish we could last, oh... Yes, I was a young boy back in ‘79 FM stations and TV in its prime Mother Teresa and her angels won the Nobel Prize Out of the Cold War hope began to rise Berlin Wall fell and tears of darkness dried in the sun No more hiding, no more on the run Now it’s out of fashion the predictions of our fall Millennium supposed to be the end of us all And so I raise another glass of wine And drink to life I’ll take the strife I’m still ready to push and go Man of the 80’s with his dream specs on Chasing shadows long dead and gone He might look rusty, but he still feels like new Man of the 80’s, my heart is you, oh... We fought the winds that blew Through all the years that flew away Oh, I wanna stay Oh... Man of the 80’s in the same old shoes (oh...) Reading the future and the same old news (oh...) Turning pages in the chapter he belongs Man of the 80’s, still coming on strong, yeah... Man of the 80’s, oh, oh, oh Man of the 80’s Man of the 80’s, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (oh...) Hey! Man of the 80’s Man of the 80’s (oh...) Ah... feel the fire so true We’re like one (oh...), we two Man of the 80’s It’s me and you (oh...) (Oh...) (Oh...)

Submitted by johnmansley — Apr 26, 2025

We have been broken Warm hearts are frozen With every teardrop there’s a song We are believers When the world deceives us Born to rise above the cries After all I know that I must go To the other side where the ghostwinds blow Once a dreaming child now I’m a flaming man Burning in the shadows With my rock and roll band, ah... yeah... oh... Just another old Monday Coming down that same long highway Me and the boys out forcing the storm again, yeah It’s just the lifestyle that we cherish So we can tower and embellish Blackbirds flying on our wings of rock I’ve seen the generations turning So many bridges they were burning All the scars and all the lies, oh Me and the blackbirds carry heavy load Grinding memories of the secrets never told We shook the grounds of our yesterdays Pioneers of a golden age Ah, the blackbirds are coming Still going strong, yeah From Tokyo to New York City They dream of fame and fortune looking pretty Desperate minds that let the heart go blind On the boulevard of broken dreams I’m a stranger running in between From the clouds that rain us down There’s no escape from the undertow But I won’t go down with my head hung low Will never let the spirit die Music is my revelation I wanna be your new sensation Let the song be you and I Blackbirds rising in the dead of night We come alive with the neon lights But me and the boys we cannot stay Restless hearts going our own way All the stories I have told from the life that I unfold So many places I have been But sill a stranger deep within Take the sun and shine on everyone Be the light and guide inside the darkest hearts of night (Ah... ah...) And the wheel it keeps on spinning From the end to beginning Life and death will never die 50 miles away from London Town Tower Bridge and the royal crown One more show and we’re off to Paris Blackbirds flying till the final vanish When this movie is running out of breath And there’s no cinema playing in my head You will remember my rock and roll A blockbuster haunting in your soul Ah, Blackbird is coming sill playing on, yeah Blackbirds are calling We’re still playing strong

Submitted by Morgoth — Apr 26, 2025