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METAL BATS (1985)
Gotta get away
This machine's a pretty but a nasty one
't feels that it strength lies in your weakness
When you come closer it, tears your body apart
When you come to close it tears your limb from limb
You gotta save yourself you gotta get away
You gotta save yourself now
It's a personal hell you be locked in
You won't get out before you're burned by that fire
It is just like being caught in a spiders web
It won't let loose never let's you go
You gotta save yourself you gotta get away
You gotta save yourself now
With Witches help
I can win with witches' help
When this woman's around me all the time. How can I work?
When there's always something in my way
How can I get it done?
I'LL have a grip ojn fate I won't loose, but win
I'LL have a grip on fate I know I'II win
I can win with witches' help
It is the art to find the switch
Somewhere inside of her
I got to have a tool to get inside
I'LL have a grip on fate, I won't loose but win
I'LL have this grip on fate, I win
I can win with witches help
I gotta find these witches, I know they can help me
With eveil spell and ancient craft
Wipe this creature out of my life
I'll win.
(Rolling) To The War
I'm gonna fight the beast by these walls
I'm going to the east to the war
I got myself a tank, witch fits me to a I
You gotta see me rolling I'm metal machine
I'm moving out
I'm rolling east/west
You gotta see me going down to hell
And if I'm getting back, you never can tell
Don't mind if they blow my head off, by these walls
Don't mind if they blow my brains out, in that war
I never used my head, so let it roll
I never used my brains, so I don't need them no more
I'm going to fight the beast near these walls
I'm going to the west, to some kinda war
They never used their heads, so let them roll
They never used their brains, so they need them no more
I'm moving out
I'm rollin' east/west
You gotta see me goin' I'm moving down to hell
And if I'm getting back,
You never you never can tell
Metal Bats
I can here you knocking on the refrigerator door
Sometimes I can hear you shouting You sure wonna get out
While outside the wind is howling you're still inside the frig
It is so obvious what you want, but I can let you out
Till winter time is coming cut you to pieces and I'll feed
you to the bats
In wintertime I'LL let you out and metal bats won't tell
Just what it's all about
You talked about our having a relation, I guess we never
had
At least it did'nt work out my way
But I don't talk about that, It was always you that did the talking
You never listened to my words
But now you're inside there, freezing and I won't let you out
Till, Till, Till, Till winter time is coming, cut you in
pieces and I'LL feed you to the bats
In winter time I'LL let you out
And metal bats won't tell just what it's all about
You talked about us having a relation, I know we never had
It just did't work out my way and I won't talk about that
It was you who did the talking, never listened to my words
Now I'LL keep you inside
There freezing
I'LL never let you out
Till
Till……………………..
The Curse
The gates of hell, Swing wide
As metal mutants, summon the powers of the
Darkness
Darkness
Darkness……………
Someone is living is despair
He's under the influence of a bad influence
His future has vanished into the air, never to return
Damned curse will make you feel worse, it means a life
without a hope
Damned curse makes you feel worse without a single hope
When you are living under a spell of a bad influence
Damned influence
You know your destination is hell
From witch there'll be no return
Of course we're all living under a spell
Life is a bad influence, a damned influence
And will someday end in hell
Never to return to
'Mother Earth'
Alienation
Yes 't was a time I know
No 't is a thing that I won't forget
Yes 't was so fine and won't come back again
But I will see you
Won't I, won't I ??
Well here I'm standing with my face looking at your face
How come you know me any more?
Here I stand with my hands outstretched to you
How come you don't react like any other would do?
What… is happening to this world
And where… will this lead to?
Well here I stand with my heart in my hand
How come you don't recognize me no more?
Here I lay my whole life at your feet
How come your face don't show no expression at all?
What… is happening to this world
And where… will this lead to??
OPEN THE GATE (1986)
Open The Gate
Here comes a war and we are sailing through the night
We are the beggars of the sea
We got a task, a plan, a duty to fulfill
Something to conquer, you will see
We reach the land and all brave men get off the boats
It is our voyage to The Brill
We know no fear, or something silly of that kind
All men inside, them them slay we will
Open The Gate!
It's rather cold, but soon it will be much too hot
Especially for the ones inside
We'll hit the gate and metal cracks the massive wood
Inside we will, we'll get inside
We're called the beggars and we are proud of such a name
We're under orange command
All that we ask for, is to open up that gate
So we can get inside The Brill
Open The Gate!
It's rather cold, but soon it will be much too hot
Not only for the ones inside
We'll have to get ourselves inside these heavy walls
And sure we'll conquer all The Brill
We're called the beggars and we're proud of such a name
We're under Orange's command
All that we ask for is to open up that gate
Inside we will, inside we will
Open The Gate!
Soul Killer
You can see these people gather
They're coming from far
They've heard a new leader has come
To teach and help them
To save their souls
From sins and evil
From sickness and death
You see these people
Want to get out of their trouble
See the light and live on free
So know they listen to new leaders
They teach and help them
And save their souls
Soul savior is a soul killer
Salvation is a fate
These people want some
Of these new religions
To tell them what is good
And exactly what is bad
'Cause they themselves
Are much to stupid
To appreciate what it's worth
They have
Now here you see these are new messiahs
Who want to tell
'Bout a thing called truth
They're new priests
Of new earth and new heaven
Tellin' about your life
But especially about your death
Bastards
The son of the mob
Will never listen to advice
He goes his own way anyhow
It is the one who sucks the blood
From under your nails
It is the one who hits you twice
Bastards,
Now we know what we are
The daughter of mob
Will make you feel that you're a fool
She makes her own decisions now
It is the one who makes the blood
Boil in your veins
It is the one neglecting all the rules
The kids of the mob
Will take this world all by themselves
They know they're bastards anyway
And bastards is another word
For you and me
It is the title for us all
Horrible Dolls
There is a night I wonna tell you about
I laid down in a mercyfull sleep
Sudden I wake up from this peacefull sleep
Because of a frightening cry
My head was not clear enough, by that time
To realize what it had been
A sudden movement in a corner of the room
I couldn't see things at first sight
Horrible Dolls… get closer
Horrible Dolls… are near
Horrible Dolls… get to close
Horrible Dolls, Horrible Dolls
Here in my new house in a corner of the room
Wich is filled with devilish air
There is a staring of many evil eyes
The staring is at me for sure
Then at that moment I should have realized
That living things there
Were my dolls
So now I know what a frightmare can be
It came to me out of the dark
Since there's a black doom
Hanging in my room
The house is filled with rotten smell
I feel a cold strong hand caressing in my back
A whisper turnes into a yell
Even now I write this to you
A dark shade is over my desk
While the room now smells
Of so much fresh blood
I feel they are twisting my neck
Growing Power
Being made is being born
Don't underestimate these works
Electricity the main source
That makes that it works well
Hard iron cold steel
Its body's made of metal parts
Inside a billion chips buzz
Although its heart is cruel and cold
It's an unknown power
It's an ongoing power
It's growing by the hour
It's a power
And it's growing by the hour
Heard was a class
Seen was a flash
And only few could tell still
Is it a friend or is it a foe?
While future kills or it will be killed
This metal menace grows
So alien so active
Future's cold and past is old
And fire is sperm from hell
Somewhere in the darkest
Deepest part of this machine
An unknown power 's growing
A creature no one's seen
It will grow out to be a bunch of
Some kinda hungry metal beasts
It will turn out to be a bunch of
Hungry beasts of destruction.
No one born of men will survive
Massgrave
There's no way back
These lives would have ended anyway
They're still together
But there's no talking anymore
The deed is done
And they're finally on there last way
They will be together eternally
But will they silence forever?
Massgrave… Masters of massgrave day
Massgrave… masters of war
The act is completed
The deed is completely done
There's nothing wrong
We're going strong, we're going on
The slaughter's here, it's massgrave day
The end of the path shows a light
But there's no mercy in it
Just like the fire's from heaven
It's like the signals up from hell
They're living their last lives
The masters will massacre these pour souls
They live their final days
The slaughter
Will reach them soon
The end of the path shows a light
Pity there's no mercy in it
It's like a fire from heaven
It's like a signal up from hell
The Beauty And The Teeth
The rather slow and grey days of my childhood
Were enlighted by here presence of my illness
Was enlightned by her laughter
She was so fine, she was so warm
Her beauty was so majestic and great
She had the face of an angel of hope to me
It was so heavenly and pale
Berenice give me your teeth
Berenice, please
Then she got ill and faded fast
Her beauty turned into sickening ugliness
While her state of mind got worse and worse
I was in the worst of states myself
All that remained of her heavenly beauty was
A set of teeth in her glorious mouth
32 gorgious, precious little tombstones
laughed at me in a horny horror
How obsessed I was, by what she possessed
But what caused awful state of shock?
What was it that frightened me so much?
Was it the voice of my dear conscience?
The smell of wet clothes covered with mud?
The feel of wet hands covered with blood?
Or is it the sight of that precious little box
That just fell from the table to the floor???
(Berenice appears courtesy of Mr. Edgar Allen Poe)
Glory Gone
It seems so, it's so long ago now
Once there was a time, a day, I remember well
The olden, golden days of new life
It's something I must and I can and I'll never forget
The people were proud
The tribe was a mighty one
Though I was young, very young, I remember well
There was a truth, a one truth a mighty truth
And we were many, so many, so many I'll never forget
I'll never forget Bitter wind
Howling now over the desserted plains
The scorching fire
Burning out all of the starving eyes
Glory's gone and I know it will never return
Bitter wind killing fog
I see
Your world will go down
The same way as space is gained
The old world is given to the acient gods
Now I know you'll go down
The same way as we did
Only silence remains
You won't be able to stop it
You won't be able to stop
Bitter wind
Blowing our future away
Killing fog
Thick and as frightening
As doom can be
Glory's gone and I know
It will never return
Glory's gone Glory's gone
Glory gone and I know
It will never return
Never return
Get Out
He used to be so lively and free
So full of feelings for the living and growing
But all you can say now is:
It's all over now
Since he was lost and found back again and people said he was
In a terrible state
Meanwhile no one knew
What had happened at all
The few ones who were related to him
Had him taken to a fine hospital room
And gave permission to examine the case
All could see there was more
Then one change
He didn't look like
He looked before
To be honest
He seemed not the same at all
Don't give up yourself get out
Don't give up yourself
You bette r get out
The colour on his face
Used to be more bright
His lively eyes used to see more light
What's more
He seemed more dead than alive
The loud tones he didn't hear
A pale smile from ear to ear
Why he was in silence
Wasn't quite clear
Came the time of his first angry attack
Killed several nurses and he strangled his doc
It was clear that something had to be done
Now he lays in his hospital bed
His clenched fists tied and a cap on his head
He don't look alive
But more just like a living dead
Here he lays in his hospital bed
His clenched fists tied and a cap on his head
He don't look alive
But just more than a living dead
With his face
Much more white than before
His eyes filled with more hate than before
He strengthened
And clenched his fists a bit more
His body was kept in bondage and tied
Broke the chains in a terrible fight
He finally got up and got out in the night
His evil spirit materialized
His evil mind fully materialized
His body metal-materialized
Don't give up yourself get out
Don't give up yourself
You better get out
Music & lyrics by Vortex, M.H. Brongers & J. Tichelaar
Buma/Stemra
Metal Bats - 1985 - Recorded at Spitsbergen studio
- Groningen - The Netherlands
Produced by Harry de Winter
Open The gate - 1986 - Recorded at Spitsbergen studio - The Netherlands
Produced by Harry de Winter
All covers by Robert Leerentveld
HAMMER OF THE NORTH
Riptor
One bad day I'd put My computer on..
It took a while before
I noticed there was something wrong
A nasty little Creature
Started at me from the screen.
After a little while he started
An awful scream:
Continue……Continue…...Continue…..
I`m RIPTOR……….
You are RIPTOR……….
We all are RIPTOR…….
It's nice to be Riptor!
It took a while before
I started to feel stranger.
And still I was not aware
Of the danger.
Suddenly we started
To change faces. Moreover we started To change places..
I`m RIPTOR……….
You are RIPTOR……….
We all are RIPTOR…….
It's nice to be Riptor!
In this strange digital world
I'd meet a lot of strange things. .
Heads & tails, Paws & claws,
Strings, & wings & thangs & stings.
Will I ever again be
Myself???????
Will somebody please,
The computer from the shelf?
As the world burns
Imagine an old man
Sittin' in the shade
Sittin' in front of his house
Sittin' and watchin' the world
From under his hat
While he is watchin' her
While she is dancin'
Dancin' in a black veil
Barefoot dancin'
In a black veil
See that old man
Sittin'in the shade
Sittin' and chewin' coka leaves
Sittin' and starin' into the dessert
From under his hat
While he is watchin' her
While she is dancin'
Dancin' in a black veil
Barefoot dancin'
In a black veil.
Yo woman of evil
Why did yo do all that to me
While I was livin' my live.
Yo evil woman
Why did yo have to do that to me,
I was mindin' my own business.
I was doin' my own thing
Never sittin' on someone else's chair.
Doin' my own thing
Not treatin' anybody unfair.
Meanwhile yo was spreadin'
Yo evil ways and hurt
Me and my people
Until there was no one left
To talk to while yo
Was dancin'
And still dancin´………….
As the world burns
As the world burns
Overthere
Life is better Overthere
Always better Overthere
So much better Overthere
Overthere
Someone was sayin'
Grass is greener overthere. .
But I know when you get there,
And overthere is here
Then here will be overthere.
Someone once said
You better take the best
Of both worlds anywhere.
But how can you be here
And at the same time overthere?
Someone sang a song
About a certain ferryboat
That crossed a mighty broad stream. .
He had his doubtsHE HAD HIS DOUBTS, he was in pain,
And then the boat sank, as he screamed.
Follow your bliss
Death takes a lifetime
Lifelight's goin' out.
This is the right time
But what's it all about.
Candle's still burning
The fire makes no sound.
Planets keep on turning
Slowly going round.
Birds stop singing
They're falling from the trees
Deathbringer's killing
Murders everything it sees.
Follow your bliss
Follow your bliss
Hammer Of The North
We follow the head of the dragon
As it tells us where we go.
We are the hammer
We are the hammer
We are the hammer.
Like in that vision
They showed us how to travel. .
All the lands as far
As you can see.
Like in the myths
Given by the Gods and the Dragon
We have to travel
The seven seas. .
Like in old days stories
Told by our elders
We should go and leave
All places burned.
Like in the message
From the other side, from Walhallah
We will leave no
Stone unturned.
Rise, shine and fall
Cinderella
Very talented
Great looks
Bright aura
Lovely girl
Enters downfall
Disappointentment
No succes at all
Gettin'old
Rock 'n' roll
Ramboninho
Very strong
Handsome and bright
Clever and straight
Doin'it all
Enters downfall
Accidents will happen
No future at all
Gettin' fat and lazy
Finally gettin' crazy
Metal Mad Donna
Made it in the world
Always number one
Sings a better song
Gettin'along
Enters downfall
Evil attacks the livin'
No beauty at all
Nothing will remain
Again 'n' again
Where's my gun?
Chapter 1:
They came in here
Filled me with fear
Dark shades and strange shadows on the ceiling.
They started to sweat
Everything got wet
I'd like to have another kinda feeling.
Chapter 2:
They're not what it seems
Like it always is in dreams
All these terrible threatenin' eyes starin' at my face
They will never leave no more
And they glued me to the floor
Who the hell wants to be in my place?
Chorus:
Where's my gun
I'll pull the trigger
Where's my gun
I'll pull the trigger on you.
Last Chapter:
So they glued me to the floor
They won't do that no more
Now it is my time to have some good old fun
And everything they said
I know I'll soon forget
Just wait till I find my gun.
Bitin'
I like to use my mighty teeth
And yes I0m proud of them indeed.
I put everything I see in my mouth
When it gets stuck full I spit it out.
My dentist wants to be a friend
Attacks bad teeth with a faster hand. .
This is what I like to do
Oh, I need a bite or two
And I need something to chew
Babe, I like to chew on you.
I want to bite you babe
I need to bite you baby
I'm cravin' to bite you baby
I'm dying to bite you baby.
Bonustracks
Gotta get away - (1985, Metal Bats)
This machine's a pretty but a nasty one
It feels that its strength lies in your weakness
When you come closer, it tears your body apart
When you come too close, it tears your limb from limb
You gotta save yourself, you gotta get away
You gotta save yourself, …………now
It's a personal Hell you´ll be locked in
You won't get out before you're burned by that fire
It is just like being caught in a spider´s web
It won't let loose, never lets you go
You gotta save yourself you gotta get away
You gotta save yourself now
Soul Killer - (1986, Open The gate)
You can see these people gather
They're coming from far
They've heard a new leader has come
To teach and help them
To save their souls
From sins and evil
From sickness and death
You see these people
Want to get out of their trouble
See the light and live on free
So now they listen to new leaders
They teach and help them
To save their souls
Soul savior is a soul killer
Salvation is a fake
These people want some
Of these new religions
To tell them what is good
And exactly what is bad
'Cause they themselves
Are much too stupid
To appreciate what it's worth
They have
Now here you see these are new messiahs
Who want to tell
'Bout a thing called truth
They're new priests
Of new earth and new heaven
Tellin' about your life
But especially about your death
THE MILL (2000)
Oubliette
This ain´t exactly paradise
In fact this place is rather small
It is of a ridiculous size
I´m used to play in the biggest halls.
This ain´t exactly the Hilton
There is no shower here at all
No room to move, nowhere to run
Not even big enough to fall.
Chorus:
This is too much
Too much kinky business.
I never thought Hell was some kinda suitcase
Where you can´t even hear yourself shout
I always pictured it to be a big fire place
Where you could still wander about.
I got mucho more
Chorus:
I know that when I'm walking through that door
It'll all end laying stonedead on the floor.
I wonna show you something senor, por favor.
I got mucho…I got mucho…I got mucho more.
You know, I think you're nothing more than el extravaganza.
And you're el primo hombre loco.
You know, I don't see you as el jefe de un restaurante.
And you're not el jefe de la mafia.
Cada vez que te veo todaría eres el mismo.
Després de todo este tiempo to nunca has triumfado.
Cada vez que te veo tú eres nada especial sobre ti.
Todo lo que tú haces es negativo, tú eres un perdedor.
Yes of course, you're nothing more than some extravaganza.
And you're no estrella de fútbol.
You know, you're not somehting like un presidente.
And you're not el veterano de la guerra.
The Mill
Chorus:
It's a flesh findin'
It's a fresh meat grindin' Mill.
It's a flesh findin'
It's a fresh meat grindin' Mill.
It looks quit normal on the outside.
No one can tell what it is, that's goin' on inside.
It's part of the famous Dutch landscape.
Its four arms are like a pair of sharp double blades.
It's on postcards that are goin' all over the world.
No one knows what's in there, twistin'and twirlin'.
But when you are coming closer and hear the screams.
And lookin' through the windows, is like in your worst dreams.
With flesh and bones on the wall and blood comin' under the door.
I feel, I think, I know …………..I just can't take anymore.!!!!!!!!
A lovely day
Walking in the park is such a bore
Lying in the sun is such a drag.
Me myself I prefer some action
Got my machine inside my bag.
And while they are lying in the sun
I'll have some fun with my gun.
And
It's so lovely
It's a lovely day.
No one has a faster hand
My blade shines in the midday sun.
I won't hide behind some bushes
They got the terror and I got the fun.
It's a lovely day.
They might say this is not right
But I don't care what they might say.
I do have such a pleasant time
And it's a lovely day.
It's a lovely day.