It’s a garage dayz nite

And I’ve been working like a dog

It’s a garage dayz nite

Don’t you be sleeping like a log

Cuz when I’m playing for you

You’ll find the things that I do

Will make you feel alright

You know I play all day

I play the metal that makes your ears ring

And it kicks ass just to hear you say

You don’t want “Love at First Sting”

Cuz when I see you it’s nice

To play you “Trapped Under Ice”

You know I feel OK

On the road everything seems to be right

Wherever I may roam the road becomes my bride


FOR HORSEMEN

The day breaks, your mind aches

You find that all the pangs of Famine

Linger on when she no longer feeds you

Sinner once, sinner twice

You find that in its die-hard ruthless metal fury

Time just seems to heed you

And in your eyes you’re King Nothing

No sign of love behind the tears

Ride Four Horsemen

Oh Lars go get me one more beer

Don't stay home, go on out

A quartet of deliverance rides for you

Upon this nite nothing you can do

You want it, you need it

Pestilence all that’s left

For what you’ve had to endure

Death to you for sure

The day breaks, your mind aches

Your girlfriend takes you to

A lame-ass poser Winger concert

Fucking forget her


NO REMORSEFUL REPLY

This happened once before

We smashed in your door—no reply

You said it wan’t you

But I put your head through your window

War without end

I know that you saw me

As I looked down to kick in your face

I tried to telephone

Before I trashed your home—the strong survive

Cuz I know where you’ve been

And I will bash right in your door

Bullets they fly, people they die

Die right by my hand

I creep across the land—death is near

No mercy for what we’re doing

NO thought to even what we’ve done

We don’t need to feel the sorrow

No remorse to the helpless one

No remorse



THE THING THAT SHOULD NOT LET IT BE

When I find myself in times of trouble

Hybrid children come to me

Pray for father roaming—roaming free

And in my hour of darkness

It is standing right in front of me

He is the thing that should not let it be

Let it be, let it be

Hybrid children watch the sea

He is the thing that should not let it be

Crawling chaos underground people

Living in the world agree

The wretch is fearless with insanity

And though he has been sleeping

There is still a chance that he will see

That this thing should not let it be

Not dead which eternal lie

With stranger eons death may die

These are words of wisdom—let it be

I wake up to the sound of music

Let the metal come to me

Death to the one that will not let it be


EVERYBODY’S GOT A TICKET TO RIDE
EXCEPT FOR ME AND MY LIGHTNING

C’mon, it’s such a joy, c’mon you metal boy

C’mon let’s take it easy

C’mon let’s make it sleazy

Everybody’s got a ticket to ride

Except for me and my lightning

Your insides ooze out, the electrodes are in

The electrodes are in so your eyeballs pop out

Someone controlling me

Can’t be happening to me

Sweat-chilling cold, I watch death unfold

How true is this? Get it over with

I think I’m gonna be dead, I think it’s today

Electric wires pinned to my head, I’m frying away

I’ve got a ticket to ride the lightning

Death is in the air, it’s bringing me down

Strapped in the electric chair, death is all around

Before I get to riding so high

Someone help me, oh please God help me

Flashing before my eyes

Someone help me, oh please God help me

Wakened by horrid scream burning in my brain

Freed from this frightening dream

I can feel the flame



...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL MY LOVING

Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you

The hammer crushes you, Justice is seeking no truth

And then while I’m away

I can’t believe the price you pay

As I send justice for all my loving to you

All my loving I will send to you

All my loving—find it so sad but true

I’ll pretend that I’m kissing, Lady Justice I’m pissing

Justice lost, raped, and gone for you

The ultimate in vanity, exploiting their supremacy

As I send justice for all my loving to you