U.D.O. Album

Raised from the glowing ashes of cauldron iron
The phoenix arose from the sanctum of metal
Emerging into the light

So many hard times
So many bad lies
A man of steel
You know I'm real

Ev'rything I do
I'm taking all control - it's my heart
You know it's how I feel
So stick it in your mind - now you're mine

Time - it's time I'm taking over
And crank it up in overdrive
I'll tell you why

You know I'm holy
So f**king holy - raise your hands
You know I'm holy
So f**king holy - pain and pride

So many places
So many aces
I made a curse


I gave you birth

Ah - glorious metal times
The master of our lives - never died
A special kind of force
Together no remorse - you'll be mine

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Burning on overload
Legends won't die
No cross - no burdens to control
No asking why

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The master never dies

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Raiders gonna open up the stargate
The planetary call is here to stay
Galactic energy's in all directions
A ticket for a ride on a time machine

Now the gate is open solar wide
Million kingdoms are inside

Raiders of beyond - energise
Raiders of beyond - speed of light
Raiders of beyond - blinding white


Raiders of beyond - blaze eternity

Systematical declining forces
¡®n' gravity has lost ¡®n' gone for good
Hypersonic engines scream for mercy
The elements will bear and take the load

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Why are you so frightened - we're getting in the mood
Body breaking volume - we are loud and rude
Laser piercing lighting - megasonic sound
The first day of your lesson - upheaval in the ground

We're forging straight ahead now - it's not a dream
Never ever lose the power - we're as hard as steel
Don't you feel the fire - the burning in your soul
Just come and join the fantasy - it will make you free

So cut the crap out - it's for you
Feel so damn proud - of this rocking crew
We'll break the world down - tear up all the rules
Reality is clear now - the future is for you

So shout it out - just let it out
So shout it out - as loud as you can
So shout it out - just let it out


So shout it out - as loud as we all can

Now's the final showdown - it's time to be released
Our weapons are so deadly - we're armed up to the teeth
Electrostatic soundwaves - you cannot hide
Gonna execute our metal shock - straight between the eyes

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Shout - shout - shout - shout
Shout - shout - shout - shout

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Many years ago
My heart and soul was full of fire
Breaking heads - hit and run
And the sun was brighter

So wild and reckless
Cared about no law and order
We used to ram - the black and whites
They called a six-one-niner

Those were my glory days
Just bad-boys-crazy-ways
My wild-man-holy-times
I always shot on sight

And I recall the sin


And I recall the sin

In many sleepless nights
I found the dream I'm missing
Kicking ass - living fast
Been living in a prison

Time to change the colours
Sweep away the madness
Here I come - back for good
Say good-bye to sadness

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Well, the lightning flashed at midnight
And the dogs did howl along
You don't believe it - unless you've seen it
It was the night the thunder broke

There is no more creation
No room for good - no hope
You better cry for salvation - as
The reaper dangled by the rope

A scream for help - the morning after
They'd equalised the score
And in their minds - there's only laughter
A smile - without a cause

And there was thunder in the tower
As the cat crept out
There was thunder in the tower
There's no escape - no doubt

It's been the night the birds were silent
And the town was deadly still


A curling lip - an icy grip
¡®n' bony fingers that can kill

Assembling in the tower
The payment bloody high
They tried to cheat their final hour
He's gonna get them eye to eye

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And there was thunder in the tower
Screaming silence in the air
There was thunder in the tower
Awesome power ev'rywhere

And there was thunder in the tower
They didn't care it's right or wrong
There was thunder in the tower
And the reaper came along

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Respect our rotten lifeBetter not be hypnotised this timeYou talk a heavy loadA mental overdose you're slime
Open up your mindWelcome to the gates of nowhereFreedom's not for saleWe are the right - ¡®cause we are the law
So back off - power in a minuteBack off - bastard hard and combat highBack off - power is a winnerBack off - don't you cross this line

We're true and metalisedThese crazy territorial nights¡®n' red-hot burning roadsWe are the predators of life
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So back off - gotta be a limitBack off - bastard hard and combat highBack off - power is a winnerBack off - don't you cross this line
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A voice in the back - the lies and the fearsNo colour but black - the truth disappears
Just by the look in your eyes I can tellThat your honour is gone - you're caught in confusion and pain
Mysterious sounds - hidden in iceYour lying is found - protective disguise
No one is braking the wheels are forsakenIn sheer overdrive - diamonds and rustBreaking their lives - I burst them to dust
Friends will be friendsDown on this dirty roadFriends will be friendsOne for all

The meaning is wrong - there's no reason whyThe logic is gone - it's hard to deny
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Friends will be friendsDown on this dirty roadFriends will be friendsAll for one - one for all
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No one is braking the wheels are forsakenDiamonds and rust - I burst them to dust
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Welcome to the madness
Of symptomatic rule
It's deadly and it's reckless
Another one is fooled

Miniature devices
The ears within the walls
Stiletto knives and cameras
To document it all

And the stream of data flows - endless
Police protection grows - it's here to stay

Another state run - state run operation
Another state run - state run operation

Under observation
Disloyalty is out
Covert operations


That's what it's all about

Hidden automatics
Activate the fuse
Forbidden terror tactics
The system is in use

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Finger pointing accusations - they deny
Governmental legislation - why
Immovable and firm positions - don't defy
Supremacy and allegations - part of life

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Fearing the day - hiding the light
My mind is shocked with fever
Evil will play - night after night
They are the soul receivers

Yeah, they are strangers in the night
Yeah, they're endangering your life
Drinking your tears - embracing your fears

Danger - the lair is hard to find
Danger - so keep that in your mind

Ripping me up - tearing me down
My soul is crying „action!¡°
Terror is king but I got the crown


I'll start a chain reaction

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Danger - a madness in the air
Danger - dimensions ev'rywhere

Whispering names on lonely roads
With eyes camouflaged in shadows
They stalk the earth in silent packs
No time to die tomorrow

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Thunder roads in action
Horizon's all the same
That's the big attraction
Come on join the game

Brothers out of time
¡®n' chasing down the line
Mighty eagles rage into the sky

Ride the storm - now and tomorrow
Faster and so far
Ride the storm - no hidden sorrows
¡®n' aiming for the stars

The colour black's for leather


Metal engines howl
¡®n' ride the storm together
Tailpipes gonna growl

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We ride the iron horses
¡®n' freedom in the heart
We never will surrender
We are the breed apart

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Night after night
Day after day
Hours and seconds to go

Dying of fright
Nothing to say
I've got no money to show

Picking at the bits and pieces of this puzzle game
Educated reasons why I have to wear this shame

Hey you - cut me out
Come back - and put my money down
Hey you - what have I done to you
Don't - don't spread the news around

Dreams in my sleep


Are tales from the cards
I see the final countdown

Reptiles that creep
Pushing me hard
Making me go one more round

Just another night - begging for mercy
What can I do - pleading ¡®n' searching
In the night

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