Favourite Metal Lyrics?

In it's wake the immoral wasteland
Fallout erodes the technological shrines to greed
Damnation of the most sacred mother
Three piece jackal prophecy decreed
The fusion heavens, the burning rainfall
Allied breaks in the pattern of all that is
Righteous faction, bribe a blessing
Respite fallacy by blinded ghouls

Defend the keep, Garrison resolve
With mail upon thy soul
Antipathy, resist the mark
Covenant of pure belief

The crow he flies, God speed be with you
The insatiable want for all
The ember riders, on steeds of death
Terrify the soul surviving shine

Patrolling outskirts, the men of vision
Phantom legions fire rays of static light
The blackened skys, the gray horizon
Nova blind standing inner sight
Molecular man, science fiction future
The millennium tide and a time to evaluate
The guiltless conscience, the peaceful syndrome
The universe within the biological self

From the streets, the leukemia leader
Empathic prophet speaks
Divining reach, the hand of fate
Providence of true belief

The raven cries, it's callous caw
For kismet iniquity
Knighted brothers, Sextons to the church
Patriarchs against the ebb of eternal night

In it's wake the immoral wasteland
Fallout erodes the technological shrines to greed
Damnation of the most sacred mother
Three piece jackal prophecy decreed
The fusion heavens, the burning rainfall
Allied breaks in the pattern of all that is
Righteous faction, bribe a blessing
Respite fallacy by blinded fools

Defend the keep, Garrison resolve
With mail upon thy soul
Antipathy, resist the mark
Covenant of pure belief

The crow he flies, God speed be with you
The insatiable want for all
The ember riders, on steeds of death
Terrify the soul surviving shine
 
Who the fuck pays attention to the lyrics in metal?

Most of the ones posted here are garbage anyway.

If you wear short hair you better beware
This is metal warfare
I'll make you bleed that's what I need

I'm gonna crush your jaw just because I'm raw
Learn the metal law

Your legs I will chop
If you listen to pop

Say hello to Mr. Fist in your face

In a bed you will lie in the mirror you cry
You could as well die

Your face I fuckin' broke
I'll laugh till I choke

Say hello to Mr. Fist in your face
 
Most metal lyrics truly are retarded, all "fight with swords of steel" and "we're gonna kick some ass tonight" lyrics make me wanna go drown myself. I like these kind of lyrics though:

All Life Ends

My life fades, my visions dim
all that remains are memories
I remember a time of chaos
time of war
as man began to feed on man
only the scavengers survived
gone now, swept away
for reasons long forgotten
touched of a blaze
which engulfed them all
a firestorm of fear
the answer is written in their bones
all life ends
I remember an old man
griping my wrist, he was dying
"imagine", he said
"looking into the eyes of a nova,
the bursting flames, the roar of it's energy
frintly echoing down the corridors of time,
whispering: all life ends
(favourite metal lyric of all time)"death, he said "is like a bolt of lightning,
Light cast upon every secret,
just for a moment, till the last spark of life fades
and all is dark..."

then he breathed out his last breath into my ear
his gaze already way out among the stars...
among the ruins of the past
I shelter from the storm
my mind is numb from the loneliness
and the rain that never stops
this wasteland, once a beautiful place
where trees and flowers grew
where deer, and squirells had their home
now rotting are their bones
Where raging waters grind the earth
I go to end my days
the sea that witnessed mankinds birth
shall watch us die again
black and deep,
empty of life
as in the heaven so below
the sun has now forever set
and bids our time to go
I am tired
and I fear not
the cold that now descends
as light grows dim, I bid farewell
all life ends
I am leaving now, my body stiff
just watching for a while
that rigid shell, so small and weak
a corpse on a broken cliff
the stars are calling me now
with distant, speechless voices
and caught by a wind I drift away
and nothing calls me to stay...
I am ridint the wind that has no name,
the fire that burns without a flame
caught by the spell on which all depends,
all life ends
the answer is written in my bones,
all life ends
 
Something nice, simple and to the point, Immersed In Pain by Jungle Rot:

I cut the flesh from bone
Tear rip mind from soul
Blood guts immersed in pain
Cries screams slowly fade
INSANE
Bloodlust unquenched yet
INSANE
In the blood I'm drenched now
INSANE
Not in my own eyes
Exorcise exorcise demons inside
DIE
Hunting for a victim
DIE
Prowling through the darkness
DIE
Seizing of the moment
DIE
Helpless victim whimpers
Blade tears right through flesh
Chop cut bloody mess
Stench of rot fills air
No one should be spared
Demons
Command me to kill them
Demons
Spill the blood for them
Demons
I can't ignore them
Realize I despise demons must die
DIE
Hunting for a victim
DIE
Bullet in the chamber
DIE
Seizing fo the moment
DIE
Point it at my temple
Immersed in Pain
Screams Slowly Fade
IN Blood I'm Drenched
Immersed in PAIN
DIE
Hunting for a Victim
DIE
Darkness overcomes me
DIE
Seizing of the moment
DIE
Burn in hell forever!
 
I'm fairly certain Hansi Kursch of Blind Guardian writes the best lyrics ever:

"The elves and gnomes have to hide
when the moon is showing it's face
and raging orcs will set their traps
and all forests will burn
they hate green trees
and love the dark"

Or maybe Tony from Sonata Arctica:

"Dana my darling I'm writing to you
'Cause your mother passed away it was a really rainy day
And I didn't mean to bother you anymore
Your mother wished... Come visit your fathers grave, Dana

Your father disowned you because you have sinned
But he did forgive you in condition he was in
And I hope you won't do those things anymore
Dana My darling I'm waiting for"
 
Oh, also Black Sabbath lyrics are some of the most kickass lyrics ever.
Yeah, Sabbath have some great ones. Some select favorites from Dehumanizer:

What do you say to the dead
Is there a place where it's burning
It says in a book I once read
Yes there's a chance of returning
Turn to me

The fundamental principles
Say nothing of forever
But those are voices that I hear
Or I'm just not so clever

It can't be me
I know somebody else believes this
Well I'm not alone
I'm not afraid
Just one way to see

After all

Well it's a cold world
And I'm in the middle
Caught in the in-between

I don't belong here
So I'm writing to you
It's wrong here
Where I'm sending you some

Letters from earth, yeah

Well it's a new world
And now I'm a stranger
Stranger than you know

I don't belong here
And I'm writing to you
With blood on my hands

What if I send you madness
What if I send you pain
And letters from earth
 
"Dana my darling I'm writing to you
'Cause your mother passed away it was a really rainy day
And I didn't mean to bother you anymore
Your mother wished... Come visit your fathers grave, Dana

Your father disowned you because you have sinned
But he did forgive you in condition he was in
And I hope you won't do those things anymore
Dana My darling I'm waiting for"

Now this is fucking Metal.
 
They're barely metal, but Every Time I Die's lyrics are pretty fantastic.
As far as extreme metal goes, it's hard to find good lyrics because I don't really care for all the "I'm gonna fucking kill you and rape you" as well as all the "I'm so dark and I love Satan" stuff.

And yes, that includes Devourment... they're lyrics are funny, but I wouldn't call them good by any stretch of the imagination.
 
Gotham Road - "Seasons Of The Witch"

You have finally found the time to be remembered for a long, long time.
Drenched in rain, she says it's washing all her pain away.
The bible's changing from the inside.
Everything is gone, my body feels like there's something wrong.

Must be the Seasons of the Witch.
A face I've never seen before, Starts to feel like there's something wrong.
Must be the Seasons of the Witch.
Inside her vest is salvation so we don't exist.
Seasons of the Witch I saw changing on the flip side!Seasons of the Witch Careful, tighten the noose and sleep.

Ignore the shameful memories raping all function.
Can't see the better times ahead. I hate Myself wish I were dead.
The rage is coming from the inside,
Everything is gone, my body feels like there's something wrong.

Must be the Seasons of the Witch.
A face I'd never seen before, stsrts to feel like there's something wrong.
Must be the Seasons of the Witch.
I got it all At my fingertips, Seasons of the Witch!

Freezing and old, inside the paralyzing dreams of hope.
The nightmare rides are back.
Can you remember that? Did you remember the words to say?
Freezing and Old inside the paralyzing death of hope.
The night mare rides are back.

Can you remember that? Did you remember the words to say?
Seasons of the witch! I saw you changing on the flip side
Seasons of the witch! You hold the stars on your shoulders
Seasons of the witch! God changed on the flip side yeah
Seasons of the witch!

You have finally found the time to be remembered for a long, long time
Drenched in rain, she says it's washing all her pain away
I saw you changing on the flip side
Everything is gone, my body feels like there's something wrong

Must be the Seasons of the Witch.
A face I've never seen before, Starts to feel like there's something wrong.
Must be the Seasons of the Witch
I got it all at my fingertips, Seasons of the Witch!
 
Death-Symbolic

I don't mean to dwell
But I can't help myself
When I feel the vibe
And taste a memory
Of a time in life
When years seemed to stand still

I close my eyes
And sink within myself
Relive the gift of precious memories
In need of a fix called innocence

When did it begin?
The change to come was undetectable
The open wounds expose the importance of
Our innocence
A high that can never be bought or sold

[Chorus:]
Symbolic acts - so vivid
Yet at the same time
Were invisible

[Solo: Schuldiner / Solo: Koelble]

Savor what you feel and what you see
Things that may not seem important now
But may be tomorrow

Do you remember when
Things seemed so eternal?
Heroes were so real...
Their magic frozen in time
The only way to learn
Is be aware and hold on tight

I close my eyes
And sink within myself
Relive the gift of precious memories
In need of a fix called innocence

When did it begin?
The change to come was undetectable
The open wounds expose the importance of
Our innocence
A high that can never be bought or sold

[Repeat chorus]
 
Seventh Angel - Katie

Born into a world of hate
Cast out, by the hands of vanity
Body, twisted. A wall of pain
Jesus, save me from this dying humanity (2x)

(Her) existence a gift bestowed by the nail pierced hands
(The) struggles never ending. Haunting her every breath
(Her) witness a rose in a cold and desolate land
(Her) faith so strong, defying death

A hurting blemished infancy wrought with afflictions scars
(Her) strength, tower divine. (A) comfort to never cease
(Her) love a river of hope, pulling down the prison bars
(The) fear a distant voice, taken by the prince of peace

Now is the time, my lord does call
To walk with Him throughout eternity
The Son of God has given all
Releasing me from the grip of my infirmity

The heavens are opening wide
My Saviour, stands at my side
My form is tortured no more
His Blood, My Body, Restored
 
Leviathan - Mine Molten Armor

Winds whip past the hull
Screaming through
Straight to your heart
The scent of your weakness
Excites this metal
I will meet you with war
Igneous links hiss
As the winds arise
Searing fear into your heart
The scent of your weakness
Ignites this metal
Charred remnants of
Foes past
Bitter taste of ash
Your whimpers feed the flame
The scent of fear
And searing flesh
I will meet you with war