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Breaking the law

(Halford/Tipton/Downing)

There I was completely wasted
Out of work and down
All inside, it's so frustrating
As I drift from town to town

Feel as though nobody cares
If I live or die
So I might as well begin
To put some action in my life

Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law

So much for the golden future
I can't even start
I've had every promise broken
There's anger in my heart

You don't know what it's like
You don't have a clue
If you did you'd find yourselves
Doing the same thing too

Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law

You don't know what it's like!

Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law

Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law



Rapid fire

(Tipton/Halford/Downing)

Pounding the world
Like a battering ram
Forging the furnace
For the final grand slam

Chopping away at the source
Soon the course will be done
Leaving a trail of destruction
That's second to none

Hammering anvils
Straining muscle and might
Shattering blows
Crashing browbeating fright

Fast devastating
And desolisating the curse
Blasting the cannons of truth
Through each man of this earth

Wielding the axe
Comes the one culmination
That's always seemed certain
To bring down the curtain on greed

Sifting the good from the bad
It's the age for the rage
Of the dogs which must fall
To the just and be free

Now grate for the vandals
Who trampled and sampled
'Till this place conditioned
Brought forth demolition to war

The slipping and sliding
Corrosive subsiding
That withered and wained
'Till the world seemed all drained fills the bay

Pounding the world
Like a battering ram
Forging the furnace
For the final grand slam

Chopping away at the source
Ssoon the course will be done
Leaving a trail of destruction
That's second to none

Second to none



Metal gods

(Tipton/Halford/Downing)

We've taken too much for granted
And all the time it had grown
From techno seeds we first planted
Evolved a mind of its own

Marching in the streets
Dragging iron feet
Laser beaming hearts
Ripping men apart

From off I've seen my perfection
Where we could do as we please
In secrecy this infection
Was spreading like a disease

Hiding underground
Knowing we'd be found
Fearing for our lives
Reaped by robot's scythes

Metal gods
Metal gods

Metal gods
Metal gods

Machines are taking all over
With mankind in their command
In time they'd like to discover
How they can make their demand

Better be the slaves
To their wicked ways
But meeting with our death
Engulfed in molten breath



Grinder

(Halford/Tipton/Downing)

Never straight and narrow
I won't keep in time
Tend to burn the arrow
Out of the line

Been inclined to wander
Off the beaten track
That's where there's thunder
And the wind shouts back

Grinder - looking for meat
Grinder - wants you to eat

Got no use for routine
I shiver at the thought
Open skies are my scene
That's why I won't get caught

Refuse to bite the mantrap
Be led to set the snare
I love to have my sight
Capped everywhere

Grinder - looking for meat
Grinder - wants you to eat

I have my licence, it came with birth
For self reliance on this earth
You take the bullet on which my name
Was etched upon thee in your game

Day of independence
Stamped us like a brand
Round the necks of millions
To the land

As the mighty eagle
I need room to breathe
Witness from the treadmill
I take my leave

Grinder - looking for meat
Grinder - wants you to eat
Grinder - looking for meat
Grinder - wants you to eat

Grinder



United

(Tipton/Halford/Downing)

Look around, they're moving in
Hold the ground when they begin

We can do it, we can do it
And if they wanna they can try
But they'll never get near
Then they can get out of here

Gonna keep on driving, never stop

United, united, united we stand
United we never shall fall
United, united, united we stand
United we stand one and all

So keep it up, don't give in
Make a stand, we're gonna win

We can do it, we can do it
And if they wanna they can try
But they'll never get near
Then they can get out of here

Gonna keep on driving, never stop

United, united, united we stand
United we never shall fall
United, united, united we stand
United we stand one and all

So keep it up!

United, united, united we stand
United we never shall fall
United, united, united we stand
United we stand one and all

United, united, united we stand
United we never shall fall
United, united, united we stand
United we stand one and all



Living after midnight

(Halford/Tipton/Downing)

Living after midnight
Rocking to the dawn
Loving 'till the morning
Then I'm gone, I'm gone

I took the city 'bout 1 A.M.
Loaded, loaded
I'm all geared up to score again
Loaded, loaded

I come alive in the neon light
That's when I make my moves right

Living after midnight
Rocking to the dawn
Loving 'till the morning
Then I'm gone, I'm gone

Got gleaming chrome, reflecting steel
Loaded, loaded
Ready to take on every deal
Loaded, loaded

My pulse is racing, I'm hot to take
This motor's revved up, fit to break

Living after midnight
Rocking to the dawn
Loving 'till the morning
Then I'm gone, I'm gone

I'm aiming for ya
I'm gonna floor ya
My body's coming
All night long

The air's electric, sparking power
Loaded, loaded
I'm getting hotter by the hour
Loaded, loaded

I set my sights and then home in
The joint starts flying when I begin

Living after midnight
Rocking to the dawn
Loving 'till the morning
Then I'm gone, I'm gone

Living after midnight
Rocking to the dawn
Loving 'till the morning
Then I'm gone, I'm gone



You don't have to be old to be wise

(Tipton/Halford/Downing)

I've had enough of being programmed
And told what I ought to do
Let's get one thing straight, I'll choose my fate
And it's got nothing to do with you

The years are flying by and it's time I got high
Took a sample of the good things in life
This is a chance I'm gonna take
Gonna get out trouble and strife

I grow sick and tired
Of the same old lies
Might look a little young, so what's wrong?
You don't have to be old to be wise

No, I don't care that the people stare
Accuse me of going mad
Just get a long hard look into the mirror
Then tell me now - who's been had?

The way things are going, I won't get to show'em
Go single, all the time's up to me
So it's off with the ties, no compromise
Wanna taste what it's like to be free

I grow sick and tired
Of the same old lies
Might look a little young, so what's wrong?
You don't have to be old to be wise

I grow sick and tired
Of the same old lies
Might look a little young, so what's wrong?
You don't have to be old to be wise

I'm gonna gather my things, pull out the door
Every night I'll live on my own
And I comprehend that I'm a free man
I got a will of my own

I go as I please, fend for myself
Pull all the stops, roll the dice
Out on my own, gonna go it alone
When I need it, then I'll ask for advice

You don't have to be old to be wise
You don't have to be old to be wise
You don't have to be old to be wise
You don't have to be old to be wise



The rage

(Tipton/Halford/Downing)

From a fireball we came
Crossed sea and mountain
We were drinking beauty with our eyes

We were given all to make our own
Let us be left alone

Laid the tasks and paid the price
Everything survives
Crushed and bolted all the great

After every win, what a stake we're in!
It's paying better than the grave

When we talk without amend
We see red and then
Deep inside the blood begins to boil

Like a tiger in the cage
We begin to shake with rage



Steeler

(Tipton/Halford/Downing)

Catch the play now, eye to eye
Don't let chances pass you by
Always someone at your back
Biding their time for attack

Check for decoys, stay sharp edged
Double crossers get your head
Carpet baggers bluff and strike
Kiss of Judas, spiderlike

Waiting like jackals
To sneak up and trick you
Wolves in sheeps clothing
Slow death in consoling

Lurking in shadows
They pounce least expected
When you come to they'll have gone
Right through you

Tricksters, jilters play their game
Sleight of handers, all the same
Masquerader in his lair
Wants to tangle in your hair