These fits of depressions are torturing me
The lives that I seen won't breathe again
A sad child of madness, they'll never be free
Born again to die, the agonies begin
And soldiers keep coming- like warriors they die
But gangland's alive when mothers cry
Cause hate's blind addictions, a killing machine
And it burns on the fuel of shattered lives
Lost child, lost child
The seeds of all evil are sown in their minds
And harvest the sad fields of woe
Cause dead boys are martyrs
That live on forever
But now it's too late for their souls
Standing on sanities too fragile edge
And worship the Lord Of The Flies
And wade through the slaughter
You've made of thy brother
And drown in his blood then when he dies
You see in their eyes they're the lost child
See in their eyes
You see in their eyes they're the lost child
See in their eyes
Don't turn out the lights
Cause there's demons in the night
And they prey on the fears in us all
They hide inside and wait
And they shun the light of day
The screams in their dreams fill us all
Children of the night
Such a sad tune they rhyme
The bloody boys that sing a wicked song
And for all of them they're just memories in the wind
Rise and see
It's the dawn of insanity
Keeper of the gates of fire
And the Heretic has said
You don't have to be afraid
Till I- till I come to get you
And child in time
On the swords edge you ride
And cast a spell of Heresy
And die in vain
Like a wild dog in chains
And no one can save
Or set you free
THE REAL ME
(Pete Townshend) Originally performed by The Who
I went back to the doctor to get another shrink
I sit and tell him about my weekend
But he never can change what he thinks
Can you see the real me, doctor, doctor
Can you see the real me, doctor, ooh doctor
I went back to my mother, I said I'm crazy Ma, help me
She said "I know how it feels son, cause it runs in the family"
C'mon tell me
Can you see the real me, mother, mother
Can you see the real me, mother, woah mother
Can you see, can you see, can you see the real me
Can you see, can you see the real me
The real me, the real me, the real me
The cracks between the pavement stones
Like rivers of flowing rain
Strange people who know me
From behind every window pane
The girl I used to love lives in this yellow house
Yesterday she passed me by, she don't want to know me now
Can you see the real me, can ya, can ya
Can you see the real me, woah yea
I ended up with the preacher, full of lies and hate
I seemed to scare him a little, ha ha
So he showed me to the golden gate
Can you see the real me preacher, preacher
Can you see the real me woah yea
Can you see, can you see, can you see, woah yeah
Can you see the real me, doctor, doctor
Can you see the real me, mama
Can you see the real me me me me
Father come save us from this madness we're under
God of creation are we blind?
Cause some here are slaves that worship guns that spit thunder
The children that you've made have lost their minds
This monster that we call the earth is bleeding
Cause the children have been left alone too long
This thing that we've made is fat and feeds on the hate
Of the millions that it's taught to sing the song
The Headless Children
The screams that fill the night, fill the night, fill the night, fill the night
The Headless Children
The madness steals the light, steals the light, steals the light, steals the light
Timebombs in the hands of all the wicked war babies
Light the fuse of temptation and we all burn
Four horsemen sit high up in the saddle
And waiting and ride the bloody trail of no return
Sleeping in the arms of a nightmare
And wake to find we've been away too long
This frankenstein of flesh stitched together back from death
And preying on the souls of everyone
The Headless Children
The screams that fill the night, fill the night, fill the night, fill the night
The Headless Children
The madness steals the light, steals the light, steals the light, steals the light
Oh Thunderhead, you're a man with a problem
Ah old habits too hard to break
And soon you'll be dead from that poison you're on
Oh the venom that's worse than the snakes
And I say, hey hey hey, oh no, hey hey hey
Oh no, hey hey hey: white thunder
Needles and pins a dead man you're in
So deep you'll never climb out
Hey hey hey, oh no, hey hey hey
Oh no, hey hey hey: white thunder
A gun to your dead, the trigger you're dead
It's quicker and their ain't no doubt
Oh thunder, tie it off, you're in heaven
Oh you'll drown in the heroin flood
And die in your bed and sweat in detox
You're leaving this world
Oh your epitaph's written in blood
And I said hey hey hey, oh no, hey hey hey
Oh no, hey hey hey: white thunder
Needles and pins a dead man you're in
So deep you'll never climb out
Hey hey hey, oh no, hey hey hey
Oh no, hey hey hey: white thunder
A gun to your dead, the trigger you're dead
It's quicker and their ain't no doubt
Killer- you sceam and you bleed
Thriller- you spread your disease
Watch out, watch out
Thunder head- yes I'm your master
Will you steal for me- yes
Will you ruin yourself and give everything unto me- yes
Will you lie, cheat, deceive, dishonor everything
And even kill thy brother for me- yes, yes
Will you worship only me as your true master- yes
Thunderhead, will you die for me- yes, master
A tatooed madman, I am hell on wheels
Born a wicked child left alone in the fields
My father was the wind, my mother was fire
Raised by the wolves and I grew up wild
A kamikaze man, a hollering banzai
Never crash and burn, never gonna die
Cannibal it's me, you squeal and shout
I chew you up and spit you out
Storms a c-c-coming and it's gonna be me
Here comes Trouble with a capital "T"
Cause I'm a mean motherfucking man,
I gotta scream, that's what I am
All the way, all the way
Cause I'm a mean motherfucking man,
Riding the wind and know I'll be damned
All they way, all the way, all the way
Chewbacca in the rye, the water of fire
A terror in the flesh, a killer for hire
California man I'm white line, "Homer"
The unruly one they call the "Blonde Bomber"
Scooter gypsy, I'm a renegade
An orphan of the road, a live hand greande
Never gonna quit before my time
When the moon gets high then I'll be blind
Mad dog 20-20's king
I drink that stuff and start getting obscene
I'm a motorcycle man don't never give a damn
I lie when the truth serves better
The Marquee de Sade, I cheat and steal and rob
A heavy metal creature
All the way, all the way, all the way
He came from the east, they called him a beast
This king of terror insane
Neutron Ronnie, the people would whisper his name
Dangerous and man, a torch in his hand
Spreading fire by the light of the moon
Ooh, pyrotechnical wizard of doom
Oh no, here comes Ronnie
Ah the boy with the flame
All his life has been burning inside
Oh no no, here comes Ronnie
Ah the bomber's insane
Ah till he dies it'll burn in his eyes
A phantom so cool all midnight would rule
A molotov cocktail would reign
Babies screaming and house would go up in flames
When next goes Ronnie nobody knows
But inside him's where Lucifer hides
Ooh, he's the boy with the bombs at his side
Ooh no, here comes Ronnie
Ah the boy with the flame
All his life has been burning inside
Oh no no, here comes Ronnie
Ah the bomber's insane
I ride all alone and can't see
The road to nowhere anymore
And shadows whispers are calling me
To forbidden forrests by the shore
And there she fell deep in the night
One breath away from heaven's light
And she said- don't cry for me, I'm leaving you
The wind cries her name in the breeze
But I can't hold her anymore
Some fallen angel had come to me
And fell to heavy on my soul
And stole from me the love that I heard
Lords of time say never die
And said- don't cry for me, cause I'll be
Riding the wind forever free
High in the wind forever free
I'll ride the wind forever free
High in the wind forever free
Forever free
Forever in my hearts afire, a fire burning
I wake up nights and hear her crying, crying my name
Riding the wind forever free
High in the wind forever free
I ride the wind forever free
High in the wind forever free
Forever free
Turn loose the lightning metal hawgs and set me free
Turn loose my crying metal hearts, 1200 cc's
Cold steel forever I'm gonna ride and burn the flame
That breathes the fire- breathes the fire
And can't be tamed
Thunder rolling down the highway
These wheels of fire eat you alive
Them outlaw riders going my way
A Harley child until I die
Run to the scorching desert sun, V twins will scream
Into the blackness of the night at twisting speed
High on the hawg I'm riding on engines explode
It feels like thunder, it's breathing fire, it rules the road
Milwaukee metal on the highway
These wheels of fire eat you alive
Them outlaw riders going my way
Only the strong here will survive
Maneater- born free I ride
Maneater- wings of freedom burn the line
For metal minds
Them bad boys riding on forever
When they die they ride in Harley heaven
I live my life like a shot in the wind
If tomorrow don't come I know
I stole my share of fun for me
Cause I'm too fast, too rad
I'm going wasted when I go
The cost of freedom's never free
It's the deep six, it's my fix
It's my best friend, cause it's my way or the highway
I'll tell you it's the living end
I'm a rebel in the FDG
And I say only God in heaven knows
I'm a bad child, come and love me
And I say, oh yeah
If you're fast you might last
Slow you gotta go
A wild one in the decadent zoo
Ooh, I lick up all my seven deadly sins
Cause I'm too hot, too cool
Oh I've been playing in the fire of fools
I might burn but I'll burn in the wind
It's the deep six, it's my fix
It's the big jam, cause it's my way or the highway
I'll tell you what I am
Oh I, I feel the heat and I, I touch the flesh and bone
And I feel the kiss of fire
Too fast to live, too fast to die
Mom and daddy say, "I'm dancing in the fire"
Sometimes I feel like an animal in a cage
I pace back and forth and look around
For something to sink my teeth into
But nobody knows what's going on inside me
Released on April 15, 1989 on Capitol Records
Produced by Blackie Lawless
Engineered & Mixed by Mikey Davis
Blackie Lawless: Lead Vocals and Guitar
Chris Holmes: Lead Guitar
Johnny Rod: Bass and Vocals
Additional Musicians:
Frankie Banali: Drums and Vocals
Ken Hensley: Keyboards
Lita Ford: Background vocals on Thunderhead
