Avenged Sevenfold - Hail To The King (2013)

[Verse 1]
Our day has come
It's drawn in the sky
So, don't shed a tear now
Be thankful for the time
Life wouldn't be so precious, Dear
If there never was an end

[Chorus]
Children still play in the garden
Dance as the sun slips away

[Verse 2]
We stand on the edge, now
We've come so far
And through all the dust, it becomes clear
You will always be my heart
There's no death, no end of time
When I'm facing it with you

[Chorus]
Children still play in the garden
Dance as the sun slips away
Not even stars last forever
Cleanse us, acid rain

[Bridge]
Stand near to me
Don't look
Be brave
Over the blackened moon
I'm carrying you away
Through the planets, we fly

[Chorus]
Children still play in the garden
Dance as the sun slips away
Not even stars last forever
Cleanse us, acid rain

[Outro]
Send us home
Send us home
Send us home
Send us home

[Verse 1]
I've been away, searching for a reason
Another purpose to find
I've sailed the seas, fought my many demons
I've looked to gods in the skies
I've stood in hell, where many had to suffer
I stared the devil in the eyes
Walked many roads to witness ancient idols
And found the great gates of fire

[Verse 2]
Had many storms, question my conviction
Gave armies reason to rise
The hangman's searching, for bones he can borrow
While I escaped in the night, fight or flight

[Chorus]
Live again, all roads end
I'll be coming home
Tend your light, 'cause on this night
I'll be coming home

[Verse 3]
Escaped the hail of calculated mortars
Then drank the blood of a king
The desert rain has washed away direction
Had angels looking after me
So it seems

[Chorus]
Live again, all roads end
I'll be coming home
Tend your light, 'cause on this night
I'll be coming home

[Verse 4]
My story ends, not far from where it started
My weary limbs have grown old
I've seen the world through the eyes of a nomad
Home is where the heart is I've been told
So I go

[Chorus]
Live again, all roads end
I'll be coming home
Tend your light, 'cause on this night
I'll be coming home

[Outro]
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
I'm coming home

[Verse 1]
Dark years, brought endless rain
Out in the cold, I lost my way
But storms won't last to clear the air
For something new, the sun came out and brought you through

[Chorus]
A lifetime full of words to say
A hope that time will slow the passing day
I've been wrong times over
And I've been shamed with no words to find
But if the sun will rise, bring us tomorrow
Walk with me, Crimson Day

[Verse 2]
Don't speak, no use for words
Lie in my arms, sleep secure
I wonder what you're dreaming of, lands rare and far
A timeless flight to reach the stars

[Chorus]
A lifetime full of words to say
A hope that time will slow the passing day
I've been wrong times over
And I've been shamed with no words to find
But if the sun will rise, bring us tomorrow
Walk with me, Crimson Day

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]
I've come so far to meet you here
To share this life with one I hold so dear
And I won't speak but what is true
The world outside created just for you, it's for you, for you

[Chorus]
I've been wrong times over
And I've been shamed, with no words to find
But if the sun will rise, Bring us tomorrow
Walk with me, Crimson Day

[Intro]
The lives of some men...
If walls could talk to spill the lies, we'd see the world through devil's eyes...

[Verse 1]
I maintain an addiction
Been known to take it too high
I got an itch with a loaded hair trigger and a one-way ticket to fly

[Chorus]
When there's no writing on the wall
I see the lifeless devils start to crawl
And I don't need no lessons
After all, everybody's doin' their time

[Verse 2]
Caught your eye in the corner
Don't you look at me wrong
Fucked up and thrown into the gutter, gotta fix what don't belong

[Chorus]
I see the writing on the wall
I see the lifeless devils start to crawl
And I don't need no lessons
After all, everybody's doin' their time

[Bridge]
That's just the price to play so tell me what you like
Gotta hand on the kerosene match tonight!
Right...

[Solo]

[Verse 3]
Had enough of opinions
I got enough on my mind
Sell your soul for approval and a dollar, got a pretty little body to grind

[Chorus]
I see your number on the wall
I see the lifeless devils start to crawl
And I don't need no lessons
Watch the fall
You lost my attention
After all, everybody's doin' their time
Time!

[Verse 1]
Watch your tongue or have it cut from your head
Save your life by keeping whispers unsaid
Children roam the streets, now orphans of war
Bodies hanging in the streets to adore
Royal flames will carve a path in chaos
Bringing daylight to the night (Night)
Death is riding into town with armor
They've come to take all your rights

[Chorus]
Hail to the king
Hail to the one
Kneel to the crown
Stand in the sun
Hail to the king
(Hail, hail, hail)
The King

[Verse 2]
Blood is spilt while holding keys to the throne
Born again but it’s too late to atone
No mercy from the edge of the blade
Dare escape and learn the price to be paid
Let the water flow with shades of red now
Arrows black out all the light (Light)
Death is riding into town with armor
They've come to grant you your rights

[Chorus]
Hail to the king
Hail to the one
Kneel to the crown
Stand in the sun
Hail to the king
(Hail, hail, hail)
The king

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
There's a taste of fear (Hail, hail, hail)
When the henchmen call (Hail, hail, hail)
Iron fist to tame the land (Hail, hail, hail)
Iron fist to claim it all

[Chorus]
Hail to the king
Hail to the one
Kneel to the crown
Stand in the sun
Hail to the king
Hail to the one
Kneel to the crown
Stand in the sun
Hail to the king
(Hail, hail, hail)
The king

[Verse 1]
As they search for blood
All eyes descend on one
Honest man in chains
But that don't matter anyway
My judgment day

[Chorus]
My flesh will feed the demon
No trial, no case for reason
I've been chosen to pay with my life
Mad men define what mad is
Turning witches and saints to ashes
Rising masses marching to find
Heretic blood

[Verse 2]
Impose your will on me
Until fire sets me free
The flames of hell burn bright
My fate decided by their lies
Final demise

[Chorus]
My flesh will feed the demon
No trial, no case for reason
I've been chosen to pay with my life
Mad men define what mad is
Turning witches and saints to ashes
Rising masses marching to find
Heretic, heretic blood

[Bridge]
Please don't leave me
Please don't leave me, like this
I've walked a fragile line
And I've fallen down
Please don't leave me

[Chorus]
My flesh will feed the demon
No trial, no case for reason
I've been chosen to pay with my life
Mad men define what mad is
Turning witches and saints to ashes
Rising masses marching to find
Heretic, heretic blood

[Verse 1]
Godless, meteoric war
Anger, our existence nevermore
You awoke the giants
Who were dormant in the sky
Comets raining down from a fiery eye

[Chorus]
Mother of all
Your time is coming
One with eternity
Planets collide
Planets collide

[Verse 2]
Damage, galaxy destruct
Endless, celestial orbit corrupt
You will be forgotten
Like the others lost in time
Dead civilization left behind

[Chorus]
Mother of all
Your time is coming
One with eternity
Planets collide
Planets collide

[Verse 3]
Take me to find that much is closing in
You can't defeat them on your own
Weapons are loaded for the final stand
And they're all aimed at you from heaven

[Bridge]
Planets collide
Planets collide
Planets collide
Planets collide

[Verse 4]
You will be forgotten
Like the others lost in time
Dead civilization left behind

[Chorus]
Mother of all
Your time is coming
One with eternity
Planets collide
Planets collide

[Intro]
Prodigia
Comploratus
Silens, oro
Regnet exitium

[Verse 1]
Days of warning
Night brings mourning
My prayers, wordless
Heaven is burning down
I walk stricken
Pitch-black vision
O'one save me
Caress my weary eyes

[Chorus]
Darkest Lord your mercy shall I gain
Strike the match, engulf the earth in flames
In flames, in flames, in flames

[Verse 2]
Nature quaking
Prophets aching
I kneel, faithful
Damnation cracks the sky
My heart, fiction
Superstition
Your grace, deathless
Give life to my last breath

[Chorus]
Darkest Lord your mercy shall I gain
Strike the match, engulf the earth in flames
In flames, in flames, in flames

[Bridge]
Grant them eternal rest in your honor
Embrace them into an army of undead
Strike with vengeance those who oppose your will
And lay waste to all unsufficently served before you
Walk with them and free them from the blinding light of servitude
And devastate your enemies as they die by your hand
Amen

[Refrain]
Prodigia
Comploratus
Silens, oro
Regnet exitium

[Verse 3]
Rise from ashes
Violence clashes
My soul vacant
Cleanse me of all this sin
I stand guilty
I bleed filthy
Born of fire
Savor this final hour

[Chorus]
Darkest Lord your mercy shall I gain
Strike the match, engulf the earth in flames
In flames, in flames, in flames

[Verse 1]
Let's take a moment and break the ice
So my intentions are known
See I have pity in watching you suffer
I know the feeling of being damned alone
I've got a storybook of my own

[Chorus]
Don't you see I am your pride, agent of wealth, bearer of needs
(And you know it's right)
I am your war, arming the strong, aiding the weak
Know me by name, Shepherd of Fire

[Verse 2]
Well I can promise you paradise
No need to serve on your knees
And when you're lost in the darkest of hours
Take a moment and tell me who you see
Won't tell you who not to be

[Chorus]
Now you know I am your pride, agent of wealth, bearer of needs
(And you know it's right)
I am your war, arming the strong, aiding the weak
Know me by name, Shepherd of Fire

[Verse 3]
Disciple of the cross and champion in suffering
Immerse yourself into the Kingdom of Redemption
Pardon your mind from the chains of the divine
Make way, the Shepherd of Fire

[Verse 4]
Through the ages of time
I've been known for my hate
But I'm a dealer of simple choices
For me its never too late

[Outro]
I am your pride, agent of wealth, bearer of needs
(And you know it's right)
I am your war, arming the strong, aiding the weak
I am your wrath, I am your guilt, I am your lust!
(And you know it's right)
I am your law, I am your scar, I am your trust
Know me by name, Shepherd of Fire

[Verse 1]
This is the story of a man
Who conquered life, drink in hand
Ship unmanned
Marked by genius, channeled good
By some, a bit misunderstood
They'd been wrong many times before

[Chorus]
Sometimes our saints are sinners
They blur the lines and lead the way, their way
Raise hell and a glass in reverence
The fearless lives of our great saints - our saints

[Verse 2]
Never a stranger to late nights
Snake bite, fist fights, and empty pints
Unrivaled heights
He led with songs, they sang along
Created bonds that held so strong
Some were right and some were wrong

[Chorus]
Sometimes our saints are sinners
They blur the lines and lead the way, their way
Raise hell and a glass in reverence
The fearless lives of our great saints - our saints

[Bridge]

[Verse 1]
Hide my face again, harbor in the shadows
Feel this weight of sin hammering away
Die with the guilt of a thousand AWOL soldiers
Die, watch the scythe usher me astray
I can’t go on this way, not as I am today
The ugly side of me is strong
Take aim, a loaded gun, pull back on all who run
A coward’s truth inside the wrong

[Chorus]
This means war
This means war
This means war

[Verse 2]
Lash your tongue of bane, carry me to nowhere
Mental holocaust, battle never ends
Lie, mask the pain of a child who’s forsaken
Lie to myself, praise the new regime
I left me long ago, reasons you’ll never know
No one to miss me when I’m gone
With no more words to say, no argument to stay
Another post I don’t belong

[Chorus]
This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
No home to call my own
No finding someone new
No one to break the fall
No one to see me through
No name to carry on
No promise for today
No one to hear the call
No tattered flag to raise

[Verse 3]
Walk the razor’s edge cut into the madness
Question all you trust buy into the fear
I see the man ripping at my soul now
I, I know the man, I know him all too well
There’s nothing here for free, lost who I want to be
My serpent blood can strike so cold
On any given day, I’ll take it all away
Another thought I can’t control

[Chorus]
This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war