Manowar - Fighting The World (1987) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Adams - Lead Vocals Ross The Boss - Guitars, Keyboards Joey DeMaio - 4/8-string Bass Scott Columbus - Drums, Percussion Produced by Manowar. Engineered by Richard Breen. Recorded and Mixed at Universal Recording, Chicago. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Fighting The World (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 3:46 2) Blow Your Speakers (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 3:36 3) Carry On (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 4:08 4) Violence And Bloodshed (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 3:59 5) Defender'82 (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 6:01 6) Drums Of Doom (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 1:18 7) Holy War (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 4:40 8) Master Of Revenge (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 1:40 9) Black Wind, Fire And Steel (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 5:17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Fighting The World (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 3:46 Fight (3) Fighting the world every single day, yeah Fighting the world for the right to play Heavy metal in my brain I'm fightin' for metal 'cause it's here to stay Chorus: Fighting, fighting, fighting the world I been fighting Fighting, fighting, fighting the world I been fighting Fight for a living - fighting the world (3), fight Now people keep asking if we're going to change I'm looking 'em in the eye tell 'em no way Strippers on a tiger don't wash away Manowar's made of steel not clay Chorus Oh fight, yeah See my brother standing by side Only god one thing on our mind Radio playing this nationwide Turn it up louder 'til we all get fried Fighting, fighting, fighting the world I been fighting Fight for a living - fighting the world (3), yeah Fight for a living - fighting the world (10) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Blow Your Speakers (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 3:36 Wrote a letter to M. T. V. What's going on now don't ya care about me Sent the same letter to the radio, ha! But my party went dead like a shot in the head Chorus 1: We all like - rock and roll We all want it - on your show Play it loud, don't play it low Blow your speakers with rock and roll Chorus 2: We got lost of station around the nation And the stuff they're playing It just ain't worth sayin' People want music to get 'em moving We don't want labels We don't music on the cable Chorus 1 (2) Rock and roll Chorus 2 Chorus 1 Blow your speakers with rock and roll (4) Blow your speakers - rock and roll (4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Carry On (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 4:08 The north start always guides me When winter skies are gray And I wait for the sun when all are one I shall not betray Calling at me I'm waiting When all are led astray Chorus: Carry on my sons forever Carry on when I'm gone Carry on for when the day is long For as long as we're together Then forever carry on Darkness all around us we don't close our eyes No one's gonna ground us we were born to fly Coming at us no stopping born to amplify Chorus Yeah, be my brother fight to stay alive All the world can't change us With all their bored out jive Come get us now we're Waiting we won't run and hide Chorus Now we're all together let's sing a fighting song One hundred thousand rides we can't all be wrong Coming at us no stopping always carry on Chorus (2) Carry on, carry on - forever carry on (10) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Violence And Bloodshed (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 3:59 Civilization crumbling fast End the world with a blast People afraid walking the streets Scams have their day 'Til they run into me Are you ready? Living in fear ain't living to me I'm armed with a gun defending the free The blew it in 'Nam' Shot up my friends I'm back in the street the fights never ends I was born with a gun in my hand I'll die for my country but I'll die like a man Violence and bloodshed (3) Now that we're back to the animal law The payback's a bitch I'm paying all All my life I've been waiting to see Who's gonna win, crumbs or me Are you ready? My brother still in da-nang Putting an add in the back of "Kerrang!" I'm looking for people who just wanna kill We'll go back to 'nam', 'cause no one else will Land of the free home of the brave Now that's how it is And that's how it stays Violence and bloodshed (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Defender'82 (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 6:01 When you are old enough to read these words Their meaning will unfold These words are all that's left And though we've never met, my only son I hope you know That I would have been there to watch you grow But my call was heard and I did go Now your mission lies ahead of you As it did mine so long ago To help the helpless ones who all look up to you And to defend them to the end Defender Chorus: Ride like the wind Fight proud my son, you're the defender God has sent Chorus Father (3) I look up to you and heed thy call This letter ends my search I'll live your dream now passed on to me And I now wait to shake the hand of fate Like the dusk awaiting dawn So wizards cast your spell With no heart to do me well So it written, it shall be, yeah yeah Defender Chorus (5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Drums Of Doom (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 1:18 Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Holy War (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 4:40 Damnation, religion Salvation, fire And steel Damnation, religion Salvation, fire And steel I have seen the fire Of a thousand suns pass by While blasphemers spread their gospel Bearing false witness Now we rise All ye children of the wild Fists like hammers fill the air Vast legions all immortal Smash the stillness everywhere Chorus: Holy, holy war Holy We are fighting, fighting a holy war Holy war See us fly on winds of doom Holy war Baptized in fire and steel Holy war For the end we bring is soon Holy war Now face the storm A holy war Brothers of metal know no master Metal's our religion Take it to the grave Rules of the earth Our down of glory All reborn, me live again Hold true, ye sacred army Our last battle is at hand Sweep these dogs from our kingdom Bless this ground, our holy land Chorus Holy We are fighting, fighting a holy war Holy war See us fly on winds of doom Holy war Baptized in fire and steel Holy war For the end we bring is soon Holy war Now face the storm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Master Of Revenge (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 1:31 Black dogs howl in the night The lion, the lion is dead! Ha! A solitary messenger The master of revenge ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Black Wind, Fire And Steel (DeMaio, Ross The Boss, Adams, Columbus) 5:17 Fool moon's light is calling me My kingdom lies within The mystic soul and lion's heart Brought by the talisman The ecstasy of battle takes me Where the falcons fly Immortal youth was granted me I will never die Chorus 1: Born of black wind, fire and steel (2) Born to teach them all to heal Born of black wind, fire and steel Pounded by the hammers Of the giants of the world I can see in darkness I'm overlord Single combat I await My shadow brings them fear The spikes upon my chariot Will grind them when they're near Chorus 1 Chorus 2: I am an outcast On the path of no return Punisher and swordsman I was born to burn Black wind always follow Where my black horse rides Fire's in my soul Steel is on my side Chorus 1 Chorus 2 & 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------