Manowar - Sign Of The Hammer (1984) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Adams - Lead Vocals Ross The Boss - Guitars, Keyboards Joey DeMaio - 4/8-string Bass, Bass Pedal Scott Columbus - Drums, Percussion Produced by Jack Richardson except "Sign Of The Hammer" by Tony Platt. Mixed by Tony Platt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) All Men Play On Ten (DeMaio) 3:54 2) Animals (DeMaio) 3:35 3) Thor (The Powerhead) (DeMaio) 5:22 4) Mountains (DeMaio) 7:40 5) Sign Of The Hammer (DeMaio) 4:16 6) The Oath (DeMaio, Ross The Boss) 4:50 7) Thunderpick (DeMaio) 5:33 8) Guyana (Cult Of The Damned) (DeMaio) 7:06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) All Men Play On Ten (DeMaio) 3:54 I made a rock'n'roll sin when I tried givin' in To make money had to turn down low They said "Why be proud, don't play so loud Be like us and get a sound that's real thin Wear a polyester suit, act happy, look cute Get a haircut and buy small gear" That's when I turned to them and said, Hold it, right there Well it's more to me than just a job And while I'm playin' you won't get robbed Nobody tells a man how to play It just ain't that way Hey hey hey, can you hear me say All men play on ten Never gonna turn down again I'm jet fuel honey, plug me into 220 Step back and let my fingers fly While I'm burning up my gear, there's a fire in your ear That won't stop until the day you die Really put it to the floor when I hear the crowd roar Oh it's music to my ears when they scream Then I run back to the power rack And deck, all of my gear Well it's more to me than just a job And while I'm playin' you won't get robbed Nobody tells a man how to play It just ain't that way Hey hey hey, can you hear me say All men play on ten Never gonna turn down again ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Animals (DeMaio) 3:35 Hear the call of the wild in us all It waits for the night to fall I'm getting hot, I'm ready for the night No holding back, let's ball I'm gonna give all you can take all night And leave you in the morning feeling right I'm an animal, there's an animal in me Gonna set it free I've been looking, you been watching from the side There's something you just can't hide Oh you're getting wet, you're working up a sweat Your hairs are standing on the end Your skin is steaming, glad we met? Tonight's one night you won't forget I'm an animal, there's an animal in me Gonna set it free I'm an animal, there's an animal in me Gonna set it free ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Thor (The Powerhead) (DeMaio) 5:22 Black clouds on the horizon Great thunder and burning rain His chariot pounding Hear the heavens scream his name Watched as he shouted To the giants that died that day He held up his hammer high And called to Odin for a sign Thor, the mighty, Thor, the brave Crush the infidels in your way By your hammer let none be saved Live to die on that final day Gods, monsters and men We'll die together in the end God of thunder, god of rain Earth shaker who feels no pain The powerhead of the universe Now send your never ending curse Watched as he shouted To the giants that died that day He held up his hammer high And called to Odin for a sign Thor, the mighty, Thor, the brave Crush the infidels in your way By your hammer let none be saved Live to die on that final day Gods, monsters and men We'll die together in the end Swing your hammer to crack the sky Lift your cape so that you might fly Back to Odin and the Gods of high And leave this mortal world Thor, the mighty, Thor, the brave Crush the infidels in your way By your hammer let none be saved Live to die on that final day Gods, monsters and men We'll die together in the end Odin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Mountains (DeMaio) 7:40 So tall, silent against the sky Up through the clouds, where eagles fly Wind and rain beat down on one so strong They cut but never change what stood so long Tall as a mountain, I'm gonna tear through the sky Life's for a takin' Like a man is a mountainside Greatness waits for those who try None can teach you, it's all inside I am all I am the ground, I am the air, I am all I live in the hearts of all men I am the call to greatness Not all can hear I awaken the creator, in those who dare And the day will come when we all must die And enter the mountainside Tall as a mountain, I'm gonna tear through the sky Life's for a takin' Like a man is a mountainside Greatness waits for those who try None can teach you, it's all inside Just climb I have no fear Death and glory Both draw near Like a man is a mountainside Greatness waits for those who try None can teach you, it's all inside All inside Just climb ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Sign Of The Hammer (DeMaio) 4:16 The spell has been broken, the curse has been lifted Black is the wind on the heels of the gifted Four sworn to vengeance, see the hate in our eyes Called by the gods and given a sign Onward pounding into glory ride Sign of the hammer, be my guide Final warning, all stand aside Sign of the hammer, it's my time Pounding, pounding, we are back from the dead Those who denied us are delivered instead Into the hands of four sworn to ride Now the people will triumph and live by the sign Onward pounding into glory ride Sign of the hammer, be my guide Final warning, all stand aside Sign of the hammer, it's my time The spell has been broken, the curse has been lifted Black is the wind on the heels of the gifted Four sworn to vengeance, see the hate in our eyes Called by the gods and given a sign Onward pounding into glory ride Sign of the hammer, be my guide Final warning, all stand aside Old men and young boys, it's my time Sign of the hammer, be my guide Sign of the hammer, it's my time ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) The Oath (DeMaio, Ross The Boss) 4:50 Burning embers of the second death will come in the night Priest and kings, the alpha and omega, poison bites False prophets and deceivers, swing from the trees Now, down the age of birds, drunk with blood, like lepers with disease Lord of the sky, Mercury the guide Lord of the underworld, I swear the sacred rite I will crucify, slay them with their tribe Hear my war cry They'll find no sanctuary hidden in their ancestral halls Let loose the knot that binds the spirit and flesh, let it fall For only courage and heroism linger and death So hold fast thy sword, rejecting pain, feel the dragons breath Lord of the sky, Mercury the guide Lord of the underworld, I swear the sacred rite I will crucify, slay them with their tribe Hear my war cry Burning embers of the second death will come in the night Priest and kings, the alpha and omega, poison bites False prophets and deceivers, swing from the trees Now, down the age of birds, drunk with blood, like lepers with disease Lord of the sky, Mercury the guide Lord of the underworld, I swear the sacred rite I will crucify, slay them with their tribe Hear my war cry I've sworn the oath (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Thunder Pick (DeMaio) 5:33 Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Guyana (Cult Of The Damned) (DeMaio) 7:06 Thank you for the cool aid, reverend Jim We're glad to leave behind their world of sin Our lifeless bodies fall on holy ground Rotting flesh a sacrificial mound Were you our God or a man in a play Who took our applause and forced us to stay Now all together we lived as we died On your command, by your side Guyana in the cult of the damned Give us your world for the grand final stand Guyana in the cult of the damned Give us your world for the grand final stand In the cult of the damned we all worked the land Too afraid to look up, we all feared his hand "Hurry my children, there isn't much time But we'll meet again on the other side" Be God to the children and old men First hand them a drink They're dying of thirst Guyana in the cult of the damned Give us your world for the grand final stand Guyana in the cult of the damned Give us your world for the grand final stand Bigfoot, Bigfoot thrown in a well Pulled under water, screaming like hell He told us life was just a hotel Time to check out when he rang the bell Guyana in the cult of the damned Give us your world for the grand final stand Guyana in the cult of the damned Give us your world for the grand final stand Mother, mother ------------------------------------------------------------------------