[from A Tribute to Judas Priest, Legends of Metal, Vol. 2]
Along deserted avenues
Steam begins to rise
The figures
primed and ready
Prepared for quick suprise
He's watching for a sign
His life is on the line
[CHORUS:]
Sworn to
avenge
Condemned to hell
Tempt not the blade
All fear the sentinel
Dogs whine in the alleys
Smoke is on the
wind
From deep inside its empty shell
A cathedral bell begins
Ringing out its toll
A storm begins to grow
[REPEAT
CHORUS]
Amidst the upturned burned out cars
The challengers await
And in their fists clutch iron bars
With which to seal
his fate
Across his chest in scabbards rest
The rows of throwing knives
Whose razor points in challenged tests
Have finished
many lives
[SOLO]
[BRIDGE:]
Now facing as another
The standoff eats at time
Then all at once the silence
falls
As the bell ceases its chime
Upon this sign the challengers
With shrieks and cries rush forth
The knives fly out like
bullets
Upon their deadly course
Screams of pain and agony
Rent the silent air
Amidst the dying bodies
Blood runs
everywhere
The figure stands expressionless
Impassive and alone
Unmoved by this victory
And the seeds of death he's
sown
[REPEAT CHORUS 4x]