Slayer's Blade
Attacker Lyrics
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Dreadful sight, bloodstained steel
Reality begins to fade
All i see is slayer's blade
A warrior who feats on doom
Gathers darkness provokes gloom
Hang 'em high on gallow's pole
Slayer's blade will take your soul
Somehow i feel i don't belong
Hauntingly he chants his song
Dead soldiers in the field
Slayer's blade will not yield
A warrior who feats on doom
Gathers darkness provokes gloom
Hang 'em high on gallow's pole
Slayer's blade will take your soul
The lyrics of Attacker's song Slayer's Blade paints a picture of a gruesome battlefield, where the singer is confronted by an image so appalling that he/she has trouble believing it's real. The sight of a bloodstained steel in the hand of a warrior sends chills down his/her spine as everything around them fades away into oblivion. They can't shake off the imagery of the scenes around them as they imagine the slayer's blade consuming the souls of fallen soldiers. The song suggests that the slayer's blade is a cursed weapon, and whoever holds it becomes a warrior feasting on doom whose only purpose is to spread darkness and gloom. The lyrics describe the feeling of not belonging, as if the slayer's blade and the warrior wielding it didn't belong to the same world.
The second verse continues to describe the dread of encountering the slayer's blade as it relentlessly cuts through its enemies with the dead soldiers in the field bearing witness to its power. The song concludes with a final warning about the slayer's blade taking the soul of whoever crosses its path. The song is a warning against the dangers of instruments of war and the horrors of battlefields.
Line by Line Meaning
I turn around, it's so unreal
Upon turning, a vision so surreal
Dreadful sight, bloodstained steel
The sight of bloodied steel, gruesome and real
Reality begins to fade
Actuality fading, illusions invade
All i see is slayer's blade
All that's visible is the weapon's sharp edge
A warrior who feats on doom
A fighter who thrives on bringing deadly gloom
Gathers darkness provokes gloom
Dark forces unite, causing impending doom
Hang 'em high on gallow's pole
Executing by hanging, a tyrant's role
Slayer's blade will take your soul
With that blade, your spirit will no longer be whole
Somehow i feel i don't belong
A feeling of not fitting the throng
Hauntingly he chants his song
A melody that echoes, persisting long
Dead soldiers in the field
Deceased warriors who didn't yield
Slayer's blade will not yield
That weapon won't relent, making foes keeled
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: BOB MITCHELL, MICHAEL SABATINI, PAT MARINELLI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
MrGentleman78
I love the look on the warriors face on the cover..timeless
Spooked Horse
Epic NJ metal.Glad they never lost touch with what they create.Best metal band still going today.They're real.
Art Gordon
RIP Jim Mooney tearin it up on this disc!!!
Spooked Horse
NJ'S FINEST!!!!!!!!!!! BEST METAL BAND STILL GOING STRONG!!!!!!!!!!
Ronald van Bruggen
Nice song ? Fucking awesome song ! Could headbang myself to blood on this supersong !!
Anton Sander
AttackeR kicks so much ass.
Jesus is Lord
Real metal
Cesare
Why did they remove this from Spotify?!
wade sprynczynatyk
Nice 👍
Whyte Groovin
OH I DIDN'T KNOW THAT JIM MOONEY HAD PASSED AWAY WHAT A GREAT SONG WRITTER HE WAS EVEN BACK TO 1985 !!! I HAVE JUST LEARNTHAT THE SAME SHIT HAPPENED TO ARMANDO ACOSTA THE FORMER ST VITUS DRUMMER A SUPER HEAVY DRUMMER I MET UP WITH BACK TO 1992 IN GENEVA / SWISS ... FUCK OFF DEATH !!!