The band's membership has seen much turnover, including a revolving cast of drummers in the 1970s and the departure of singer Rob Halford in 1992. Tim "Ripper" Owens, formerly of Winter's Bane, replaced Halford in 1996 and recorded two albums with Judas Priest, before Halford returned to the band in 2003. The current line-up consists of Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis. The band's best-selling album is 1982's Screaming for Vengeance, with their most commercially successful line-up featuring Ian Hill, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, guitarist K. K. Downing, and drummer Dave Holland. Tipton and Hill are the only two members of the band to appear on every album.
Halford's operatic vocal style and the twin guitar sound of Downing and Tipton have been a major influence on heavy metal bands. Judas Priest's image of leather, spikes, and other taboo articles of clothing were widely influential during the glam metal era of the 1980s. The Guardian referred to British Steel as the record that defines heavy metal. Despite a decline in exposure during the mid-1990s, the band has once again seen a resurgence, including worldwide tours, being inaugural inductees into the VH1 Rock Honors in 2006, receiving a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2010, and having their songs featured in video games such as Guitar Hero and the Rock Band series. In 2022, Judas Priest were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Studio albums
Rocka Rolla (1974)
Sad Wings of Destiny (1976)
Sin After Sin (1977)
Stained Class (1978)
Killing Machine (1978)
British Steel (1980)
Point of Entry (1981)
Screaming for Vengeance (1982)
Defenders of the Faith (1984)
Turbo (1986)
Ram It Down (1988)
Painkiller (1990)
Jugulator (1997)
Demolition (2001)
Angel of Retribution (2005)
Nostradamus (2008)
Redeemer of Souls (2014)
Firepower (2018)
Invincible Shield (2024)
Turn on Your Light
Judas Priest Lyrics
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Before you come into my life again
Seems as though forever until
I can be here by your side till then
I think you feel the same way too
You know you make my dreams come true
If you'll just turn on your light
When I'm far away from here
I'll hold all the memories so clear
If I only have the choice
I would stay so let me hear your voice
I think you feel the same way too
You know you make my dreams come true
If you'll just turn on your light
Let me see it shining through the night
The lyrics of Judas Priest's song Turn on Your Light express the longing of a person to be reunited with the one they love. The first stanza speaks about the pain of waiting for a loved one to come back into their life. The waiting seems endless, and the singer wishes to be by their side once again. The line "Seems as though forever until" reveals the singer's agony of being away from their love, and how time seems to drag on.
The second stanza talks about how the singer believes that their loved one feels the same way they do. They are sure that their love is reciprocal, and they long to have that person back in their life. The singer pleads with the loved one to "turn on your light" as a beacon to guide them back together. The light metaphor stands for both the hope of being reunited and also for the light of love that the loved one brings to the singer's life.
The third stanza speaks about how memories sustain the singer when they are away from their love. They want to make the most of every moment they have together if they had the choice. The singer wants to hear their loved one's voice and be with them, and they hope that the other person feels the same as they do. Overall, the song is about longing, hope, and the power of love to sustain us and guide us back to the people we care about the most.
Line by Line Meaning
Why do I have to wait so long
Expressing impatience with waiting for the other person to come into their life again.
Before you come into my life again
Referring to a previous relationship or encounter with the other person.
Seems as though forever until
Feels like an unbearably long time until they can be with the other person again.
I can be here by your side till then
Desires to be with the other person and support them until they can be together again.
I think you feel the same way too
Believes the other person shares the same feelings of longing and desire for each other.
You know you make my dreams come true
Expressing how significant the other person is to the singer and how their presence in their life makes them happy.
If you'll just turn on your light
Symbolic reference for the other person to show their interest and illuminate their personal feelings and intentions.
Let me see it shining through the night
Desire to know the other person's intentions and love, even in difficult or uncertain times.
When I'm far away from here
Thinking about how distance can separate the two of them and make them feel alone.
I'll hold all the memories so clear
Remembering the moments they shared together and the positive memories from their past encounter(s).
If I only have the choice
Expressing that being with the other person is the most important and dominant choice they would make.
I would stay so let me hear your voice
Asking the other person to reciprocate their feelings and voice their emotional connection and interest.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ROBERT HALFORD, GLENN RAYMOND TIPTON
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Rodny C.
Why do I have to wait so long
Before you come into my life again
Seems as though forever until
I can be here by your side till then
I think you feel the same way too
You know you make my dreams come true
If you'll just turn on your light
Let me see it shining through the night
When I'm far away from here
I'll hold all the memories so clear
If I only have the choice
I would stay so let me hear your voice
I think you feel the same way too
You know you make my dreams come true
If you'll just turn on your light
Let me see it shining through the night.
Does it Matter
Why do I have to wait so long
Before you come into my life again
Seems as though forever until
I can be here by your side till then
I think you feel the same way too
You know you make my dreams come true
If you'll just turn on your light
Let me see it shining through the night
When I'm far away from here
I'll hold all the memories so clear
If I only have the choice
I would stay so let me hear your voice
I think you feel the same way too
You know you make my dreams come true
If you'll just turn on your light
Let me see it shining through the night
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Why do I have to wait so long
Before you come into my life again
Seems as though forever until
I can be here by your side till then
I think you feel the same way too
You know you make my dreams come true
If you'll just turn on your light
Let me see it shining through the night
When I'm far away from here
I'll hold all the memories so clear
If I only have the choice
I would stay so let me hear your voice
I think you feel the same way too
You know you make my dreams come true
If you'll just turn on your light
Let me see it shining through the night
BlakesSite
Seen them a bunch of times got this CD and have never heard this song Ever.
How they are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is ridiculous.
ThreeDaysOfDan
Its on the reissue , this is a song off the canceled album Twin Turbos , which was partially released as ram it down, and the rest of the song have been scattered around the reissues seemingly trying to disassociate it with turbo.
F. Frederick Skitty
@ThreeDaysOfDan seems like it would have been a better song match up with the Point Of Entry album instead
Mislav Tomljenović
They will be now
BlakesSite
@Mislav Tomljenović Did they finally get in?
Jon Pike
This song should of been a huge hit. Why they didn't add it to an album is beyond me. Excellent!
David Knichal
Well it did not fit into that DOTF album style
Emerson Langie
Regular Vynil time length constraints?
___And_Memes_For_All
@David Knichal it was made for the Turbo sessions. they wern't planning on putting this song on any album so they didn't even consider putting it on Turbo
Scott Ashe
@___And_Memes_For_All Are you sure they didn't consider putting it on Turbo? They spent the time to write it and record it in the studio.