Judas Priest is an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, Warwicksh… Read Full Bio ↴Judas Priest is an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, Warwickshire in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in the latter half of the 1970s, the band had struggled with indifferent record production and a lack of major commercial success until 1980, when they rose to commercial success with the album British Steel.

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)

Wild Nights
Judas Priest Lyrics

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I'm layin' awake at night
I can't get you out of my mind
All I can hear is my heart beat
And a voice in the dark of some kind

Where are you now
The fears are comin' back to me once again
Oh, I wish you were here

Takin' good care of me
I want you
I feel as though I'm out in the cold

Out in the cold
Hear me calling
Cold
Out in the cold
Please rescue me

I know it was you I hurt
I didn't mean to hurt you
So much to forgive and forget
Can't take anymore of this hurt
On no, Oh no
There's so many things I regret

Where are you now
The fears are comin' back to me once again
Oh, I wish you were here
Takin' good care of me
I want you
I feel as though I'm out in the cold

Shut me out
Out in the cold
Where are you now
Hear me calling
I need you I'm so cold
Can't you hear my heart beat
Out in the cold
Please rescue me

Give me a chance baby
There's nothing I wouldn't do to make it alright
Just for one more chance baby
I need all your lovin' tonight

Where are you now
The fears are comin' back to me once again
Oh, I wish you were here
Takin' good care of me
I want you
I feel as though I'm out in the cold

Shut me out
Out in the cold
Where are you now
Hear me calling
I need you I'm so cold
Can't you hear my heart beat
Out in the cold
Please rescue me
Why don't you rescue me
Cold
Shut me out
Out in the cold
Where are you now
Hear me calling
I need you I'm so cold
Can't you hear my heart beat
Out in the cold
Please rescue me
Why don't you rescue me
I'm so cold
Shut me out
Out in the cold
Where are you now
Hear me calling
I need you I'm so cold
Can't you hear my heart beat

Out in the cold
Please rescue me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Wild Nights by Judas Priest speak about a heartbreak and a deep longing to be reunited with the loved one. The singer is unable to sleep at night and is overwhelmed by a sense of loneliness and abandonment. The fear of being left alone haunts the singer, and they wish the person they love were with them to comfort them. They regret hurting their loved one, and the pain of losing them is too much to bear. In the end, the singer pleads for another chance to make things right and promises to do anything to heal their relationship.

The chorus of the song 'Out in the cold, hear me calling' symbolizes the feeling of abandonment where you're left outside in the cold without anyone to rescue or care for you. The lyrics are an emotional plea to the listener's senses, with some evocative phrases such as "Can't you hear my heart beat?" and "Please rescue me." This song signifies the pain and misery of a broken heart and the desire to be reunited with someone who was once beloved.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm layin' awake at night
I'm unable to sleep at night

I can't get you out of my mind
I keep thinking about you even though I want to forget

All I can hear is my heart beat
The only sound I hear is my own heartbeat

And a voice in the dark of some kind
There's a mysterious voice in the darkness

Where are you now
I don't know where you are

The fears are comin' back to me once again
I'm feeling anxious and scared again

Oh, I wish you were here
I really wish you were here with me

Takin' good care of me
I want you to take care of me

I want you
I miss you very much

I feel as though I'm out in the cold
I feel alone and abandoned

Out in the cold
I'm left without warmth or comfort