Dark Avenger
Manowar Lyrics

He broke the laws of the elders
He disobeyed the ancient rules and regulations

So they plucked out his eye
For his actions, he was punished by losing one of his eyes

Took his land and fortune
He also lost everything he owned- his property and wealth

Left him to die
He was left alone with no means to survive

Bound on the shoreline
He was tied up on the beach

Left for the tide
He was abandoned to the mercy of the waves

See's his life blood leaving...
He notices his blood draining out of his body

Circling lower the vultures fly
Vultures are approaching him, indicating his impending death

These bones may be broken
Although physically weakened and hurt,

But the spirit can't die
his spirit remains strong and unbroken

And the Gods see his anguish
The divine forces can feel his pain

And give him a sign
They provide him with help through an omen

From the floor of the ocean
From the depths of the sea bed

The ship of the lost souls rise
A ghost ship appears, full of dead people's souls

And they take him where no one sleeps
He is taken to a destination where nobody can rest

While the undead cry
The soul-departed wail painfully in the background

The elders sing
The senior citizens sing together

On his land they live
They continue to reside on his property

Let death's bell ring
They hope he would die for disobeying the rules

He was met at the gate of Hades
He reached the entrance of the underworld

By the Guardian of the Lost Souls
The person responsible for the protection of dead people's souls

The Keeper of the Unavenged
The protector of those whose death has not been avenged

And He did say to him:
He was spoken to by the keeper

"Let you not pass abandon return to the world from once you came
"Don't proceed any further into the underworld, return to the world you arrived from

And seek payment not only for thy known anguish
He was advised to seek vengeance for himself and others' pain

But vindicate the souls of the Unavenged"
Moreover, he was requested to avenge the lives of those whose death remained unpunished

And they placed in his hands a sword made for him called Vengeance
He was granted a special weapon named 'vengeance' to use for his mission

Forged in brimstone and tempered by the woeful tears of the Unavenged
This sword was made with molten sulfur and then quenched with emotion-driven tears

And to carry him up on his journey back to the upper world
For the return trip to earth, they provided him with transportation

They brought forth their Demon horse called Black Death
A demonic horse that they referred to as 'Black Death' appeared

A grim steed so fiercely might and black in colour
It was intimidating and completely dark in appearance

That he could stand as one with the darkness
It was so dark that he could blend in with the shadows

Save from his burning eyes of crimson fire
The horse's eyes were potent and combustible, appearing to be red in color

And on that night they rode up from Hell
From the underworld, they departed on this night

The pounding of his hooves did clap like thunder
The horse's hooves' sound was as loud as thunder

Burning, death, destruction raping the daughters and wives
The artist represents death and destruction with violent consequences

In blood I take my payment in full with their lives
His vengeance involves the loss of innocent lives

No one can escape me on Black Death I ride
Riding on the demonic horse, he is unstoppable and invincible

When kissed by the sword of Vengeance
This sword, crafted to exact revenge, kisses his victim

Your head lays there by your side
results in decapitation

I take the lives of all that I once knew
Those he avenges were people who were once his acquaintances

The torn flesh of a slow death waits for you
retribution leads to a torturous death

I spare not land or servants my wake is slow dead there
No one is safe from his wrath; he leaves behind a trail of dead bodies

I take their wives and daughters
This killing spree includes violating women and girls

They stand there watching, watching
The victims are forced to helplessly observe the violence

Hoping to get my life but when I'm through they know they must pay
Although they may have thought they could save themselves, in the end, they suffer a similar fate