Hand of Doom
Manowar Lyrics


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Hands of doom are reaching out to crush all infidels who stray
Time to know the pain, but no time to run within
And these hands you see before you will end the light of day
Your ashes will be cast into the wind

Your blood's upon the soil, your body fed to wolves
Not one of you will be left alive
Hear the sound pounding and the army of the night
By the hammer of Thor you now shall die

Tonight we strike, there is thunder in the sky
Together we'll fight, some of us will die
We'll always remember that we made a stand
And many will die by my hand

We are high atop a mountain with hammers in the wind
Lusting for blood and death again
In a flash of lightning strike
Now the house of death invites you, body and soul to come within

I see the fear you have inside you can run but never hide
I will hunt you down and tear you limb from limb
Nothing shall remain not your memory, your name
It will be as though you never, ever lived

Tonight we strike, there is thunder in the sky
Together we'll fight, some of us will die
We'll always remember that we made a stand
Many will die by my hand
They will die
High atop a mountain with hammers in the wind
Lusting for blood and death again
In a flash of lightning strike
Now the house of death invites you, body and soul to come within

I see the fear you have inside you can run but never hide
I will hunt you down and tear you limb from limb
Nothing shall remain not your memory, your name
It will be as though you never, ever lived

Tonight we strike, there is thunder in the sky
Together we'll fight, some of us will die
But we'll always remember that we made a stand




And many will die by my hand
They will die, by my hand, they will die

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Manowar's "Hand of Doom" are aggressive, threatening and invoke images of warfare, death and destruction. The song suggests that the "hands of doom" - likely a metaphorical representation of war or an invading army - will crush and destroy all those who stand in their way. The menacing tone of the lyrics is clear, with the suggestion that those who face the hand of doom will either suffer a cruel death, or be forced to flee and live forever with the fear of being hunted down and torn "limb from limb".


Line by Line Meaning

Hands of doom are reaching out to crush all infidels who stray
The enemy is coming to crush anyone who does not comply with their beliefs or ways.


Time to know the pain, but no time to run within
You will suffer, but you cannot hide or run away from your punishment.


And these hands you see before you will end the light of day
These hands will kill you and take away your life.


Your ashes will be cast into the wind
Your remains will be scattered and forgotten.


Your blood's upon the soil, your body fed to wolves
You will die a brutal death, and your body will be left to scavengers.


Not one of you will be left alive
You will all die.


Hear the sound pounding and the army of the night
The enemy is approaching with a forceful, intimidating presence.


By the hammer of Thor you now shall die
You will die, and it will be swift and merciless.


Tonight we strike, there is thunder in the sky
We will attack with great force and intensity.


Together we'll fight, some of us will die
We will fight as a united front, but some of us will not survive.


We'll always remember that we made a stand
We will remember that we stood up for what we believed in.


And many will die by my hand
I will be the one to kill many of our enemies.


We are high atop a mountain with hammers in the wind
We are prepared for battle, armed with powerful tools.


Lusting for blood and death again
We are driven by a desire for violence and killing.


In a flash of lightning strike
We will attack with sudden and overwhelming force.


Now the house of death invites you, body and soul to come within
You are being invited to your own death, both physically and spiritually.


I see the fear you have inside you can run but never hide
You are scared, but you cannot escape your fate.


I will hunt you down and tear you limb from limb
I will find you and kill you in a violent and painful way.


Nothing shall remain not your memory, your name
You will be completely forgotten, and no one will remember who you were.


It will be as though you never, ever lived
Your existence will be erased, and you will have never existed.


But we'll always remember that we made a stand
We will remember that we fought for what we believed in, regardless of the outcome.


And many will die by my hand
I will be responsible for killing many of our enemies.


They will die, by my hand, they will die
Our enemies will die, and I will be the one to kill them.




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MICHAEL BUTLER, OZZY OSBOURNE, TONY IOMMI, WILLIAM WARD

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Eric Reiter

This song is the most pure "heavy metal" song there is. After this you can only have sub-genres.

Дон Пехот

@𝕷𝖔𝖗𝖉 𝕭𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖚𝖗𝖔 This is soft-pop

𝕷𝖔𝖗𝖉 𝕭𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖚𝖗𝖔

Isnt this power Metal?

Bjørn Gundersen

Truth.

qzeq

It's a crime that this is not on spotify

Edison Zamora

@Guille Arg It is now available on spotify🤟

Edison Zamora

It is now available on spotify!! 🤟🤟

Edison Zamora

It is now available on spotify🤟🤟

Instinct

I used spotify once, and it was just bad
and just bye the cd

McCauley

I've spoke with Mr. Karl Logan on the phone. Hammers up!

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