Motörhead released 23 studio albums, 10 live recordings, 12 compilation albums and five EPs over a career spanning 40 years. Usually a power trio, they had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the UK Top 40 chart. The albums Overkill, Bomber, Ace of Spades and, particularly, the live album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith cemented Motörhead's reputation as a top-tier rock band. The band are ranked number 26 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. As of 2016, they have sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.
Most often classified as heavy metal, Motörhead has been credited with being part of and influencing numerous musical scenes, thrash metal and speed metal especially. Lemmy, however, always insisted that they were a rock and roll band. He said that they had more in common with punk bands, but with their own unique sound, Motörhead is embraced in both punk and metal scenes. Their lyrics typically covered such topics as war, good versus evil, abuse of power, promiscuous sex, substance abuse and, most famously, gambling, the latter theme being the focus of their hit song "Ace of Spades".
Lemmy died on 28 December 2015 from cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure, after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. The day after his death, drummer Mikkey Dee and guitarist Phil Campbell both confirmed that Motörhead had disbanded. By 2018, all three members of Motörhead's best-known line-up (Lemmy, Taylor and Clarke) had died.
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Discography
Motörhead (1977)
Overkill (1979)
Bomber (1979)
On Parole (1979)
Ace of Spades (1980)
Iron Fist (1982)
Another Perfect Day (1983)
Orgasmatron (1986)
Rock 'n' Roll (1987)
1916 (1991)
March ör Die (1992)
Bastards (1993)
Sacrifice (1995)
Overnight Sensation (1996)
Snake Bite Love (1998)
We Are Motörhead (2000)
Hammered (2002)
Inferno (2004)
Kiss of Death (2006)
Motörizer (2008)
The Wörld Is Yours (2010)
Aftershock (2013)
Bad Magic (2015)
Liar
Motörhead Lyrics
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I'll tear it from your wrist, just take your hand from me
Liar, your mouth is ashes, dog
Do not presume to fool me with your tales of god
Liar, promises of Heaven now
You cannot truly think you are the servant now
Liar, and I will challenge you
All my life I swear that I will challenge you
I will be the watcher, and I will never sleep
Many miles before me, and promises to keep
Driving out the demons, and bring them all to trial
I see the face that cannot smile
Liar, you should be burning now
I know you are the grace and it is turning now
Liar, your words are filth and false
You are the vile partner in the final waltz
Liar, I will be rid of you
A good day in my life, I will be rid of you
Liar, I see your eyeless smile
There is no other thing upon this world so vile
I will be the hero, and I can do no more
I can be the hero, as I have been before
I can take you places that you have never seen
I can make you pleased that you are clean
Killer, do not presume I'm fooled
You kill the hearts of many but I'll break your rules
Killer, don't show your teeth to me
I'll pull your teeth and feed you with them, count on me
Killer, I am thy killer too
I am the frightful thing that always follows you
Liar, I am thy Nemesis
I always knew one day that it would come to this
Why the world is wicked
I know the reason now
Why the world is wicked
I know that it's allowed
I can never leave it the way it was before
I can never disobey the law
The lyrics to Motörhead's song "Liar" are a scathing indictment of a deceitful and manipulative person, who is addressed directly by the singer. The song opens with a warning that if the liar takes their hand off of the singer, they'll have it torn off their wrist, setting the confrontational tone for the entire song. The liar is accused of speaking falsely about the divine and of being a partner in the final waltz, suggesting that their complicity in the corruption of society is leading to its ultimate downfall. The singer vows to be the watcher, driving out the demons and bringing them all to trial, with a fierce determination to rid their life of the liar.
The chorus further emphasizes this heroic figure that the singer is assuming - they claim that they will be the hero, and that they have been before. They will be able to take the liar to places they have never seen and make them pleased that they are clean. The latter phrase suggests that the liar is somehow unclean or impure, implying that they are responsible for some kind of transgression that is leading to their eventual downfall. The song takes a more aggressive stance in its second half, with the singer calling the liar a killer who has killed the hearts of many, but vows to break their rules. They claim to be the killer's nemesis, and that they always knew that their confrontation would lead to this moment.
Line by Line Meaning
Liar, you take your hand from me
You better remove your hand from me. If you don't, I will forcibly remove it from you.
Liar, your mouth is ashes, dog
Your lies are not going to trick me by invoking religion.
Liar, promises of Heaven now
You cannot think that you can convince me that you are obeying God and going to heaven despite your lies.
Liar, and I will challenge you
I will challenge you to prove your honesty.
I will be the watcher, and I will never sleep
I will always be watching you and ready to catch you in your lies.
Liar, you should be burning now
You deserve to be punished for your deceit. I know what you are doing now, and it is soon to end.
Liar, your words are filth and false
Your words may sound good on the surface, but in reality they are dirty, untrue, and only meant to mislead.
Liar, I will be rid of you
The day I get rid of you will be one of the best days of my life.
Killer, don't show your teeth to me
Don't intimidate me with your threats because it won't work.
Killer, I am thy killer too
I will kill you if you try to kill me or anyone else.
Liar, I am thy Nemesis
I am your archenemy and will be the one to take you down.
Why the world is wicked
I understand the reason why the world is corrupt and unjust.
I can never leave it the way it was before
I can't let the world remain the way it is long before corrections are made.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: IAN FRASER KILMISTER, PHILIP ANTHONY CAMPBELL, RICHARD MICHAEL BURSTON, MICHAEL KIRIAKOS DELAOGLOU
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