Manowar - Achilles, Agony & Ecstasy Lyrics
Original lyricsPreludeI) hector storms the wallSee my chariot run to your ships Ill drive you back to the seaYou came her for gold the wall will not holdThis day was promised to meThe gods are my shield lightning and javelins flySoon many will fall we are storming the wallStones fall snow from the skyWe will pay with our glory in the fire of battleZeus today is mineKilling all in my way like sheep and like cattleSmashing skulls of all who defyI spare not the hammer I spare not the swordThis day will ring with my nameNone have to chase me let he who will face meKill me or die by the swordIi) the death of patroclusOh friend of mine, how to say goodbyeThis was your time, but the armor you wore was mineI will not rest until hectors blood is spilledHis bones will all be broken dragged across the fieldThis dear friend is how well say goodbyeUntil we meet in the skyIii) funeral marchIv) armor of the godsV) hectors final hourHere inside the walls of troy, the gods weigh my fateFrom this bay do I abstain, to a memory of hateTo pay for all the blood that spilled the many thousands I did killNo walls can contain the gods almighty willI hear the silent voices I cannot hideThe gods leave no choices so we all must dieOh achilles let thy arrows fly, into the wind, where eagles cross the skyToday my mortal blood will mix with sand it was foretoldI will die by thy hand into hades my soul descendVi) death hectors rewardCowards in the grip of fear, no valor to upholdCut into the earth, with honor long been soldFor all shall come to know me as they fall unto their kneesZeus the thunderer, control my destinyWhen the cards of life were bealt my hand a ruthless fateTo avenge, and bringeth fury, hector feel my hateA bloodbath I was born to bring, by birth Im an assassinTo cut the cord of life and death ties to earth unfastenBlood and fire death and hate, your body I will desecrateDogs and vultures eat your flesh the hall of hades waitsKill...Hectors blood lies on the battlefield his bodys mangled woundsThe gods who once protected him are now his gods of doom,Like a tower standing tall, steadfast in directionI fall upon you bringing death, the gods give no protectionCoward in the grip of fear, no valor to upholdCut into the earth, with honor long been soldFor all shall come to know me, as they fall unto their kneesZeus the thunderer, control my destinyBlood and fire death and hate, your body I will desecrateDogs and vultures eat your flesh the hall of hades waitsDie...Vii) the desecration of hectors bodyViii) the glory of achillesThe oath of the gods, this day was fulfilledIn the heat of the battle, hector was killedSee him patroclus, down in the dustRejoice in his death my symbol of trustA dozen highborn youths, have been killedCutting their throats their blood was all spilledTheir bodies set at the foot of your fireWith oxen, sheep and two of your houndsYour funeral pyre high off the groundHectors body dragged three times aroundI will carry the torch to your funeral pyreI will ask of the wind to send high your fireHectors blood will not be washed from my bodyUntil your body is burnedA prophecy spoken a promise fulfilledMore blood will be spilled, more will be killed.
