Achilles Agony And Ecstasy Lyrics by Manowar

Achilles Agony And Ecstasy Lyrics

    Original lyrics

    Prelude

    I) hector storms the wall

    See my chariot run to your ships i'll drive you back to the sea
    You came her for gold the wall will not hold
    This day was promised to me
    The gods are my shield lightning and javelins fly
    Soon many will fall we are storming the wall
    Stones fall snow from the sky

    We will pay with our glory in the fire of battle
    Zeus today is mine
    Killing all in my way like sheep and like cattle
    Smashing skulls of all who defy
    I spare not the hammer i spare not the sword
    This day will ring with my name
    None have to chase me let he who will face me
    Kill me or die by the sword

    Ii) the death of patroclus

    Oh friend of mine, how to say goodbye
    This was your time, but the armor you wore was mine
    I will not rest until hector's blood is spilled
    His bones will all be broken dragged across the field
    This dear friend is how we'll say goodbye
    Until we meet in the sky

    Iii) funeral march

    Iv) armor of the gods

    V) hector's final hour

    Here inside the walls of troy, the gods weigh my fate
    From this bay do i abstain, to a memory of hate
    To pay for all the blood that spilled the many thousands i did kill
    No walls can contain the gods' almighty will

    I hear the silent voices i cannot hide
    The gods leave no choices so we all must die
    Oh achilles let thy arrows fly, into the wind, where eagles cross the sky
    Today my mortal blood will mix with sand it was foretold
    I will die by thy hand into hades my soul descend

    Vi) death hector's reward

    Cowards in the grip of fear, no valor to uphold
    Cut into the earth, with honor long been sold
    For all shall come to know me as they fall unto their knees
    Zeus the thunderer, control my destiny

    When the cards of life were bealt my hand a ruthless fate
    To avenge, and bringeth fury, hector feel my hate
    A bloodbath i was born to bring, by birth i'm an assassin
    To cut the cord of life and death ties to earth unfasten

    Blood and fire death and hate, your body i will desecrate
    Dogs and vultures eat your flesh the hall of hades waits
    Kill...

    Hector's blood lies on the battlefield his body's mangled wounds
    The gods who once protected him are now his gods of doom,
    Like a tower standing tall, steadfast in direction
    I fall upon you bringing death, the gods give no protection

    Coward in the grip of fear, no valor to uphold
    Cut into the earth, with honor long been sold
    For all shall come to know me, as they fall unto their knees
    Zeus the thunderer, control my destiny

    Blood and fire death and hate, your body i will desecrate
    Dogs and vultures eat your flesh the hall of hades waits
    Die...

    Vii) the desecration of hector's body

    Viii) the glory of achilles

    The oath of the gods, this day was fulfilled
    In the heat of the battle, hector was killed
    See him patroclus, down in the dust
    Rejoice in his death my symbol of trust

    A dozen highborn youths, have been killed
    Cutting their throats their blood was all spilled
    Their bodies set at the foot of your fire
    With oxen, sheep and two of your hounds

    Your funeral pyre high off the ground
    Hector's body dragged three times around
    I will carry the torch to your funeral pyre
    I will ask of the wind to send high your fire

    Hector's blood will not be washed from my body
    Until your body is burned
    A prophecy spoken a promise fulfilled
    More blood will be spilled, more will be killed.

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