JUDAS PRIEST Sin After Sin (1977) TRACKLIST 1. Sinner 2. Diamonds And Rust 3. Starbreaker 4. Last Rose of Summer 5. Let Us Prey 6. Call For The Priest/Raw Deal 7. Here Come The Tears 8. Dissident Aggressor 1. Sinner [Tipton/Halford] Sinner rider, rides in with the storm The devil rides beside him The devil is his god, God help you mourn Do you, do you hear it, do you hear the thunder Deafen every living thing about Can you, can you see it, can you See the mountains darken yonder Black sun rising, time is running out Sacrifice to vice or die by the hand of the Sinner! Sinner! Sinner! Sinner! His steed of fury, Eyes of fire and mane ablaze Demonic vultures stalking Drawn by the smell of war and pain He roams the starways Searching for the carcasses of war But if it's hungry then its very presence Disrupts the calm into the storm Curse and damn you all you'll fall by the hand of the Sinner! Sinner! Sinner! Sinner! God of the Devils, God of the Devils Won't you help them pray God of the Devils, God of the Devils Is there no other way Can't you hear their souls calling out in their plight Can't you see their blood is boiling setting them alight [SOLO (Glenn/K.K.)] Thirty years now sleeping, so sound War raises its head, and looks slowly around The Sinner is near, sensing the fear And the beast will start movin' around Can't you see their souls calling out in their brain Can't you hear their blood is boiling setting them alight [SOLO (Glenn/both)] ...Sinner, Sinner, Sinner, Sinner! Sinner! Sinner! Sinner! Sinner! Sacrifice to vice or die by the hand of the Curse and damn you all you fall by the hand of the Sinner! 2. Diamonds And Rust [Joan Baez] I'll be damned, here comes your ghost again But that's not unusual It's just that the moon is full And you decided to call And here I sit, hand on the telephone Hearing the voice I'd known A couple of light years ago Headed straight for a fall But we both know what memories can bring They bring Diamonds and Rust Yes we both know what memories can bring They bring Diamonds and Rust Now I see you standing with brown leaves all around and snow in your hair Now we're smiling out the window of the crummy hotel over Washington Square Our breath comes in white clouds, mingles and hangs in the air Speaking strictly for me we both could've died then and there Now you're telling me you're not nostalgic Then give me another word for it You were so good with words And at keeping things vague Cause I need some of that vagueness now It's all come back too clearly, yes, I love you dearly And if you're offering me diamonds and rust, I've already paid But we both know what memories can bring They bring Diamonds and Rust Yes we both know what memories can bring They bring Diamonds and Rust Diamonds, Diamonds and Rust Diamonds, Diamonds and Rust Diamonds, Diamonds and Rust Diamonds, Diamonds and Rust 3. Starbreaker [Tipton/Halford] Look out, here's Starbreaker Cruisin' into town Set his mind to stealin' Every little heart around Step out on the sidewalks If you're feeling game He comes but once a lifetime Never seen again Starbreaker Glides in from the sky Starbreaker Takes you up so high Paradise is waiting For the chosen few Let's hope maybe this time He picks me and you Star voyage to a new world Light-year miles away Cross your fingers, here he is, Take us now this day Starbreaker Glides in from the sky Starbreaker Takes you up so high Starbreaker, take my hand Starbreaker, understand Starbreaker, you're the one Starbreaker, lead us on, and on [SOLO (K.K./Glenn/both)] Look out, here's Starbreaker Cruisin' into town Set his mind to stealin' Every little heart around Step out on the sidewalks If you're feeling game He comes but once a lifetime Never ever seen again Starbreaker Glides in from the sky Starbreaker Takes you up so high 4. Last Rose of Summer [Halford/Tipton] Throughout the soft and timeless days of August 'Til now the shadows begin to grow much longer The sunset's fire has deepened blood red I give you this, the last rose of summer A token of my unyielding love So when the winter's mantle stills the earth And all around seems dead and cold This rose reminds you of a time when all was warm and living Do not despair, mother nature simply rests In sleep she has well earned 'Til one day not so very far from now With the opening of the first rose buds I shall return A token of my unyielding love So that when winter's mettle steals the earth And all around seems dead and cold This rose reminds you of a time when all was warm and living The last rose of summer The last rose of summer The last rose of summer The last rose of summer The last rose of summer The last rose of summer In your long shadows The last rose of summer In the sunset The last rose of summer Take this rose that I give you The last rose of summer The last rose of summer Don't worry about the winter The last rose of summer I shall return The last rose of summer The last rose of summer The last rose of summer The last rose of summer The last rose of summer The last rose of summer The last rose of summer The last rose of summer [fade] 5. Let Us Prey [Tipton, Halford] Well, the pressure's too much, you know I peaked last night I gotta get some a quick release City is standing on my shoulders My body's going piece by piece Yeah! Yes I know what I want and I know where to get it And I'm going there right away This is one priest that I don't have to fall on Down to my knees and pray No! When your back's to the wall come along one and all We shall fight all the slander that's penned It's us we shall choose let the bigoted lose For our triumph's the means to their end With you by my side I shall ride every storm Let the cynics drop dead in their critical head They're wrist merchants as we all can see Bunch of deaf ears with their columnized fears What a shame, what a shame, oh dear me! When your back's to the wall, come along one and all We shall fight all the slander that's penned It's us we shall choose let the bigoted lose For our triumph's the means to their end Yes I know what I want and I know where to get it And I'm going there right away This is one priest that I don't have to fall on Down to my knees and pray 6. Call for the priest/Raw Deal [Tipton/Halford] I made a spike about nine o'clock on a Saturday All eyes hit me as I walked into the door Then ??? and then the guys were fooling in the demin dudes A couple cards played rough stuff, New York, fire island I cased the joint, straining at the scenes I moseyed up to the counter and the tender came a-grinnin' I snapped the smile off his face and scowled "Give me a bourbon" The mirror on the wall was collecting and reflecting All the heavy bodies ducking, stealing eager for some action The scene screwed me up, I saw some contact Then the big boys, saw me and knew that I'd had too much, floating around Statues alive, seconds are hours Sacks like a hurricane, wrapped in and shattered I was barely holding on to this flying body symphony I guess I dream in pictures, not colors The true free expression I demand is human rights - right I gave my life, I am immortal I'm going, no loss I'm going, no loss I'm going, no loss I'm going, no loss Nightmare, just a bunch of goddamn, rotten, steaming, raw Deal 7. Here Come The Tears [Halford/Tipton] Once I dreamed that love would come and sweep me up away Now it seems life's passed me by, I'm still alone today Here come the tears Looks like it'll always be the same No one here to comfort me Here come the tears All alone, no one cares. So much to give to you all out there. Take me now, in your arms. Let me rest, safe from harm. Ohhh.... I want to be loved... I need to be loved... Won't somebody love me.... [solo] Here they come, here come the tears... Here they come, here come the tears... Here they come, here come the tears... Here they come, here come the tears... Here they come, here come the tears... Here they come, here come the tears... Here they come, here come the tears... Here they come, here come the tears... Here they come, here come the tears... Here they come, here come the tears... [repeat two more times in background] Here come the tears... Here come the tears... Here come the tears... Here come the tears... Here come the tears, ohhh Here come the tears, ohhh Here come the tears 8. Dissident Aggressor [Tipton/Halford/Downing] Grand canyons of space and time universal My mind is subjected to all Stab! Bawl! Punch! Crawl! Hooks to my brain are well in Stab! Bawl! Punch! Crawl! I know what I am, I'm Berlin Through cracked, blackened memories of unit dispersal I face the impregnable wall Stab! Bawl! Punch! Crawl! Hooks to my brain are well in Stab! Bawl! Punch! Crawl! I know what I am, I'm Berlin Exploding, reloading, this quest never ending Until I give out my last breath I'm stabbing and bawling, I'm punching and crawling Hooks to my brain are well in I'm stabbing and bawling, I'm punching and crawling I know what I am, I'm Berlin NOTE: All lyrics are the property and copyright of their owners. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only.