Avenged Sevenfold - Hail To The King [Official Music Video]
Avenged Sevenfold - Shepherd Of Fire [Official Music Video]
Music video directed by Wayne Isham
Avenged Sevenfold - Hail To The King album
1. Shepherd of Fire - "00:08"
2. Hail to the King - "05:30"
3. Doing Time - "10:36"
4. This Means War - "14:02"
5. Requiem - "20:12"
6. Crimson Day - "24:36"
7. Heretic - "29:36"
8. Coming Home - "34:28"
9. Planets - "40:56"
10. Acid Rain - "46:56"
11. St. James "Bonus Track - "53:40"
Hail to the King- The Animated Series (Trailer)
Hail To The King is the upcoming six-episode animated series, releasing Dec.15 exclusively on Machinima's "Happy Hour" animation channel.
Written by Avenged Sevenfold and directed by Metalocalypse's Jon Schnepp, Hail to the King tells the long-awaited origin story of the Deathbat, and serves as the prologue to an upcoming Hail to the King mobile game in 2014.
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Hail To The King Songs Lyrics
"Shepherd Of Fire"
Let's take a moment and break the ice
So my intentions are known
See I have pity in watching you suffer
I know the feeling of being damned alone
I've got a storybook of my own
Don't you see I am your pride,
Agent of wealth,
Bearer of needs? (And you know it's right)
I am your war
Arming the strong
Aiding the weak
Know me by name
Shepherd of fire
Well I can promise you paradise
No need to serve on your knees
And when you're lost in the darkest of hours
Take a moment and tell me who you see
Won't tell you who not to be
Now you know I am your pride,
Agent of wealth,
Bearer of needs. (And you know it's right)
I am your war
Arming the strong
Aiding the weak
Know me by name
Shepherd of fire
Disciple of the cross and champion in the suffering
Immerse yourself into the kingdom of redemption
Harden your mind through the chains of the divine
Make way for the shepherd of fire
Through the ages of time
I've been known for my hate
But I'm a dealer of simple choices
For me it's never too late
I am your pride,
Agent of wealth,
Bearer of needs. (And you know it's right)
I am your war
Arming the strong
Aiding the weak
I am your wrath.
I am your guilt.
I am your lust. (And you know it's right)
I am your law.
I am your star.
I am your trust.
Know me by name
Shepherd of fire
2. "Hail to the King"
Watch your tongue, I'll have it cut from your head
Save your life by keeping whispers unsaid
Children roam the streets, now orphans of war
Bodies hanging in the streets to adore
Royal flames will carve a path in chaos,
Bringing daylight to the night
Death is riding into town with armor,
They've come to take all your rights
Hail to the king, hail to the one
Kneel to the crown, stand in the sun
Hail to the king
Hail!
Hail!
Hail!
The King...
Blood is spilled while holding keys to the throne
Born again, but it's too late to atone
No mercy from the edge of the blade
Dare escape and learn the price to be paid
Let the water flow with shades of red now
Arrows black out all the light
Death is riding into town with armor,
They've come to grant you your rights
Hail to the king, hail to the one
Kneel to the crown, stand in the sun
Hail to the king
Hail!
Hail!
Hail!
The King...
[Solo]
There's a taste of fear (hail, hail, hail)
When the henchmen call (hail, hail, hail)
Iron fist to tame the land (hail, hail, hail)
Iron fist to claim it all
Hail to the king, hail to the one
Kneel to the crown, stand in the sun
Hail to the king, hail to the one
Kneel to the crown, stand in the sun
Hail to the king!
Hail!
Hail!
Hail!
3. "Doing Time"
The lives of some men
If walls could talk to spill the lies
We'd see the world through devil's eyes
I maintain an addiction,
Been known to take it too high
I got an itch with a loaded hair trigger
And a one-way ticket to fly
When there's no writing on the wall,
I see the lifeless devils start to crawl
And I don't need no lessons,
After all,
Everybody's doin' their time.
Caught your eye in the corner,
Don't you look at me wrong
Fucked up and thrown into the gutter gotta fix what don't belong
I see the writing on the wall,
I see the lifeless devils start to crawl
And I don't need no lessons,
After all,
Everybody's doin' their time.
That's just the price to play
So tell me what you like,
Gotta hand on the kerosene match tonight, right...
Had enough of opinions,
I got enough on my mind
Sell your soul for approval and a dollar
Got a pretty little body to grind
I see your number on the wall,
I see the lifeless devils start to crawl
I don't need no lessons,
Watch the fall
You lost my attention,
After all
Everybody's doin' their time.
4. "This Means War"
Hide my face again, harbor in the shadows
Feel this weight of sin hammering away
Die - with the guilt of a thousand AWOL soldiers
Die - watch the scythe usher me astray
I can't go on this way
Not as I am today
The ugly side of me is strong
Take aim, a loaded gun.
Pull back on all who run.
A coward's truth inside the wrong.
This means war
This means war
This means war
Lash your tongue of bane
Carry me to nowhere
Mental holocaust
Battle never ends
Lie! Mask the pain
Of a child who's forsaken
Lie! To myself
Praise the new regime
I left me long ago
Reasons you'll never know
No one to miss me when I'm gone
With no more words to say
No argument to stay.
Another post I don't belong
This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war
No home to call my own
No finding someone new
No one to break the fall
No one to see me through
No name to carry on
No promise for today
No one to hear the call
No tattered flag to raise
Walk the razor's edge
Cut into the madness
Question all you trust
Buy into the fear
I see the man ripping at my soul now
I, I know the man
I know him all too well
There's nothing here for free
Lost who I want to be
My serpent blood can strike so cold
On any given day
I'll take it all away
Another thought I can't control
This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war
5. "Requiem"
Prodigia comploratus
Silens, oro
Regnet exitium.
[English translation:
"Wonders mourning
Silent, I pray
Reign destruction."]
Days of warning
Night brings mourning
My prayers wordless
Heaven is burning down
I walk stricken
Pitch-black vision
Oh One, save me
Caress my weary eyes
Darkest Lord
Your mercy shall I gain
Strike the match
Engulf the earth in flames, in flames, in flames, in flames
Nature quaking
Prophets aching
I kneel faithful
Damnation cracks the sky
My heart fiction
Superstition
Your grace deathless
Give life to my last breath
Darkest Lord
Your mercy shall I gain
Strike the match
Engulf the earth in flames, in flames, in flames, in flames
Grant them eternal rest, oh Lord
Embrace them into your army of undead
Strike with vengeance those who oppose your will
And lay waste to all those who shall be sent before you
Walk with them and shield them from the blinding light of servitude
And devastate your enemies as they die by your hand.
Amen
[Latin chants:]
Prodigia comploratus
Silens, oro
Regnet exitium.
[English translation:
"Wonders mourning
Silent, I pray
Reign destruction."]
Rise from ashes
Violent clashes
My soul, vacant
Cleanse me of all this sin
I stand guilty
I bleed filthy
Born of fire
Savor this final hour
Darkest Lord
Your mercy shall I gain
Strike the match
Engulf the earth in flames, in flames, in flames, in flames
6. "Crimson Day"
Dark years, brought endless rain,
Out in the cold I lost my way.
But storms won't last, they clear the air,
For something new.
The sun came out and brought you through.
A lifetime full of words to say,
A hope that time will slow the passing day.
I've been wrong times over,
And I've been shamed with no words to find.
But if the sun will rise, bring us tomorrow,
Walk with me, crimson day.
Don't speak, no use for words
Lie in my arms, sleep secure.
I wonder what you're dreaming of, lands rare and far,
A timeless flight to reach the stars.
A lifetime full of words to say,
A hope that time will slow the passing day.
I've been wrong times over,
And I've been shamed, with no words to find.
But if the sun will rise, bring us tomorrow,
Walk with me, crimson day.
I've come so far to meet you here,
To share this life with one I hold so dear.
And I won't speak but what is true,
The world outside created just for you,
It's for you, for you.
I've been wrong times over,
And I've been shamed with no words to find.
But if the sun will rise, bring us tomorrow,
Walk with me crimson day.
7. "Heretic"
As they search for blood,
All eyes descend on one.
Honest man in chains,
But that don't matter anyway.
My judgement day.
[Chorus:]
My flesh will feed the demon,
No trial, no case for reason.
I've been chosen to pay with my life.
Mad men define what mad is,
Turning witches and saints to ashes.
Rising masses marching to find,
Heretic blood.
Impose your will on me,
'Til fire sets me free.
The flames of hell burn bright,
My fate decided by their lies.
Final demise.
[Chorus]
Please don't leave me,
Please don't leave me like this.
I've walked a fragile line and I've fallen down,
Please don't leave me.
[Chorus]
8. "Coming Home"
I've been away,
Searching for a reason,
Another purpose to find.
I've sailed the seas,
Fought my many demons,
I've looked to gods in the skies.
I've stood in hell,
Where many had to suffer,
I stabbed the devil in the eyes.
Walked many roads to witness ancient idols,
And found the great gates of fire.
Had many storms question my conviction,
Gave armies reason to rise.
The hangman's searching for bones he can borrow,
While I escaped in the night,
Fight or flight.
[Chorus:]
Live again,
All roads end,
I'll be coming home.
Tend your light,
'Cause on this night,
I'll be coming home.
Escaped the hell of calculated mortals,
Then drank the blood of a king.
The desert rain has washed away direction,
Had angels looking after me,
So it seems.
[Chorus]
Live again,
All roads end,
I'll be coming home.
Tend your light,
'Cause on this night,
I'll be coming home.
[Guitar solo]
My story ends not far from where it started,
My weary limbs have grown old.
I've seen the world through the eyes of a nomad,
Home is where the heart is I've been told,
So I go.
[Chorus]
Live again,
All roads end,
I'll be coming home.
Tend your light,
Cause on this night,
I'll be coming home.
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
[Guitar fades out]
9. "Planets"
Godless - meteoric war,
Anger -- our existence nevermore.
You awoke the giants who were dormant in the sky,
Comets raining death from a fiery eye.
[Chorus:]
Mother of all, your time is coming,
One with eternity.
When planets collide,
Planets collide.
Damage -- galaxy destruct,
Endless - celestial orbit corrupt.
You will be forgotten like the others lost in time,
Dead civilization left behind.
[Chorus]
Take heed, the violent march is closing in,
You can't defeat them on your own.
Weapons are loaded for the final stand,
And they're all aimed at you from heaven!
Planets collide.
Planets collide.
Planets collide.
Planets collide.
You will be forgotten like the others lost in time,
Dead civilization left behind.
[Chorus]
10. "Acid Rain"
Our day has come
It's drawn in the sky
So don't shed a tear now
Be thankful for the time
Life wouldn't be so precious dear if there never was an end
Children still play in the garden
Dance as the sun slips away
We stand on the edge now
We've come so far
Through all the dust it becomes clear
You will always be my heart
There's no death, no end of time when I'm facing it with you
Children still play in the garden
Dance as the sun slips away
Not even stars last forever
Cleanse us Acid rain
Stand near to me
Don't look, be brave
Over the blackened moon
I'll carry you away
Through the planets we fly
Children still play in the garden
Dance as the sun slips away
Not even stars last forever
Cleanse us Acid rain
Send us home
Send us home
Send us home
Send us home.
11. "St. James"
This is the story of a man,
Who conquered life drink in hand
Ship unmanned.
Marked by genius, channeled good,
By some a bit misunderstood.
They'd been wrong many times before
Some times our saints are sinners,
They blur the lines and lead the way,
Their Way.
Raise hell and a glass in reverence,
The fearless lives of our great saints - our saints.
Never a stranger to late night snake
bite fist fights and empty pints,
Unrivaled heights.
He led with songs, they sang along,
created bonds that held so strong
Some were right and some were wrong
Some times our saints are sinners,
They blur the lines and lead the way,
Their Way.
Raise hell and a glass in reverence,
The fearless lives of our great saints - our saints.
[Solo]
It's by the sea and at nights end that's when the sin and swill begin
That's when he had that certain light inside his head
For every whisper he would scream for every drought he shared a drink
For every sorrow there is a light from our St. James
On the sea by the cliff he watches, he waits the night to see
The day - his way
Last call will find us all
But there's a light that leads the way, our way.
Some times our saints are sinners,
They blur the lines and lead the way,
Their Way.
Raise hell and a glass in reverence,
The fearless lives of our great saints - our saints.
