/ B /Bathory / Blood Fire Death(1988)

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Track List:

1. Odens Ride Over Nordland
2. A Fine Day to Die
3. The Golden walls of Heaven
4. Pace 'til Death
5. Holocaust
6. For All Those Who Died
7. Dies Irae
8. Blood Fire Death

Quorthon - Lead & Backing Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Percussion, FX
Kotharr - Elecric Bass Guitar
Vvornth - Drums & Cymbals

All music and lyrics by Quorthon.



			 Oden's Ride Over Nordland

			  [Intro piece, no words]


			     A Fine Day To Die

Orgy of silence
Conspiracy of peace
Only the master
Of the cold northern breeze

Twinsun sink fading
Behind the black lake
Asleep is the mountains
Yet the night is awake

Strange is the night
Now black stars rise
And many moons circle
Through silent the night

Along the black mountainside scattered
By the campfires awaiting the dawn
Two times a hundred men in battles
Tried by the steel in the arrow axe and the sword

By battle worn hunger torn awaitening
For the sun to break through the cold haze
And for the banners of Ebal to appear
On the hill in the sun's first warm rays

The elder among the men looked deep into
The fire and spoke loud with pride
Tomorrow is a fine day to die

Now the morning advance from far east
Now the sun breaks through dustclouds and haze
a forest of spears appears onthe hill
the steel shines bright in the sun's first rays

Die
Die
Die
Die


			The Golden Walls Of Heaven

Silently watching gaze
Across the blackened plains
Two eyes like burning embers
Awaits the moment for the north star to blaze

Sythanagon winged
Angel rides death's wind
To cloudless sky
And sound a summon call of war
burn does the skyline

Soundless wings lacerate the night
Angels of death emerge across the sky
Thorned heads spiky limbs climbs the air up high
Attack of the pearly gates
Now wait for the sign...

Seen now is His star
Ablaze now risen in
Thesign of the one with
A number not a name
Now given is the sign

The golden walls of heaven

Sound is given now of charge
A voice of war does cry
The cry does sound the signal
the walls are stormed
fly

Swords are drawn in soundless flight
Above the walls of gold
The winged angels of death descends
A thousand from above
heaven is in its last throes of death

Sacred shrine of life and death
Apharamon's gold key
raping of holy interior
And all concealed
masturbated upon is throne of gold

Scattered battered wings
Along the palaces and streets
Trophy of victory
Attached to spear of the Beast
Now spitted at is the scalp of God


			     Pace 'till Death

Oh I hit top speed
Still it's much too slow
The speed unconnect me
From the ground

Now it's too late
Just one way to go
If I'll die I'll die
To this bonecrushing sound

Can't slow it down
Now when the limit is so close
The yearn for the limit is too strong
Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose
And I know that I must go on at, oh ...

Pace till death
Pace till death

Now the limit is so close
I can see its light beckon
And flicker before my eyes

Soon I'll be close enough
To reach out and touch
Or fail to raise speed
And slow down and die

Can't slow it down
Now when the limit is so close
The yearn for the limit is too strong
Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose
And I know that I must go on at, oh ...

Pace till death

Limit, limit for you I'd die
At any pace at all
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who's the fastest of 'em all

[repeat verse 1, 2 and chorus]

[Pace till death]


				 Holocaust

At dawn they rise pointing to the skies
Ready to cut through the clouds at command
From wombs in the ground born to deafening sounds
When the button is pressed by death's hand

Loaded with death powered by the dragons' breath
Climbing way above the clouds out of sight
To seek its destination and destroy it into void
And to spread its load of death and endless night

Below water in the ground on wings of steel up high
Seeds of death to be launched in final one of wars
Each with a number for a distant city at their sides
Wonder what's the number for my city and for yours

Metal phallous seeds of death
That is not won else cannot be lost
Precious burden seeds of death
Sown to earth brings the holocaust

Prepare to die

Now leaving their wombs all in fire baptised
Outnumbering the stars in the sky
Each with a skytrack on which they are sent
To destroy each part of the world on the other side

Not time to repent feel regret or ask for mercy
Once launched there is no way to bring them back
Finally the world created by man look so bright
Before it all turns black

Below water in the ground on wings of steel up high
Seeds of death to be launched in final one of wa
Each with a number for a distant city at their sides
Wonder what's the number for my city and for yours

Metal phallous seeds of death
That is not won else cannot be lost
Precious burden seeds of death
Holocaust


			  For All Those Who Died

For all those who cried aloud
But whose tears were never heard
For questioning one almighty father
Of a heavenly distanced world

Beloved thee who submit
The holy writings assured
The golden cross stained with innocent blood
But stand yet a thousand heavenward

Burning naked but smiling
Not full of fear but pride
Knowing death alone could cleanse them
Of the reasons for which they all die

For all those who died

For all those whose great beauty
Stirred their torturers to rage
And for all those whose great ugliness
Did the same

For all those who cried aloud in vain
For mercy on the rack
But whom of dying naked in scorn
Not ashamed

Burning naked but smiling
Not full of fear but pride
Knowing death alone could cleanse them
Of the reasons for which they all died

For all those who died

Pleas for mercy signs of guilt
Naked bodies broken on the wheel
Tears sign the confession
With crusted blood lips sealed

Trial by water

[For all those who died]


				 Dies Irae

Creed of eternal life I sore
Held my candle of light into the void
Risen from the dead I death's powers wed
In the name of the one with horns on head
Sleep of eternity withdrawn as dark upon
The life of mine drew the very end so near

The price another life the gospel of the
Horned one to spread shore to shore
Eternally his words let hear

Be silent listen to the wind crying out the
Answer to all mankind call from other
Side speach of horned divine
To end your search in hope to find
As sure night divides the day and as sure day divides the night
Raging flames is all that awaits us all on the other side
Doomed the very moment he calls

See his star ablaze his children
On the night the flames reach for the sky
Night is comed to enter the never ending burning fire

Onto you all his word is given
Fear not reach to take his hand
Hear our master calling us his children
Eternal life is given death withdrawn
As wolves among sheep we have wandered
Victory lies beyond their spite and scorn
Even the heavens shall burn when we are gathered
Now when the flames reach for the sky

Dies Irae


			     Blood Fire Death

Death's star on horizon
Lightning and rain
Black winds and thunder
The skyline is in flames

Written in the red mist
The sign of the one
Who rides death's cold wind
And walk disguised among

All you vagrant souls
Of profane disbeliefs
False prophets and deceivers
Shall swing from the trees

Soon the dawn shall arise
For all the oppressed to arm
A chariot of thunder shall be seen
And bronze horns shall sound the alarm

Fist will raise like hammers
To a cloudy black sky
Bonds and chains fall to the ground

Children of all slaves
Stand united and proud
All people of bondage shall triumph
And live by the sign of...

Blood Fire Death

The moment is chosen
The Battlefield is bare
Take now thy stand people
The true ones don't fear

Now choose your weapons
fall in the line
Choose well your colours
And follow your sign

Blood for all tears shed
And Fire for hate
Death for what shall become
All false ones' fate

The standard bearer is chosen
the day has just begun
Shadows growing long by the rising
Of the awakening sun

Fists raise like hammers
To a clear sunny sky
Bonds and chains fallen to the ground

Children of all slaves
united and proud
All people of bondage now triumph

Under the sign of...

Fire Death

Children of all slaves
Unite be proud
Rise out of darkness and pain

A chariot of thunder and gold
Will come loud
And a warrior of thunder and rain

With hair as white as snow
Hammer of steel
To set you free of your chains

And to lead you all
Where horses run free
And the souls of your ancient ones reign