South of Heaven
Slayer
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South of Heaven
04 : 58
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Silent Scream
03 : 06
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Live Undead
03 : 50
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Behind the Crooked Cross
03 : 14
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Mandatory Suicide
04 : 05
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Ghosts of War
03 : 53
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Read Between the Lies
03 : 20
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Cleanse the Soul
03 : 02
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Dissident Aggressor
02 : 35
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Spill the Blood
04 : 49
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Track Lyrics
Live Undead Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Cascaded darkness, walls close in on me
Nailed shut, but my eyes still see
Severe anguish as my body evolves
The pain of life after death, it resolves
[Lead: Kerry King]
[Verse 2]
Emptiness in twilight's rebirth
The faint sounds of shoveled earth
Madness growing as your mind dissolves
Merely secret in my dreams
[Guitar Solo: Jeff Hanneman]
[Pre-Chorus]
Night grows cold, twilight's near
On the edge of madness, the wounds are sheared
Forms of hanging, flesh-shredded carcass
No spared breath
Imprisoned in a shell, ready to explode
Dead soul
Stone cold
Out into the night
[Chorus]
Voices inside my head
Hold me under
Voices oppress
Like roaring thunder
An echo bouncing inside my brain
How much can I take of the pain?
The pain!
[Post-Chorus]
A war raging deep inside my head
A split decision that will end with me dead
You see the agony in my eyes
Protruding aimless
I think it's time to...
Die
[Segue]
[Guitar Solo: Jeff Hanneman]
[Verse 3]
A cannibal's desire feeds the fire
That burns in your head
[Guitar Solo: Kerry King]
[Verse 4]
Intense pain eats away at your brain
Thorazine pumping through your veins
[Guitar Solo: Jeff Hanneman]
[Verse 5]
Death walks inside you
Smell death around you
Hell's evil spell takes a soul
Hear the sound of the bell
Counting off death tolls
[Guitar Solo: Jeff Hanneman]
[Verse 6]
Laughing as you eternally rot
Searching for human flesh
And life's blood
[Guitar Solo: Kerry King]
[Outro]
Live undead
Dead
Mandatory Suicide Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Murder at your every footstep
A child's toy, sudden death
Sniper blazes you through your knees
Falling down, can you feel the heat?
Burn!
[Verse 2]
Ambushed by the spray of lead
Count the bullet holes in your head
Offspring sent out to cry
Living mandatory suicide
[Chorus]
Suicide
Suicide
Suicide
Suicide
[Guitar Solo: Jeff Hanneman]
[Verse 3]
Holes burn deep in your chest
Raked by machine gun fire
Screaming soul sent out to die
Living mandatory suicide
[Chorus]
Suicide
Suicide
Suicide
Suicide
[Outro]
Lying, dying, screaming in pain
Begging, pleading, bullets drop like rain
Mines explode, pain shears through your brain
Radical amputation, this is insane
Flyswatter stakes drive through your chest
Spikes impale you as you're forced off the crest
Soldier of misfortune
Hunting with bated breath
A vile smell, like tasting death
Dead bodies, dying and wounded
Litter the city streets
Shattered glass, bits of clothing and human deceit
Dying in terror
Blood's cheap, it's everywhere
Mandatory suicide, massacre on the front line
Burn!
Read Between the Lies Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Evangelist, you claim God speaks through you
Your restless mouth, full of lies, gains popularity
You care not for the old that suffer
When empty pockets cry from hunger
[Pre-Chorus]
Penniless from their generosity
Sharing their money to quench your greed
Searching for the answer to their prayers
They cry their last wish of need:
[Chorus]
"Save me"
[Verse 2]
"His spirit lives and breathes in me"
The Almighty transformed to your screen
The meanings lost in its translation
No holy words, describe his deception
[Pre-Chorus]
You say you'll help us find the Lord
Tell me, preacher, how do you know?
A simple quest for a visible savior
To lead us through our final prayer:
[Chorus]
"Save me"
[Post-Chorus]
Send your donations
Contribute to the cause
Luxuries, your righteous reward?
"Praise the Lord, praise God"
Is what you wish to sell
There is no heaven without a hell
[Guitar Solo: Kerry King]
[Verse 3]
In your mind's eye, could you truly believe
That, by giving, you can save your soul
Could you be so naïve?!
You heal the sick, you raise the dead
You blind the congregation
With the things you say
[Bridge]
Religious blackmail, a deceit of trust
That death will come and all will be lost
[Verse 4]
Can you hear the serpent's call?
Look deep in those deceiving eyes
Ignore the writing on the wall
You should read between the lies
[Outro]
When doubt subsides, his honesty
An inquiry: Is it blasphemy?
Impure, the soul that's made to suffer
No sermons left to hide or cover
An empty promise, lie unfulfilled
To steal a dream or get it killed
They claim your trip to heaven's nearby
You may believe it, but Satan wouldn't lie