This Is War

Thirty Seconds To Mars

2009 Released

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Escape

02 : 23

Night of the Hunter

05 : 40

Kings and Queens

05 : 47

This Is War

05 : 27

100 Suns

01 : 58

Hurricane

06 : 12

Search and Destroy

05 : 37

Vox Populi

05 : 42

Alibi

05 : 59

Closer to the Edge

04 : 32

Stranger in a Strange Land

06 : 53

L490

04 : 26

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Track Lyrics

Escape Lyrics

[Verse]

Time to escape

The clutches of a name

No, this is not a game

It's just a new beginning

I don't believe in fate

But the bottom line

It's time to pay

You know you've got it coming

This is war

Night of the Hunter Lyrics

[Intro]

La nuit du chasseur

[Verse 1]

I was born of the womb of a poisonous man

Beaten and broken and chased from the land

But I rise up above it, high up above it and see

I was hung from the tree made of tongues of the weak

The branches, the bones of the liars and thieves

Rise up above it, high up above and see

[Pre-Chorus]

Pray to your god, open your heart

Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark

Cover your eyes, the devil's inside

[Chorus]

One night of the hunter

One day I will get revenge

One night to remember

One day it'll all just end, oh-oh-oh

[Post-Chorus]

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

[Interlude]

Un, deux, trois, cinq

[Verse 2]

Blessed by a bitch from a bastard seed

Pleasure to meet you, but better to bleed

Rise, I'll rise, I'll rise

Skinned her alive, ripped her apart

Scattered her ashes, buried her heart

Rise up above it, high up above and see

[Pre-Chorus]

Pray to your god, open your heart

Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark

Cover your eyes, the devil's inside

[Chorus]

One night of the hunter

One day I will get revenge

One night to remember

One day it'll all just end, oh-oh-oh

[Post-Chorus]

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

[Bridge]

Honest to God, I will break your heart

Tear you to pieces and rip you apart

Honest to God, I will break your heart

Tear you to pieces and rip you apart

Honest to God, I will break your heart

Tear you to pieces and rip you apart

Honest to God, I will break your heart

Tear you to pieces and rip you apart

[Chorus]

One night of the hunter

One day I will get revenge

One night to remember

One day it'll all just end, oh-oh-oh

[Post-Chorus]

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

[Outro]

Je t'enculerais comme un diable

Kings and Queens Lyrics

[Intro]

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh-oh

Oh, oh, oh

[Verse 1]

Into the night

Desperate and broken

The sound of a fight

Father has spoken

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, oh, oh

[Chorus]

We were the kings and queens of promise

We were the victims of ourselves

Maybe the children of a lesser God

Between heaven and hell

Heaven and hell

[Verse 2]

Into your eyes

Hopeless and taken

We stole our new lives

Through blood and name

In defense of our dreams

In defense of our dreams (Dreams, dreams)

[Chorus]

We were the kings and queens of promise

We were the victims of ourselves

Maybe the children of a lesser God

Between heaven and hell

Heaven and hell (Heaven and hell)

[Bridge]

The age of man is over

A darkness comes at dawn

These lessons that we've learned here

Have only just begun

[Chorus]

We were the kings and queens of promise

We were the victims of ourselves

Maybe the children of a lesser God

Between heaven and hell

[Breakdown]

We are the kings

We are the queens

We are the kings

We are the queens

[Outro]

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh-oh

Oh, oh, oh

This Is War Lyrics

[Verse 1]

A warning to the people

The good and the evil

This is war

To the soldier, the civilian

The martyr, the victim

This is war

[Pre-Chorus]

It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie

The moment to live and the moment to die

The moment to fight, the moment to fight

To fight, to fight, to fight

[Chorus]

To the right, to the left

We will fight to the death

To the edge of the Earth

It's a brave new world

From the last to the first

To the right, to the left

We will fight to the death

To the edge of the Earth

It's a brave new world

[Verse 2]

A warning to the prophet

The liar, the honest

This is war

To the leader, the pariah

The victor, the messiah

This is wa-a-ar yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie

The moment to live and the moment to die

The moment to fight, the moment to fight

To fight, to fight, to fight

[Chorus]

To the right, to the left

We will fight to the death

To the edge of the Earth

It's a brave new world

From the last to the first

To the right, to the left

We will fight to the death

To the edge of the Earth

It's a brave new world

[Bridge]

I do believe in the light

Raise your hands into the sky

The fight is done, the war is won

Lift your hands toward the sun

Toward the sun (It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie

The moment to live and the moment to die)

Toward the sun (It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie

The moment to live and the moment to die)

Toward the sun (It's the moment to fight, the moment to fight

To fight, to fight, to fight)

The war is won

[Chorus]

To the right, to the left

We will fight to the death

To the edge of the Earth

It's a brave new world

From the last to the first

To the right, to the left

We will fight to the death

To the edge of the Earth

It's a brave new world

[Outro]

A brave new world

The war is won

A brave new world

100 Suns Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I believe in nothing

Not the end and not the start

I believe in nothing

Not the Earth and not the stars

[Verse 2]

I believe in nothing

Not the day and not the dark

I believe in nothing

But the beating of our hearts

(Oh-oh-oh)

[Verse 3]

I believe in nothing

(Oh-oh-oh) One hundred suns until we part (Oh-oh-oh)

(Oh-oh-oh)

I believe in nothing (Oh-oh-oh)

Not in sin and not in God (Oh-oh-oh)

(Oh-oh-oh)

[Verse 4]

I believe in nothing

(Oh-oh-oh) Not in peace and not in war (Oh-oh-oh)

(Oh-oh-oh)

I believe in nothing (Oh-oh-oh)

But the truth in who we are (Oh-oh-oh)

Hurricane Lyrics

[Verse 1]

No matter how many times that you told me

You wanted to leave

No matter how many breaths that you took

You still couldn't breathe

No matter how many nights that you'd lie wide awake

To the sound of the poison rain

Where did you go?

[Pre-Chorus]

As the days go by, the night's on fire

[Chorus]

Tell me, would you kill to save a life?

Tell me, would you kill to prove you're right?

Crash, crash, burn, let it all burn

This hurricane's chasing us all underground

[Verse 2]

No matter how many deaths that I die

I will never forget

No matter how many lives I live

I will never regret

There is a fire inside of this heart

And a riot about to explode into flames

Where is your God?

[Refrain]

Do you really want? Do you really want me?

Do you really want me dead or alive to torture for my sins?

Do you really want? Do you really want me?

Do you really want me dead or alive to live a lie?

[Chorus]

Tell me, would you kill to save a life?

Tell me, would you kill to prove you're right?

Crash, crash, burn, let it all burn

This hurricane's chasing us all underground

[Bridge]

The promises we made were not enough (Never play the game again)

The prayers that we had prayed were like a drug (Never gonna hit the air)

The secrets that we sold were never known (Never sing the song the same)

The love we had, the love we had, we had to let it go

(Never giving in again, never giving in again)

[Chorus]

Tell me, would you kill to save a life?

Tell me, would you kill to prove you're right?

Crash, crash, burn, let it all burn

This hurricane's chasing us all underground

[Post-Chorus]

Oh, this hurricane

[Refrain]

Do you really want, do you really want me?

Do you really want me dead or alive to torture for my sins?

Do you really want, do you really want me?

Do you really want me dead or alive to live a lie?

Search and Destroy Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Grab your gun, time to go to hell

I'm no hero guilty as charged

Search and destroy

Found my faith, living in sin

I'm no Jesus, but neither are you my friend

I'm a whore, a birth of broken dreams

This simple answer is never what it seems

[Chorus]

A million little pieces we've broken into

A million little pieces I've stolen from you

Search and destroy, search and destroy

[Verse 2]

Sold my soul, to heaven and to hell

Sick as my secrets, but never gonna tell

Love to blame, burden of my dreams

A curse of faith and a blessing I believe

I believe, I believe, I believe

Oh, I believe (A million little pieces)

I believe

[Chorus]

Search and destroy, search and destroy

Search and destroy

[Bridge]

Let go, let go

Let me go, let me go

Let go, let go

Let me go

Search and destroy (a million little pieces)

A million little pieces

A million little pieces (search and destroy)

A million little pieces

Stolen from you!

[Chorus]

Search and destroy, search and destroy

[Outro]

A million little pieces

A million little pieces to start

Vox Populi Lyrics

[Chorus]

This is a call to arms

Gather soldiers

Time to go to war

This is a battle song

Brothers and sisters

Time to go to war

[Verse 1]

Did you ever believe?

Were you ever a dreamer?

Ever imagine heart open and free?

Did you ever deny?

Were you ever a traitor?

Ever in love with your blood, lust and need?

[Chorus]

This is a call to arms

Gather soldiers

Time to go to war

This is a battle song

Brothers and sisters

Time to go to war

[Verse 2]

Ever want to be free?

Do you even remember?

Wanna beguile the devil like me?

Ever want to just stop? (Darkness falls)

Do you want to surrender?

Or fight for victory?

[Bridge]

Here we are at the start

I can feel the beating of our hearts

Here we are at the start

Darkness falls, here comes the rain

To wash away the past and the names

Darkness falls, here comes the rain

To end it all, the blood and the game

Far, far away (Too far away)

In a land that time can't change (To change the truth of love)

Long, long ago (Too long ago)

In a place of hearts and ghosts (Change the love to know)

Far, far away (Too far away)

In a land that time can't change (To change the choice to know)

Long, long ago (Too long ago)

In a place of hearts and ghosts

[Chorus]

This is a call to arms

Gather soldiers

Time to go to war

This is a battle song

Brothers and sisters

Time to go to war

[Chorus]

This is a call to arms

Gather soldiers

Time to go to war (Far, far away)

This is a battle song

Brothers and sisters

Time to go to war (Long, long ago)

This is a call to arms

Gather soldiers

Time to go to war (Far, far away)

This is a battle song

Brothers and sisters

Time to go to war

[Outro]

This is a call to arms

We own the night

This is a battle song

We own the night

Here we are at the start

Alibi Lyrics

[Verse 1]

No warning sign, no alibi

We faded faster than the speed of light

Took our chance, crashed and burned

No we'll never ever learn

[Chorus]

I fell apart, but got back up again

And then I fell apart, but got back up again, yeah

[Verse 2]

We both could see crystal clear

That the inevitable end was near

Made our choice, a trial by fire

To battle is the only way we feel... alive

[Chorus]

I fell apart, but got back up again

And then I fell apart, but got back up again

Way, oh, way, oh

Way, oh

[Verse 3]

So here we are, the witching hour

The quickest tongue to divide and devour

Divide and devour

If I could end the quest for fire

For truth, for love, for my desire

My desire

[Chorus]

And I fell apart, but got back up again

Way, oh, way, oh

Way, oh

I fell apart, I fell apart

I fell apart

[Outro]

But got back up again

Closer to the Edge Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I don't remember the moment I tried to forget

I lost myself, is it better not said

Now I'm closer to the edge

It was a thousand to one and a million to two

Time to go down in flames and I'm taking you

Closer to the edge

[Chorus]

No, I'm not saying I'm sorry

One day maybe we'll meet again

No, I'm not saying I'm sorry

One day maybe we'll meet again

No, no, no, no

[Verse 2]

(Can you, can you, can you, can you)

Can you imagine a time when the truth ran free?

The birth of a sun, the death of a dream

Closer to the edge

This never ending story

Paid for with pride and faith

We all fall short of glory

Lost in our fate

[Chorus]

No, I'm not saying I'm sorry

One day maybe we'll meet again

No, I'm not saying I'm sorry

One day maybe we'll meet again

(No, no, no, no)

[Bridge]

(No, no, no, no)

I will never forget (No, no)

I will never regret (No, no)

I will live my life (No, no, no, no)

I will never forget (No, no)

I will never regret (No, no)

I will live my life

[Chorus]

No, I'm not saying I'm sorry

One day maybe we'll meet again (No, no)

No, I'm not saying I'm sorry

One day maybe we'll meet again

(No, no, no, no)

[Post-Chorus]

Closer to the edge

(No, no, no, no)

Closer to the edge

(No, no, no, no)

[Outro]

Closer to the edge

Stranger in a Strange Land Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Enemy of mine

I'll fuck you like the devil

Violent inside

Beautiful and evil

I'm a ghost, you're an angel

One and the same

Just remains of an age

[Chorus]

Lost in a daydream

What do you see?

If you're looking for Jesus

Then get on your knees

[Verse 2]

Enemy of mine

I'm just a stranger in a strange land

Running out of time

Better go, go, go

[Chorus]

Angel or demon

I gave up my soul

I'm guilty of treason

I've abandoned control

[Post-Chorus]

Tonight!

[Bridge]