Lyrics to
Jawbreaker (Live)

This version of Jawbreaker (Live) was released by Judas Priest in 1977.

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Deadly as the viper
Peering from its coil
The poison there is coming to the boil

Ticking like a time bomb
The fuse is running short
on the verge of snapping if it’s caught

And all the pressure that’s been building up
For all the years it bore the load
The cracks appear, the frame starts to distort
Ready to explode — Jawbreaker

Crouching in the corner
Wound up as a spring
Piercing eyes that flash are shimmering

Muscles are all contorted
Claws dug in the dirt
Every ounce of fiber on alert

And all the pressure that’s been building up
For all the years it bore the load
The cracks appear, the frame starts to distort
Ready to explode — Jawbreaker

And all the pressure that’s been building up
For all the years it bore the load
The cracks appear, the frame starts to distort
Ready to explode — Jawbreaker

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About Lyrics and Jawbreaker (Live) by Judas Priest

The lyrics to Jawbreaker (Live) are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Judas Priest in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Jawbreaker (Live) are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Judas Priest and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Jawbreaker (Live) back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Jawbreaker (Live) by Judas Priest in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Jawbreaker (Live)" means the words set to the music of Jawbreaker (Live), or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Judas Priest. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Jawbreaker (Live) and the lyrics to Jawbreaker (Live) are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Judas Priest who came here looking just for the lyrics to Jawbreaker (Live), but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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