Lyrics to
Raw Deal

This version of Raw Deal was released by Judas Priest in 1977.

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I made a spike about nine o’clock on a Saturday
All eyes hit me as I walked into the door
Then ??? and then the guys were fooling in the demin dudes
A couple cards played rough stuff, New York, fire island

I cased the joint, straining at the scenes

I moseyed up to the counter and the tender came a-grinnin’
I snapped the smile off his face and scowled “Give me a bourbon”
The mirror on the wall was collecting and reflecting
All the heavy bodies ducking, stealing eager for some action
The scene screwed me up, I saw some contact
Then the big boys, saw me and knew that

I’d had too much, floating around
Statues alive, seconds are hours

Sacks like a hurricane, wrapped in and shattered
I was barely holding on to this flying body symphony
I guess I dream in pictures, not colors
The true free expression I demand is human rights – right

I gave my life, I am immortal

I’m going, no loss
I’m going, no loss
I’m going, no loss
I’m going, no loss

Nightmare, just a bunch of goddamn, rotten, steaming, raw
Deal

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About Lyrics and Raw Deal by Judas Priest

The lyrics for Raw Deal are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1977 song by Judas Priest. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Raw Deal have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Raw Deal - Judas Priest and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Raw Deal by Judas Priest in multiple 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 Raw Deal" means the words set to the music of Raw Deal, 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 Raw Deal and the lyrics to Raw Deal 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 Raw Deal, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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