Lyrics to
Saints In Hell

This version of Saints In Hell was released by Judas Priest in 1978.

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They laughed at their gods
And fought them in vain
So he turned his back on them
And left them in pain
Now here come the saints
With their banners held high
Each one of them martyrs
Quite willing to die

Wake the dead, the saints are in Hell
Wake the dead, they’ve come for the bell

Cover your fists
Razor your spears
It’s been our possession
For 8,000 years
Fetch the scream eagles
Unleash the wild cats
Set loose the king cobras
And blood sucking bats

Wake the dead, the saints are in hell
Wake the dead, they’ve come for the bell

We are saints
In hell
We are saints
In hell
We’re going down
Into the fire
We’re going down
Into the fire

The streets run with blood from the mass mutilation
As carnage took toll for the bell

Abattoir, abattoir, mon Dieu quelle horreur
For a time is was like second hell

Saints in Hell
Saints in Hell

The battle is over, the saints are alive
How can we all thank you, we felt so despised

Saints in Hell
Saints in Hell
Saints in Hell
Saints in Hell
Saints in Hell
Saints in Hell

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About Lyrics and Saints In Hell by Judas Priest

The lyrics to Saints In Hell are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Judas Priest used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to Saints In Hell have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Judas Priest and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Saints In Hell by Judas Priest. 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 Saints In Hell" means the words set to the music of Saints In Hell, 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 Saints In Hell and the lyrics to Saints In Hell 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 Saints In Hell, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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