Lyrics to
Tyrant

This version of Tyrant was released by Judas Priest in 1976.

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Behold ’tis I the commander
Whose grip controls you all
Resist me not, surrender
I’ll no compassion call

(Tyrant) Capture of humanity
(Tyrant) Conqueror of all
(Tyrant) Hideous destructor
(Tyrant) Every man shall fall

Your very lives are held within my fingers
I snap them and you cower down in fear
You spineless things who belly down to slither
To the end of the world you follow to be near

(Tyrant) Capture of humanity
(Tyrant) Conqueror of all
(Tyrant) Hideous destructor
(Tyrant) Every man shall fall

Mourn for us oppressed in fear
Chained and shackled we are bound
Freedom choked in dread we live
Since Tyrant was enthroned

I listen not to sympathy
Whilst ruler of this land
Withdraw your feeble aches and moans
Or suffer smite from this my hand

(Tyrant) Capture of humanity
(Tyrant) Conqueror of all
(Tyrant) Hideous destructor
(Tyrant) Every man shall fall

Mourn for us oppressed in fear
Chained and shackled we are bound
Freedom choked in dread we live
Since Tyrant was enthroned

My legions faithful unto death
I’ll summon to my court
And as you perish each of you
Shall scream as you are sought

(Tyrant) Capture of humanity
(Tyrant) Conqueror of all
(Tyrant) Hideous destructor
(Tyrant) Every man shall fall

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About Lyrics and Tyrant by Judas Priest

The lyrics for Tyrant are defined as the words making up the song released by Judas Priest in 1976. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Tyrant have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Judas Priest and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Tyrant by Judas Priest if you think through it. 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 Tyrant" means the words set to the music of Tyrant, 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 Tyrant and the lyrics to Tyrant 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 Tyrant, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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