The Warriors Prayer
(专辑: Kings Of Metal - 1988)
Grandfather, tell me a
story! Alright, go and get your storybook No, no, not one of those, a
real story! A
real story? Yes, tell me about when you were a
boy. Well, then I
shall have to take you back with me, a
long way in time... It was my thirteenth year on a
cold winter's day, as I
walked through the
enchanted forest, I
heard the
sound of horses and men at arms, I
felt compelled to walk on and find the
place of these sounds, and when the
forest did clear I
was standing on a
hill. Before me, (there?) was a
great plain. Upon it, the
armies of the
world, standing, waiting. I
thought to myself, for whom or for what are they waiting? Suddenly a
gust of wind came up from the
north. There appeared a
lone rider, holding a
sword of steel. Then from the
south came another, bearing a
battle ax. From the
east came a
third, holding a
spiked club. And finally, from the
west, a
rider who wielded a
great hammer of war. With them came their soldiers of death, followed by an army of immortals. They were few in number, but the
look in their eyes told all who beheld them that they would leave this day only in victory or death. And there was a
great silence... My heart began to pound, storm clouds filled the
sky with darkness, rain came, and the
four winds blew with such anger that I
held fast to a
tree. I
watched the
four riders raise their weapons into the
air. Without warning, screaming their war cry. They led the
attack, down to the
battle they rode. They met the
armies of the
world with a
mighty clash! I
could feel the
ground shake, the
earth drank much blood that day! Each of the
four, was unto himself, a
whirlwind of doom!!!!!!!!!! When the
smoke did clear, many thousands were dead. There was much blood and gore. Their bodies lay broken and scattered across the
battlefield, like brown leaves blown by the
wind. And I
saw the
four ride together to the
top of the
hill, while below them the
soldiers of death assembled, all those who would now swear allegiance to them. And the
four spoke the
words of the
warriors prayer... Gods of war I
call You. My sword is by my side. I
seek a
life of honor, free from all false pride. I
will crack the
whip with a
bold mighty hail. Cover me with death if I
should ever fail. Glory, Majesty, Unity Hail, Hail, Hail And as I
stood and looked on, I
heard the
armies of the
world hail them without end, and their voices of victory carried long and far throughout the
land! Well that's it. Did you like the
story? Yeah, it was great! Oh Good, I'm glad. Now off to bed with you. Grandfather? Yes? Who were those four men? Who were they? They were the
Metal Kings!!!!!!