As the sun goes down, I move around
Keeping to the shadows
Life, hangs by a thread
And I've heard it said, that I'll not see tomorrow

If that's my destiny, it'll have to be
So I'll face the future
Running out of time
I'm on the line
But I'll go down fighting

Felt the hand of justice
Telling wrong from right
Threw me out upon the street in the middle of the night

Cybernetic heartbeat
Digital precise
Pneumatic fingers nearly had me in their vice

Not begging you
I'm telling you

You won't break me
You won't make me
You won't take me
Under blood red skies

You won't break me
You won't take me
I'll fight you under
Blood red skies

Through a shattered city, watched by laser eyes
Overhead the night squad glides
The decaying paradise

Automatic sniper
With computer sights
Scans the bleak horizon for its victim of the night

They're closing in
They'll never win

You won't break me
You won't make me
You won't take me
Under blood red skies

You won't break me
You won't take me
I'll fight you under
Blood red skies

As the end is drawing near
Standing proud, I won't give in to fear
As I die a legend will be born
I will stand. I will fight
You'll never take me alive

I'll stand my ground
I won't go down

You won't break me
You won't make me
You won't take me,
Under blood red skies

You won't break me
You won't take me
I'll fight you under
Blood red skies

You'll never take me alive
I'm telling you
Hands of justice
I will stand, I will fight
As the sun goes down
I won't give in to fear



Lyrics submitted by Idan

Track duration: 07:49

"Blood Red Skies" as written by Glenn Raymond/halford Tipton

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:I feel this is an angry struggle against religious views of homosexuality. I believe those laser eyes and the pneumatic fingers which nearly had him in their vice, was about the urging of religion telling him that he can't give in to his sexual tendencies, and the fear of going to hell if he did being imprinted on his mind, and him struggling against that. Saying "you can't break me...."
    What my personal views of this are isn't revelant, so lets not get into any of that.
    Flag unimportanton April 26, 2012   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:Makes me think the likes of Kyle Reese from the first Terminator.
    Flag Psychotron1099on August 16, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I love this part:

    "As the end is drawing near
    Standing proud, I won't give in to fear
    As I die a legend will be born
    I will stand, I will fight
    You'll never take me alive
    I'll stand my ground
    I won't go down"

    Amazing
    Flag Lucasmvon December 06, 2007   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:Seems to be about every bad sci-fi from the 80s.
    Flag Chain Nooseon October 06, 2007   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:fist comment? really? doesnt sound like typical priest but its still a classic
    "You won't break me
    You won't make me
    You won't take me"
    Flag Lt. Salton June 11, 2007   Link

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