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Die by the Sword Lyrics — Slayer | Dork

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Die by the Sword Lyrics

Lyrics

Die by the Sword

From Show No Mercy1983

Written by Jeff Hanneman

Produced by Slayer

Lyrics

Die by the Sword

[Verse 1] Live by the sword and help to contain The helpless minds of you all Die by my hand in pools of blood Clutch yourself as you fall Mindless tyranny, forgotten victims Children slaughtered in vain Raping the maids, in which they serve Only the words of the Lord [Chorus] Die by the sword Die by the sword [Verse 2] Satan watches all of us Smiles as some do his bidding Try to escape the grasp of my hand And your life will no longer exist Hear our cry, save us from The Hell in which we live We turn our heads toward the sky And listen for the steel [Chorus] Die by the sword Die by the sword [Instrumental Break] [Guitar Solo: Kerry King] [Bridge] Watch as flowers decay On the cryptic life that died The wisdom of the wizards Is only a nurtured lie Black knights of Hell's domain Walk upon the dead Satanas sips upon The blood on which he feeds Hahahahaha [Instrumental Break] [Guitar Solo: Jeff Hanneman] [Chorus] Die by the sword Die by the sword

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About this track

"Die by the Sword" is a song by Slayer from the album Show No Mercy, released in 1983. The song was written by Jeff Hanneman. It was produced by Slayer.

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Tom Araya— 360 credits as songwriter & producer →
Dave Lombardo— 105 credits as songwriter →
Bill Metoyer— 67 credits as producer →
Brian Slagel— 61 credits as producer →
Jeff Hanneman— 258 credits as songwriter →
Kerry King— 285 credits as songwriter & producer →
Bill Metoyer— 67 credits as producer →

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