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[from A Tribute to Judas Priest, Legends of Metal, Vol. 2]

Along deserted avenues
Steam begins to rise
The figures primed and ready
Prepared for quick suprise
He's watching for a sign
His life is on the line

[CHORUS:]
Sworn to avenge
Condemned to hell
Tempt not the blade
All fear the sentinel

Dogs whine in the alleys
Smoke is on the wind
From deep inside its empty shell
A cathedral bell begins
Ringing out its toll
A storm begins to grow

[REPEAT CHORUS]

Amidst the upturned burned out cars
The challengers await
And in their fists clutch iron bars
With which to seal his fate
Across his chest in scabbards rest
The rows of throwing knives
Whose razor points in challenged tests
Have finished many lives

[SOLO]

[BRIDGE:]
Now facing as another
The standoff eats at time
Then all at once the silence falls
As the bell ceases its chime
Upon this sign the challengers
With shrieks and cries rush forth
The knives fly out like bullets
Upon their deadly course
Screams of pain and agony
Rent the silent air
Amidst the dying bodies
Blood runs everywhere
The figure stands expressionless
Impassive and alone
Unmoved by this victory
And the seeds of death he's sown

[REPEAT CHORUS 4x]
[from A Tribute to Judas Priest, Legends of Metal, Vol. 2]      Along deserted avenues   Steam begins to rise   The figures primed and ready   Prepared for quick suprise   He's watching for a sign   His life is on the line      [CHORUS:]   Sworn to avenge   Condemned to hell   Tempt not the blade   All fear the sentinel      Dogs whine in the alleys   Smoke is on the wind   From deep inside its empty shell   A cathedral bell begins   Ringing out its toll   A storm begins to grow      [REPEAT CHORUS]      Amidst the upturned burned out cars   The challengers await   And in their fists clutch iron bars   With which to seal his fate   Across his chest in scabbards rest   The rows of throwing knives   Whose razor points in challenged tests   Have finished many lives      [SOLO]      [BRIDGE:]   Now facing as another   The standoff eats at time   Then all at once the silence falls   As the bell ceases its chime   Upon this sign the challengers   With shrieks and cries rush forth   The knives fly out like bullets   Upon their deadly course   Screams of pain and agony   Rent the silent air   Amidst the dying bodies   Blood runs everywhere   The figure stands expressionless   Impassive and alone   Unmoved by this victory   And the seeds of death he's sown      [REPEAT CHORUS 4x]