This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Your reign of terror is coming to an end
And all your victims' pain will be avenged
Taker of innocence, I want your demise
Tear you apart for the unspeakable things you tried to hide
I fucking hate you
Every bone in my body will ache
'till I destroy everything you love
And fill your life with their pain
Ten long fucking years
I waited to erase all the memories
And you can't fucking stop me
My vengeance is finally born
Ten long fucking years
Your reign of terror is coming to an end
And I have no mercy for your soul
Your blood is on my hands
A call for blood for what youv'e done
No tolerance for what you've done
A call for blood
For what you've done
No tolerance for what you've done
All their anguish, all their pain
All their nightmares, all their misery
It's all coming back to haunt you
Your time is up and you've no where to hide
I fucking hate you
Every bone in my body will ache
'Till I destroy everything you love
The only cure for your sickness lies within your grave
Ten long fucking years
I waited to erase all the memories
And you can't fucking stop me
I hope you burn in hell
Ten long fucking years
Your reign of terror is coming to an end
And I have no mercy for your soul
Your blood is on my hands
A call for blood
For what you've done
No tolerance for what you've done
A call for blood
For what you've done
No fucking tolerance
Let the blood spill
Vengeance is mine
Let the blood spill
Vengeance is mine
A call for blood
And all your victims' pain will be avenged
Taker of innocence, I want your demise
Tear you apart for the unspeakable things you tried to hide
I fucking hate you
Every bone in my body will ache
'till I destroy everything you love
And fill your life with their pain
Ten long fucking years
I waited to erase all the memories
And you can't fucking stop me
My vengeance is finally born
Ten long fucking years
Your reign of terror is coming to an end
And I have no mercy for your soul
Your blood is on my hands
A call for blood for what youv'e done
No tolerance for what you've done
A call for blood
For what you've done
No tolerance for what you've done
All their anguish, all their pain
All their nightmares, all their misery
It's all coming back to haunt you
Your time is up and you've no where to hide
I fucking hate you
Every bone in my body will ache
'Till I destroy everything you love
The only cure for your sickness lies within your grave
Ten long fucking years
I waited to erase all the memories
And you can't fucking stop me
I hope you burn in hell
Ten long fucking years
Your reign of terror is coming to an end
And I have no mercy for your soul
Your blood is on my hands
A call for blood
For what you've done
No tolerance for what you've done
A call for blood
For what you've done
No fucking tolerance
Let the blood spill
Vengeance is mine
Let the blood spill
Vengeance is mine
A call for blood
Lyrics submitted by hatebreeder2185
A Call for Blood Lyrics as written by James Shanahan Chris Beattie
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
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I Think this song rolls off of a burial for the living, about the asshole that raped his mom....he should fuckin die, and i agree with you guys, this song gets me fuckin pumped. later :-D
@HxChris what was this song about