In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Here they come
These gods of steel
Megatron
Devouring what's concealed
Speed of Death
Crossfired they stare
Final breath
From vaporizing glares
Raised to man oppressed
Sign of persecution
Hellrider
Roars through the night
Hellrider
Raised for the fight
All incensed
To overthrow
Strong defense
With armaments they grow
By this quest
Their fate's renowned
Put to rest
Abominations crown
Time to ram it down
Judgment for the tyrant
Hellrider
Roars through the night
Hellrider
Raised for the fight
Fight undying and eternal
Wheels bring death and pain infernal
Honor bound your strength repleted
To no end they're undefeated
Hellrider, Hellrider
You fought their battle for them
Hellrider, Hellrider
You brought them through their despair
Hellrider, Hellrider
Your tempered steel relinquished
Hellrider, Hellrider
You slaught them all extinguished
Wrath of doom
In killing fields
They consume
Their valiants never yield
Triumph to the gods
Vanquished of enslavers
Hellrider
Breaking their will
Hellrider
In for the kill
Hellrider, Hellrider
You fought their battle for them
Hellrider, Hellrider
You brought them through it all
Hellrider
These gods of steel
Megatron
Devouring what's concealed
Speed of Death
Crossfired they stare
Final breath
From vaporizing glares
Raised to man oppressed
Sign of persecution
Hellrider
Roars through the night
Hellrider
Raised for the fight
All incensed
To overthrow
Strong defense
With armaments they grow
By this quest
Their fate's renowned
Put to rest
Abominations crown
Time to ram it down
Judgment for the tyrant
Hellrider
Roars through the night
Hellrider
Raised for the fight
Fight undying and eternal
Wheels bring death and pain infernal
Honor bound your strength repleted
To no end they're undefeated
Hellrider, Hellrider
You fought their battle for them
Hellrider, Hellrider
You brought them through their despair
Hellrider, Hellrider
Your tempered steel relinquished
Hellrider, Hellrider
You slaught them all extinguished
Wrath of doom
In killing fields
They consume
Their valiants never yield
Triumph to the gods
Vanquished of enslavers
Hellrider
Breaking their will
Hellrider
In for the kill
Hellrider, Hellrider
You fought their battle for them
Hellrider, Hellrider
You brought them through it all
Hellrider
Lyrics submitted by JudasPriest1977
Hellrider Lyrics as written by Robert Halford Kenneth Downing
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
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this song is AWESOME! 5/5!
Ignore virtualfactor, this song kicks A$$!! 10 out of 5 As far as the meaning is concerned, it's just another fictional character.
virtualfactor is so gay
this song kicks ass
You're all idiots; there was a transformer called Hellrider. Combined with the fact that he says "Megatron", there should be no question in anyone's mind that this song is about Transformers.
wow not much on this song eh. i agree this song rock, especially cuse they play with double footies pretty much the entire song. lets see how many people can do taht!
where does the name megatron come from?
megatron is the main villain of the Transformers cartoon series. He was a big robot that could transform in to a gun. I seriously doubt the song is about him or the Transformers.
You gotta look at the instrumental aspect of this song, Judas Priest really pulled this one off, especially the solo! It blew my mind away (3:45) I have no idea about the origins of megatron :)
this song is great one of their best
and of course its about Satan sending a metal god on a motorcycle into the heavens to kill the angles
Um...no it isn't. Damn Satanist. It's about a metallian hog rider fighting opression in all forms.