Between The Hammer And The Anvil Lyrics
But there's no fear
Lies forming
The sacrament lays bare
Will testify
They'll suffer
When sacrificed on high
Between the Hammer and the Anvil Force rises
False rituals
Baptises
The body and the soul
Their fall from grace
Confession (confess your sins)
Will seal them to their fate
Between the Hammer and the Anvil
They prey on grief
Our mission
To purify belief
Gives power and light
They'll falter
While we are shining bright
Between the Hammer and the Anvil Storm warning
But there's no fear
This song is a direst comment on the court case in the late 80's where Priest was accused of including subliminal messages in the song better by you better than me. A case which they won, and, according the band themselves, this song was written about the case and how they felt about it. They always felt that they were not at fault, and we confident throughout that they would win. Great Song!
I'm saddened that nobody here is commenting on this amazing song, probably my most favorite Judas Priest song ever. I'd like to hear everyone's interpretation of this. I guess it's just about punishing sinners in a harsh way. What culture, I have no idea.
Love this song to death. I'm surprised it has to do with the court case they had. The only two things I could form from this song was that it had to do with punishment and also being in a difficult situation (which is what Priest was in with the court case). It's a shame they don't play this song live.
this song is freakin awesome! \m/
This and Night Crawler are my favs from Painkiller.
Sounds like its about the Spanish Inquisition.
Just another awesome tune by Mr Halford
I wonder if you hit your testicles with a hammer, will they pop like grapes?