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The Sentinel Lyrics
Along deserted avenues
Steam begins to rise
The figures primed and ready
Prepared for quick surprise
He's watchin' for a sign
His life is on the line
Dogs whine in the alleys
Smoke is on the wind
From deep inside its empty shell
A cathedral bell begins to toll
A storm begins to grow
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 is scabbards rest
The rows of throwing knives
Whose razor points in challenged tests
Have finished many lives
Now facing one another
The stand-off eats at time
Then all at once a 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
Sworn to avenge
Condemn to Hell
Tempt not the blade
All fear the Sentinel
Song Info
Submitted by
idan On Jun 23, 2001
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All fear the seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeentinel!
If people were failing to ignore this song, there would probably be more comments...
I doubt it. Those are mechanical monsters with high tech weapons, where as "The Sentinel" in the song is using throwing knives.
i reckon its a bout someone (the sentinel) whos family was killed (sworn to avnege) by gangs (challengers) in a city, and the city is in absolute chaos (burned out cars), the sentinel then challenges another gang and pwns them as he has done to many before them
Yeah get a Book of Eli/Road Warrior post-apocolyptic vibe.
Thank God priests kicked the blues out of metal with kick ass songs like this.
No comments yet?! How can you fail to ignore this song!
Amazing vocals by Halford. This song has to be one of his best performances.
I can't believe this song has only 3 comments.
It's one of the bests songs JP ever made.. the guitar work is incredible, and the vocals are amazing.
This song is fucking amazing!
I suppose this song was inspired by the robot-sentinels in the X-Men universe. They are pure violence without intelligence and their only mission is to destroy as many mutants they can. Korm2138
What an amazing song, one of their best for sure.