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It started many years ago, out of the black country
The seed became the embryo, for all on earth to see
Like stealth the word spread mouth to mouth, all
corners of the land
And soon the thing began to grow, and get right out of
hand
From the concrete jungle
The smoke, the dirt, the grime
Could not contain the hunger
It grew and grew in time, into a Monster, Monster of rock
They could never bind it
It vowed to reach the top
Monster, Monster of rock
They could never bind it
Impossible to stop
Took the sound across the seas, the people stood in
awe
At last the sound had come to them
That they'd been waiting for
And millions roared, and millions cheered
This spectacle on stage
And everyone went crazy as it bellowed out in rage
From the concrete jungle
The smoke, the dirt, the grime
Could not contain the hunger
It grew and grew in time, into a Monster, Monster of rock
They could never bind it
It vowed to reach the top
Monster, Monster of rock
They could never bind it
Impossible to stop
From the concrete jungle
The smoke, the dirt, the grime
Could not contain the hunger
It grew and grew in time, into a Monster, Monster of rock
They could never bind it
It vowed to reach the top
Monster, Monster of rock
They could never bind it
Impossible to stop
The seed became the embryo, for all on earth to see
Like stealth the word spread mouth to mouth, all
corners of the land
And soon the thing began to grow, and get right out of
hand
The smoke, the dirt, the grime
Could not contain the hunger
It grew and grew in time, into a Monster, Monster of rock
They could never bind it
It vowed to reach the top
Monster, Monster of rock
They could never bind it
Impossible to stop
awe
At last the sound had come to them
That they'd been waiting for
This spectacle on stage
And everyone went crazy as it bellowed out in rage
The smoke, the dirt, the grime
Could not contain the hunger
It grew and grew in time, into a Monster, Monster of rock
They could never bind it
It vowed to reach the top
Monster, Monster of rock
They could never bind it
Impossible to stop
The smoke, the dirt, the grime
Could not contain the hunger
It grew and grew in time, into a Monster, Monster of rock
They could never bind it
It vowed to reach the top
Monster, Monster of rock
They could never bind it
Impossible to stop
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Submitted by
idan On Jun 23, 2001
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In my opinion Judas Priest here clearly pay tribute to the black Americans who brought from Africa to America -through the blues and rythms- the basic musical structures of "rock and roll" music and of course later of classic rock and heavy metal.《It started many years ago, out of the black country, the seed became the embryo, for all on earth to see》.《From the concrete jungle The smoke, the dirt, the grime》.《 Took the sound across the seas, the people stood in awe At last the sound had come to them...》etc
I thinks it's about the origins of heavy metal and bringing it to the US. Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest are all from the Birmingham area in West Midlands of England which was/is called the Black Country. It was called the black country because of "the smoke, the dirt, the grim" from the coal mines, foundries and steel mills. , These three bands are the godfathers of metal and they brought it across the sea to America.