The Mercenary Lyrics
Hunted, hunter which you are
Diablo come again
To make trophies out of men
One by one the sack is full
In the heat dehydrate
Know which breath will be your last
You've got to kill to stay alive
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
You've got to kill to stay alive
Show them no fear, show them no pain
Show them no fear, show them no pain
Show them no fear, show them no pain
Intellect intertwined
Focus sharp in the night
Watch the jungle burning bright
Everyone's got hand tied
Iron will Iron fist
How could it have come to this?
You've got to kill to stay alive
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
You've got to kill to stay alive
Show them no fear, show them no pain
Show them no fear, show them no pain
Show them no fear, show them no pain
About a hired gun, and how he has to be so cold. If he shows that he's scared, people can easily take over him and kill him. Poor bastard...
I wouldn't argue with RainbowDemon, as I have not read the book yet, but there are uncanny resemblances to the movie Predator eg. 1) "hunter, hunted, which are you?" : Flimsy argument at this stage, but stay with me. 2) "Diablo come again, to make trophies out of men." : In Predator, the woman called the predator "Diablo" and he made trophies of people. 3) "lose your skin, lose your skull" : the predator took skins and skulls as trophies. 4) "in the heat, dehidrate" : the predator only came during hot months, because water inhibited it's cloaking device. 5) "watch the jungle burning bright" : The Predator played off in the jungle.
You've gotta admit, it sounds plausable.
@Baal i completely agree, from what ive heard the whole album was written about horrors as such, hence the wickerman, out of the silent planet ( aliens ) dream of mirrors ( nightmare on elm street )
@Baal i completely agree, from what ive heard the whole album was written about horrors as such, hence the wickerman, out of the silent planet ( aliens ) dream of mirrors ( nightmare on elm street )
Metaphorically this speaks of John from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. He must face the world he hates with gritted teeth, and learn of the new ways that he eventually finds are so horrible. But he goes forth, showing no fear and no pain.
i havent yet read Brave New World, but I thin baal's got a point here. it would be too much of a coincidence if they aren't referring to the movie predator. anyway, i think the line "in the heat dehydrate" relates to the fact the predator cleaned off the skin from the skulls in the fire. its almost an exact description of the movie.
so i believe it could speak of both predator and brave new world.
Yes, RainbowDemon is right. I'm surprised there aren't more comments on this song, it's really good!
IF you read the rest it doesn't make THAT much snese with the whole predatot thing. I'm doing a report right now on the book Brave New World.
And it makes sense
the tough life of a mercenary. what Baal said about predator is simply coincidence. describes pretty much the same thing as "The Assasin"
Great song, great lyrics. Reminds me of The Assasin