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No Rest for the Wicked Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You're like lambs to the slaughter
Stand in line and wait your turn
I am the destroyer, this thing you'll quickly learn
Have no fear and come with me, enter my reality
I am your hybrid curse, this is my universe
[Chorus]
No rest for the wicked
No rest 'till the work is done
No rest for the wicked
No peace for the chosen ones
[Verse 2]
Take your chance and start to run
This game of death has just begun
If you die I still exist, this will be your nemesis
[Chorus]
No rest for the wicked
No rest 'till the work is done
No rest for the wicked
No peace for the chosen one
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Welcome to my sacrifice
Have you come to spend the night?
Have no fear and come with me, enter my reality
In this place where darkness dwells
You will face your private hells
In my labyrinth of fire I will build your funeral pyre
[Chorus]
No rest for the wicked
No rest 'till the work is done
No rest for the wicked
No peace for the chosen ones
You're like lambs to the slaughter
Stand in line and wait your turn
I am the destroyer, this thing you'll quickly learn
Have no fear and come with me, enter my reality
I am your hybrid curse, this is my universe
No rest for the wicked
No rest 'till the work is done
No rest for the wicked
No peace for the chosen ones
Take your chance and start to run
This game of death has just begun
If you die I still exist, this will be your nemesis
No rest for the wicked
No rest 'till the work is done
No rest for the wicked
No peace for the chosen one
Welcome to my sacrifice
Have you come to spend the night?
Have no fear and come with me, enter my reality
In this place where darkness dwells
You will face your private hells
In my labyrinth of fire I will build your funeral pyre
No rest for the wicked
No rest 'till the work is done
No rest for the wicked
No peace for the chosen ones
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This song was another track made under the newly formed supergroup, The Scintilla Project, with the other being When Doomsday Comes; The Ladder being featured on the 2014 film Scintilla, aka The Hybrid. Originally appearing on the Saxon album 'Call to Arms', it got covered for the supergroup album, with Lionel Hicks on drums, Anthony Ritchie on bass, and Andy Sneap on guitar.
The track itself delves into the theme of inevitability and the consequences of one's actions, portraying a menacing figure who symbolizes destruction and chaos; This figure represents the price one must sometimes pay. It depicts a foreboding and powerlessness atmosphere as it describes someone being drawn into a dark and dangerous realm where there is no respite for those who are deemed "wicked." All throughout emphasizing the idea that there will be no peace or rest until a certain task or fate is fulfilled. The song itself also serves as a warning for the allure of temptation and the cycle of destruction that can result from giving in to darker impulses.
Ultimately, all actions led by dark impulses will lead to chaos and destruction. Anyone who does so will end up in the place where darkness dwells, and all who enter will face their own private hell.