You came to bang your head
Quench your thirst, your soul be fed
Now raise your glasses way up high
Rise - for those we idolized
Mourn - for all of those who died
We're all here to testify
Let us not shed a tear for those who left us early
We should remember them instead
They paved the way for all the future glory
This is the anthem of the dead
Lemmy! Burton! Dimebag!
Bled it all out for you
They gave a pound of flesh
Crushed your face and earned respect
With no remorse they stayed the course
And now we owe them
Everything
And when the lights go down
You lose yourself inside the sound
We feel the power off our crowd
Rise - let's adrenalize
Fight - to keep the scene alive
With no regrets, no compromise
And if we shed a tear for souls that left too early
Let us remember them instead
They paved the way for all the future glory
This is the anthem of the dead
Dio! Bon Scott! Schuldiner!
Bled it all out for you
They gave a pound of flesh
Kicked some ass and gained respect
With no remorse they stayed the course
And now we owe them
Everything
Let us now shed a tear for souls that left too early
Let us remember them instead
They paved the way for all the future glory
This is the anthem of the dead
Pero! Bonham! Oliva!
Bled it all out for you
They gave a pound of flesh
Crossed your face and gained respect
With no remorse they stayed the course
And now we owe them
Everything
