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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jeff Hanneman
Jeff Hanneman
Guitar
Tom Araya
Tom Araya
Lead Vocals
Kerry King
Kerry King
Guitar
Dave Lombardo
Dave Lombardo
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeff Hanneman
Jeff Hanneman
Composer
Tom Araya
Tom Araya
Songwriter
Kerry King
Kerry King
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Slayer
Slayer
Producer
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Producer
Andy Wallace
Andy Wallace
Mixing Engineer
Bill Freesh
Bill Freesh
Recording Engineer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer
Peter Kelsey
Peter Kelsey
Recording Engineer
Steve Ett
Steve Ett
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Nightmare, the persecution
A child's dream of death
[Verse 2]
Torment, ill forgotten
A soul that will never rest
[Verse 3]
Guidance, it means nothing
In a world of brutal time
[Verse 4]
Electric, circus, wild
Deep in the infant's mind
[Verse 5]
Silent scream
Bury the unwanted child
Beaten and torn
Sacrifice the unborn
[Verse 6]
Shattered, another child
Bearer of no name
[Verse 7]
Restrained, insane games
Suffer the children condemned
[Verse 8]
Scattered, remnants of life
Murder a time to die
[Verse 9]
Pain, sufferaged toyed
Life's little fragments destroyed
[Verse 10]
Silent scream
Crucify the bastard sons
Beaten and torn
Sanctify lives of scorn
[Verse 11]
Lead: King
Lead: Hanneman
[Verse 12]
Life preordained
Humanity maintained
Extraction termination
Pain's agonizing stain
[Verse 13]
Embryonic death
Embedded in your brain
Suffocation, strangulation
Death is fucking you insane
[Verse 14]
Nightmare, the persecution
A child's dream of death
[Verse 15]
Torment, ill forgotten
A soul that will never rest
[Verse 16]
Innocence withdrawn in fear
Fires burning can you hear
Cries in the night
Written by: Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Tom Araya
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