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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Glenn Tipton
Glenn Tipton
Guitar
Rob Halford
Rob Halford
Vocals
Richie Faulkner
Richie Faulkner
Guitar
Ian Hill
Ian Hill
Bass Guitar
Scott Travis
Scott Travis
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Glenn Tipton
Glenn Tipton
Composer
Rob Halford
Rob Halford
Composer
Richie Faulkner
Richie Faulkner
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andy Sneap
Andy Sneap
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Idols to their worlds
Manifesting anger
Conjurers of evil times
We can sense the danger
[Verse 2]
They claim every soul
Show you who's the leader
Bow before iconoclasts
Creators of disaster
[PreChorus]
They play with stars and sulphur just for heaven's sake
To them, we are fantasy to see who's first to break
When good and evil go to war, we leave it up to fate
Since time began, they fought for man, incurring love and hate
[Chorus]
The Serpent and the King
The Serpent and the King
The Serpent and the King
The Serpent and the King
[Verse 3]
Wiping out the weak
Lording their creation
Where you hide, they'll find to seek
Feeding those mistaken
[Verse 4]
Pyramid of bones
Satiate their hunger
Volatilic, they condone
Sympathies no longer
[PreChorus]
They play with stars and sulphur just for heaven's sake
To them, we are a fantasy to see who's first to break
When good and evil go to war, we leave it up to fate
Since time began, they fought for man, incurring love and hate
[Chorus]
The Serpent and the King
The Serpent and the King
The end is coming soon
The Serpent and the King
The Serpent and the King
It's time to meet your doom
[Bridge]
Cast out of paradise, temptation's wrath
Constrict self sacrifice, the tree of life
[Verse 5]
They claim every soul
Show you who's the leader
Bow before iconoclasts
Creators of disaster
[PreChorus]
They play with stars and sulphur just for heaven's sake
To them, we are fantasy, let's see who's first to break
When good and evil go to war, we leave it up to fate
Since time began, they fought for man, incurring love and hate
[Chorus]
The Serpent and the King
The Serpent and the King
The Serpent and the King
The Serpent and the King
[Outro]
The Serpent and the King
The end is coming soon
The Serpent and the King
Prepare to meet your doom
Written by: Glenn Tipton, Richie Faulkner, Rob Halford

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