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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
K.K. Downing
K.K. Downing
Electric Guitar
Rob Halford
Rob Halford
Vocals
Glenn Tipton
Glenn Tipton
Electric Guitar
Scott Travis
Scott Travis
Drums
Don Airey
Don Airey
Synth Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
K.K. Downing
K.K. Downing
Songwriter
Rob Halford
Rob Halford
Songwriter
Glenn Tipton
Glenn Tipton
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Producer
K.K. Downing
K.K. Downing
Recording Engineer
Rob Halford
Rob Halford
Mixing Engineer
Glenn Tipton
Glenn Tipton
Mixing Engineer
Chris Tsangarides
Chris Tsangarides
Producer
Attie Bauw
Attie Bauw
Engineer
Patrice Rouillon
Patrice Rouillon
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Faster than a bullet
Terrifying scream
Enraged and full of anger
He's half man and half machine
Rides the Metal Monster
Breathing smoke and fire
Closing in with vengeance soaring high
[Chorus]
He
Is
The Painkiller
This
Is
The Painkiller
[Verse 2]
Planets devastated
Mankind's on its knees
A saviour comes from out the skies
In answer to their pleas
Through boiling clouds of thunder
Blasting bolts of steel
Evils going under deadly wheels
[Chorus]
He
Is
The Painkiller
This
Is
The Painkiller
[Bridge]
Faster than a laser bullet
Louder than an atom bomb
Chromium-plated boiling metal
Brighter than a thousand suns
[Verse 3]
Flying high on rapture
Stronger, free and brave
Nevermore encaptured
They've been brought back from the grave
With mankind resurrected
Forever to survive
Returns from Armageddon to the skies
[Chorus]
He
Is
The Painkiller
This
Is
The Painkiller
[Chorus]
Wings
Of
Steel
Painkiller
Deadly
Wheels
Painkiller
[Chorus]
He
Is
The Painkiller
This
Is
The Painkiller
[Chorus]
He
Is
The Painkiller
This
Is
The Painkiller
[Bridge]
Pain
Pain
Killer
Killer
Pain
Pain
Killer
Killer
[Bridge]
Pain
[Outro]
Can't
Stop
The Painkiller
Pain
Written by: Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford, K.K Downing

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