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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dave Lombardo
Drums
Jeff Hanneman
Guitar
Kerry King
Guitar
Tom Araya
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeff Hanneman
Songwriter
Tom Araya
Songwriter
Kerry King
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Slayer
Producer
Bernie Grundman
Mastering Engineer
Bill Metoyer
Engineer
Brian Slagel
Producer
Carolyn Collins
Assistant Engineer
Ron Fair
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Awakened I have become
Light now slips away
Manipulate your mind
Darkness is my slave
[Verse 2]
Taste the sins of Hell
The blood that I so crave
The last thing that you see
Is the hunger in my eyes
[Verse 3]
Blood-sucking creatures of the night
Nocturnal spectre hiding from the light
Cries screaming out your every fright
Eagerly awaiting plight
[Verse 4]
Apparitions from the pits of Hell
Death plagues the streets in which they dwell
Demented lust, the secrets they must keep
Addicted to your blood
At dawn they sleep
[Verse 5]
Unveil the hidden coffin
Lift the lid of terror
Feel the deadly cold
Freeze you from inside
[Verse 6]
Perceiving your intentions
To slay the phantom form
Raise the stake in malice
You cannot plunge it down
[Verse 7]
Blood-sucking creatures of the night
Nocturnal spectre hiding from the light
Cries screaming out your every fright
Eagerly awaiting plight
[Verse 8]
Apparitions from the pits of Hell
Death plagues the streets in which they dwell
Demented lust, the secrets they must keep
Addicted to your blood
At dawn they sleep
[Verse 9]
Lead: King
Lead: Hanneman
[Verse 10]
Beware the image unseen
Stalks your soul, your corpse redeem
Eternal damnation your just reward
A servant of our Lord by your accord
[Verse 11]
Admonish of the cruciform
Impalement, immortality scorned
Rise, hold fast your faith
To lie dormant is certain death
[Verse 12]
Driven by the instinct of centuries of horror
Implanted along the brain of the sickening parasite
Linked together by one trait
The Hell-ful need to kill
Kill…
[Verse 13]
Emerging from their Hell-ish tomb
Taking flight amidst the night
The evening skies are raining death
[Verse 14]
Swooping down from shadowed skies
Taking simple human form
Shed their wings to stalk the mortal man
[Verse 15]
Lock their jaws into your veins
Satanic soldiers strike their prey
Leaving corpses waiting for the change
[Verse 16]
Blood dripping from the jaws of death
Not enough to satisfy
They must drain your soul of life
[Verse 17]
Lead: Hanneman
Written by: Tom Araya, Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King