Judas Priest - The Sentinel lyrics

Along deserted avenues, steam begins to rise
The figures primed and ready
Prepared for quick surprise
He's watching for a sign
His life is on the line

Sworn to avenge condemn to hell
Tempt not the blade, all fear the Sentinel

Dogs whine in the alleys
Smoke is on the wind
From deep inside it's empty shell
A cathedral bell begins
Ringing out it's toll a storm begins to grow

Sworn to avenge condemn to hell
Tempt not the blade, all fear the Sentinel

Amidst the upturned burned-out cars
The challengers await
And in their fists clutch iron bars
With which to seal his fate
Across his chest in scabbards rest
The rows of throwing knives
Whose razor points in challenged tests
Have finished many lives

Now facing one another
The standoff eats at time
Then all at once a silence falls
As the bell ceases it's chime
Upon this sign the challengers with
Shrieks and cries rush forth
The knives fly out like bullets
Upon their deadly course
Screams of pain and agony rent the silent air
Amidst the dying bodies blood runs everywhere
The figure stands expressionless
Impassive and alone
Unmoved by this victory and the
Seeds of death he's sown

Sworn to avenge condemn to hell
Tempt not the blade, all fear the Sentinel
Sworn to avenge condemn to hell
Tempt not the blade, all fear the Sentinel
Sworn to avenge condemn to hell
Tempt not the blade, all fear the Sentinel
Sworn to avenge condemn to hell
Tempt not the blade, all fear the Sentinel