[from A Tribute to Judas Priest, Legends of Metal, Vol. 2]
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Along deserted avenues
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Steam begins to rise
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The figures primed and ready
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Prepared for quick suprise
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He's watching for a sign
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His life is on the line
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[CHORUS:]
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Sworn to avenge
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Condemned to hell
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Tempt not the blade
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All fear the sentinel
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Dogs whine in the alleys
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Smoke is on the wind
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From deep inside its empty shell
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A cathedral bell begins
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Ringing out its toll
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A storm begins to grow
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[REPEAT CHORUS]
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Amidst the upturned burned out cars
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The challengers await
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And in their fists clutch iron bars
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With which to seal his fate
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Across his chest in scabbards rest
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The rows of throwing knives
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Whose razor points in challenged tests
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Have finished many lives
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[SOLO]
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[BRIDGE:]
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Now facing as another
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The standoff eats at time
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Then all at once the silence falls
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As the bell ceases its chime
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Upon this sign the challengers
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With shrieks and cries rush forth
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The knives fly out like bullets
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Upon their deadly course
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Screams of pain and agony
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Rent the silent air
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Amidst the dying bodies
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Blood runs everywhere
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The figure stands expressionless
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Impassive and alone
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Unmoved by this victory
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And the seeds of death he's sown
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[REPEAT CHORUS 4x]
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The Sentinel
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| Heaven's Gate |
