Hail To the King
Hail to the King: Unveiling Power and Betrayal in Avenged Sevenfold's Anthem
Lyrics
Watch your tongue or have it cut from your head
Warning against speaking out or facing severe consequences
Save your life by keeping whispers unsaid
Preserving one's life by withholding dangerous secrets
Children roam the streets now orphans of war
Children left parentless due to war
Bodies hangin' in the streets to adore
Dead bodies displayed publicly as symbols of admiration
Royal flames will carve a path in chaos
Rulers will bring order amidst chaos
Bringing daylight to the night (night)
Bringing light and order to darkness
Death is riding into town with armor
Death personified arrives with power and strength
They've come to take all your rights
Those in power seek to strip away people's freedoms
Hail to the King
Repeated chorus expressing reverence and submission to the king
Hail to the one
-Kneel to the crown
-Stand in the sun
-Hail to the King
-(Hail, hail, hail)
-(The King)
-Blood is spilt while holding keys to the throne
Violence and sacrifice for control of authority
Born again but it's too late to atone
Rebirth but unable to make amends for past actions
No mercy from the edge of the blade
No forgiveness or mercy for those opposing authority
Dare escape and learn the price to be paid
Punishment for attempting to break free
Let the water flow with shades of red now
Bloody imagery, depicting violence and death
Arrows black out all the light (light)
Darkness prevails, symbolized by blacked-out light
Death is riding into town with armor
Death arrives as an imposing force with power
They've come to grant you your rights
Authority figures claiming their entitlements
Hail to the King
Repeated chorus reinforcing subservience to the king
Hail to the one
-Kneel to the crown
-Stand in the sun
-Hail to the King
-(Hail, hail, hail)
-(The King)
-There's a taste of fear (hail, hail, hail)
Sense of fear when those enforcing authority call
When the henchmen call (hail, hail, hail)
Enforcers demanding compliance with an iron fist
Iron fist to tame them (hail, hail, hail)
Using force to control and dominate
Iron fist to claim it all
Exerting dominance and claiming complete control
Hail to the King
Repeated chorus reinforcing submission and homage to the king
Hail to the one
-Kneel to the crown
-Stand in the sun
-Hail to the King
-Hail to the one
-Kneel to the crown
-Stand in the sun
-Hail to the King
-(Hail, hail, hail)
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