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For Whom the Bell Tolls

A war-torn anthem from *Ride the Lightning*, 1984

Make his fight on the hill in the early day
Constant chill deep inside
Shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey
On they fight, for the right, yes, but who's to say?

Chorus

For a hill, men would kill, why? They do not know
Suffered wounds return to one
Now see them dead, hear the toll of the bell
For whom the bell tolls

Verse 2

Time marches on
Take a look to the sky just before you die
It is the last time he will
Blackened roar, massive roar fills the crumbling sky
Shattered goal fills his soul with a ruthless cry

Bridge

Stranger now, are his eyes, to this mystery
He hears the silence so loud

Chorus

Crack of dawn, all is gone except the will to be
Now they see what will be, blinded eyes to see

Outro

For whom the bell tolls
Time marches on
For whom the bell tolls