[Intro] (guitar feedback... drums count in) Steel on steel, sparks ignite Red moon burning through the night Smoke rolls high, the engine screams No waking up from these bad dreams [Verse 1] Leather boots on broken tracks No turning now, no looking back The devil grins with a first-class smile Says, "Ride with me just one more mile." The wheels are hungry, built for sin Every stop pulls deeper in Ashes falling like black rain Racing through eternal flame [Pre-Chorus] Hear that whistle crying loud Lost souls singing through the crowd Last call echoes through the dark One more ride, one final spark [Chorus] Midnight Train to Hell! Burning down the rails tonight Midnight Train to Hell! Running faster than the light Raise your fists, don't fear the fire Higher, higher, climbing higher We're riding on the edge of fate Midnight Train... don't be late! [Verse 2] Ghosts are dancing in the cars Broken halos, fallen stars Every heartbeat fuels the speed Every secret feeds the need Thunder rolling overhead Living fast among the dead Steel guitars and engines roar Always begging us for more [Pre-Chorus] Feel the furnace, feel the heat Destiny beneath our feet No surrender, no retreat Hear the iron heartbeat! [Chorus] Midnight Train to Hell! Burning down the rails tonight Midnight Train to Hell! Blazing through the endless night Raise your fists, ignite the sky Never asking reason why Ride until the heavens fell Midnight Train to Hell! [Guitar Solo] (Twin harmony leads... dive bombs... blazing shred... train rhythm beneath the solo.) [Bridge] If tomorrow never comes We'll still hear those iron drums If the darkness calls our name We'll answer with electric flame No chains can hold a heart this wild Born a rebel, heaven's child Every mile another scar Every scar another star [Final Chorus] Midnight Train to Hell! Hear the engines scream our name! Midnight Train to Hell! Nothing ever stays the same! Ride forever, wild and free This is who we're born to be One last whistle, ring the bell... MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO HELL! [Outro] (sustained guitar note, with gang chants repeating: "Ride! Ride! Ride!")
