Shadow of the Beast (Amiga, 1989) [Remix]

NWOBHM, heavy metal, arena rock/metal anthem

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[Intro]
Stolen from men and shaped by sorcery, his memory burned beneath the curse.
Through blood-red skies and ancient darkness, the child became....
Shadow of the Beast!

[Verse 1]
Born where the morning touched the land
a child of flesh, with open hand
Taken screaming through the veil
where blackened towers clawed the gale

They carved his name from heart and bone
raised him cold and raised alone
Fed him rage and fed him lies
beneath the twin blood-coloured skies

[Pre-Chorus]
But deep inside the monster’s skin
a human spark was burning thin
And every scar, and every chain
was calling out its true name again

[Chorus]
Run through the fire, beast of the night
Break from the curse, rise up and fight
Claws in the darkness, blood on the stone
Hunting the master who stole your throne
Shadow of the Beast
Shadow of the Beast

[Verse 2]
Through haunted woods and temple halls
past screaming gates and demon walls
The old world whispers through the trees
of stolen sons and prophecies

No knight in silver, no crown of gold
just burning eyes and a soul grown cold
A weapon made by evil’s hand
now turns against the cursed land

[Pre-Chorus]
The moon is high, the spell is weak
the dead now wake, the lost now speak
A beast may crawl, a beast may bleed
but vengeance rides on ancient need

[Bridge]
Was he man, or was he nightmare?
Was he damned, or was he free?
In the mirror of the monster he saw what he used to be.

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
At last before the tyrant’s gate
he stood alone before his fate
The sky split wide, the mountains cried
as all the old gods turned aside

He raised his claws, he broke the spell
and dragged his maker down to hell
Not for glory, not for fame
but for the child who lost his name

[Final Pre-Chorus]
And when the dawn broke through the stain
the wind no longer spoke his pain
The beast was gone, the curse released
but legends still remember the beast

[Final Chorus]
Run through the fire, beast of the night
Break from the curse, rise up and fight
Claws in the darkness, blood on the stone
Hunting the master who stole your throne
Shadow of the Beast
Shadow of the Beast

[Outro]
In the land where shadows breathe, a broken soul became a blade.
And from the curse they cast upon him, a legend was made.

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[Intro] Stolen from men and shaped by sorcery, his memory burned beneath the curse. Through blood-red skies and ancient darkness, the child became.... Shadow of the Beast! [Verse 1] Born where the morning touched the land a child of flesh, with open hand Taken screaming through the veil where blackened towers clawed the gale They carved his name from heart and bone raised him cold and raised alone Fed him rage and fed him lies beneath the twin blood-coloured skies [Pre-Chorus] But deep inside the monster’s skin a human spark was burning thin And every scar, and every chain was calling out its true name again [Chorus] Run through the fire, beast of the night Break from the curse, rise up and fight Claws in the darkness, blood on the stone Hunting the master who stole your throne Shadow of the Beast Shadow of the Beast [Verse 2] Through haunted woods and temple halls past screaming gates and demon walls The old world whispers through the trees of stolen sons and prophecies No knight in silver, no crown of gold just burning eyes and a soul grown cold A weapon made by evil’s hand now turns against the cursed land [Pre-Chorus] The moon is high, the spell is weak the dead now wake, the lost now speak A beast may crawl, a beast may bleed but vengeance rides on ancient need [Chorus] Run through the fire, beast of the night Break from the curse, rise up and fight Claws in the darkness, blood on the stone Hunting the master who stole your throne Shadow of the Beast Shadow of the Beast [Bridge] Was he man, or was he nightmare? Was he damned, or was he free? In the mirror of the monster he saw what he used to be. [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] At last before the tyrant’s gate he stood alone before his fate The sky split wide, the mountains cried as all the old gods turned aside He raised his claws, he broke the spell and dragged his maker down to hell Not for glory, not for fame but for the child who lost his name [Final Pre-Chorus] And when the dawn broke through the stain the wind no longer spoke his pain The beast was gone, the curse released but legends still remember the beast [Final Chorus] Run through the fire, beast of the night Break from the curse, rise up and fight Claws in the darkness, blood on the stone Hunting the master who stole your throne Shadow of the Beast Shadow of the Beast [Outro] In the land where shadows breathe, a broken soul became a blade. And from the curse they cast upon him, a legend was made.

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