Following the somber “10’s,” “13 Steps to Nowhere” brings the aggression and anger back, only this time, there’s a groovier sound that recalls Pantera’s older days of Cowboys from Hell and Vulgar Display of Power.
Phil Anselmo’s lyrics consider the Earth’s eventual demise, not just it’s physical en...
[Verse 1]
Your windows boarded up
Your private lives exposed
The talk shows pump it up
Lab rats diseased for show
We're doomed to use the slang
Outbreak of drug roulette
A church burned to the ground
Not even noticed yet
[Chorus]
Thirteen, thirteen, thirteen, thirteen, thirteen, thirteen steps
(To nowhere)
[Verse 2]
A backwards swastika
The black skin riddled in lead
A Nazi gangster Jew
It beats a dog that's dead
It's in to use the slang
Outbreak of gun roulette
The cross slants to the side
Will prove the damnedest yet
[Chorus]
Thirteen, thirteen, thirteen, thirteen, thirteen, thirteen steps
Leads to nowhere
[Verse 3]
The backlash dislocates
Untimely reign of death
The wolf poked with the stick
Awaits with cancerous breath
Leads to nowhere
Outsiders still suppose
There's Holy streets to roam
The truth should not surprise
Your homes were built on lies
Lies, yeah
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Thirteen, thirteen, thirteen, thirteen, thirteen, thirteen steps
13 Steps to Nowhere was written by Pantera.
13 Steps to Nowhere was produced by Vinnie Paul & Terry Date.
Pantera released 13 Steps to Nowhere on Tue May 07 1996.