Creeping Death
Metallica * Track #7 On Ride the Lightning
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Creeping Death by Metallica
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MetallicaWrited by
Kirk Hammett & Cliff Burton & Lars Ulrich & James HetfieldAbout
Based on the story of the first Passover from the Book of Exodus, “Creeping Death” is a brutal retelling of the story of the Angel Of Death. When the Pharaoh refused to release the Hebrew slaves, God sent down an angel to take the lives of every firstborn child, unless the house was marked with the...
Creeping Death Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Slaves, Hebrews born to serve
To the Pharaoh
Heed, to his every word
Live in fear
Faith, of the unknown one
The deliverer
Wait, something must be done
Four-hundred years
[Chorus]
So let it be written
So let it be done
I'm sent here by the chosen one
So let it be written
So let it be done
To kill the first born Pharaoh son
I'm creeping death
[Verse 2]
Now, let my people go
Land of Goshen
Go, I will be with thee
Bush of fire
Blood, running red and strong
Down the Nile
Plague, darkness three days long
Hail to fire
[Chorus]
So let it be written
So let it be done
I'm sent here by the chosen one
So let it be written
So let it be done
To kill the first born Pharaoh son
I'm creeping death
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Die (Die)
By my hand (Die, die)
I creep across the land (Die, die)
Killing first-born man (Die, die, die)
Die (Die)
By my hand (Die, die)
I creep across the land (Die, die)
Killing first-born man (Die, die, die)
[Verse 3]
I rule the midnight air
The destroyer
Born, I shall soon be there
Deadly mass
I creep the steps and floor
Final darkness
Blood, lamb's blood-painted door
I shall pass
[Chorus]
So let it be written
So let it be done
I'm sent here by the chosen one
So let it be written
So let it be done
To kill the first born Pharaoh son
I'm creeping death
Creeping Death Q&A
Who wrote Creeping Death's ?
Creeping Death was written by Kirk Hammett & Cliff Burton & Lars Ulrich & James Hetfield.
Who produced Creeping Death's ?
Creeping Death was produced by Flemming Rasmussen & Metallica.
When did Metallica release Creeping Death?
Metallica released Creeping Death on Fri Jul 27 1984.
What did Metallica say about "Creeping Death"?
Musically, it was one of those songs that came quickly, and then became its own thing just as quickly. Lyrically, when I was a kid I was obsessed with the movie The Ten Commandments, with Charlton Heston. We didn’t have a VCR, so James and I went down to Cliff’s parents' house with The Ten Commandme...