This song is notable for being considered the worst Motörhead song by the band themselves.
Unfortunately, I was sick for some of the rehearsals, and when you leave two guys together who aren’t singers, you end up with some weird arrangements. So a couple of songs, Desperate For You and Night Side,...
Horror stalks the dark night
Keeps the world from our sight
We can't see all of the silent ones coming
To take the ultimate bite
No lucky charm will suffice
To keep the monsters at bay
No clove of garlic or crucifix ever
Kept the vampires away
Nightside, nightside
Open wide, open wide
Nightside, hell-born
Nightside, devil-spawn
Darkness, in our poor eyes
Helps the night to disguise
The legions of crawling &
Hopping black horrors
Who come to aid our demise
No lucky charms ever help
To keep us safe while we sleep
No incantation or pentacle ever
Kept the strong from the weak
Nightside, nightside
Open wide, open wide
Nightside, hell-born
Nightside, devil-spawn
Nightside, nightside
Demons ride, demons ride
Nightside, ripped and torn
Nightside, devil-spawn
Terror, afraid of the dark
Hear the devil dog bark
You cannot hope you can
Ever outrun them
And their teeth are ever so sharp
No way to save your poor self
No way to keep you immune
No magic ever produced will assist you
To outlive the full of the moon
Nightside, nightside
Open wide, open wide
Nightside, hell-born
Nightside, devil-spawn
Nightside, open wide
Nightside, devil-spawn
Nightside, nightside
Night Side was written by Mikkey Dee & Phil Campbell & Lemmy.
Night Side was produced by Howard Benson.
Motörhead released Night Side on Tue Mar 10 1998.