Motörhead

thumb|Phil Campbell, Mikkey Dee and Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister Motörhead were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by Lemmy (lead vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums). Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precursor to the new wave of British heavy metal, which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Though several guitarists and drummers have played in Motörhead, most of their best-selling albums and singles feature drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor and guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke. Song lyrics thumb|Motörhead, remember me now Motörhead, alright All lyrics written by Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, unless noted. Motörhead (1977) Motörhead, remember me now Motörhead, alright Motorhead One day one day, they'll go for the sun,Together they'll slide, on the eternal run,Wasted forever, on speed bikes and booze,Yeah tramp and the brothers, all born to lose,On Iron Horse he flies, on Iron Horse he gladly dies,Iron Horse his wife, Iron Horse his life Iron Horse/Born to Lose, written by Phil Taylor, Mick Brown and Guy "Tramp" Lawrence World in prison screams in pain,There are no leaders you can blame,Human greed destroys your sphere,And there's no room for you out here,You're on your own now. The Watcher Overkill (1979) thumb|I always knew, the only way,Is never live, beyond today,They proved me right,They proved me wrong,But they could never last this long Only way to feel the noise is when it's good and loud,So good you can't believe it's screaming with the crowd,Don't sweat it, get it back to you,Overkill, Overkill Overkill So you see, the only proof,Of what you are is in the way you see the truth,Don't be scared, live to win,Although they're always gonna tell you it's a sin,In the end, you're on your own,And there is no-one that can stop you being alone, Stay Clean. Stay Clean I always knew, the only way,Is never live, beyond today,They proved me right,They proved me wrong,But they could never last this long,My life, my heart, black night, dark star, Capricorn Capricorn Bomber (1979) thumb|Television screams,your face turning green,Don't listen to the news,Don't know what you hear,they never make it clear,They like to keep your state confused,Propaganda time, the official line,You're hungry, you get fed My Father, he used to be a Preacher,Never taught me nothing but scorn,If I ever catch him on the street, yeah,I'll make him wish he'd never been born,He was Poison,Guess he poisoned my lifeHe was Poison,I wish my mother wasn't his wife, no! Poison Television screams, your face turning green,Don't listen to the news,Don't know what you hear, they never make it clear,They like to keep your state confused,Propaganda time, the official line,You're hungry, you get fed,Everlasting smile, you must convey their style,But they're just a Talking Head Talking Head Ace of Spades (1980) thumb|I don't share your greed,the only card I need isThe Ace Of Spades If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man,You win some, lose some, all the same to me,The pleasure is to play, makes no difference what you say,I don't share your greed, the only card I need isThe Ace Of Spades Ace of Spades I know it's hard, a natural drag,It's a hassle to fight,If you don't wanna be a slag,If you believe you're right,They've got the power now,But soon it's our hour now,We all know where we been,All we do is Live To Win Live to Win Another town another place,Another girl, another face,Another truce, another race,I'm eating junk, feeling bad,Another night, I'm going mad,My woman's leaving, I feel sad,But I just love the life I lead,Another beer is what I need,Another gig my ears bleed,We Are The Road Crew (We Are) The Road Crew Iron Fist (1982) thumb|You know me, evil eyeYou know me, prepare to dieYou know me, the snakebite kissDevil's grip, the Iron Fist You know me, evil eyeYou know me, prepare to dieYou know me, the snakebite kissDevil's grip, the Iron Fist Iron Fist I'm a loserI'm a loser, that's what they saidThat's what they saidNow I got their women in my bedYou buy me a drink and you wish that I was dead Loser People gonna make ya wonder if you're rightKeep ya wide awake and worried late at nightWhy don't ya tell'em to beat itWhy don't ya tell'em to eat itJust a bunch of clownsDon't let'em grind ya down (Don't Let 'em) Grind Ya Down Don't need no time for prayerDon't save no knee-pads for me up thereIf your head's alright, ya don't need binoculars to see the lightYa don't need no miracle visionBet your life you don't need religion (Don't Need) Religion Another Perfect Day (1983) thumb|Rock'n'roll musicgonna stop the worldCan't lose itIt'll make your toenails curlCan't defuse it Rock'n'roll music gonna stop the worldCan't lose itIt'll make your toenails curlCan't defuse itLet me hear it all the timeIt's the only wayGonna make ya feel alrightYou can't excuse it Rock It Another battle's over, it's a million soldiersNever rise again, we lost a million friendsDon't try to understand, if you weren't thereYou felt different then, marching off to war Marching Off to War Orgasmatron (1986) thumb|Don't you listen to a single wordAgainst rock'n'rollThe new religion, the electric church Mother earth, mother earth enfold you in her cold embraceSinking down, killing ground, worm crawling on your cold white faceWin or lose, nought to choose, all men are equal when their memory fadesNo one knows, friends or foes, if Valhalla lies beyond the grave Deaf Forever Don't you listen to a single wordAgainst rock'n'rollThe new religion, the electric churchThe only way to goI don't give a good goddamnMy life's been alrightI'm gonna crazy out of my mindEvery single night. Built for Speed I am the one, Orgasmatron, the outstretched grasping handMy image is of agony, my servants rape the landObsequious and arrogant, clandestine and vainTwo thousand years of misery, of torture in my nameHypocrisy made paramount, paranoia the lawMy name is called religion, sadistic, sacred whore. Orgasmatron Rock 'n' Roll (1987) thumb|So that's the story,what you see is what you get,No doubt there's better men than meBut I ain't met one yet So that's the story, what you see is what you get,No doubt there's better men than meBut I ain't met one yetNo doubt the dancer calls the tune,So you can call on meI'm all I've got, and what I am is what I'll be Blackheart Don't ask for why, don't ask for help,Don't ask for anything, that you can't do yourselfThe wolf is here, he's at your sideYou better fight him, or it's you that's gonna die,The wolf is at your door,The wolf The Wolf Here we are in the yearsThe blood, the sweat, the tearsHave made us bondage slavesIn a world that we never made,The politicians lick our bones,The tacticians, hearts of stoneThey turn us against our brothersMake us fight and kill each otherLocked in lust we put our trust in dogs Dogs 1916 (1991) thumb|The prince of wounds,the lord of fliesEvil within ourselvesWe need nobody elseWe tell ourselves the best of lies I make love to mountain lions,Sleep on red-hot branding irons,When I walk the roadway shakes,Bed's a mess of rattlesnakes,Voodoo child, black cat bone,Scratch your back, hear you moan,Get me up, you go down, tall building, single bound I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care) Politicians kissing babies for good luckT.V. preachers sell salvation for a buckYou don't need no golden cross to tell you wrong from rightThe world's worst murderers were those who saw the light No Voices in the Sky The prince of wounds, the lord of fliesEvil within ourselvesWe need nobody elseWe tell ourselves the best of lies Nightmare/The Dreamtime I heard my friend cry and he sank to his kneesCoughing blood as he screamed for his motherAnd I fell by his side and that's how we diedClinging like kids to each otherAnd I lay in the mud and the guts and the bloodAnd I wept as his body grew colderAnd I called for my mother and she never cameThough it wasn't my fault and I wasn't to blame 1916 March ör Die (1992) thumb|Evangelistic Nazis,you cannot frighten meThe name you take in vainshall judge you for eternity Forget you're blood & boneStand like you're made of stone Stand Evangelistic Nazis, you cannot frighten meThe name you take in vain shall judge you for eternity Bad Religion In all the years you spend between your birth and deathYou find there's lots of times you should have saved your breathIt comes as quite a shock when that trip leads to fall I Ain't No Nice Guy I'm living on an endless roadAround the world for rock and rollSometimes it feels so toughBut I still ain't had enoughI keep saying that it's getting too muchBut I know I'm a liarFeeling all right in the noise and the lightBut that's what lights my fire Hellraiser, written by Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde Hellraiser, In the thunder and heatHellraiser, Rock you back in your seatHellraiser, And I'll make it come trueHellraiser, I'll put a spell on you Hellraiser I tell you we are doomed my friendsOur time is come, our time is comeWe live within a charnel houseRotten to the coreWe glorify lust, greed & painWe drown our hope in poison rainWe point the finger, shift the blameAmbition makes us whores March ör Die Bastards (1993) thumb|I saw the millions,the naked and the deadI saw the city streets running bloody redI saw a thousand bomberscircle in the skyI saw the firestorm fifty stores high Shut up, I'm talkin' to youIt's on television so it can't be trueBut I can't believe their lies no moreWatch out, I'm coming throughBoogey man gonna bite you tooI know what the blind man seesOn your feet or on your knees On Your Feet or on Your Knees I will be the one you can't beI will see the things that you can't seeDemons blind your eyes Burner I am not the only one to walk into the fireI would rather burn than let them make me a liarI cannot be beaten, I cannot be like youI cannot be otherwise, no matter what you do Burner I saw the millions, the naked and the deadI saw the city streets running bloody redI saw a thousand bombers circle in the skyI saw the firestorm fifty stories highI saw a hundred thousand scream and burnI saw the armored wheels grind and turnUniversal soldier, doomed to live to tellFight and die forever, burn in bloody hell Death or Glory Born to raise hell, Born to raise hellWe know how to do it and we do it real well Born to Raise Hell And so Daddy lies by his daughter's sideAnd he sleeps deep and wellNo nightmares come to him tonightThough his daughter lives in hellFor his seed is sown where it should not beBut the beast in his mind don't careAnd the only sound are tears that fellLittle girl turns her face to the wall Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me Why the world is wickedI know the reason whyWhy the world is wickedI know that it's allowedI can never leave it the way it was beforeI can never disobey - the law Liar We are your children grown and strangeWe are your children unashamedYou breed contempt we mock you nowWe bring the shake to rock you now We Bring the Shake Sacrifice (1995) thumb|And so the path is made for us,And so we bring the plague with us,We are the ones you made of us,You'll never understand,We bear your names but not your guilt,We do not like the world you built,Poisoned, ruined to the hilt,In a bastard land. Why do they not believeI have not lied, even for this,Now no-one can conceiveThe lie becomes the loving kiss,But I would not,Fall in love,Like this. Sacrifice Don't look for maturity-don't you even dare!We are our own security,and we don't even care! Sex & Death We know all the rules!We know more than you would like-(cuz) we ain't in your school! Sex & Death The answer to life's mysteryis simple and direct:Sex and Death! Sex & Death Ridin fast out of the sunset,Devils and horses advance,Thunder and lightning and honour,The army of saber and lance,Every man somber and focused,Each man looks to the fore,Death is the life we are living,Hungry for battle and war War for War You must be much braver boy,Than you ever dreamed,Or your world will be destroyed,By the small and mean,You must stand, and fight them hard,You must never run,You must be a shining star,Do what must be done,Don't you ask me why and how,You must lift the spell,Life could be much more than this,Unless we've Gone to Hell. All Gone to Hell And so the path is made for us,And so we bring the plague with us,We are the ones you made of us,You'll never understand,We bear your names but not your guilt,We do not like the world you built,Poisoned, ruined to the hilt,In a bastard land. Make 'Em Blind Don't chase after money, you are gonna lose your soul,Same for religion, out of control,Don't fall for money, or heroine again,Needles for your enemies, bullshit for your friends,The way we're going, same as we came,Bought the fucking picture and we're playing for the frame.Everybody asking you when they gonna die,I think that they should be askin' why. Don't Waste Your Time You better find a reason why you should be alive.If you're just a taker, then you might as well check out, that's all. Don't Waste Your Time Overnight Sensation (1996) thumb|Listen to your heart,Listen all your lifeListen to your heart,and then you'll be alrightDon't you see, the truth is always close Children learn to killBet your ass you'll pay the billSeason of the dogThe dollar takes the place of God Civil War I have been where none have beenIn the empty howling roomsI have everything I needI have everything you stand to loseI have seen the diamond worldsI have seen the shape of spaceI have nothing but the worldI have nothing to take its placeI don't believe a word I Don't Believe a Word Shake the world, I swear I hate the worldI smell its rotten breathBlood and souls and mind controlThe world desires our deathShake the world, I swear I love the worldThe world know what I craveMore confusion, abuse and disillusionThe world defiles the brave Shake the World Listen to your heart, Listen all your lifeListen to your heart, and then you'll be alrightDon't you see, the truth is always close Listen to Your Heart Snake Bite Love (1998) thumb|The tales they tell,of how we stood this dayWe few that know the lawWill last a thousand yearsHear now the dogs of war The tales they tell, of how we stood this dayWe few that know the lawWill last a thousand yearsHear now the dogs of war Dogs of War Politician swine, you make me wanna pukeWaste my money, waste my time,going by the bookEducation fails no need to teach the poorThey just get in the way, until we have a war,until we have a war... Take the Blame Out of the night comes a song that I knowTwisted and ruined and blackI can remember the people they wereNobody knows if they ever come backLost in the ashes of time they still singEchoes of romance gone bad Dead and Gone People talkin' but they just don't knowAin't got no pride no moreWant to be on TV so badThey give away all the honour they hadAin't no way I can see that people gonna listen to meBut I know what I knowAnd I'll see more than you'll ever show Don't Lie to Me We Are Motörhead (2000) thumb|We fight authority, we glorify free willWe are the ones you heard of,but you never heardWe are electric prophets,here to twist the worldWe are the flame at night,the fire in the trashWe are Motörhead When your name is spokenThen Your soul awakes as wellAnd there is no limit to the power of the spellYou can never leave itYou can never let it lieYou must find the speakerFor one of you must die Wake the Dead Both your eyes wide openYou see the shape I'm inIt wasn't of my choosingIt's only bones and skinAnd I will plead no contestIf loving you's a crimeSo go on and find me guiltyJust one more fucking time One More Fucking Time Hey, what the hellGet out of your shellTime to get back to when truth was all trueGet me some dangerGet me a strangerTime to be counted and pay up my duesStand or fallGet ourselves something that we can believeFight or crawlUse what you find in yourself to succeedStand or fallWearing your heart on your sleeve (Wearing Your) Heart on Your Sleeve We fight authority, we glorify free willWe are the ones you heard of, but you never heardWe are electric prophets, here to twist the worldWe are the flame at night, the fire in the trashWe are Motörhead, we are Motörhead We Are Motörhead Hammered (2002) thumb|The government is coming and it wants to be your friend, it wants to show you how to be a snitch. Inform upon your children, the inevitable end, is everyone's a victim but the filthy fucking rich. The government is coming and it wants to be your friend,It wants to show you how to be a snitchInform upon your children, the inevitable end,Is everyone's a victim but the filthy fucking rich,And religion, like the monster that it isKeeps telling you to turn the other cheekGod is on your side, but I don't think that you're on his,If Jesus showed up now he'd be in jail by next week Brave New World And so you unearth a sense of futility in your miserable life,And after all why are you surprised,You know nothing nor care to know anything,And so the world is going to fuck with you.Dead heroes who fell in countless wars,Who gave their tomorrows for your today mean nothing to you,And I am certain that they are truly sorry for their sacrifice.So if you feel that the world is treating you badly just remember,They're probably coming back from the dead to haunt you,For the rest of your putrid, fucking life.Ha ha ha ha ha...! Voices from the War Repent ye fool, God will hear,Christmas carol, midnight clearOtherwise, pits of firePunishment for base desire,Satan waits, goatee beard,Long old tail, nasty spear,If you believe these tales they tellThen you deserve to burn in Hell. No Remorse I am the black dead nightmare.I bring a light so bright;To illuminate the path we take;I show the way that all hearts break,And I will see the old world's back be brokenAs we descend into the awfulHowling,Night. Serial Killer Inferno (2004) thumb|Truly our days are darker now,We lie and cheat, to our own selves,If we do this, I ask you how,Can we speak truth to someone else,There is no way, no road at all,We are destroyed, by our own plan,The air we breathe will kill us all,And no one left to give a damn The red queen is sleeping, lost in a dreamShe wakes and she sleeps all aloneAll of her fears are crowded in hereLaughing they pick at her bonesAll roads lead here, none lead awayAre we quite certain we're here anywayHave we been wise or are we despisedHave we the time for our final demise Terminal Show Truly our days are darker now,We lie and cheat, to our own selves,If we do this, I ask you how,Can we speak truth to someone else,There is no way, no road at all,We are destroyed, by our own plan,The air we breathe will kill us all,And no one left to give a damn Suicide King of frustration, Vampire de Luxe,Keys To The Kingdom, God hates your guts,Out of the heavens a blessing might fall,But the Keys To The Kingdom mean nothing at all Keys to the Kingdom Kiss of Death (2006) thumb|God's face is, hidden, all unseen,You can't ask him what it all meansHe was never on your side,God was never on your side Let the voice of reason shine,Let the pious vanish for all times,God's face is, hidden, all unseen,You can't ask him what it all meansHe was never on your side,God was never on your sideLet right or wrong, alone decide,God was never on your side. God Was Never on Your Side See the ten thousand ministries,See the holy righteous dogs,They claim to healbut all they do is steal,Abuse your faith, cheat & rob.If god is wise, why is he still,When these false prophetscall him friend,Why is he silent, is he blind,Are we abandoned in the end? God Was Never on Your Side If you can't see what bloody fools we were,Then you were also born a bloody fool,Listen to the hundred million dead,They didn't know it, but they died for you,All you know is that you're young & tough,Don't you think those millions thought the same,If you don't know where it all went wrong,You'll just make the same mistake again & again & again. Sword of Glory Read the books, learn to save your life,How can you find the knowledge if you don't,All the brave men died before their time,You'll either be a hero, or you won't Sword of Glory Motörizer (2008) thumb|You are the future, it's your time,You and you and you,Stay together this is yours and mine Go up on the mountain,Speak to gods and men,See if they can tell you why they died,Ask them when we stop the greed,Ask them why we have to bleed,They will tell you "brother, when the eagle screams we die." When the Eagle Screams Hear the music coming, loud as you can stand,You will never be the same again,Let the beat into you, let it turn you 'round,Let it be your best friend,You are the future, it's your time,You and you and you,Stay together this is yours and mine,What we're gonna do. Rock Out You are the people, now you shine,You and you and you,Stay together, let me speak the line,What you gonna do? Rock Out Now even though I'm old and weird,I remember what she said,I always knew she was right,So I kept it in my head,I never tried to hurt the world,Never was drove by greed,Believe I mostly did my best,What more do you want from me? One Short Life Nobody ever wants to hear the truth,Too much like taking blame,The way we are we are the living proof,Bad news boogie and sunk in shame. The Thousand Names of God The Wörld Is Yours (2010) thumb|We are worse than animals,we hunger for the kill.We put our faith in maniacsthe triumph of the will,We kill for money, wealth and lust,for this we should be damned.We are disease upon the world, brotherhood of man. We are trapped in luxury, starving on parole,No one told us who to love, we have sold our souls.Why do we vote for faceless dogs? We always take the bait.All things come to he who waits, but all things come too late. Get Back in Line I know where the black flags fly,I know where immortals die,I have heard the mountain giants tread,I have seen the death of worlds,I know the wizards words,I hear the devils in my head. Devils in My Head Rock n Roll music is the true religion.Never let you down you can dance to the rhythm.Stay home and watch it on your television, walk out across the sky.Rock N Roll even gonna set you free.Make the lame walk and the blind to see.Gonna take you back to where you wanna be,Do it till the day I die. Rock 'n' Roll Music We are worse than animals, we hunger for the kill.We put our faith in maniacs the triumph of the will,We kill for money, wealth and lust, for this we should be damned.We are disease upon the world, brotherhood of man. Brotherhood of Man Aftershock (2013) thumb|You really have no choiceYou have to make a noiseSilence ain't an option nowWe have to hear your voiceWe got to hear your voice Politics, religionRotten to the coreNobody sawThe holy concubineDancing with the devilAt the end of time End of Time You must do what you desireYou must save your soul entireYou must figure out what worksAnd don't you be a liarCan't be a liar Keep Your Powder Dry You really have no choiceYou have to make a noiseSilence ain't an option nowWe have to hear your voiceWe got to hear your voice Keep Your Powder Dry Other If you squeeze my lizardI'll put my snake on youI'm a romantic adventureAnd I'm a reptile too Killed By Death, from the 1984 compilation album No Remorse. Quotes about Motörhead Years ago I was making a transition to becoming this bad guy, and they wanted me to change my music. We had our music guy Jim Johnston working on it, and it wasn’t the sound I wanted, I kept saying, ‘I want it more raw, more gritty,’ and I kept saying, ‘Think Motörhead, think Motörhead.’ So finally Jim was like, ‘Why don’t we just get Motörhead to do it?’ They were into it, and they did the song for me, and they came to one of the shows, and Lem and I just hit it off. They’ve played me to the ring a few times. Triple H, Triple H Recalls The Beginning Of His Friendship With Motörhead’s Lemmy, 2011. External links Motörhead Official website Category:English bands Category:Heavy metal bands Category:Speed metal Category:Thrash metal