Shadows of the Past

In our early days we played all this metal  Whoever tried to knock some sense into us all.  They said our music and our life was dead and gone  They said we're all just gonna be the second to the none!  Not for money!  Not for money!  Not for money – we were born!  No surrender  Crusaders of metal! Denim and leather will survive. All for money, world is wasted  And that's not our music's fault. And don't they ever really dare  To shift the blame on my rock!  But their time has gone, Wiped from the earth  Shadows of time. And there'll be no more dreams, Illusions are gone  And no hesitations. The crowds of pop starts Have occupied the top  It's just the money matters, they will never stop! Machine of show business will chew  And spit you out. Is selling place in charts, that's what is all about. All for money. All for money! All for money – it's your life! And you, freaks are not allowed  Into this shining paradise. All for money, grief and pleasure  You just flow with the stream. You will understand sometimes  That someday you've lost your dream. But their time has gone, Wiped from the earth  Shadows of time. And there'll be no more dreams, Illusions are gone  And no hesitations. But times are changing,  And it's not your bloody turn. We'll have our own chances for metal we were born! And let them call us savage, they’re no power here  We'll go out and play and then just have more beer!  Life for money, Love for money, They are wasted and they're damned! But we'll never sell our souls  For this glamour paradise. Not all in this life is for money  Let our music be the proof  Take away that life long pain  All we did was not in vain!  But their time has gone, Wiped from the earth  Shadows of time. And there'll be no more dreams, Illusions are gone  And no hesitations.