Blue Oyster Cult - Black Blade Lyrics






I have this feeling that my luck is none too good
This sword here at my side don't act the way it should
Keeps calling me its master, but I feel like its slave
Hauling me faster and faster to an early, early grave
And it howls, it howls like hell

I'm told it's my duty to fight against the law
That wizardry's my trade and I was born to wade through gore
I just want to be a lover, not a red-eyed screaming ghoul
I wish it'd picked another to be its killing tool

Black blade! Black blade!
Forged a billion years ago
Black blade! Black blade!
Killing so its power can grow

There's death from the beginning to the end of time
And I'm the cosmic champion and I hold a mystic sign
And the whole world's dying and the burdens mine
And the black sword keeps on killing 'til the end of time

Black blade! Black blade!
Bringing chaos to the world we know
Black blade! Black blade!
And its using me to kill my friends
Black blade! Black blade!
Getting stronger so the world will end
Black blade! Black blade!
Forcing my mind to bend and bend

The black blade
Forged a million billion years ago
My cosmic sword goes on for eternity
Carving out destiny
Bringing in the lords of chaos
Bringing up the beasts of Hades
Sucking out the souls of heroes
Laying waste to knights and ladies
My master is my slave
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!





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  1. D.... L....

    Im 51. And never heard a number of their tunes.

  2. R.... ....

    My favorite BOC album, IT JUST KICKS ASS.

  3. p.... d....

    yum yum music

  4. C.... R....

    Lord Arioch!

  5. O.... M....

    TO THE ELRIC SERIES !!!! I doubt it, but wishful thinking

  6. J.... C....

    My master is my slave. The most chilling line.

  7. M.... ....

    The Celtic Arcana: the sword, the spear, the cauldron, the skull or cup...sometimes, the axe replaces the sword. The Badb carries the spear and the axe...

  8. K.... D....

    after like 3 goddamned ads

  9. M.... M....

    Shame hawkwind never covered this for Chronicle of the Black sword

  10. T.... M....

    disturbing and inspiring at the same time. killer track

  11. G.... H....

    If I am correct Please let me know, Because they also Refuse to pay Restitution and Mom and me are Desperate for cash.

  12. G.... H....

    If so what should I do, called the Police they said it is a civil matter,,, I don't think so, But I guess Cops are allowed to commit this type of Felony in Law Enforcement Racketeering County.

  13. G.... H....

    Hey so what do you think of the Disposal of your will? How about the money you put up for me? It appears some Cops stole it ti buy houses to spy on us, Command Centers to plan our Murders and such from, But I am not sure and no one will tell me anything.

  14. G.... H....

    If so I should be able to just drop by? For some reason I am not good with all of these Fucking rules and Laws.

  15. G.... H....

    Yea for Maximum Suffering we need him Delivered Alive.

  16. G.... H....

    Its a matter of National Security.

  17. G.... H....

    We will call this Operation Extradition with Extreme Prejudice.

  18. G.... H....

    Mexican Prisoners would love to have him in there Facility.

  19. G.... H....

    You Know just Dump him across the Border and they will take care of it from there.

  20. G.... H....

    Taco what do you think a million to whoever stuffed that Fucking cop ray into a trunk and Delivers him to Mexico for Prosecution?

  21. G.... H....

    PISSED OFF AND FUCKING HOSTILE ABOUT IT.

  22. G.... H....

    A Little Brother Operation brought to you by ray Panty Waste No. 2.

  23. G.... H....

    Well Panty Waste, you can't hussle Drugs Anymore, Get A Fucking Job, I doubt you can pull it off. GOOD LUCK.

  24. G.... H....

    As far as I'm concerned Strawberry can go stay with little brother PANTY WASTE when she gets out.

  25. G.... H....

    I'm still trying to figure out were the I'm Told Its My Duty To Snitch Everyone Out came from?

  26. C.... D....

    Was great to see Blue Oyster Cult live!

  27. G.... H....

    I'm Told It's My Duty

  28. G.... H....

    Mixed Blue Line, some things are Best Not Mixed.

  29. G.... H....

    One Key Word Is Integrity.

  30. G.... H....

    How can you put on a Blue Shirt and take an oath to Uphold The Law, Then Put On A Black Shirt To Break It? Now I have Taken An Oath To Defend My Country Against Enemies Foreign And Domestic, When it was Deemed Necessary to Break Laws to do this, I DID NOT BREAK AN OATH.

  31. l.... a....

    Arioch!

  32. B.... R....

    I hear the ladies really dig Moorcock. ;)

  33. z.... ....

    At 2:56 for me, it's the music that would be playing as you're walking in Hell ... Perfect...

  34. T.... C....

    I don't care

  35. G.... H....

    If we only had more Cells, Prisons, jails the world would be such a nicer place, YOUR AN ASSHOLE IF WE MURDER YOU MOTHERFUCKERS A QUICK SPIKE AND THE CRIME RATE GOES DOWN.

  36. G.... H....

    This Is Not The Blue Sword, Fucking Blue Blade Prison Nation/World Shit.

  37. G.... H....

    LET THE FUCKING BODIES HIT THE FLOOR.

  38. G.... H....

    After All Of This Do Not Even Try To Tell Anyone the law is Right.

  39. G.... H....

    Help, I tore up my back and I can't get to my Firing Squad.

  40. G.... H....

    We can only try to Make these Ancient Cultures, ( Who do things a little Different. ) Happy and Restore the balance for instance when like I5,000 Myian Indians were Mass Exicuted. From what I remember the Chief Said I will Boil You and Eat You.

  41. G.... H....

    A Family member, Hopefully the Blood Type is correct. Due to Legalities we will have to find the right Country to get all this done in,. I would not want to break the law. Also we should use the Teeth From those 2 Assholes to make Cop Tooth Necklesses, we can give them to our new friends as a gift.

  42. G.... H....

    I'm told its my Duty

  43. G.... H....

    You tell them to investigate each other, Its I can't investigate my boss.

  44. M.... A....

    If you have not seen this Live ...you don't know?... I've seen it 2 times ...So Kool...Fome the Begining...

    M.... A....

    BOC 1st...3...LP's were the greatest...Black, Black, Black, Blade ...

  45. G.... H....

    Sergent Green Were are Rob D and Matt O. Really need them here. Dad What Happened to Chuck Slaughter ? He was in FT. Myers.??? Anyone were are Donny Johnson, Big Ralph, Pat paul, Really need People we know and Trust.

  46. G.... H....

    We Kill Vetrans whoever we have to, to get away with our Crimes.

  47. G.... H....

    We know its not all of them, but at what point is no Backbone Co Conspiriter Acomplace Ect.

  48. k.... ....

    BLOOD AND SOULS FOR MY LORD ARIOCH

  49. J.... S....

    Jeremiah Cornelius, omnicosmic champion!

  50. G.... H....

    Hope you had a good time because you gota PAY FOR IT.

  51. M.... M....

    Great song from the best BÖC Album. Also favourites: Deadline, Lips in the hills, Unknown Tongue, Monsters, The Marshall Plan ......and all others.;-)

  52. �.... F....

    This song is pretty much perfection.

  53. D.... J....

    *YOU POOR FUCKING HUMANS*

  54. D.... T....

    Next to the Specters tour this was one of the best BOC shows I saw live.

  55. S.... ....

    BLOOD AND SOULS FOR MY LORD ARIOCH

  56. M.... N....

    Ah, remember cool cover art? This is second only to a Yes album. 😃

  57. t.... c....

    Was my first record, when i was 15. the delay on the guitars, the clean sound and the movement between the 3 parts is just amazing

  58. D.... ....

    White Wolf

    Black Blade

  59. J.... K....

    This song is fucking amazing! I’m it’s slave! The first time I gave it a listen I had to pick up my bass and try to keep up!

  60. S.... J....

    it's okay champ! go listen to your mumble rap...

  61. L.... C....

    this song was missing from guardians of the galaxy

  62. J.... U....

    Would cruise around in my '71 Chevelle SS In 1984 just cranking this on cassette.

  63. J.... L....

    this very song had my surfing expressions hit high-speed heights during my ascending grom to pro-am surfer times in the heavily contested HSSA / NASA HAWAIIAN SURFING CONTEST CIRCUIT during the late 70's - 88' ..... high performance surfing at its ducking finest . Da dog pound , Da pack in Da arena groveling for that perfect wave that perfect barrel wherever it may be , Backdoor , Pipeline , Ehukai/Pupukea , Velzyland , Laniakeas , Chuns Reef , Haleiwa , Ala Moz Bowls , Kaiser's , Big Rights , Diamond Head , Kuhio Beach / Queens , Public's , Makaha , Tracks , Third Dips ...... mackken ass surf spots on O'ahu ....

  64. d.... ....

    Now this is why BOC is one of my favorites!

  65. A.... l....

    AND IT HOWLS
    IT HOWLS LIKE HELL

  66. S.... V....

    Definitely afraid to trip to this song 😂

  67. K.... _....

    Black Blade"

    I have this feeling that my luck is none too good
    This sword here at my side don't act the way it should
    Keeps calling me its master, but I feel like its slave
    Hauling me faster and faster to an early, early grave
    And it howls, it howls like hell

    I'm told it's my duty to fight against the law
    That wizardry's my trade and I was born to wade through gore
    I just want to be a lover, not a red-eyed screaming ghoul
    I wish it'd picked another to be its killing tool

    Black blade! Black blade!
    Forged a billion years ago
    Black blade! Black blade!
    Killing so its power can grow

    There's death from the beginning to the end of time
    And I'm the cosmic champion and I hold a mystic sign
    And the whole world's dying and the burdens mine
    And the black sword keeps on killing 'til the end of time

    Black blade! Black blade!
    Bringing chaos to the world we know
    Black blade! Black blade!
    And its using me to kill my friends
    Black blade! Black blade!
    Getting stronger so the world will end
    Black blade! Black blade!
    Forcing my mind to bend and bend

    The black blade
    Forged a million billion years ago
    My cosmic sword goes on for eternity
    Carving out destiny
    Bringing in the lords of chaos
    Bringing up the beasts of Hades
    Sucking out the souls of heroes
    Laying waste to knights and ladies
    My master is my slave
    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

    K.... _....

    You f...ing humans (cut off at the very end)

  68. R.... o....

    12/03/2017......

  69. T.... S....

    It's death, from the beginning, 'til the end of time...

  70. R.... o....

    Well looks like I will be known as the "Master of Disaster" one day. The illuminati, shadow government, freemasons and other secret societies, and of course the evil ones from other Worlds in the know have NOT and will NOT listen to reason. Even after I showed, told, displayed, prophesied, etc. etc. they just will NOT let go of their power and tell the World that " I AM" here! It is really sad that the majority of Mankind will just be casualties of War!! It sucks but that is just the way things go sometimes. ALL innocent ones will be with Me in "The KINGDOM"!!! Those that aren't...will be standing in front of "Yahweh" as He sits on His "Throne of Judgement" and does what He pleases and to which "NO ONE" can hold back His hand!!!

  71. T.... B....

    I want to like this song, but I freaking hate it. There is another band that this song reminds me of, but I can't think of who it is... it is the keyboard part during the verses and choruses. During the bridge and the middle section, the song is cool... but I hate the music during the singing.

  72. K.... D....

    Great song. I prefer the version from Extraterrestrial Live, which was the first one I heard.

  73. T.... ....

    Damn, don't see this song come up often, really great though..

  74. b.... l....

    if this song doesn't make you want to play Dungeons & Dragons, nothing will.

    b.... l....

    It makes me want to play world of darkness

    b.... l....

    Second chance : https://youtu.be/xVBT6wktF5E

    b.... l....

    You're absolutely right, nothing will ever make me want to play dungeons and dragons. However I recognize that it was basically the structure after which were modeled all my favorite RPGs. Unfortunately I'd much rather play the video games, though my opinion may be tainted by my dad's explanation of what dungeons and dragons was and he saw the early days when there was no structure and people would walk up to you on the street and say stuff like, "my level 7 pyromancer casts a class 5 fireball on you!" and get mad when he invariably responded with the atom bomb. I guess that's why they came up with a DM and those dice? Idk, it's all Pokémon to me. I'll be over there replaying Baldur's Gate or LoZ.

    b.... l....

    I used this sword for a pivot point for an unwitting soul to re forge it with billets of baylorian steel and a captured lich to help him , he knows not what he has done.

  75. M.... S....

    What can be said? Watch out for the one forged a ZILLION BILLION years ago! LOL

  76. S.... H....

    beautiful melody. love4 it!

  77. T.... S....

    Awesome.

  78. G.... ....

    I play skyrim and sometimes fallout 4 / oblivion to this tune.

    G.... ....

    Way to taint a good song by playing absolute shit games.

  79. G.... C....

    hmmm...what a totally inappropriate tune for Elric

    moorcock just does not write good songs

    that's right, i'm looking at you, Hawkwind

    G.... C....

    Gelmir ,, fyi Eric wrote the music with John Trivers using Moorcock's lyrics / ideas ... many BOC fans (& myself included) rate this song highly .. if it doesn't fit with your vision of Elric then tough luck ...
    I only know Elric by his few appearances in Marvel's Conan series so I couldn't care less if this represents him or not .. it's a great little song & that's enough for me ))

  80. C.... B....

    Yep; this is a cool song, very trippy. I really like, ....like it.

  81. J.... A....

    'Farewell, friend. I was a thousand times more evil than thou!'

  82. c.... s....

    i love the robot part

    c.... s....

    That was supposed to be the demonic sword Stormbringer from the Elric Saga.

  83. E.... o....

    Michael Moorcock is 1 of my favorite Authors, I love this song, about the Runeblade Stormbringer.

    E.... o....

    Erekose on Making A Murderer check out the deep purple songs stormbringer and perfect strangers

    E.... o....

    Cornelius Chronicles

  84. M.... M....

    love it even when I was seven year's old its sad that the younger will never know good music

    M.... M....

    wrong! my friend you and i have the power to change everything, hand this down to the children of your blood and they there's and so fourth keep the cult alive!

    M.... M....

    SleepyDemon TV check out my channel and show support

    M.... M....

    check out mine too :D

  85. B.... H....

    This is SOOOO JAAAAAMMMMSSSSS!!!!!!!!

  86. J.... G....

    Thought it was about the legend of the Black Night and the black blade sword that controlled him...

    J.... G....

    It's about Elric from fantasy novels - and his evil sword

  87. S.... G....

    Best guitar riff ever around three minutes

    S.... G....

    Yeah.... I swear my speakers gave off some serious pheromones....

  88. S.... G....

    This song is obviously about the male organ lol love it

  89. A.... O....

    So so GOOD!!

  90. J.... E....

    defys description.....THNX! : )

  91. d.... ....

    Moorcock at his best

  92. C.... C....

    lips in the hills

    C.... C....

    deadline

  93. F.... B....

    This song is made for great head phones!

    F.... B....

    any headphones

    F.... B....

    Especially for the sword sound effects.

  94. D.... D....

    BOC the most profound transcendent excellence on the planet!!

  95. Z.... ....

    This song is SO perfect I've always some tears of joy about to fall.

  96. d.... w....

    stormbringer

    d.... w....

    +david weiss Yes Stormbinger and Mounblade.

  97. T.... ....

    Every time I listen to this song, I love it more.

  98. G.... ....

    Damn that accordion sounds and rythm at 4:46 !!

    G.... ....

    That's a synthesizer.

  99. S.... ....

    I just wanna be lover....not a red-eyed screaming ghoul!

  100. c.... ....

    Try this one with a good set of head phones - yikes especially the last couple of minutes. I think I just saw God...

    c.... ....

    It's the way to go.