Iced Earth - Damien Lyrics






So the beast resides in me
Deep down I always knew
I never really did fit in
So diverse from all of you
Let him who comprehends
Know the number of the beast
It's a number of a man
A number just for me
As the boy becomes a man
Father's minions pave the way
Set in motion now, Armageddon,
Final conflict, end of days
I embrace the hounds of hell
And the power they oblige
For the task that lies ahead
The Nazarene I'll crucify
They'll see the raptures of our kingdom
They'll see the truth to mankind
I'll show what hell truly is
The monotony of their lives

[Chorus]
When the Jews return to Zion
And a comet fills the sky
The Holy Roman Empire rises
And you and I must die
From the eternal sea he rises
Creating armies on either shore
Turning man against his brother
Till man exists no more

[spoken]
"Nazarene, what can you offer?
Since the hour you vomited forth
from the gaping womb of a woman,
you have done nothing but drown mens' soaring desires in a deluge of
sanctimonious morality.
I was conceived of a jackal.
Your pain on the cross was but a splinter
compared to the agony of my father.
I will drive deeper the thorns into your rancid carcass,
you profaner of Isis.
Cursed Nazarene, I will avenge thy torment."
Now Disciples of the Watch
See your Prince of Darkness rise
Through famine and destruction
The Four Horsemen at my side
I demand a victory, I demand a sacrifice
Or spend all eternity
In the flaccid gut of Christ!

[Chorus]
When the Jews return to Zion
And a comet fills the sky
The Holy Roman Empire rises
And you and I must die
From the eternal sea he rises
Creating armies on either shore
Turning man against his brother
Till man exists no more





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  1. B.... J....

    Still the best song that's came out since 2001

  2. D.... K....

    better than any thing on the radio these days this is good music

  3. F.... S....

    Damn! The spots on the back of my head are itching again. Pops must be coming for a visit.

  4. D.... M....

    I am here. Contrary to "popular" belief, my last name is NOT Thorne!

  5. A.... o....

    Сильная вещь....вокал супер... 🤘✌

  6. D.... S....

    This song got me into Iced Earth

  7. i.... ....

    à ne pas rater pour ceux qui apprécie Iced Earth

  8. �.... ....

    SINGING TO DEMONS

  9. D.... 1....

    Richard and steve on this album. Gotta give them credit as well.

  10. A.... F....

    I never considered The Omen movies as horror.  I saw it more as an intense murder mystery conspiracy movies

  11. R.... S....

    One of the best album and all the music lyrics is inspired by horror movies.Dracula was inspired by the one with keeanu Reeves and Damien was from the The Omen the 80's version.

  12. J.... ....

    Their most underrated album. One of their top 3 best albums and Damien one of their top 3 best songs by far.

  13. P.... K....

    Worst part of this song is that it ends!!!!.....I could listen this forever and ever !!!!

  14. L.... M....

    Just love this!!!

  15. s.... s....

    If you guys wanna hear some anti-Christian songs check out Mercyful Fate & Venom 🤘🏻🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿

  16. M.... /....

    2018 ???? ♥

  17. m.... b....

    this is anti-jewish bastards song :)

    m.... b....

    Hahahahaha

  18. M.... K....

    neskutečná hudba i text !

  19. S.... H....

    Extremely underrated song,chorus alone is one of the best things you'll listen in your life.

  20. A.... M....

    Wwwwwooo I love this band!

  21. A.... K....

    I had the best collection of metal music.. A to Z meaning Aeon to zyclon

    A.... K....

    Lost it all for a silly reason.. someone who can get me back all that I lost?

  22. J.... E....

    In the movie, Damien calls Jesus a "profaner of vices" (not profaner of Isis. I doubt the Antichrist would give a shit about an Egyptian deity). I'm pretty sure that's the same in the song, too.

  23. K.... ....

    i feel like after the badass intro bass-line they could've made any song, it would've been awesome.

  24. w.... d....

    recep tayyip erdogan = damien

  25. W.... H....

    I wish the lyrics in the intro actually meant something

    W.... H....

    it fucking did

  26. B.... M....

    That latin tho!

  27. G.... ....

    Love this Bass intro

  28. G.... R....

    Damien - The 👦 Of The 😈

  29. S.... Q....

    What happend to this dark side of iced earth

    S.... Q....

    Like as of recent or over the last few years

    S.... Q....

    Power metal, maybe? I've seen this kind of slippery slope thing happening to thrash-power and thrash-speed-prog bands.

  30. P.... Z....

    Thoes chorus at the beginning and the end are so fucking epic

  31. M.... ....

    If it wasn't for " I embraced the hounds of Hell and the power they oblige"...I could play this in front of the girlfriend, but alas. oh well. I'll still jam it on guitar anyways ;)

    M.... ....

    She a cat person? :P

    M.... ....

    Steven R Nice.

    M.... ....

    You seem pretty pathetic and whipped. Why do you give a shit if your girlfriend doesn't like the word Hell. Your girlfriend should like what you tell her to like you soft cunt.

  32. a.... e....

    Damn that is some good metal...

  33. R.... n....

    3:03 ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ thx for it - HAMMER GEIL

  34. H.... P....

    my god i just cum thinking ont he implications: does this album have more movie´s inspired songs?

    H.... P....

    Hery Pineda the whole album different horror movies, hence the album title 'Horror Show"

  35. E.... V....

    I dream of a day that both atheists and religious people realize that Life is affected by both material and spiritual elements. I just dream of this day to come....

    E.... V....

    Vangos Hector What are the spiritual elements?

  36. c.... d....

    the best of the horror show

  37. T.... ....

    4:58 did he know?

  38. R.... x....

    luigi pulls his eye out for 10 minutes while i play unfitting music

  39. J.... W....

    Jacob woods system of things. let him who has understanding calculate the of satan it's a number of a man his mark is 666 that's have soul

  40. T.... L....

    A Three Left favorite!!

  41. M.... ....

    Atheists and Christians need to just get a room and let out all that belligerent sexual tension towards each other.

    This song is litterally about The Omen. Stop overanalyzing things.

    M.... ....

    how about muslims??

    M.... ....

    @Chad Kuhn it's about the anti Christ who's name is Damien and eventually learns he is the son of Satan really good shoe

    M.... ....

    Atheist here. Down for this.

    M.... ....

    The Jews have returned to Zion.

    M.... ....

    MetalModelMF don't cut yourself on all that edge.

  42. V.... C....

    Fuck religion.

    V.... C....

    Well, people people created the fantasy of religion. how do you work that one out?

    V.... C....

    The bible has predicted EVERYTHING that has happened be it major or minor on this planet. How do you work THAT one out? ;) You're welcome.

    V.... C....

    +tpcs What evidence do you have to support this claim? I'll preemptively inform you that anything anecdotal in nature is entirely irrelevant.

    V.... C....

    tpcs planet x is returning

    V.... C....

    +Jacob Filly for you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of god you may receive the promise: for yet a little while, and he who is coming will and will not tarry. now the just shall live by faith but if anyone draw back my soul has no pleasure in him. but we are not of those who draw. back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul. 666 leader of covenant.

  43. B.... K....

    1:20 Holy shit, anyone else feel that?

    B.... K....

    this song makes me wanna rip shit to pieces. love it

    B.... K....

    I used to listen to this as I did boring admin work :P It made me do shit twice as fast lol

    B.... K....

    Yes. Yes I do.

  44. L.... C....

    Does this song make anyone else want to start a badass motorcycle gang and do some fucked up shit in the streets?

    L.... C....

    yeah !!

  45. A.... B....

    Why I have some feeling that first 10 second of this song sounds pretty much similar like Tool?

    A.... B....

    +Andrea Brkić Negative...sounds like "The Green and Black" by Overkill...kind of. Same bass tone anyway

    A.... B....

    @skwisgaar821 okey, it was just mine feeling. Good point

    A.... B....

    Because you're a deaf idiot. DURPPPPP has octave bass, must be like tool.

    A.... B....

    I agree, sounds like old tool. These other “tools” here get offended because they think tool as a poppy mainstream band.

  46. b.... l....

    mt épico esse álbum

  47. \.... B....

    Like it !

  48. N.... M....

    OsoASeks is probably the smartest guy here right now.

  49. N.... M....

    everyone just chill and enjoy the music

  50. J.... J....

    my fav song off of this album

  51. A.... D....

    I forgot how amazing this song was.

  52. K.... H....

    I think if this song started Horror Show off, it would've been a WAY better album in terms of track placement.

    K.... H....

    +Killian Hackenschmidt well with mp3 you can always change it and reburn it on cd for yourself :)

    K.... H....

    +Killian Hackenschmidt wolf is one of the best openers ever though. Up there with Acid Bath "The Blue" and LIL B "the birth of rap"

  53. J.... L....

    You people should understand that this album is based off monsters, hence the title Horror Show. Get off it and stfu. If you dont like dont listen to it better yet, just stfu and leave.

    J.... L....

    You're reading too much into this - it's based on a poem from "The Omen:" the a horror film from the 70s - hence the reason it fits the theme of the album (i.e. "Horror Show").

    J.... L....

    Hey, songs have meaning. Songs based on movies based on Biblical prophecy also has meaning. Biblical prophecy is full of meaning, and that is the basis for this song. The song was inspired by the movie, the movie was inspired by Biblical prophecy.

    I'm not a nihilist, I'm not a moronic atheist. I realize that things actually have meaning to them.

    J.... L....

    @TM3000  "I realize that things actually have meaning to them."

    No more than we give to them - it's a piece of art loosely based on a movie that's loosely based on Judeo-Christian mythology.

    J.... L....

    Look I understand you're a nihilist and think nothing has any meaning besides what "we give to them". This is for people discussing some of the meaning behind the song. The original commenter saw it was full of meaning and chose to be offended, I see it's full of meaning and chose to be intrigued. Why don't you go assign zero meaning to your own life and stay out of mine.

    J.... L....

    Hey! what do you mean... you people?

  54. C.... ....

    Goddamn, that opening riff is just MASSIVE

  55. M.... ....

    5 people were conceived of a jackel

    M.... ....

    +BrentD2010 6 my good sir

    M.... ....

    +Jon Vollmer 7

    M.... ....

    9

    V_V

    M.... ....

    Shayden Erriden Ahhhh good call Shayden. Good call.

  56. G.... E....

    Anti Christ propaganda

    G.... E....

    Year 1095, in the heart of France. Do some research.
    BTW, ^^ ??? Reply accordingly or go back to the kids' table.

    G.... E....

    @Frank Castle​ Okay dummy, when you find that fantasy realm let me know so I can move there as well reeetard!

    G.... E....

    @TM3000 It's not a fantasy - our species was there just a few short millennia ago.

    G.... E....

    @Frank Castle​ When you find this non-existent area, let me know, stupid. It doesn't exist.

    G.... E....

    Lol, people not realizing he's taking a piss out of the lot of you.

  57. P.... ....

    5 people are obviously priests

  58. G.... J....

    Matt Barlow > Tim "Douchebag" Owen

    G.... J....

    +Jam'aal Jefferson and > greely tbqh

    G.... J....

    +Wangtorio Jackson Greely kicks all their asses.

  59. P.... L....

    this should be Damien Thorn's theme song

    P.... L....

    I think it is.

    P.... L....

    Such edgy cunts, Imagine if this song actually played in a movie, it would be the cringiest shit out. You are the kinds of people that listen to wrestlers theme songs when not watching wrestling. Even Iced Earth would call you a cringey lot.

    P.... L....

    @Big Grundo hahaha yes bro!!

    P.... L....

    @Big Grundo I listen to lemmys stuff for hhh

    P.... L....

    hahah yep

  60. K.... H....

    Gelmiş geçmiş en gaz parçalarda ilk 5te amk

  61. E.... t....

    My name is Damien, but no matter what this is an awesome song from iced earth

  62. A.... ....

    Shut up with all your stupid religious debates etc, etc. This is Iced Earth's best song from their best album!!

    A.... ....

    Not their best, but I agree about the stfu part.

    A.... ....

    LOL whats funny is its a movie.

    A.... ....

    @Michael Piersant hehe it is indeed

    A.... ....

    I'd argue Dante's Inferno is their best, but I agree on shutting the fuck up about religion.

  63. t.... m....

    All I see with this song is a blind prophet on front of a metal band declaring the start of the apocalypse cutting to various scenes of chaos riots the stock market etc. FUCKIN metal

  64. I.... B....

    The reason this song sounds like it's anti-Christian is because it's from a concept album(Horror Show) where every song is about a famous movie or real monster(in the case of Jack the Ripper).  The song is called Damien because it's based on the main character from the Omen movies who is the son of the Devil.  The lyrics are from his perspective as he realizes who and what he really is.   If you listen to Dracula from the same album it's the same thing...   Great song btw :)

    I.... B....

    Exactly. This is the antichrist singing, and if that isn't obvious, then people are fools :P

    I.... B....

    That's true, but it's not like Iced Earth hasn't also made songs critical of organized religion before.

  65. F.... B....

    Don't go down there, trust me.

    F.... B....

    Underrated

  66. S.... W....

    classick metal man!

  67. I.... A....

    When I first heard this song back in 2001 I thought, holy shit that's what heavy metal's supposed to sound like!

  68. 1.... ....

    If i ever have a male child,his name will be Damien.Mark my words.

    1.... ....

    I already did.

    1.... ....

    Ma to je fora al kod nas bi ga zvali Damjan sto je onako bllaahh hehe

    1.... ....

    glen benton of deicide named his firstborn damien.

    1.... ....

    He'll have his father's eyes

    1.... ....

    ok its been a few years now ...Wheres Damien? :D

  69. S.... H....

    To the Second Guy below me: The reason for the biblical and rather dark lyrics in this song is irrelevant... i mean the music, the melody, the mood and the key of the music, the presentation, all of these qualities desperately calls for an epic and dark lyrical imagery... fuck what the lyricist believe... this is simply an art-form, it can mean more than that if u want or choose to though

  70. W.... H....

    In the intro the chant is: Mundi Universitas Flammescorri Mi Immigreavi.

    W.... H....

    do you know what it translates to? world universe is all I can man out.

    W.... H....

    Stoned_Ninja i dont think it actually makes sense for the most part. In an interview they said it was just a bunch of latin words they pulled out of a dictionary.

    W.... H....

    World university burns in my imagination

  71. V.... R....

    I love this song, for a few reasons...

    V.... R....

    I know that feel bro

  72. S.... T....

    hey josh the cd that this song is taken from, Horror Show, is a cd that every song on it (except for one) is a musical version a horror motion picture character. This song Damian is the story of the Omen trilogy. The dark ass spoken word segment of the song is from The Final Conflict.

  73. J.... ....

    don't think we're on the same page. Am I going to get stompeded by a bunch of atheist here or something? Well bring it got my red taunting clothe a waitin' for ya =D

    J.... ....

    Agnosticism is the only option that involves sanity. 

    J.... ....

    gnosis is not a religion its a way of life... knowledge... so in that case i guess u can call me wtf... dude why lie we r all a bunch of blind fuccs, but i can c something brewing up a head, which idiot can deny that? we're not prepared... are we? we might want to just enter an early grave and be safe from that day n rest from seeing such a toil... idk bro u got ur own life to live, see u on the other side, until then I'm watching this youtube video called "Global Nuclear Holocaust Coming - PROPHECY REVEALED (whole series) Parts 1, 2, 3" i'd advise to u to take a look and try to understand... thanx for heads up another dude already let me know it was from a movie or what =D... i dont know what 'Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon' was about whether movie or not? but it reminds me of this Zechariah prophecy I'm checking out when he talks about their eyes, tongues, & flesh being consumed in their sockets & where the stand!! HOW COOL!! =D jk

  74. J.... ....

    don't get me wrong i listen to good rock, but not disrespectful shit so..... I liked plagues of babylon but I'm starting to wonder the point this songs trying to make, is he speaking as a demon are is this what dude believes himself, sorry new to the band I wouldn't know.

    J.... ....

    This is just a song from an album which is called Horror Show and each song is based on a fictional horror movie character (Dracula, Wolf-man, Phantom of the Opera etc). When you see a movie with a satanic character acting against god-dissin' jesus, it doesn't neccesarily mean that the movie actors-directors-script writers are fans of satanism. It's just a movie and he is the ''bad'' guy. The band has other songs such as ''Melacholy'' (which is about Christ) and ''Question on Heaven'' (which is about a comics character, but also about redemption). The band doesn't try to be religious or anti-religious, they are just story-tellers, like the most metal bands do.

    J.... ....

    hey thnx for filling me in, I understand. It's like Loki on avengers & Banner "Hulk" says concerning Loki "the guy kinda grows on you" lol. that's Loki Lucifer's trick tho, to seduce & charm & lure. funny cuz he did such good job on that anti-christ song I mentioned to u, that it kinda grew on me, till the Jesus diss & I said thats it. I see what u mean about the horror show now, but still I cant hear that Jesus diss no more acting or not, it just pisses me off really bad. I'm not religious either I believe in truth thats all

    J.... ....

    Why is metal always having to explain itself.

    J.... ....

    @Chris Sprague Because there are those with Christian beliefs that love the music but do not want to show hate against who we believe are they're god and savior. 

    J.... ....

    It's about a movie. 
    Calm your titties. 

  75. J.... ....

    so is dude anti-christ? Jesus gonna whoop somebody for this, I'm telling u, come get some I'm the most terrible ark angel u can meet face to face. =D his face shines like the sun. Oh ya f u Isis, Diana, Venus whatever you named ur self after lol, because ur fine azz had to be a bitch and marry your own son the mighty hunter Enmerkhar which is Merodach/Murdok/Maraduk otherwise Ni Marad who is Nimrod Lord of Rebellion. Pathetic, destroying God's children because he got his azz whooped once for talking back, if the first azz whoop didn't teach him, the second azz whoop will knock him down so he don't get back up no more. no religion i just believe the truth. A person brags about being so great and terrible lol u have no power. I don't know who made u think christ is a whimp, but he'll even be sorry he ever made u think such. read the bible for ur self and you'll see how awesome and terrible God really is & u can google earth and see yourself that the burning bush that was lit with his glory and all the evidence at Mt. Sinai to this day, Noah's ark too, & Sodom & Gomorrah, just saying people try to act like it ain't there, & I'm like wtf have ur eyes been consumed in there socket? Give me a polygraph I'll make u a believer, let the results do the talkin'.

    J.... ....

    Think the whole religion thing is silly, buuuut I think you'll cream your pants when you hear Iced Earths song "Watching Over Me"

    J.... ....

    lol @ joke 'i got cream on my pants'... I'm not a religion, I'm a truth seeker 'at all. hindu scriptures talk about Jesus being the son of GOD born of a virgin & Moses which it says was the spiritual leader at the time this doctrine was written, and gives a genealogy from Adam to Noah & his sons its recorded in the bhavishya purana... so i guess if i was religious i would be a hindu/jewish/christian/muslim/mormon dude, but I'm no religion or denomination so my system of belief & faith get me mixed up with being a sect of religious orders, sigh I'm misunderstood :( anyway I'll check out the song thnx

    J.... ....

    @Josh1ofthe2witnesses Most 'scriptures' are simply the product of humanity in it's infancy trying to understand the word around it. 

    There is no truth to be had there. 

  76. T.... E....

    i love this band

  77. J.... J....

    Anyone else notice "The Four Horsemen", "The Number Of The Beast", "Holy Empire" in the lyrics?

    Badass song anyways... \m/

    J.... J....

    Jason Jotis so?

    J.... J....

    @Eskimo I think he's trying to allude to Iron Maiden.

  78. R.... H....

    No, its a Woman. Iced Earth feature lots women singing in the background, even on the first record they had some female background vocals.

  79. D.... ....

    really? piss off

  80. D.... U....

    thats all barlow bro

  81. M.... ....

    I believe he meant the WBC

  82. T.... ....

    I quoted the part where he questions jesus at school, and one person got the reference and the rest thought i was serious about. I high fived the guy who got it

  83. j.... p....

    he sings about revelations a lot that's why i like this band so much i am agnostic but i love lore of all kinds even biblical. the holy bible the greatest fiction novel of all time.

  84. m.... ....

    Who gives a fuck

  85. J.... ....

    No dark without light. Or is it the other way 'round? Which came first? The cosmic chicken or the cosmic egg?

  86. X.... ....

    So what? Not everyone is a Jesus fanboy.

  87. S.... ....

    "Judging by your picture" so how do you tell a real communist from a fake communist if they use the same picture? Very interesting skills. Well, you're incorrect. I actively study Marxist theory and I my atheist position comes from logical deduction. Btw I'm 22. Young, but not a kid.

  88. T.... S....

    i am jewish and i like this song

  89. P.... D....

    i think they did it well. btw, long days and pleasant nights

  90. P.... D....

    i've never understood that either :\ it's why i don't listen to much of their music these days, i get sick of hearing stuff like that about my Savior, however, in this song it's being told from the viewpoint of the antichrist so that explains it in this song. it's not really putting the antichrist on a pedestal but more presenting him as he is.

  91. O.... ....

    Please tell me I'm not the only one thinking that Ormagodden is that creature at the very top of the cover art.

  92. S.... ....

    I've heard this song backwards.
    It's creepy as fuck
    But it builds up a heavy guitar part, and it sounds really, reaaally badass.

  93. A.... D....

    I don't think Iced Earth is an anti-christian band. This song is about Damien from The Omen, which, if I'm not mistaken, is a movie about some Satanic shit.

  94. T.... ....

    Same here.

  95. S.... ....

    Manily because Christianity hasn't done the best lately to make people like it. Only the asshole Christians bother much with getting their voice out so everyone get the wrong impression of Christianity as a whole.

  96. B.... ....

    Kudos as well(on top of your other inquisitive comment) for loving the music. Knowing about it and what it means is added splendor but loving it is key!