People tend to forget that about Manowar. Yeah, Joey wrote some really laughable songs about how "metal" they are and eventually turned the band into a parody of its former self but...man, when they wrote serious songs, they were untouchable.
Greetings from Guyana. I was a couple weeks old that vey year when Jonestown Massacre had occurred in 1978. The site has been taken over by the jungle once again. Just a few rusting metal can be seen there. The song vividly encapsulates the whole drama that played out on that uneventful day in November, 1978!
"We thank you for the Kool-Aid, reverend Jim, We're glad to leave behind their world of sin Our lifeless bodies fall on holy ground, Rotting flesh, a sacrificial mound! Were you our god or a man in a play, Who took our applause and forced us to stay? Now all together we lived as we died On your command by your side (Die by your side) Guyana!!! in the cult of the damned!!! Give us your word for the grand final stand!!! Guyana!!! in the cult of the damned!!! Give us your word for the grand final stand!!! In the cult of the damned we all worked the land Too afraid to look up we all feared his hand Hurry my children there isn't much time But we'll meet again on the other side Be good to the children and old people first Hand them a drink they're dying of thirst Guyana!!! in the cult of the damned!!! Give us your word for the grand final stand!!! Guyana!!! in the cult of the damned!!! Give us your word for the grand final stand!!! Bigfoot Bigfoot thrown in a well Pulled under water screaming like hell He told us life was just a hotel Time to check out when he rang the bell Guyana!!! in the cult of the damned!!! Give us your word for the grand final stand!!! Guyana!!! in the cult of the damned!!! Give us your word for the grand final stand!!! Mother, Mother, Mother!!!!
It was (maybe still is) cool to look down at Manowar for their stereotypes. But many forget, how good they are. Many of those bands, that look down upon Manowar (Mtallica), wouldn't be able to play songs like this.
