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Perilous Nation
2,120
On Tour
Metal
Perilous Nation was released on July 25, 1989 by Nuclear Blast as a part of the album Practice What you Preach
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Release DateJuly 25, 1989
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM181

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Testament
Testament
Performer
Nancy Lee Philcox
Nancy Lee Philcox
Musician
Greg Christian
Greg Christian
Bass, Guitar
William Benson
William Benson
Musician
Alex Skolnick
Alex Skolnick
Guitar
Eric Peterson
Eric Peterson
Guitar
Bogdan Jablonski
Bogdan Jablonski
Background Vocals
Elliot Cahn
Elliot Cahn
Background Vocals
Mark Walters
Mark Walters
Background Vocals
Willy Lang
Willy Lang
Background Vocals
Louie Clemente
Louie Clemente
Drums
Chuck Billy
Chuck Billy
Vocals, Lead Vocals
Jim Martin
Jim Martin
Musician
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alexander Nathan Skolnick
Alexander Nathan Skolnick
Songwriter
Alex Skolnick
Alex Skolnick
Lyrics
Eric Peterson
Eric Peterson
Songwriter
Testament
Testament
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Pigg
David Pigg
Additional Producer
Roy Rowland
Roy Rowland
Additional Producer, Vocal Producer
Mike Rosen
Mike Rosen
Assistant Engineer
Perialas
Perialas
Producer, Mixing Engineer
Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Bold is the one who dares to say what he feels
Renegation man, to no one he yields
The bleeding hearts and their empty minds, hiding words they fear
Blind is the one who censors what we see and hear
Come into my world and take a journey with me
Paint me a portrait now, of the things you see
[Instrumental]
Men are poor and lost in war of the ideology
No solution will prevail unless we can be
Free of anger, free of pain
Free of hatred that we obtain
Tell me what this place was meant to be
[Chorus]
Can you see? Can you see what it does to me?
Can you hear? Can you read?
Can you see what it did to me?
[Instrumental]
Totalitarians in a perilous nation
Forcing thought control will turn to desolation
Listen to the leader speak, he's your only friend
Take a stand in the motherland, take it to the end
[Instrumental]
Say now what you will, before they make it illegal
Time to draw the line between the bad and the evil
The distant times had the friendly rules, became its deadliest foe
We have heard it all before, the morals come and go
[Instrumental]
Men are poor and lost in war of the ideology
No solution will prevail unless we can be
Free of anger, free of pain
Free of hatred that we obtain
Tell me what this place was meant to be
Free of anger, free of pain
Free of hatred that we obtain
Tell me what this place was meant to be
[Chorus]
Can you see? Can you see what it does to me?
Can you hear? Can you read?
Can you see what it did to me?
Can you hear? Can you read?
Can you see what it did to me?
Can you hear? Can you read?
Can you see what it did to me?
(Did to, did to)
Written by: Alex Skolnick, Eric Peterson
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