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Nightmare

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Nightmare was released on July 27, 2010 by Warner Records as a part of the album Nightmare

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Johnny Christ

Bass Guitar

Synyster Gates

Lead Guitar

Zacky Vengeance

Zacky Vengeance

Rhythm Guitar

Stevie Blacke

Strings

M Shadows

Vocals

Mike Portnoy

Drums

David Palmer

Piano

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jonathan Seward

Jonathan Seward

Songwriter

Zachary Baker

Songwriter

James Sullivan

Songwriter

Matthew Charles Sanders

Matthew Charles Sanders

Songwriter

Stevie Blacke

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Adam Hawkins

Recording Engineer

Brent Arrowood

Assistant Recording Engineer

Chad Carlisle

Assistant Recording Engineer

Jan Petrov

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Ted Jensen

Mastering Engineer

Andy Wallace

Mixing Engineer

Mike Elizondo

Producer

Paul Suarez

Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Nightmare (Now your nightmare comes to life)

[Verse 1]

Dragged ya down below

Down to the Devil's show

To be his guest forever

Peace of mind is less than never

Hate to twist your mind

But God ain't on your side

An old acquaintance severed

Burn the world, your last endeavor

[PreChorus]

Flesh is burning, you can smell it in the air

'Cause men like you have such an easy soul to steal (Steal)

So stand in line while they ink numbers in your head

You're now a slave until the end of time here

Nothing stops the madness turning, haunting, yearning

Pull the trigger

[Chorus]

You should have known the price of evil

And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah

Ooh-oh, it's your fucking nightmare (While your nightmare comes to life)

[Verse 2]

Can't wake up and sweat

'Cause it ain't over yet

Still dancin' with your demons

Victim of your own creation

Beyond the will to fight

Where all that's wrong is right

Where hate don't need a reason

Loathing self-assassination

[PreChorus]

You've been lied to, just to rape you of your sight

And now they have the nerve to tell you how to feel (Feel)

So sedated as they medicate your brain

And while you slowly go insane, they tell ya

"Given with the best intentions"

"Help you with your complications"

[Chorus]

You should have known the price of evil

And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah

No one to call

Everybody to fear

Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah

Ooh-oh, it's your fucking nightmare, ha, ha, ha, ha

[Bridge]

Fight (Fight)

Not to fail (Fail)

Not to fall (Fall)

Or you'll end up like the others

Die (Die)

Die again (Die)

Drenched in sin (Sin)

With no respect for another

Oh!

[Bridge]

Down (Down)

Feel the fire (Fire)

Feel the hate (Hate)

Your pain is what we desire

Lost (Lost)

Hit the wall (Wall)

Watch you crawl (Crawl)

Such a replaceable liar

[Bridge]

And I know you hear their voices (Calling from above)

And I know they may seem real (These signals of love)

But our life's made up of choices (Some without appeal)

They took for granted your soul

And it's ours now to steal (As your nightmare comes to life)

[Chorus]

You should have known the price of evil

And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah

No one to call

Everybody to fear

Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah

Ooh-oh, it's your fucking nightmare

Written by: Brian Elwin Haner Jr, James Sullivan, Jonathan Seward, Matthew Sanders, Zachary Baker

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