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Call me a loafer - call me a quitter

With a lack of use

No direction, just imperfection

Born to lose

No reputation, no education

Just make believe

No happy-end in fairyland

Don't misperceive

They say: get real, here's the deal

You're going down the drain

But I'm intending to keep on standing

Against the grain

They don't know me at all

It's the music that I'm bleeding for

So raise the flag

Raise the flag of metal

Raise the flag

The flag of heavy metal

It's a vibe you can't describe

If you know what I mean

No stopping just rocking

As long as lights will gleam

Rock hard, ride free

And live it loud

I keep my thunder won't knuckle under

Cause that's what life's about

They don't know us at all

It's the music that we're bleeding for

So raise the flag

Raise the flag of metal

Raise the flag

The flag of heavy metal

Energizing and vitalizing

We're standing strong

Rain or shine we'll hold the line

We'll carry on

Raise the flag

Raise the flag of metal

Raise the flag

The flag of heavy metal

Raise the flag

Raise the flag of metal

Raise the flag

The flag of heavy metal