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Official EXODUS lyric video for “The Years of Death and Dying“ from the eleventh studio album, Persona Non Grata, out November 19th, 2021 via Nuclear Blast Records. Listen: SUBSCRIBE to EXODUS: SUBSCRIBE to NUCLEAR BLAST: ORDER: LISTEN: “The Years of Death and Dying“ is a tribute to our friends and heroes who have passed away in recent years. The lyrics were written by our very own, Tom Hunting! Tom comments: “The Years Of Death And Dying started out as a poem, from the perspective of Death, being a thinking entity, always watching and looking for weakness and opportunity to come calling for people. A Grim Reaper story. We were losing legends: Bowie, Cash, Petty, Prince, Frey…the list goes on and on. Then we started losing family members and friends in our own orbit. Anyway, the title came first, then the poem, which became a song. I shared the lyrics with Gary, who helped inspire me with phrasing to finish it, and the guys loved it. The song is really long, and more legends kept passing right up into the moments Zet was singing it, so I had to keep writing until I had enough to complete the song. We hope you enjoy our tribute to the fallen!” VISIT THE BAND Website: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: YouTube: TikTok: @exodusattack --- EXODUS “THE YEARS OF DEATH AND DYING“ LYRICS Lyrics Tom Hunting Music Gary Holt I am the years of death and dying I tear with gripping teeth I prey upon all the weary eliminate the weak Not a day in your life passes when you won’t think of me No thought and prayers can save you So get up off of your knees When I sense a weakness I move in with blazing speed Mothers, brothers, fathers and sons it matters not to me Chorus I’m a force of nature pure and sure I’ve killed through all of time When a GALE force wind blows through you you’ll know that you are mine I am legend, I’m your end you’ll wither when I’m near I’m the years of death and dying the sum of all your fears You may have had a brush with me escaped and saved yourself Most likely I was occupied with killing someone else Legends fall when I come to call as I plan my next attack PETTY things won’t matter just ask THE MAN IN BLACK The RAGE is gone and so is BON so young in their demise I ended the ERUPTION I took them in their prime Repeat chorus Solo Gary Solo Lee I cull the herd with no remorse taking souls along the WAY I’m here to set the balance of all you have to pay I turned ZIGGY into STARDUST I’ve been killing ever since I took an EAGLE from the sky I even killed a PRINCE Struck down the QUEEN Bid FAREWELL TO KINGS I took the ANGEL OF DEATH I’m always at the ready to take away your breath Repeat Chorus #Exodus #ThrashMetal #Thrash #NuclearBlast
