Running Wild are a German heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Hamburg. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s, along with bands such as Helloween, Rage, Accept, Sinner, and Grave Digger. The band has carved its niche in the metal world as the first "pirate metal" band, a theme which took off with the release of Under Jolly Roger in 1987 (thus…
Atomic warheads, weapons of all kind
Invented to destroy, to find their victims, to grind
Mendacious rulers, ministers of defense
Leading you to war, can't you see where it all ends
Total destruction, adversary's death
Contamination, epidemics, and fear
Bloodshed goes on till the very last breath
No remedy if blood feeds the gear
Fight the oppression, now
Fight the oppression, down
Megalomania, ruler's disease
Deceit and treason, your life is what they seize
All liberty is dying, to reign is the sense
Leading you to war, can't you see where it all ends
Total destruction, adversary's death
Contamination, epidemics, and fear
Bloodshed goes on till the very last breath
No remedy if blood feeds the gear
Fight the oppression, now
Fight the oppression, down