Lyrics
Arno Intro
Vielmehr Klampfe on guitar!
Inzo der Barrakuda on guitar!
Toten Adler on bass!
Der Wölf on bass!
Gellend Adler on drums!
My name is Holzfeuer!
Together, we are ArnoCorps!
The Greatest Band Of ALL TIME!
Predator
There’s something out there waiting for us
And it ain’t no man
Go!!!
Dillon, you son of a bitch!
What’s the matter?
The CIA got you pushing too many pencils?
We’re a rescue team, not assassins!
What happened to you Dillon? What happened to you Dillon?
Stick around! Stick around!
What happened to you Dillon?
You used to be someone!
I could trust! Trust!
It’s all bullshit, all of it
The cabinet minister, the whole business!
So you cooked up a story
And dropped the six of us in a meat grinder!
(chorus)
I’m here, kill me, come on, kill me, I’m here!
Come on, do it now! Run! Get to the chopper!
(chorus)
Hey Toten, give me a way out of this hole
Let’s go!!!
That’s right, I know you can feel it
It’s the power of ArnoCorps around you
If it bleeds, we can kill it!
(chorus x2)
True Lies
Soon you’ll know I lead a double life
Telling you lies, causing unjust strife
Just don’t forget you’re still my wife
Spend time with Chet till I threaten his life!
Now you’re exposed, slight change of plans!
You’ve been caught with another man!
Both on this mission till this jet lands!
Doing whatever the task demands!
I know you’re telling! Whoa oh oh!
You know I’m telling! Whoa oh oh!
We know he’s selling! Whoa oh oh!
True! Lies!
Crave excitement, can’t tell the truth
Want to meet for lunch, you’ve got an excuse
I know what you’re doing with the poseur sleuth
He’s just with you cuz he thinks you’re loose!
Now he’s exposed, slight change of plans!
He’ll never get the chance to squeeze your cans!
Both on this mission, till this jet lands!
Doing whatever the task demands!
(chorus)
Working as a team, the way it should be
Discovered the secret, both you and me
All we need is trust, now we can see
We’re still together, but twice as free!
Now I’m exposed, slight change of plans!
In the line of duty, crush dogs with my hands!
Both on this mission, till this jet lands!
Doing whatever the task demands!
(chorus)
Total Recall
My name is not Quaid!
What the fuck did I do wrong?
Suddenly I see I don’t belong
Ask about the future, don’t know the past
The thoughts in my mind don’t seem to last!
My whole life is just a dream
Now I know what I could’ve been
I want to climb the mountains of Mars
With wholesale memories, I’m in charge!
Get your ass! Get your ass to Mars!
Get your ass! Get your ass to Mars!
The blood on my hands is not a delusion
The corpse of my wife adds confusion
Consider this a final divorce
When I’m on Mars I’ll find the source!
Last Resort is where I’ll go
For three-tittied ladies, don’t you know
I want to climb the mountains of Mars
Wholesale memories! I’m in charge!
(chorus)
You idiot! You blew my cover! They’ll kill us all!
Mutated head protrudes from a belly
Speaking from lips that look like jelly
Five kids to feed, that’s what I hear
From Benny the man who got me here
They’re all traitors, none I can trust
Screw you benny! That’s a must
I want to climb the mountains of Mars
Wholesale memories! I’m in charge! Go!
Go!!! Benny! Here! Screeeewww yoooou!
See you at the party, Richter!
Commando
Stop screwing around! Let the girl go!
Throw it away! Chicken shit gun!
I only have one arm! It’s me that you want!
I only have one arm! You can beat me!
You don’t just want to! Pull a trigger!
See what’s going on! Going on in there!
Look me in the eye! Put the knife in me!
Look me in the eye! When you turn it!
Bennet! Bennet! I’ll be back!
Bennet! Bennet! I’ll be back!
I remember you! People you tortured!
Tortured and killed! Let off some steam!
I eat green berets! Eat them for breakfast!
I eat green berets! Now I’m hungry!
(chorus)
Ssshhhh…
Remember when I told you I’d kill you last?
I lied.
Let’s party!
Stop screwing around! Let the girl go!
Throw it away! Chicken shit gun!
I only have one arm! It’s me that you want!
I only have one arm! You can beat me!
(chorus)
Collateral Damage
Lives were what I saved, now they’re what I take
I am not like him, you’ve made a mistake!
Saw the Wolf in disguise
Saw him with my own eyes
Hope you all realize
I won’t stop till he dies!
I’ll bite off his ear, then I’ll spit it out
The strength of Arno, that’s what it’s about!
Saw the Wolf in disguise
Saw him with my own eyes
Hope you all realize
I won’t stop till he dies!
I saw your smile before you killed them
You’ll pay for that! Pay for that!
There’s a difference, we’re not the same
I’m just gonna kill you!
I saw your smile before you killed them
You’ll pay for that! Pay for that!
There’s a difference, we’re not the same
I’m just gonna kill you!
COLLATERAL! DAMAGE! COLLATERAL! DAMAGE! COLLATERAL! DAMAGE! COLLATERAL! DAMAGE!
End of Days
Moving forward, without the past
I can’t forget that I’m the last
Ask me for faith, nothing to give
My family’s gone, I barely live!
Why should I care, who should I trust?
We are nothing, ashes and dust
Good and evil, I have a choice
With both ears, I hear Satan’s voice!
Turn down Satan and feel the pain!
Or join Satan, End of Days!
End of Days!
Turn down Satan and feel the pain!
Or join Satan, end of days!
With dark forces, I’m sure to gain,
With dark forces, End! Of! Days!
Offer me back what I once lost
A temptation, but at what cost?
I summon strength from deep within
Resist hatred, let go of sin!
Why should I care, who should I trust?
We are nothing, ashes and dust
Good and evil, I have a choice
With both ears, I hear Satan’s voice!
(chorus)
Powers so strong, I must resist
The devil’s feet must not be kissed
I’d rather die, sword through my heart
My family’s dead, we’re left apart!
And now with your last breath,
you will all bear witness…
Why should I care, who should I trust?
We are nothing, ashes and dust
Good and evil, I have a choice
With both ears, I hear Satan’s voice!
You are a fucking choir boy!
Sixth Day
Someone in my house with my family
It’s not under control, they think he is me
Natural process of life!
You’re born, you live and you die!
There’s no exception,
A rule you must abide!
You! Cloned! The wrong man!
I! Want! My life back!
Crom created man in his own image
And behold, it was very good!
Crom created man on the Sixth Day!
That son of a bitch, he smoked my stogies too
I’m all thumbs today, don’t know who is who
Natural process of life!
You’re born, you live and you die!
There’s no exception,
A rule you must abide!
(chorus)
Go!
(chorus)
Running Man
Don’t be so alarmed, the crowd is unarmed!
The hell with you, all they want is food!
Abort the mission, report the fiction!
The television is your addiction!
So I’ve seen too much? Your dreams are a crutch!
Change the world with talk, wishing I could walk!
I’m forced to run in a game for fun
With my resistance, you will witness!
Running man! Running man!
Running man! Running man!
You say it’s no use, but you’ll know the truth!
They’re sadistic scum with a care for none!
With ratings higher, they feed desire!
Death and violence provide your suspense!
So I’ve seen too much? Your dreams are a crutch!
Change the world with talk, wishing I could walk!
I’m forced to run in a game for fun
With my resistance, you will witness!
(chorus)
I hope you leave enough room for my fist
Because I’m gonna ram it into your stomach
and break your goddamn spine!
(chorus)
Raw Deal
It’s a Raw Deal!
It’s all a scam, how it has to be
Fake my death, new identity
With new name, initial P
What’s it for? I say Pussy!
Prosecuted if I don’t resign!
Bullshit promise I hear all the time!
They say I’ll pay if I’m out of line!
A single goal, eliminate crime!
Don’t drink and bake!
Cops vs. cops, so many misled
With this new job, blood gonna be shed
Mob against mob, the family’s dread
Reinstated only when they’re dead!
Case is open, now it can’t be closed!
The deal’s gone raw, led by the bureaus!
Now I’m trapped by the job I chose!
Deal’s gone raw, led by the bureaus!
I want to see better days again!
Go!
It’s a Raw Deal!
Eraser
New identity, relocation
I’ll take you through it step by step
You’re in an extremely high risk situation
That should have been explained to you
I work alone! You know that!
I work alone! It’s just a fact!
You should have known when you wore the tap!
You should have known there’s no going back!
Get Down! Oh Shit! Close your eyes! Shut up!
Don’t move! You’re dead! You’ve been! Erased!
You’ll never see me again
but I’ll know every move you make!
Now your life is not your own
You found out and it’s too late!
You’re erased!
Use your heads, lie low
And I promise, no one will hurt you
But if you try to skip out on your testimony
I’ll deliver you myself!
It’s gone too far! We’re on our own!
It’s gone too far! Your cover is blown!
They know where you are! Location is known!
They know where you are! And your not alone!
(chorus)
Crom (Strong on his Mountain)
A standard or symbol, perhaps on a shield
Two snakes together, facing each other
Crush your enemies seen driven before you!
Hear the lamentation of their women!
Crom! Strong! On! His Mountain!
Crom! Strong! On! His Mountain!
(repeat)
My father died for the riddle of steel
From gods of the sky, darkness of chaos
Crush your enemies seen driven before you!
Hear the lamentation of their women!
(chorus)
He laughs at your winds, he laughs from his mountain
I seldom pray, he doesn’t listen
Crush your enemies seen driven before you!
Hear the lamentation of their women!
(chorus x2)
Wheel Of Pain
Instrumental (Drum Solo by Gellend Adler)
Terminator
Nice night for a walk!
Nothing clean, right?!
Your clothes, give them to me!
Fuck you, asshole!
I am the Terminator!
I’ll be back to kill you later!
Twelve geige otto lodert!
Forty-five long solide!
Uzie nein meile leider!
Fuck you, asshole!
(chorus)
Give me your address there
Give me your address there
I’m a friend of Sera Könner!
I was told that she is here!
Can I see her please?!
Fuck you, asshole!
(chorus x2)
Get out!
Last Action Hero
Claudias! You killed my father!
Big Mistake!
To be or not to be?
Not to be!
Look! Elephant!
How! are you gonna snap your fingers?
When! I’ve ripped off both your thumbs?
You! Don’t need a magic ticket
When! The world is what you make of it!
You dime store putz, this is no damn game!
You will all! Know!
He was last action hero! He was full of machismo!
He was last action hero! He was full of machismo!
You! want to be a farmer?
Here! Here’s a couple of acres!
You! Don’t need a magic ticket
When! The world is what you make of it!
You dime store putz, this is no damn game!
You will all! Know!
I am last action hero! I am full of machismo!
I am last action hero! I am full of machismo!
It’s a bomb!
We are! Last action hero-ooohhh-oh-oh!
Whoaa-oh-oh!
We are! Last action hero-ooohhh-oh-oh!
Whoaa-oh-oh!
(repeat)
The Greatest Band Of All Time
Formats: CD, Digital, Vinyl
Originally self-released in 2005 under “Exactly Records”, the license was quickly picked up by UK metal label Anticulture Records for European distribution in early 2006. The release would go on to garner substantial critical acclaim with the CD eventually becoming a collector’s item once production was ceased. Astronomical aftermarket prices online convinced Jello Biafra (Founding singer of Dead Kennedys) that the album was worthy of a re-issue by his legendary Bay Area California-based label Alternative Tentacles Records. A special gatefold vinyl edition was pressed and distributed worldwide in 2013. It wasn’t long before Jello demanded that ArnoCorps join his label for future releases, as well.
The entire album was recorded in a single weekend, made possible by tracking all instruments simultaneously, live in the studio at Trakworx Recording in South San Francisco. No click track was used and sound bleed into all of the mics from instruments sharing the same room made significant production edits impossible. This was all by design, as the band had been performing as a live club band for 4 years at this point, and wanted to accurately capture that energy. In fact, their favorite live sound engineer, Jamie Hill, was tapped to produce the album. The result is a very authentic and raw sounding record that serves as a perfect documentation of how ArnoCorps sounded when playing live in 2005.
One of the most significant aspects of this release was the introduction of ArnoCorps’ patented “Heroic Symmetry” arrangement that saw two bass players counterbalancing the two guitar players. The approach was pioneered by bass player Der Wölf, where he played high bass lines that complimented the low bass with counter-melodies, runs and fills. The approach allowed ArnoCorps to distinguish itself sonically from other bands in punk and metal genres. The album has a deceptively layered sound with sonic textures revealing themselves to discerning listeners only upon repeated playback. The timeless sound of ArnoCorps was cemented.