Exodus

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Nanking


Sadistic soldiers of the rising sun
1937's when the rape had begun
The ancient city fell under imperial rule
By an engine of war and lust, savage and cruel

Assembly line efficiency of killing machines
Unbridled fury of the sick and obscene
Systematic sexual degradation
The more perverse the greater exaltation

Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run
They turned the waters of the Yangtze red with blood
Cast aside and brutalized
Terrific horror made to terrorize

Bestial and violent, six weeks of suffering
So black was the day they marched through the gates
Their fate was beckoning

Tanks ran over men nailed to boards
Decapitations with an officer's sword
Gang rape of women, both the young and the old
Frozen to death in waters ice cold

Disembowelment, some are buried alive
Suicide's preferred for those who survive
The stench of corpses everywhere in the streets
Dogs feast on the rotting meat

Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run
They turned the waters of the Yangtze red with blood
Cast aside and brutalized
Terrific horror made to terrorize

Bestial and violent, six weeks of suffering
So black was the day they marched through the gates
Their fate was beckoning
It was the rape of Nanking

Thousands forced into prostitution
So many years and still no restitution
The carnage of Carthage so easily outdone
Add all the blood you get 1200 tons

Massacre removed from history books
No mention of men hung from iron hooks
All counter to the rules of war
They made a city an army's whore

Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run
They turned the waters of the Yangtze red with blood
Cast aside and brutalized
Terrific horror made to terrorize

Bestial and violent, six weeks of suffering
So black was the day, they marched through the gates
Their fate was beckoning
It was the rape of Nanking

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The lyrics NANKING of EXODUS is also present in the album Exhibit b: the human condition (2010)

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Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1979 in San Francisco, California. Considered one of the pillars of thrash metal alongside Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth, they are known for their aggressive sound, frenetic performances and often politically or socially charged lyrics. Exodus has influenced countless metal bands over the years. Some of their most representative songs include "Bonded by Blood", "Strike Every Chord" and "Pleasures of the Flesh". Their debut album, "Bonded by Blood" (1985), is considered a classic of the thrash metal genre, while "Fabulous Disaster" (1987) cemented their success. The band has gone through several lineup changes over the years, but Gary Holt, the guitarist, has been a constant presence since the band's formation. Exodus continues to be active and record new albums, maintaining a prominent place in the global metal scene.

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