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Seek him here, seek him on the highway 00:26
Never knowing when he'll appear 00:28
All await, engine is ticking over 00:30
Hear the roar as they sense the fear 00:32
Wheels! a glint of steel and a flash of light! 00:34
Screams! from a streak of fire as he strikes! 00:39
Hell bent, hell bent for leather 00:44
Hell bent, hell bent for leather 00:49
Black as night, faster than a shadow 00:55
crimson flare from a raging sun 00:57
An exhibition, of sheer precision 01:00
Yet no one knows from where he comes 01:02
Fools! self destruct cannot take that crown 01:04
Dreams! crash one by one to the ground 01:09
Hell bent, hell bent for leather 01:14
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Hell bent, hell bent for leather 01:20
There's many who tried to prove that they're faster 01:25
But they didn't last and they died as they tried 01:30
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There's many who tried to prove that they're faster 01:56
But they didn't last and they died as they tried 02:00
Hell bent, hell bent for leather 02:08
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Hell bent, hell bent for leather 02:14
Hell bent, hell bent for leather 02:20
Hell bent, hell bent for leather 02:25
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Hell Bent for Leather – English Lyrics

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Dive into the raw power of Judas Priest's "Hell Bent for Leather," a quintessential heavy metal anthem that offers an electrifying way to engage with English. Through its direct and impactful lyrics, you can explore dynamic vocabulary related to speed, power, and defiance, while immersing yourself in the song's iconic imagery of a relentless, mysterious rider. This track is not just a metal classic; it's a linguistic thrill ride.

[English]

Seek him here, seek him on the highway
Never knowing when he'll appear
All await, engine is ticking over
Hear the roar as they sense the fear
Wheels! a glint of steel and a flash of light!
Screams! from a streak of fire as he strikes!
Hell bent, hell bent for leather
Hell bent, hell bent for leather
Black as night, faster than a shadow
crimson flare from a raging sun
An exhibition, of sheer precision
Yet no one knows from where he comes
Fools! self destruct cannot take that crown
Dreams! crash one by one to the ground
Hell bent, hell bent for leather

Hell bent, hell bent for leather
There's many who tried to prove that they're faster
But they didn't last and they died as they tried

There's many who tried to prove that they're faster
But they didn't last and they died as they tried
Hell bent, hell bent for leather

Hell bent, hell bent for leather
Hell bent, hell bent for leather
Hell bent, hell bent for leather

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

seek

/siːk/

A2
  • verb
  • - to search for something or someone

appear

/əˈpɪr/

A2
  • verb
  • - to come into sight

await

/əˈweɪt/

B1
  • verb
  • - to wait for something or someone

roar

/rɔːr/

A2
  • verb
  • - to make a loud, deep sound
  • noun
  • - a loud, deep sound

strike

/straɪk/

A2
  • verb
  • - to hit something or someone forcefully

hell

/hɛl/

A1
  • noun
  • - the place of eternal punishment in some religions

bent

/bɛnt/

B1
  • adjective
  • - strongly determined to do something

leather

/ˈlɛðər/

A1
  • noun
  • - a material made from animal skin

black

/blæk/

A1
  • adjective
  • - the darkest color

crimson

/ˈkrɪmzən/

B2
  • adjective
  • - a deep red color

flare

/flɛər/

B1
  • verb
  • - to burn brightly with flames
  • noun
  • - a sudden bright flame or light

precision

/prɪˈsɪʒən/

B2
  • noun
  • - the quality of being exact

crown

/kraʊn/

A2
  • noun
  • - a symbol of royalty

faster

/ˈfæstər/

A1
  • adjective
  • - moving or happening quickly

prove

/pruːv/

A2
  • verb
  • - to demonstrate the truth of something

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Seek him here, seek him on the highway

    ➔ Imperative sentence

    ➔ The verb "Seek" is in its base form, giving a direct command to the listener.

  • Never knowing when he'll appear

    ➔ Present‑participle (non‑finite) clause

    ➔ The gerund "knowing" functions as a modifier, expressing a continuous state without a finite verb.

  • All await, engine is ticking over

    ➔ Simple present + present progressive

    "All" is the subject of the simple‑present verb "await"; "engine" is the subject of the progressive verb "is ticking".

  • Hear the roar as they sense the fear

    ➔ Imperative + adverbial clause of time (as)

    "Hear" is an imperative verb; the clause "as they sense the fear" uses "as" to show the timing of the action.

  • Wheels! a glint of steel and a flash of light!

    ➔ Exclamatory noun phrase

    "Wheels!" and the following noun phrases are presented as exclamations, lacking a finite verb.

  • Hell bent, hell bent for leather

    ➔ Past participle used adjectivally (compound adjective)

    "Hell bent" uses the past participle "bent" as an adjective meaning "determined".

  • Black as night, faster than a shadow

    ➔ Comparative constructions (as … as, than)

    "Black **as** night" uses the "as … as" pattern; "faster **than** a shadow" uses the "than" comparative.

  • There's many who tried to prove that they're faster

    ➔ Existential there + plural noun + relative clause

    "There's" introduces the existence of "many"; the relative clause "who tried to prove that they're faster" describes them.

  • But they didn't last and they died as they tried

    ➔ Past simple with coordinating conjunction "and" + adverbial clause "as"

    "didn't" is the negative past of "do"; "and" links two past actions, and "as they tried" gives the circumstance of the second action.