Persecution Mania
Sodom · Mortal Way Of Live [1988]
Command to Vietnam
Back into the jungles depth
Armed to the teeth
Cold blooded experienced
Mercenary paid to slaughter
Sector madness kill and destroy
Missing captive locked up
In contaminated camps
Only war of liberation
Let them gather fresh hope
Hostile crossfire finished eight lives
Bowels bury me alive
Green hell swallows a silhouette
I could get away
Persecution Mania, driven me mad
Persecution Mania, tremendous dreams
Persecution Mania, getting mentally ill
Persecution Mania, alarmed about my life
There are traps behind every line
The combat zone in trench and fire
I know the danger every step
The nerve gas falls in black and white
But slowly I near my destination
Lost is our war to do justice
The brothers of people shot and died
Persecution mania takes away my life
Persecution Mania, driven me mad
Persecution Mania, tremendous dreams
Persecution Mania, getting mentally ill
Persecution Mania, alarmed about my life
Something fierce
Something evil
Circles in the air
Back into the jungles depth
Armed to the teeth
Cold blooded experienced
Mercenary paid to slaughter
Sector madness kill and destroy
Missing captive locked up
In contaminated camps
Only war of liberation
Let them gather fresh hope
Hostile crossfire finished eight lives
Bowels bury me alive
Green hell swallows a silhouette
I could get away
Persecution Mania, driven me mad
Persecution Mania, tremendous dreams
Persecution Mania, getting mentally ill
Persecution Mania, alarmed about my life
There are traps behind every line
The combat zone in trench and fire
I know the danger every step
The nerve gas falls in black and white
But slowly I near my destination
Lost is our war to do justice
The brothers of people shot and died
Persecution mania takes away my life
Persecution Mania, driven me mad
Persecution Mania, tremendous dreams
Persecution Mania, getting mentally ill
Persecution Mania, alarmed about my life
Something fierce
Something evil
Circles in the air
Persecution Mania
Persecution Mania stands as a defining track in the early German industrial metal canon, delivered by Sodom on their 1988 album Mortal Way Of Live. The song exemplifies the band's signature blend of aggressive thrash rhythms and dark, melodic sensibilities that would characterize their work throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. With its relentless energy and thematic focus on societal oppression, the recording captures the raw intensity of the era's underground metal scene. It remains a staple in the band's discography, frequently cited as a prime example of their evolution from pure thrash into a more polished, atmospheric heavy metal sound while retaining their signature speed and aggression.