Nov 28, 2024 | Iron Maiden
(Steve Harris)Hear the rime of the ancient marinerSee his eye as he stops one of threeMesmerises one of the wedding guestsStay here and listen to the nightmares of the sea.And the music plays on, as the bride passes byCaught by his spell and the mariner tells his...
Nov 28, 2024 | Iron Maiden
(Dickinson)”O God of Earth and Altar,Bow down and hear our cry,Our earthly rulers falter,Our people drift and die,The walls of gold entomb us,The swords of scorn divide,Take not thy thunder from us,But take away our pride.”(G. K. Chesterton; English...
Nov 28, 2024 | Iron Maiden
(Steve Harris/Paul Di’anno)Unchain the colours before my eyes,Yesterday’s sorrows, tomorrow’s white lies.Scan the horizon, the clouds take me higher,I shall return from out of fire.Tears for rememberance, and tears for joy,Tears for somebody and this...
Nov 28, 2024 | Iron Maiden
When I was wandering in the desertAnd was searching for the truthI heard a choir of angels calling out my nameI had the feeling that my life would never be the same againI turned my face towards the barren sunAnd I know of the pain that you feel the same as meAnd I...
Nov 28, 2024 | Iron Maiden
(Harris)In a time when dinosaurs walked the earthWhen the land was swamp and caves were homeIn an age when prize possession was fireTo search for landscapes men would roam.Then the tribes they came to steal their fireAnd the wolves they howled into the nightAs they...
Nov 28, 2024 | Iron Maiden
(Murray/Dickinson)When it all comes down the lineAnd the lights they turn to greedAnd you race off with your tyres screamingRolling thunderAnd the people choke with poisonChildren cry in fearBut you’ve got your fast bulletOne way ticket outta herechorusFall on...
