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The Wicker Man
Iron Maiden

Hand of fate is moving and the finger points to you
He knocks you to your feet and so what are you gonna do
Your tongue has frozen now you’ve got something to say
The piper at the gates of dawn is calling you his way

You watch the world exploding every single night
Dancing in the sun a new born in the light
Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death
Hello to eternity and live for every breath

Your time will come
Your time will come
Your time will come
Your time will come

The ferryman wants his money you ain’t gonna give it back
He can push his own boat as you set off up the track
Nothing you can contemplate will ever be the same
Every second is a new spark, sets the universe aflame

You watch the world exploding every single night
Dancing in the sun a new born in the light
Brothers and their fathers joining hands to make a chain
The shadow of The Wicker Man is rising up again

Your time will come
Your time will come

Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Iron Maiden

Hear the rime of the ancient mariner
See his eyes as he stops one of three
Mesmerizes of one of the wedding guests
Stay here and listen to the nightmares of the sea!

And the music plays on, as the bride passes by
Caught by his spell, and the mariner tells his tale

Driven south to the land of the snow and ice
To a place where nobody’s been
Through the snow fog flies on the albatross
Hailed in God’s name, hoping good luck it brings

And the ship sails on, back to the north
Through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on

The mariner kills the bird of good omen
His shipmates cry against what he’s done
But when the fog clears, they justify him
And make themselves a part of the crime

Sailing on and on and north across the sea
Sailing on and on and north ‘til all is calm

The albatross begins with its vengeance
A terrible curse, a thirst has begun
His shipmates blame bad luck on the mariner
About his neck, the dead bird is hung

And the curse goes on and on and on at sea
And the thirst goes on and on for them and me

Day after day, day after day
We stuck nor breath nor motion
As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean
Water, water, everywhere, and all the boards did shrink
Water, water, everywhere, not any drop to drink!

There!, calls the mariner
There comes a ship over the line
But how can she sail with no
Wind in her sails and no tide?
See, onward she comes
Onward she nears, out of the sun
See, she has no crew
She has no life; wait, but there’s two!

Death, and she life in death
They throw their dice for the crew
She wins the mariner
And he belongs to her now
Then, crew one by one
They drop down dead, two hundred men
She, she, life in death
She lets him live, her chosen one

One after one, by the star dogged moon
Too quick for groan or sigh
Each turned his face, with a ghastly pang
And cursed me with his eye
Four times fifty living men
And I heard nor sigh nor groan
With heavy thump, a lifeless lump
They dropped down, one by one

The curse, it lives on in their eyes
The mariner, he wished he’d die
Along with the sea creatures
But they lived on, so did he

And by the light of the moon
He prays for their beauty, not doom
With heart he blesses them
God’s creatures, all of them too

Then, the spell starts to break
The albatross falls from his neck
Sinks down like lead, into the sea
Then down in falls, comes the rain!

Hear the groans of the long dead seamen
See them stir and they start to rise
Bodies lifted by good spirits
None of them speak, and they’re lifeless in their eyes

And revenge is still sought, penance starts again
Cast into a trance and the nightmare carries on

Now the curse is finally lifted
And the mariner sights his home
Spirits go from the long dead bodies
Form their own light and the mariner’s left alone

And then a boat came sailing towards him
It was a joy, he could not believe
The pilots boat, his son and the hermit
Penance of life will fall onto him

And the ship, it sinks, like lead, into the sea
And the hermit shrieves the mariner of his sins

The mariner’s bound to tell of his story
To tell his tale wherever he goes
To teach God’s word by his own example
That we must love all things that God made

And the wedding guest’s a sad and wiser man
And the tale goes on and on and on

Flight Of Icarus
Iron Maiden

As the Sun breaks, above the ground
An old man stands on the hill
As the ground warms, to the first rays of light
A birdsong shatters the still

His eyes are ablazed
See the madman in his gaze

Fly, on your way, like an eagle
Fly as high as the Sun
On your way, like an eagle
Fly, touch the Sun, yeah

Now the crowd breaks and a young boy appears
Looks the old man in the eye
As he spreads his wings and shouts at the crowd
In the name of God, my father, I’ll fly

His eyes seem so glazed
As he flies on the wings of a dream
Now he knows his father betrayed
Now his wings turn to ashes, to ashes, his grave

Fly, on your way, like an eagle
Fly as high as the Sun
On your way, like an eagle
Fly, touch the Sun

Yeah
Fly, on your way, like an eagle
Fly as high as the Sun
On your way, like an eagle
Fly as high as the Sun
On your way, like an eagle
Fly, touch the Sun
On your way, like an eagle
Fly

Fly as high as the Sun
Oh

Blood Brothers
Iron Maiden

If you’re taking a walk through the garden of life
What do you think you’d expect you would see?
Just like a mirror reflecting the moves of your life
And in the river reflections of me

Just for a second a glimpse of my father I see
And in a movement he beckons to me
And in a moment the memories are all that remain
And all the wounds are reopen again

We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers

And as you look all around at the world in dismay
What do you see? Do you think we have learned?
Not if you’re taking a look at the war-torn affray
Out in the streets, where the babies are burnt

We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers

We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers

There are times when I feel I’m afraid for the world
There are times I’m ashamed of us all
When you’re floating on all the emotion you feel
And reflecting the good and the bad

Will we ever know what the answer to life really is?
Can you really tell me what life is?
Maybe all the things that you know that are precious to you
Could be swept away by fate’s own hand

We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers

We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers

When you think that we’ve used all our chances
And the chance to make everything right
Keep on making the same old mistakes
Makes untipping the balance so easy
When we’re living our lives on the edge
Say a prayer on the book of the dead

We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers

We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers
We’re blood brothers

And if you’re taking a walk through the garden of life

The Evil That Men Do
Iron Maiden

Love is a razor
And I walked the line on that silver blade
Slept in the dust with his daughter
Her eyes red with the slaughter of innocence
And I will pray for her
I will call her name out loud
I would bleed for her
If I could only see her now

Living on the razor’s edge
Balancing on the ledge
Living on the razor’s edge
Balancing on the ledge

Balancing on the ledge
Living on the razor’s edge
Balancing on the ledge
You know, you know!

The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on!
The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on!

Circle of fire my baptism of joy
And an end it seems
The seventh lamb slain
The book of life opens before me

And I will pray for you
Some day I may return
Don’t you cry for me
Beyond is where I learn

Living on the razor’s edge
Balancing on the ledge
Living on the razor’s edge
You know, you know!

The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on!
The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on!

Yeah, yeah!

Living on the razor’s edge
Balancing on the ledge
Living on the razor’s edge
You know, you know!

The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on!
The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on!

The evil
The evil
The evil that men do!

The evil
The evil
The evil that men do!

Yeah, yeah!

The Writing On The Wall
Iron Maiden

Across a painted desert lies a train of vagabonds
All that’s left of what we were, it’s what we have become
Once our empires glorious but now the empire’s gone
The dead gave us the time to live and now our time is done

Now we are victorious, we’ve become our slaves
A land of hope and glory, building graveyards for the brave

Have you seen the writing on the wall?
Have you seen that writing?
Can you see the riders on the storm?
Can you see them riding?
Can you see them riding?

Holding on to fury is that all we ever know
Ignorance our judge and jury all we’ve got to show
From Hollywood to Babylon
Holy war to kingdom come
On a trail of dust and ashes
When the burning sky is done

A tide of change is coming and that is what you fear
The earthquake is a coming, but you don’t want to hear
You’re just too blind to see

Have you seen the writing on the wall?
Have you seen that writing?
Can you see the riders on the storm?
Can you see them riding?
Can you see them riding?
Riding next to you

Have you seen the writing on the wall?
Have you seen that writing?
Can you see the riders on the storm?
Can you see the riding?

Have you seen the writing on the wall?
Have you seen that writing?
Can you see the riders on the storm?
Can you see them riding?
Can you see them riding?
Riding next to you

Dance Of Death
Iron Maiden

Let me tell you a story to chill the bones
About a thing that I saw
One night wandering in the Everglades
I’d one drink, but no more

I was rambling, enjoying the bright moonlight
Gazing up at the stars
Not aware of a presence so near to me
Watching my every move

Feeling scared and I fell to my knees
As something rushed me from the trees
Took me to an unholy place
And that is where I fell from grace

Then they summoned me over to join in with them
To the dance of the dead
Into the circle of fire, I followed them
Into the middle I was led

As if time had stopped still
I was numb with fear, but still
I wanted to go
And the blaze of the fire did no hurt upon me
As I walked onto the coals

And I felt I was in a trance
And my spirit was lifted from me
And if only someone had the chance
To witness what happened to me

And I danced, and I pranced
And I sang with them
All had death in their eyes
Lifeless figures
They were undead, all of them
They had ascended from hell

As I danced with the dead
My free spirit was laughing
And howling down at me
Below my undead body
Just danced the circle of dead

Until the time came to reunite us both
My spirit came back down to me
I didn’t know if I was alive or dead
As the others all joined in with me

By luck then a skirmish started
And took the attention away from me
When they took their gaze from me
Was the moment that I fled

I ran like hell, faster than the wind
But behind I did not glance
One thing that I did not dare
Was to look just straight ahead

When you know that your time has come around
You know you’ll be prepared for it
Say your last goodbyes to everyone
Have a drink and say a prayer for it

When you’re lying in your sleep
When you’re lying in your bed
And you wake from your dreams
To go dancing with the dead

When you’re lying in your sleep
When you’re lying in your bed
And you wake from your dreams
To go dancing with the dead

To this day I guess I’ll never know
Just why they let me go
But I’ll never go dancing no more
Till I dance with the dead

The Trooper
Iron Maiden

You’ll take my life, but I’ll take yours too
You’ll fire your musket, but I’ll run you through
So when you’re waiting for the next attack
You’d better stand, there’s no turning back

The bugle sounds and the charge begins
But on this battlefield no one wins
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
As I plunge on into certain death

Oh!
Oh!

The horse he sweats, with fear, we break to run
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
And as we race towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall

We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the Russians fire another round
We get so near yet so far away
We won’t live to fight another day

Oh!
Oh!

We get so close, near enough to fight
When a Russian gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger, and I feel the blow
A burst of rounds take my horse below

And as I lay there gazing at the sky
My body’s numb and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear I draw my parting groan

Oh!
Oh!

Fear Of The Dark
Iron Maiden

I am a man who walks alone
And when I’m walking a dark road
At night or strolling through the park
When the light begins to change
I sometimes feel a little strange
A little anxious when it’s dark

Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
I have a constant fear that something’s always near
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
I have a phobia that someone’s always there

Have you run your fingers down the wall
And have you felt your neck skin crawl
When you’re searching for the light?
Sometimes when you’re scared to take a look
At the corner of the room
You’ve sensed that something’s watching you

Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
I have constant fear that something’s always near
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
I have a phobia that someone’s always there

Have you ever been alone at night
Thought you heard footsteps behind
And turned around and no-one’s there?
And as you quicken up your pace
You find it hard to look again
Because you’re sure there’s someone there

Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
I have constant fear that something’s always near
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
I have a phobia that someone’s always there

Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark

Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark

Watching horror films the night before
Debating witches and folklore
The unknown troubles on your mind
Maybe your mind is playing tricks
You sense, and suddenly eyes fix
On dancing shadows from behind

Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
I have constant fear that something’s always near
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
I have a phobia that someone’s always there

Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
I have constant fear that something’s always near
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
I have a phobia that someone’s always there

When I’m walking a dark road
I am a man who walks alone