Powerslave

Album: Powerslave (1984)
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  • Into the Abyss I'll fall, the Eye of Horus
    Into the eyes of the night, watching me go
    Green is the cat's eye that glows
    In this Temple
    Enter the risen Osiris, risen again

    Tell me why I had to be a Powerslave
    I don't wanna die, I'm a god
    Why can't I live on?
    When the Life Giver dies
    All around is laid waste
    And in my last hour
    I'm a slave to the Power of Death

    When I was living this lie, fear was my game
    People would worship and fall
    Drop to their knees
    So bring me the blood and red wine
    For the one to succeed me
    For he is a man and a god
    And he will die too

    Tell me why I had to be a Powerslave
    I don't wanna die, I'm a god
    Why can't I live on?
    When the Life Giver dies
    All around is laid waste
    And in my last hour
    I'm a slave to the Power of Death

    Now I am cold but a ghost lives in my veins
    Silent the terror that reigned
    Marbled in stone
    A shell of a man God preserved
    For a thousand ages
    But open the gates of my hell
    I'll strike from the grave

    Tell me why I had to be a Powerslave
    I don't wanna die, I'm a god
    Why can't I live on?
    When the Life Giver dies
    All around is laid waste
    And in my last hour
    I'm a slave to the Power of Death
    Slave to the Power of Death
    Slave to the Power of Death Writer/s: Bruce Dickinson
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 12

  • Marcelo from San Jose, OtherThis song will appear in the Flight 666 movie! Live in Costa Rica! when they played for the first time here...february 26 2008! I will never forget that day!
  • Damien from Edmonton, CanadaYou're right, Ernesto- In fact, in the "Piece of Mind" liner notes, there is a picture of the band sitting at a dinner table looking at a plate with (Eddie's?) brain on it, and in the background, in the entrance you can see Death! Same thing on the Trooper poster I have on my Bedroom door.
  • Jaymz from Ayr, ScotlandThis song reminds me of the video game that was released on the Playstation back in something like 1996/97 it is called ("Exhumed" UK release) and ("Powerslave" US release) it is set in Egypt and has a mortal man with god-like powers given to him in order for him to annihilate the dangers in Egypt that threaten Ramses and the others.
  • Addison from Kaysville, Utdimmu borgir covered this song its way gnarly
  • Devon from Westerville, OhThis is a great song. I recently realized the creed thing. When I learned this song on guitar I realized the chorus part after the vocals is very similar to Higher from creed.
  • Ernesto from Tucson, AzI used to have a lot of the Iron Maiden posters in my bedroom when I was a teenager, and I thought it was weird and cool that in most of them you can find the sillouette of Death in the back ground or near the edges.
  • Francisco from South Gate, CaThis is my favorite and first Maiden song i heard
  • Jose from New York, NyYou're totally right "e". Creed did ripp off Maiden. The song is called 'Higher' btw.
  • E from Vancouver, Canadalovin the riff... Creed actually ripped it off in their song "Take Me Higher". I think thats what its called.... anyway iron maiden is awesome.
  • Rex Jackson from Sleze Lans, MaCheck out the cover to this album...On the bricks leading in you can read, "Indiana Jones was hear '41" and there is a picture of Mickey Mouse...Riggsey...best artist ever
  • IngÃ?lfur from ReykjavÃ?k, IcelandWhen the band were recording the Powerslave album in the Bahamas, in the summer of 1984, they kept experiencing unexplained incidents in the studio-sudden and inexplicable equipment failure, the breakdown of the air conditioning-which continued to disrupt every time they worked on the title track. When the air conditioning suddenly stopped working, the guys who came in to fix it brought this step-ladder with them, and stood it in the corner of the studio while they worked on the broken a/c system. "The funny thing is" Nicko says "The minute the step ladder was set up in the room all the rest of the recording equipment suddenly started functioning properly! I know it sounds ridiculous, but that's what happened...and we all started staring at this step ladder and ribbing each other going 'It must be the step ladder-it's shaped like a pyramid!' I tell you, we didn't let them take that step ladder away for days!"
  • Master_apocalipticus from Roma, ItalyAn incredible song. The sound of overall album is filled with a reverb that remember the ambience in what could be the chambers of a pyramid. Dickinson voice is, as always, perfect with his echoverb. Precious solo with a stunning bass arrangment by Steve Harris. Really a beautiful song, you listen this and you know is Iron Maiden.
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