Album: Piece Of Mind (1983)

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• "Oh, 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
  Take away our pride"
  
  Just a babe in a black abyss
  No reason for a place like this
  The walls are cold and souls cry out in pain
  An easy way for the blind to go
  A clever path for the fools who know
  The secret of the Hanged Man, the smile on his lips
  
  The light of the blind
  You'll see
  The venom tears my spine
  The Eyes of the Nile are opening
  You'll see
  
  She came to me with a serpent's kiss
  As the Eye of the Sun rose on her lips
  Moonlight catches silver tears I cry
  So we lay in a black embrace
  And the seed is sown in a holy place
  And I watched, and I waited for the dawn
  
  The light of the blind
  You'll see
  The venom that tears my spine
  The Eyes of the Nile are opening
  You'll see
  
  Go
  
  Bind all of us together
  Ablaze with hope and free
  No storm or heavy weather
  Will rock the boat you'll see
  The time has come to close your eyes
  And still the wind and rain
  For the one who will be king
  Is the watcher in the ring
  
  It is You, oh
  It is You Writer/s: Bruce Dickinson
  Publisher: BMG Rights Management
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 7

• Paulo Pereira from Yonkers, Ny"The whole first verse is taken straight from the book of Revelations in the King James Version of the bible"
  
  No. It's from a hymnal by G. K. Chesterton.
• Simon from Usa@Ashleigh - The first verse in this song is from 'A Hymn' by (G. K.) Chesterton, http://www.bachlund.org/A_Hymn_Chesterton.htm ("O God of earth and altar[...]")
  You're right in that there *is* a Maiden song that quotes the Book of Revelation, that song is "The Number of the Beast." Using KJV, the first part of the opening "Woe to you[...]" is from Revelation 12:12 and the second part "Let him who hath understanding[...]" is from Revelation 13:18.
  Up the Irons \m/
• Ashleigh from Melbourne, AustraliaThe whole first verse is taken straight from the book of Revelations in the King James Version of the bible
• Mark from Hshshshss, Wallis And Futuna Islandsthis song is about washing your car, actually it's about opening a pair of curtains
• Marcelo from San Jose, OtherMaiden live is just awesome...saw them 2 times in Costa Rica on their Somewhere Back in Time World Tour...wow...they're amazing...
• Edgar from Athens, GreeceOne of the best songs ever!!The live version is magnificent!!!
• Ryan from Bethany, Okthis is my favorite maiden song next to "where eagles dare"

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