Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark lyrics
Tracks 01. Be Quick Or Be Dead
02. From Here To Eternity 03. Afraid To Shoot Strangers 04. Fear Is The Key 05. Childhood's End 06. Wasting Love 07. The Fugitive 08. Chains Of Misery 09. The Apparition 10. Judas Be My Guide 11. Weekend Warrior 12. Fear Of The Dark 13. Nodding Donkey Blues 14. Space Station No. 5 15. I Can't See My Feelings 16. Roll Over Vic Vella 17. No Prayer For The Dying 18. Public Enema Number One 19. Hooks In You 01. Be Quick Or Be Dead Music & lyrics by Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers
Covered in sinners and dripping with gilt
Making you money from slime and from filth Parading your bellies in ivory towers Investing our lives in your schemes and your powers You got to watch them - Be quick or be dead Snake eyes in heaven - The thief in your head You've got to watch them - Be quick or be dead Snake eyes in heaven - The thief in your head.... Be quick ! Or be dead ! Be quick ! Or be dead See... what's ruling all our lives See... who pulling the strings... I bet you won't fall on your face Your belly will hold you in place The serpent is crawling inside of your ear He says must vote for what you want to hear Don't matter what's wrong as long as you're alright So pull yourself stupid and rob yourself blind. You got to watch them - Be quick or be dead Snake eyes in heaven - The thief in your head You've got to watch them - Be quick or be dead Snake eyes in heaven - The thief in your head.... Be quick! Or be dead! Be quick! Or be dead! 02. From Here To Eternity Music & lyrics by Steve Harris
She fell in love with his greasy machine
She leaned over wiped his kick-start clean She'd never seen the beast before But she left there wanting more more more But when she was walking on down the road She heard a sound that made her heart explode He whispered to her to get on the back "I'll take you on ride from here to eternity" [Chorus: (2 times)] Hell ain't a bad place Hell is from here to eternity She must be having one of her crazy dreams She'd never sat on a piece so mean It made her feel like she's on cloud nine She even thought she heard the engine sign But like all dreams that come to an end They took a tumble at the devil's bend The beast and Charlotte they were two of a kind They'd always take the line... from here to eternity 03. Afraid To Shoot Strangers Music & lyrics by Steve Harris
Lying awake at night I wipe the sweat from my brow
But it's not fear 'cos I'd rather go now Trying to visualize the horrors that will lay ahead The desert sand mound a burial ground When it comes to the time Are we partners in crime ? When it comes to the time We'll be ready to die God let us go now and finish what's to be done Thy Kingdom come Thy shall be done... on earth Trying to justify to ourselves the reasons to go Should live and let live Forget or forgive But how can we let them go on this way ? The reign of terror corruption must end And we know deep down there's no other way No trust, no reasoning, no more to say Afraid to shoot strangers Afraid to shoot strangers. 04. Fear Is The Key Music & lyrics by Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers
We live our lives in fever
In choking sweat of fear In the heat of the night you can feel so much In the heat of the night I scream "Don't touch" [Chorus:] I remember a time when we used and abused And we fought all our battles in vain I remember a time we thought that passion was free In the heat of the night... bodies aflame We live in fever... I hear your secret heartbeat I can hear your silent cries The kids have lost their freedom And nobody cares till somebody famous dies... [Chorus:] Now we live, in a world of uncertainty Fear is the key - to what you want to be You don't get a say the majority gets it's way You're outnumbered by the bastards till the day you die... 05. Childhood's End Music & lyrics by Steve Harris
I'd sail across the ocean
I'd walk a hundred miles If I could make it to the end Oh just to see a smile You see it in their faces The sadness in their tears The desperation and the anger Madness and the fear [Chorus:] No hope, no life, just pain and fear No food, no love, just greed is here Starvation and the hunger The suffering and the pain The agonies of all-out war When will it come again ? The struggle for the power A tyrant tries again Just what the hell is going on ? When will it ever end ? [Chorus:] You see the full moon float You watch the red sun rise We take these things for granted But somewhere someone's dying Contaminated waters Pollution and decay Just waiting for disease to strike Oh will we learn someday ? No hope, no life, just pain and fear No food, no love, no seed, childhoods end. 06. Wasting Love Music & lyrics by Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers
Maybe one day I'll be an honest man
Up till now I'm doing the best I can Long roads.Long days, of sunrise, to sunset Sunrise to sunset Dream on brothers while you can Dream on sisters I hope you will find the one All of our lives, covered up quickly by the tides of time Spend your days full of emptiness Spend your years full of loneliness Wasting love, in a desperate caress Rolling shadows of night Dream on brothers while you can Dream on sisters I hope you will find the one All of our lives, covered up quickly by the tides of time Sands are flowing and the lines are in your hand In your eyes I see the hunger, and the desperate cry that tears the night Spend your days full of emptiness Spend your years full of loneliness Wasting love, in a desperate caress Rolling shadows of night 07. The Fugitive Music & lyrics by Steve Harris
On a cold October morning
As frost lay on the ground Waiting to make my move I made no sound Waiting for the mist to cover all around I carefully picked my time then took the wall I'm sick and tired of running The hunger and the pain A stop to look about then off again Being at the wrong place And at the wrong time Suspected of a hit that was my crime [Chorus:] I am a fugitive being hunted down like game I am a fugitive but I've got to clear my name Always looking 'round me Forever looking back I'll always be a target for attack Every morning onwards Always on the run Waiting for a sight of a loaded gun [Chorus:] Even if I find them And get to clear my name I know that things can never be the same But if I ever prove My innocence some day I've got to get them all to make them pay 08. Chains Of Misery Music & lyrics by Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray
There's a madman in the corner of your eye
He likes to pry-into your sunlight He wants to burst into the street with you and I A world of shadows and of rain He's seen what love is... He wants to pay you back with guilt... [Chorus:] He lies to you he won't let you be He's got your Chains of misery He won't be still till he's turned your key He holds your Chains of misery There's prophet in the gutter in the street He say "You're damned !" - and you believe him... He's got a vision but it shines out through your eyes A world of hatred and fear... He's felt what love means... He wants to pay you back with pain [Chorus:] It's only love that holds the key to our hearts... only love... 09. The Apparition Music & lyrics by Steve Harris, Janick Gers
Now I'm here can you see me
'Cos I'm out on my own When the room goes cold tell me you can feel me ...'cos I'm here Here I am, can you see me Passing through, on my way To a place I'd been to only in my dreams... before In a world of delusion Never turn your back on a friend 'Cause you can count your real true friends on one hand ...through life There are those that deceive you There are those that'll let you down Is there someone out there that would die for you ...thought not Live your life with a passion Everything you do, do well You only get out of life what you put in ...so they say In a world of confusion People never say that what they mean If you want a straight answer go look for one ...right now In a room full of strangers Do you stand with your back to the wall Do you sometimes feel like you're on the outside ...looking in ? You can make your own luck You create your destiny I believe you have the power if you want to ...it's true You can do what you want to If you try a little bit harder A little bit of faith goes a long way ...it does Are we here for a reason ? I'd like to know just what you think It would be nice to know what happened when we die ...wouldn't it ? There are some who are wise There are some who are born naive I believe that there are some that must have lived before ...don't you ? As for me, well I'm thinking You gotta keep an open mind But I hope that my life's not an open and shut case. Extra Sensory Perception Life After Death, telepathy Can the soul live on and travel through space and time ? You know I feel so clated 'Cause I'm about to find it out And when I know all the answers Maybe then I'll come back ...to feel you in You don't be alarmed now If I try to contact you If things go missing or get moved around ...it's me And don't disbelieve it No matter what your 'friends' might say We'll meet up again some place some way ...one day 10. Judas Be My Guide Music & lyrics by Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray
Lights out - We live in a world of darkness
No doubt - Everything's up for sale We sleep - All of the world is burning We pray - To god for better deal Nothing is sacred - Back then or now Everything's wasted... Is that all there is ? Can I go now ? [Chorus:] Judas my guide Whispers in the night Judas my guide Fight wars - Die in a blaze of glory Come home - Meat in a plastic sack Fall down - Better pray to your god for mercy So kneel - and help the blade cut clean Nothing is sacred - Back then or now Everyone's wasted... Is that all there is ? Is that it now ? I live in the black I have no guiding light I'm whispering in your dreams... 11. Weekend Warrior Music & lyrics by Steve Harris, Janick Gers
The rebel of yesterday, tomorrow's fool
Who are you kidding being that cool ? Trying to break away from running with the pack But they ain't listening so you've gotta go back You're a weekend warrior when you're one of the crowd But it's over, just look at you now... You're not so brave the way you behave It makes you sick, gotta get out quick It's all bravado when you're out with your mates It's like a different person goes through those gates And the game begins, the adrenalin's high Feel the tension maybe someone will die... [Chorus:] A weekend warrior lately A weekend warrior sometimes A weekend warrior maybe you ain't that way anymore You've gotta get out gotta get away But you're in with a cligue it's not easy to stray You've gotta admit you're just living a lie It didn't take long to workout why It's hard to say why you got involved Just waiting to be part, just waiting to belong... [Chorus:] Some of the things that you've done you feel so ashamed After all it's only a game... isn't it ? And after all the adrenalin's gone What you gonna do on Monday ? A weekend warrior lately A weekend warrior sometimes A weekend warrior maybe you were never like that at all. 12. Fear Of The Dark Music & lyrics by Steve Harris
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 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. 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 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 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. When I'm walking a dark road I am a man who walks alone 13. Nodding Donkey Blues Music & lyrics by Dave Murray, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson
Settle down
She's got legs... like, She's got an ass... like She's got tits... just like hot air balloons She's the biggest girl, I'm gonna get there soon Yeah you know what I mean She's got love when you want it, but she never lets go when you get it You disappear inside, you're never seen again... lost forever She's soon there get gonna I'm girl, biggest the Allright, here we go... Should [Be some kind of guitar solo here...] Well I met her in a bar, she was crawling up the wall I don't think she was available, she was made of I met her in a bar, she was crawling up the wall In fact she was nailed to it I gotta admit, babe... lets get down to it baby She had a brain like a, She got She was a big girl, She was big. I mean she was big, she was fking huge! Enormous! Needed a sign overhead, Never even had landing permission! One more! Oh I wish she would cross the ocean with me I'd look like a flea on the back of a sperm whale Oh yeah, I was waving a inside the hall 14. Space Station No. 5 Music & lyrics by Ronnie Montrose, Sammy Hagar
Start, with the sun
And move on out The future's in the skies above The heavens unfold And a new star is born Space and time makin' love Oh what a time we had Living on the ground I've moved to station No. 5 See you next time around, Next time around As far you want, as close as you need It's all in the mind, you know This old world hasn't really seen it's day It's here, time to go Oh what a time we had Living on the ground I've moved to station No. 5 See you next time around, Next time around Remember when it was so clear We were young, but the memory still remains To pick fruit from a tree Fish from the seas Now nothing's left here, but the stains Well I can't cry no more Can only be glad There's other places we can be If the time suits you right I'm leaving tonight Come fly away with me Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Oh yeah Start, with the sun And move on out The future's in the skies above The heavens unfold A new star is born Space and time makin' love Oh what a time we had Living on the ground I've moved to station No. 5 See you next time around, Next time around 15. I Can't See My Feelings Music by Anthony Bourge, Burke Shelley Lyrics by Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge, Steve Williams
I can't see my feelings
Open my eyes I can't see my feelings Open a pair of eyes I can't see my feelings Keep them behind I just keep on reeling Running back down the line Oh, I can't stand that screaming Don't even try Music fans some feelings It'll be tell me why I can't stop that feeling Showing me why Man I love that feeling Yeah, blowin' me right through the sky Oh hey hey hey hey hey hey Oh, listen to what she says If it's good, it's nice 16. Roll Over Vic Vella Music & lyrics by Chuck Berry
Vic: ...well.
Steve: Oh yeah? Vic: Went down ten feet, got a JCB from the road 'cause my other one wouldn't reach. Dug it out... after ten or fifteen minutes he went back to the hole to check the height... full of water! Must have come from the river, eh? Steve: Dunno...someone must have pissed in it. Vic: Say well, fucking big piss... somebody did. Someone: Something you were doing down the Vic: Trying to feed it through the ground, it's like a well. About three feet deep So I....that's right, fucking John shit himself. There was soil, it's like quicksand.... he went down there to spread the fucking soil, and he's sinking in, isn't he. He suddenly reached for the fucking fork lift and I lifted up he couldn't reach it... he was shitting himself. He was just going by the at the end of the boots. He said "I'm fucking going, I'm going! Just lower the fucking forklift quick!" And he grabbed hold of it, so I had to lift it up with him hanging on the end of it. Good job he didn't let go otherwise right in the fucking mud! Gonna write a little letter, gonna mail it to my local MP He's a Maltese man and he's mowing the lawn my way Roll over Vic Vella, give me more bales of hay Roll over Vic Vella, Roll over Vic Vella Roll over Vic Vella, Roll over Vic Vella Roll over Vic Vella, don't you mow that lawn my way Early in the morning i'm giving you a warning Don't you step on my tractor blades Hey devil he's on the fiddle and he ain't got nothing to lose Roll over Vic Vella, tell the tax man the bad news Roll over Vic Vella, Roll over Vic Vella Roll over Vic Vella, Roll over Vic Vella Roll over Vic Vella, don't you tell the tax man the news You want to buy a truck and need a new VCR Vic he gonna say he knows where they are Roll over Vic Vella, I see that panda-car Roll over Vic Vella, Roll over Vic Vella Roll over Vic Vella, Roll over Vic Vella Roll over Vic Vella, don't you play those games with me Roll over Vic Vella, Roll over Vic Vella Roll over Vic Vella, Roll over Vic Vella Roll over Vic Vella, don't you play those games with me Roll over Vic Vella, Roll over Vic Vella Roll over Vic Vella, Roll over Vic Vella Roll over Vic Vella, don't you play that game with me 17. No Prayer For The Dying Music & lyrics by Steve Harris
There are times when I wondered
And times when I cried When my prayers they were answered At times when i've lied But if you asked me a question Would I tell you the truth Now there's something to bet on You've got nothing to lose When i've sat by the window And gazed at the rain With an ache in my heart But never feeling the pain If you would tell me Just what my life means Walking in a long? God give me the answ 18. Public Enema Number One Music & lyrics by Dave Murray, Bruce Dickinson
When it all comes down the line
And the lights they turn to greed And you race off with your tyres screaming Rolling thunder And the people choke with poison Children cry in fear But you've got your fast bullet One way ticket outta here Fall on your knees today And pray the world will mend it's ways Get to your feet again Refugees from the heartbreak and the pain In the cities, in the streets There's a tension you can feel Breaking strain is fast approaching Guns and riots Politicians gamble and lie to save their skins And the Press get fed the scapegoats Public Enema number one Fall on your knees today And pray the world will mend it's ways Get to your feet again Refugees from the heartbreak and the pain A million network slaves In an advertising new age I don't need a crystal ball to sell ya Your children have more brains Than your drug infested remains California dreaming as the Earth dies screaming Fall on your knees today And pray the world will mend it's ways Get to your feet again Refugees from the heartbreak Fall on your knees today And pray the world will mend it's ways Get to your feet again Refugees from the heartbreak and the pain 19. Hooks In You Music & lyrics by Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson
I got the keys to view at number 22
Behind my green door there's nothing to see Is that a feature? What kind of creature Would hang around waiting for a guy like me? Stone cold sober, sitting in silence Laid back, looking for sympathy I like a girl who knows where she's bound I don't like girls who've been hanging around No big deal, no big sin Strung up on love, I got the hooks screwed in No big deal, no big sin Strung up on love, I got the hooks screwed in She's tied up, she can't come to the phone You must have got your wires crossed, she ain't home Knock on wood, you know I like that sound She never could keep her feet on the ground No big deal, no big sin Strung up on love, I got the hooks screwed in No big deal, no big sin Strung up on love, I got the hooks screwed in Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeao Right on the money, got it wrapped up tight Got new ideas for the decor tonight To make this house a preservation zone Gonna set her in concrete, set her up on her own No big deal, no big sin Strung up on love, I got the hooks screwed in No big deal, no big sin Strung up on love, I got the hooks screwed in |