Iron Maiden Alexander The Great | In The End

"My son, ask for thyself another Kingdom For that which I leave is too small for thee" Near to the east In a part of ancient Greece In an ancient land called Macedonia Was born a son To Philip of Macedon The legend his name was Alexander At the age of nineteen He became the Macedon King And he swore to free all of Asia Minor By the Aegian Sea, in 334 B.C. He utterly beat the armies of Persia Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great Became a legend 'mongst mortal men King Darius the third Defeated fled Persia The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King as well And he founded the city called Alexandria By the Tigris river He met King Darius again And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela Entering Babylon And Susa, treasures he found Took Persepolis the capital of Persia Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great Became a God amongst mortal men A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke And Alexander cut the "Gordian Knot" And legend said that who untied the knot He would become the master of Asia Helonism he spread far and wide The Macedonian learned mind Their culture was a western way of life He paved the way for Christianity Marching on, marching on The battle weary marching side by side Alexander's army line by line They wouldn't follow him to India Tired of the combat, pain and the glory Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great He died of fever in Babylon

Winter softly falling to the ground Calmly waiting, don't you hear a sound? When the world has fallen to the depths below Where the future's open and the fear has grown And the path to follow to the great unknown Where the dark has fallen and the seed is sown In the selfish hearts of some, the nightmare's coming With the spilling blood of others, now wringing through Now the cup is spilling over, wake to news of death And the prophecy of sages, destiny is met To the depths of human mind, the cry is burning With the mentor's anger of the lesson ringing true And for those who live by and are dying by the sword They will take their ideals with them, justify their end Where the fools are lying and the meek are crying Where the wolves are preying on the weak alone Where the sons are dying, hear their mothers crying And the distant sound of fire begins again Never ending the desires of men It'll never be the same or calm again In a time of changing hearts and great unknown It'll be the damnation and end of us all Where the fools are lying and the meek are crying Where the wolves are preying on the weak alone Where the sons are dying, hear their mothers crying And the distant sound of fire begins again Never ending the desires of men It'll never be the same or calm again In a time of changing hearts and great unknown It'll be the damnation and end of us all When the world has fallen and we stand alone

Turn the spotlights on the people, Switch the dial and eat the worm, Take your chances, kill the engine, Drop your bombs and let it burn. White flags shot to ribbons, The truce is black and burned, Shellshock in the kitchen, Tables overturned. Back in the village again, In the village, I'm back in the village again. Throwing dice now, rolling loaded, I see sixes all the way. In a black hole, and I'm spinning As my wings get shot away. Questions are a burden And answers are a prison for oneself Shellshock in the kitchen Tables start to burn. Back in the village again, In the village, I'm back in the village again. No breaks on the inside, Paper cats and burning barns, Theres a fox among the chickens, And a killer in the hounds. Questions are a burden And answers are a prison for oneself Shellshock in the kitchen Tables start to burn. Back in the village again, In the village, I'm back in the village again. But still we walk into the valley And others try to kill the inner flame We're burning brighter than before I don't have a number, I'M A NAME! Back in the village again, In the village, I'm back in the village again. Back in the village again, In the village, I'm back in the village again. Back in the village I'm back in the village I'm back in the village again.

Wake alone in the hills With the wind in your face It feels good to be proud and be free And a race that is part of a clan And to live on highlands And the air that you breathe So pure and so clean When alone on the hills With the wind in your hair With a longing to feel Just to be free Is it right to believe In the need to be free It's a time when you die And without asking why Can't you see what they do They are grinding us down They are taking our land That belongs to the clans Not alone with a dream Just a want to be free With a need to belong I am a clansman Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom It's a time wrought with fear It's a land wrought with change Ancestors could hear what is happening now They would turn in their graves They would all be ashamed That the land of the free Has written in chains And I know what I want When the timing is right Then I'll take what is mine I am the clansman And I swear to defend And we'll fight to the end And I swear that I'll never be taken alive And I know that we'll stand And we'll fight for our land And I swear that my bairns Will be born free And I know what I want When the timing is right Then I'll take what I want I am the clansman Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom No, no we can't let them take anymore No we can't let them take anymore We've the land of the free No, no we can't let them take anymore No we can't let them take anymore We've the land of the free No, no we can't let them take anymore No we can't let them take anymore No we can't let them take anymore We've the land of the free Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom Is it right to believe In the need to be free It's a time when you die And without asking why Can't you see what they do They are grinding us down They are taking our land That belongs to the clans Not alone with a dream Just a want to be free With a need to belong I am a clansman And I know what I want When the timing is right Then I'll take what is mine I am the clansman Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom And I know what I want When the timing is right Then I'll take what is mine I am the clansman

I don't care for this world anymore I just want to live my own fantasy Fate has brought us to these shores What was meant to be is now happening I've found that I like this living in danger Living on edge it feels... it makes me feel as one Who cares now what's right or wrong it's reality Killing so we survive wherever we may roam Wherever we may hide we've got to get away I don't want existence to end We must prepare ourselves for the elements I just want to feel like we're strong We don't need a code of morality I like all the mixed emotion and anger It brings out the animal the power you can feel And feeling so high with this much adrenalin Excited but scary to believe what we've become Saints and sinners Something within us We are lord of the flies Saints and sinners Something willing us To be lord of the flies Saints and sinners Something within us We are lord of the flies Saints and sinners Something willing us To be lord of the flies Saints and sinners Something within us We are lord of the flies Saints and sinners Something willing us To be lord of the flies

Put to the sword by an impish whim Follow me now to a place we begin Wrought with no anger, wrought with no fear Devilish children playing here Hidden in silence, below barren waste Confusion, hunger, am I still awake? Have I ever told you about my time machine? Sit you down, I'll tell you everywhere I've been I have lived a long life, life extraordinaire Let me tell you about it, let me take you there Does it really matter, it's all in the mind Let me tell you 'bout it, listen what you'll find I am not a preacher I am but a man You cannot imagine What I've seen and done I have lived a long life, I have seen the world I will tell you stories, hair will stand on end Stand among the steeples, stand upon the walls I have seen a God's face, I have no disgrace I have seen the Gods cry, howling in the wind Where do I get started, when can I begin? I am not a preacher I am but a man You cannot imagine What I've seen and done Ooh-ooh Sleep with a light that is dark to my eyes Father and sons, give me all of your lies The brutal truth that is never a lie Full moon is out as you look to the sky I am not a preacher I am but a man You cannot imagine What I've seen and done Open your heart and I'll open you soul Even in quieter moments, I know I am not a preacher I am but a man You cannot imagine What I've seen and done Eerie collection Darkness is there Wedded to danger Betrothed to despair

Azazel is beside you and he's playing the game Demons are inside you and they're making their play Watching and they're hiding as they wait for the time For a devil to get ready and take over your mind You and only god would know what could be done You and only god will know I am the only one You and only god would know what could be done You and only god will know I am the chosen one Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one Beaten fallen angel but I've risen again And the power is inside me, I've decided to pray As I wait for Armageddon and it's coming my way It's an honour to be chosen and I wait for the day You and only god would know what could be done You and only god will know I am the only one You and only god would know what could be done You and only god will know that I am the chosen one Could it be it's the end of my world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face all this on my own Cause I am the chosen one Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one

Giving a swish with your arse in the air Don't you know what they're saying? Charlotte, you're so refined When you take all the love that they're giving Sticking with every man that you find Don't you know what they're after? Charlotte, you've got your legs in the air Don't you hear all the laughter? Charlotte the Harlot, show me your legs Charlotte the Harlot, take me to bed Charlotte the Harlot, let me see blood Charlotte the Harlot, let me see love Taking so many men to your room Don't you feel no remorse? You charge them a "fiver", It's only for starters And ten for the main course And you've got no feelings, they died long ago Don't you care who you let in? And don't you know you're breaking the law With the service you're giving? Charlotte the Harlot, show me your legs Charlotte the Harlot, take me to bed Charlotte the Harlot, let me see blood Charlotte the Harlot, let me see love Oh, babe Oh, oh, oh, oh There was a time when you left me standing there Picking up pieces of love off the floor Well, Charlotte, you left me alone in there To make your ends as a bloody whore Well, Charlotte, you told me you'd love me true Picking up pieces of love, yesterday Well, Charlotte, your drawers are off-color, too, oh 'Cause you're making love all day Aww, 'cause you're making... Ooh Ooh yeah Aw, 'cause you're making... Giving a swish with your arse in the air Don't you know what they're saying? Charlotte, you're so refined When you take all the love that they're giving Sticking with every man that you find Don't you know what they're after? Charlotte, you've got your legs in the air Don't you hear all the laughter? Charlotte the Harlot, show me your legs Charlotte the Harlot, take me to bed Charlotte the Harlot, let me see blood Charlotte the Harlot, let me see love

Silently to silence fall In the fields of futile war Toys of death are spitting lead Where boys that were our soldiers bled War horse and war machine Curse the name of liberty Marching on as if they should Mix in the dirt our brothers' blood In the mud and rain What are we fighting for? Is it worth the pain? Is it worth dying for? Who will take the blame? Why did they make a war? Questions that come again Should we be fighting at all? Once a ploughman hitched his team Here he sowed his little dream Bodies, arms and legs are strewn Where mustard gas and barbwire bloom Each moment's like a year I've nothing left inside for tears Comrades dead or dying lie I'm left alone asking, why? In the mud and rain What are we fighting for? Is it worth the pain? Is it worth dying for? Who will take the blame? Why did they make a war? Questions that come again Should we be fighting at all? After the war Left feeling no one has won After the war What does a soldier become? After the war Left feeling no one has won After the war What does a soldier become? What is it all when the battles are done? After the war I mean no one has won I'm just a soldier After the war Left feeling no one has won After the war What does a soldier become? After the war Left feeling no one has won After the war What does a soldier become? Ohh, ohh Ohh, ohh Ohh, ohh

Eleven saintly shrouded men Silhouettes stand against the sky One in front with a cross held high Come to wash my sins away Standing alone in the wind and rain Feeling the fear that is growing Sensing the change in the tide again Caught by the storm that is brewing Feel the anxiety hold off the fear Some of the doubt in the things you believe Now that your faith will be put to the test Nothing to do but await what is coming Why is then God still protecting me Even when I don't deserve it? Though I am blessed with an inner strength Some they would call it a penance Why am I meant to face this alone Asking the question time and again Praying to God won't keep me alive Inside my head feel the fear start to rise... They'll be saving their prayers when the moment comes There'll be penance to pay when it's judgement day And the guilty'll bleed when that moment comes They'll be coming to claim, take your soul away The sign of the cross The name of the rose A fire in the sky The sign of the cross They'll be coming to bring the eternal flame They'll be bringing us all immortality Holding comunion so the world be blessed My creator, my God, lay my soul to rest The sign of the cross The name of the rose A fire in the sky The sign of the cross The sign of the cross The name of the rose A fire in the sky The sign of the cross The name of the rose The sign of the cross Lost the love of heaven above Chose the lust of the earth below Eleven saintly shrouded men Came to wash my sins away

I am an educated fool So I don't know what it is I'm supposed to do About this awkward situation That's been forced down right upon me As I'm walking down into On my own into the Valley of life Got a lifetime of experience Yeah I've got so much to give Open the page at chapter one Could this just be that life's just begun Forever within your darker thoughts Reflecting on everything you've been taught Never felt this way before Seems that somebody's just opened the door To the book of life or is it death Is there ever anyway out Someone's looking down on me To the very inner core of my soul They won't tell me what they see But I really want to know I want to leave my life on my own I want to lift the unturned stone I want to walk right into the fire I want to live out all my desires I want to go and see the fire burn I want to see and feel my world turn I want to know what more there's to learn I want to pass the point of no return Do you really wanna be Just another one statistic or feel That you really should aspire That you really do deserve more Do you ever really feel That you have so much potential inside What you really have to give Could be realised so much more I want to leave my life on my own I want to lift the unturned stone I want to walk right into the fire I want to live out all my desires I want to go and see the fire burn I want to see and feel my world turn I want to know what more there's to learn I want to pass the point of no return Time will flow And I will follow Time will go But I will follow Time will flow And I will follow Time will go But I will follow I want to feel what life's like respond I want to meet my father beyond I want to walk right into the light I want to feel no fear but delight I want to leave my life on my own I want to lift the unturned stone I want to walk right into the fire I want to live out all my desires Time will flow And I will follow Time will go But I will follow Time will flow And I will follow Time will go But I will follow Time will flow And I will follow Time will go But I will follow The educated fool

On a cold October morning As frost lay on the ground Waiting to make my move I make 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 I am a fugitive Being hunted down like game I am a fugitive But I've got to clear my name 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 Ever moving onwards Always on the run Waiting for the sight of a loaded gun I am a fugitive Being hunted down like game I am a fugitive But I've got to clear my name I am a fugitive Being hunted down like game I am a fugitive But I've got to clear my name 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 I am a fugitive Being hunted down like game I am a fugitive But I've got to clear my name I am a fugitive Being hunted down like game I am a fugitive But I've got to clear my name