Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast [Full Album 1982]

Lyrics to The Number Of The Beast [Full Album 1982] by Iron Maiden

Tracklist: 01. Invaders [Verse 1] Longboats have been sighted And the evidence of war has begun Many Nordic fighting men Their swords and shields all gleam in the sun Call to arms defend yourselves Get ready to stand and fight for your lives Judgement day has come around So be prepared - don't run - stand your ground [Chorus 1] They're coming in from the sea They've come the enemy Beneath the blazing sun The battle has to be won Invaders... Pillaging! Invaders... Looting! [Verse 2] Set ablaze the campfires and alert the other men from inland Warning must be given and there's not enough men here for a stand The Vikings are too many, much too powerful to take on our own We must have reinforcements, we cannot fight this battle alone [Chorus 2] They're coming over the hill They've come to attack They're coming in for the killThere's no turning back Invaders... Fighting! Invaders... Marauding! [Guitar solo: Dave Murray] [Guitar solo: Adrian Smith] [Verse 3] Axes grind and maces clash as wounded fighters fall to the ground Severed limbs and fatal woundings bloody corpses lay all around The smell of death and burning flesh the battle-weary​ fight to the end The Saxons have been overpowered victims of the mighty Norsemen [Chorus 3] You'd better scatter and run The battle's lost and not won You'd better get away To fight another day Invaders... Raping! Invaders... Plundering! 02. Children Of The Damned [Verse 1] He's walking like a small child But watch his eyes burn you away Black holes in his golden stare God knows he wants to go home [Chorus] Children of the Damned Children of the Damned Children of the Damned Children of the Damned [Verse 2] He's walking like a dead man If he had lived he would've crucified us all Now he's standing on his last step He thought; "Oblivion? Well, it beckons us all" [Chorus] Children of the Damned Children of the Damned Children of the Damned Children of the Damned [Bridge] Now it's burning his hands, he's turning to laugh Smiles as the flame sears his flesh Melting his face, screaming in pain Peeling the skin from his eyes Watch him die according to plan He's dust on the ground, what did we learn? Ooooooooo-o-o-o-o-ooh Ooooooooo-o-o-o-o-ooh [Outro] You're children of the Damned Your back's against the wall You turn into the light You're burning in the night You're children of the Damned Like candles watch them burn Burning in the light You'll burn again tonight Children of the Damned 03. The Prisoner [Spoken] We want information, information, information Who are you? The new number 2 Who is number 1? You are number 6 I am not a number, I am a free man! [Laughter] [Verse 1] I'm on the run, I kill to eat I'm starving now, feelin' dead on my feet Goin' all the way, I'm nature's beast Do what I want and do as I please [Pre-Chorus] Run, fight to breathe, it's tough Now you see me, now you don't Break the walls, I'm comin' out [Chorus] Not a prisoner, I'm a free man And my blood is my own now Don't care where the past was I know where I'm going - out! [Verse 2] If you kill me, it's self defense But if I kill you then I call it vengeance Spit in your eye, I will defy You'll be afraid of when I call out your name [Pre-Chorus] Run, fight to breathe, it's gonna be tough Now you see me and now you don't Break the walls, I'm comin' out [Chorus] Not a prisoner, I'm a free man And my blood is my own now Don't care where the past was I know where I'm going [Chorus 2] I'm not a number, I'm a free man Live my life where I want to You'd better scratch me from your black book 'Cos I'll run rings around you [Guitar Solo: Adrian Smith] [Guitar Solo: Dave Murray] [Chorus] Not a prisoner, I'm a free man And my blood is my own now Don't care where the past was I know where I'm going [Chorus 2] I'm not a number, I'm a free man Live my life where I want to You'd better scratch me from your black book 'Cos I'll run rings around you [Chorus] Not a prisoner, I'm a free man And my blood is my own now Don't care where the past was I know where I'm going 04. 22 Acacia Avenue [Verse 1] If you're feeling down depressed and lonely I know a place where we can go 22 Acacia Avenue Meet a lady that I know So if you're looking for a good time And you're prepared to pay the price Fifteen quid is all she asks for Everybody's got their vice [Verse 2] If you're waiting for a long time For the rest to do their piece You can tell her that you know me And you might even get it free So any time you're down the East End Don't you hesitate to go You can take my honest word for it She'll teach you more than you can know [Pre-Chorus] Charlotte can't you get out from all this madness? Can't you see it only brings you sadness? When you entertain your men don't know the risk of getting disease Some day when you're reach the age of forty I bet you'll regret the days when you were laying Nobody then will want to know You won't have any beautiful wares to show, any more [Chorus] 22, the Avenue That's the place where we all go You will find it's warm inside The red light's burning bright tonight [Pre-Chorus] Charlotte isn't it time you stopped this mad life Don't you ever think about the bad times Why do you have to live this way? Do you enjoy your lay or is it the pay? Sometimes when your strolling down the avenue The way you walk it makes men think of having you When you're walking down the street Everybody stops and turns to stare at you [Chorus] 22, the Avenue That's the place where we all go You will find it's warm inside The red light's burning bright tonight [Bridge] Beat her, mistreat her, do anything that you please Bite her, excite her, make her get down on her knees Abuse her, misuse her, she can take all that you've got Caress her, molest her, she always does what you want? [Outro] You're running away, don't you know what you're doing? Can't you see it'll lead you to ruin? Charlotte you've taken your life and you've thrown it away You believe that because what you're earning? Your life's good don't you know that it's hurting? All the people that love you don't cast them aside All the men that are constantly drooling It's no life for you stop all that screwing You're packing your bags, you're coming with me 05. The Number Of The Beast [Spoken intro: Barry Clayton] Woe to you, o'er Earth and Sea For the Devil sends the beast with wrath Because he knows the time is short Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast For it is a human number Its number is six hundred and sixty six [Verse 1: Bruce Dickinson] I left alone, my mind was blank I needed time to think to get the memories from my mind What did I see? Can I believe that what I saw That night was real and not just fantasy? Just what I saw, in my old dreams, were they Reflections of my warped mind staring back at me? Cause in my dreams, it's always there The evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair YEAH! [Verse 2] The night was black, was no use holding back Cause I just had to see, was someone watching me? In the mist, dark figures move and twist Was all this for real or just some kind of hell? [Chorus 1] 666 the number of the beast Hell and fire was spawned to be released [Verse 3] Torches blazed and sacred chants were phrased As they start to cry, hands held to the sky In the night, the fires are burning bright The ritual has begun, Satan's work is done [Chorus 2] 666 the number of the beast Sacrifice is going on tonight [Guitar solo: Dave Murray] [Guitar solo: Adrian Smith] [Verse 4] This can't go on, I must inform the law Can this still be real, or just some crazy dream? But I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes They seem to mesmerize, can't avoid their eyes [Chorus 3] 666 the number of the beast 666 the one for you and me [Verse 5] I'm coming back, I will return And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn I have the fire, I have the force I have the power to make my evil take its course 06. Run To The Hills [Intro] White man came across the sea He brought us pain and misery He killed our tribes, he killed our creed He took our game for his own need We fought him hard, we fought him well Out on the plains we gave him hell But many came too much for Cree Oh will we ever be set free? [Verse 1] Riding through dust clouds and barren wastes Galloping hard on the plains Chasing the redskins back to their holes Fighting them at their own game Murder for freedom the stab in the back Women and children are cowards attack [Refrain] Run to the hills, run for your lives Run to the hills, run for your lives [Verse 2] Soldier blue in the barren wastes Hunting and killing their game Raping the women and wasting the men The only good Injuns are tame Selling them whiskey and taking their gold Enslaving the young and destroying the old [Refrain] Run to the hills, run for your lives Run to the hills, run for your lives [Guitar Solo: Dave Murray] [Refrain] Run to the hills, run for your lives Run to the hills, run for your lives Run to the hills, run for your lives Run to the hills, run for your lives 07. Gangland [Verse 1] Shadows may hide you but also may be your grave You're running today maybe tomorrow you'll be saved You pray for the daylight to save you for a while You wonder if your children will face the killer's smile [Chorus] Dead men, tell no tales Gangland, murder's up for sale Dead men, tell no tales Gangland, where the jail birds die [Verse 2] Face at the window leers into your own But it's only your reflection still you tremble in your bones How long can you hide? How long till they come? A rat in a trap but you've got to survive [Verse 3] Once you were glad to be free for a while The air tasted good and the world was your friend Then came the day when the hard times began Now you're alone but alive for how long? [Chorus] Dead men, tell no tales Gangland, murder's up for sale Dead men, tell no tales Gangland, where the jail birds die [Guitar solo] [Verse 4] A knife at your throat another body on the pile A contract to keep and it's service with a smile Murder for vengeance or murder for gain Death on the streets or a blackened out jail [Chorus] Dead men, tell no tales Gangland, murder's up for sale Dead men, tell no tales Gangland, where the jail birds die Dead men, gangland Murder, gangland Tell no tales 08. Hallowed Be Thy Name [Intro] I'm waiting in my cold cell, when the bell begins to chime Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time Cause at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole The sands of time for me are running low Running low, yeah [Verse 1] When the priest comes to read me the last rites I take a look through the bars at the last sights Of a world that has gone very wrong for me Can it be that there's some sort of error? Hard to stop the surmounting terror Is it really the end, not some crazy dream? [Verse 2] Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming It's not easy to stop from screaming But words escape me when I try to speak Tears fall but why am I crying? After all I'm not afraid of dying Don't I believe that there never is an end? [Verse 3] As the guards march me out to the courtyard Somebody cries from a cell "God be with you" If there's a God why has He let me go? As I walk my life drifts before me And though the end is near I'm not sorry Catch my soul, it's willing to fly away [Verse 4] Mark my words believe my soul lives on Don't worry now that I have gone I've gone beyond to seek the truth When you know that your time is close at hand Maybe then you'll begin to understand Life down here is just a strange illusion [Guitar solo: Dave Murray] [Guitar solo: Adrian Smith] [Outro] Yeah, yeah, yeah... Hallowed be Thy name Yeah, yeah, yeah... Hallowed be Thy name Yeah