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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, yeah!
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?
Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming
It's not easy to stop from screaming
The words escape me when I try to speak
Tears flow, but why am I crying
After all I'm not afraid of dying
Don't I believe that there never is an end
As the guards march me out to the courtyard
Somebody cries from a cell "God be with you"
If there's a God then why has he let me go?
As I walk all my life drifts before me
And though the end is near I'm not sorry
Catch my soul, it's willing to fly away
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.
Yeah hallowed be thy name
Yeah hallowed by thy name
Yeah
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, yeah!
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?
Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming
It's not easy to stop from screaming
The words escape me when I try to speak
Tears flow, but why am I crying
After all I'm not afraid of dying
Don't I believe that there never is an end
As the guards march me out to the courtyard
Somebody cries from a cell "God be with you"
If there's a God then why has he let me go?
As I walk all my life drifts before me
And though the end is near I'm not sorry
Catch my soul, it's willing to fly away
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.
Yeah hallowed be thy name
Yeah hallowed by thy name
Yeah
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But aside from writing a 7 minute musical epic like this, Harris' mature lyrics he penned to it. Now there's nothing wrong with juvenile lyrics, I'm a huge Poison fan after all, but when a rock song by a successful band can transcend sex, drugs, rock n roll it is just perfect. Harris set up a story featuring a character who goes through an arc. Think about that for a second. In 7 minutes Steve Harris set up a pretty interesting character arc, all in first person, that follows the 5 stages of grief. Something most big budget movies nowadays fail at doing.
This song is so marvelous, I'm just a little disappointed they left it out of their Maiden England tour last year here in the States... There's always next time and there's always the record! Rock In Peace Clive
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."
This is my favorite song EVER!
Its music, its dynamic, the power of Bruce's voice... Magic from beginning till the end. Up the Irons!
Catch my soul.
My soul lives on.
I've gone beyond to seek the truth.
Life is a strange illusion.
Hallowed be thy name.
in the right order in one case.
1.Denial — 'Can it be there's some sort of error, Hard to stop the surmounting terror, Is it really the end not some crazy dream'
2.Anger — ''As the guards march me out to the courtyard, Someone calls from a cell "God be with you",If there's a God then why has he let me go??''
3.Bargaining — not present
4.Depression — ''Tears they flow but why am I crying, After all I am not afraid of dying
Don't believe that there is never an end''
5.Acceptance — ''Mark my words please believe my soul lives on
Please don't worry now that I have gone
I've gone beyond to see the truth''
Just my two cents....