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"22 Acacia Avenue"
Twenty two, the barbecue
Twenty two, the avenue
"Another Life"
I'm a lady lying in a bed
Sweet voices come into my head
What it is? I don't wanna know
It's telling me he's got to go.
As I lay here lying on my bed
Sweet voices come into my head
Oh what it is? I wanna know
Please, won't you tell me? It's got to go.
"Blood Brothers"
We're bird brothers.
We're blood brothers.
"Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter"
Bring me a doughnut.
Bring me your daughter.
"Can I Play With Madness?"
Can I play with Agnus?
Can I play with madness?
"Can I Play With Madness?"
Can I play with magic?
Can I play with madness?
"Can I Play With Madness?"
Can I play with magnets?
Can I play with madness?
"Can I Play With Madness?"
Can I play with matches?
Can I play with madness?
"Can I Play With Madness?"
Can I play with my n**s?
The prophet stared at his crystal b***s.
Can I play with madness?
The prophet stared at his crystal ball.
"Can I Play With Madness?"
Can I play with my n**s?
The profit stared at his crystal b***s.
Can I play with madness?
The profit stared at hai crystal ball.
"Can I Play With Madness?"
Can I play with myself?
Can I play with madness?
"Can I Play With Madness?"
Can I rape this mattress?
Can I play with madness?
"Can I Play With Madness"
Can I play with magnets?
Can I play With madness?
"Can I Play With Madness"
Can I play with my nurse
Can I play with madness
"Can I Play With Madness"
Can I play with my vest
Can I play with madness
"Can I Play with Madness"
Can I play with matches
Can I play with madness
"Caught Somewhere In Time"
God soon will return
Caught somewhere in time
"Caught Somewhere in Time"
Costume wearing jerk.
Caught somewhere in time.
"Dream Of Mirrors"
A reflected dream, on a kitchen towel
A reflected dream, of a captured time
"Dream Of Mirrors"
I only dream in black and white
I only dream come satellite.
I only dream of black and white
To save me from myself.
"Dream of Mirrors"
I only dream of black and white
To save me from the seal.
I only dream of black and white
To save me from myself.
"Evil That Men Do"
The eel that mate with you lives on.
The evil that men do lives on and on.
"Evil That Men Do"
The evil Batman do
The evil that men do
"Evil That Men Do"
The evil Katmandu
The evil that men do
"Evil That Men Do"
The evil that me do inside of love
The evil that men do lives on and on.
"Fear Of The Dark"
Fear of the duck
Fear of the dark
"Fear Of The Dark"
Fear of the f***
Fear of the dark
"Fear Of The Dark"
Fear of the fart.
Fear of the dark.
"Fear Of The Dark"
Fear of the narc
Fear of the dark
"Fear Of The Dark"
Fear of the spark
Fear of the dark
I worked on the tour. After a problem with an on-stage transformer, which caused several crew members to receive electric shocks, the tour was known as the 'Fear Of The Spark Tour'.
"Fear Of The Dark"
Hair of the dog
Fear of the dark
"Fear of the Dark"
Fear of the dog
Fear of the dark
"Fear of the Dark"
He love the dog.
Fear of the dark
"Flight Of Icarus"
Fly on your wing like and eagle.
Fly on your way like an eagle.
"Flight Of Icarus"
Oh my God, my b***s are on fire.
In the name of God my father, I fly.
"Fortunes Of War"
Potes de arroz
Fortunes of war
Potes de arroz='Bowls of rice' in Portuguese.
"Ghost of the Navigator"
The silence of the rocks,
they beckon me
The sirens on the rocks,
they beckon me
"Hallowed Be Thy Name"
Harold, be thy name.
Hallowed be thy name.
"Hallowed Be Thy Name"
Honeybee, there's some sort of error.
Can it be there's some sort of error?
"Hallowed Be Thy Name"
If there were God, why does he let me go?
As I watch my lights tip before me
No the end is still not sorry
Catch my soul, it's willing to blood away
Mark my words, believe my sorrow.
If there’s a God, then why has he let me die?
As I walk all my life drifts before me
And though the end is near, I’m not sorry
Catch my soul 'cause it’s willing to fly away
Mark my words, believe my soul lives on.
"Hallowed Be Thy Name"
When the priest came to read me the land sights
Take a look through the bowels of the left sights.
When the priest comes to read me the last rites
I take a look through the bars at the last sights.
"Hallowed Be Thy Name"
When the priest came to read me the last rites
I took a look at his b***s from the left side.
When the priest came to read me the last rites
I took a look at the bars from the left side.
"Infinite Dreams"
Caviar coincidence
Can't be all coincidence
"Infinite Dreams"
Caviar, coincidence?
Can it be all coincidence?
"Infinite Dreams"
Save me, save me from myself
And women in my dreams.
Save me, save me from myself
Even within my dreams.
"Innocent Exile"
I'm running away, I've no where to go
I left my life in a disco, Yeah.
I'm running away, no where to go
I'm lost and tired and I just don't know. Yeah...
"Innocent Exile"
You are here to help, this is my only plan
I never had no trouble before this trail began.
When you weren't there to help me, I lost my mind and ran
I never had no trouble before this all began.
"Iron Maiden"
Eye on maiden
Iron Maiden
"Iron Maiden"
Iron Maiden can be fun.
Iron Maiden can't be fought.
"Iron Maiden"
See the blood flow, wash the dishes.
See the blood flow, watching it shed.
"Iron Maiden"
See the blood flow, watching this ship.
See the blood flow, watching it shed.
"Iron Maiden"
See the blood flow, what is this s***?
See the blood flow, watching it shed.
"Judas Be My Guide"
Baghdad, oh no!
Back then or now.
"Lighting Strikes Twice"
As I s*** in a corner alone.
As I sit in a corner alone.
"Lord Of The Flies"
I just want to feel like a skunk.
I just want to feel like we're strong.
"Lord Of The Flies"
Saints and Santas
Something wearing us
We are lord of the flies.
or
Saints and Santas
Something's waving at us
We are lord of the flies.
Saints and sinners
Something within us
We are lord of flies.
"Lord Of The Flies"
Same-sex dinners
Saints and sinners
"Lord Of The Flies"
We must prepare ourselves for the elephants.
We must prepare ourselves for the elements.
I heard this on a bootleg of the Dance Of Death World Tour 2003-2004, not the studio version on The X-Factor (1995).
"Montsegur"
At the Gates and the walls of Montsegur
Blown on the stones of the Citadel.
At the Gates and the Walls of Montsegur
Blood on the stones of the Citadel.
"Montsegur"
In the gates and the walls of Massengale
In the gates and the walls of Montsegur
"Montségur"
The Buffalo's testicles crippled and black.
The book of Old Testament crippled and black.
"Moonchild"
I am he, the gormless one
The fallen angel watching you.
I am he, the bornless one
The fallen angel watching you.
"Murders In The Rue Morgue"
Burgers in the food court
Murders in the Rue Morgue
"Murders In The Rue Morgue"
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Someone snapped a condom.
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Someone call the gendarmes.
Gendarmes are French police officers.
"Murders In The Rue Morgue"
Where the two young b*****s died
Where the two young victims died
"Murders in the Rue Morgue"
Brothers in the window
Murders in the rue morgue
"No More Lies"
No more pies!!
No more lies!!
"Number Of The Beast"
But I feel drawn towards the chanting whores.
But I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes.
"Number Of The Beast"
Reflections of my Walkman staring back at me.
Reflections of my warped mind staring back at me.
"Number Of The Beast"
Reflections of my woman staring back at me.
Reflections of my warped mind staring back at me.
"Number Of The Beast"
Sex, succes - the wonder of the beast.
Six, six, six, the number of the beast.
"Number Of The Beast"
Sick, sick, sick the number of the beast
Six, six, six the number of the beast
"Number Of The Beast"
Six, six, six, Australian Police
Six, six, six the number of the beast
"Number Of The Beast"
Six, six, six
They numbered all my beans.
Six, six, six
The number of the Beast.
"Number Of The Beast"
The devil talking towards the chanting horse.
But I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes.
"Number Of The Beast"
Were they reflections of my woman staring back at me?
Were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me?
"Number of the Beast"
Sex! Sex Sex!
666
"Paschendale"
Cruelty has a feline heart
Every cat must play its part.
Cruelty has a human heart
Every man must play his part.
"Paschendale"
Tell the world of passion, Dale!
Tell the world of Paschendale
"Powerslave"
People would worship a frog.
People would worship and fall.
"Quest For Fire"
Join my quest for fire.
Drawn by quest for fire
"Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Live After Death)"
See the aim of the action maiden.
Hear the rime of the ancient mariner.
"Rime Of The Ancient Mariner"
Through the f***in' ice
Through the fog and ice
"Rime Of The Ancient Mariner"
Through the f**kin' ice
Through the fog and ice
"Rime Of The Ancient Mariner"
We struck North in the motion.
We stuck nor breath nor motion.
"Run To The Hills"
He ate our fries, he killed our queen.
He killed our tribes, he killed our creed.
"Run To The Hills"
Run of the mill; you've got no life.
Run to the hills, run for your lives.
"Run To The Hills"
Run of the mill
You've got no life.
Run to the hills
Run for your lives!!
"Run To The Hills"
Run to the heels.
Run to the hills.
"Run To The Hills"
Woman came across to pee.
White man came across the sea.
"Running Free"
I'm spreading fleas, yeah!
I'm running free, yeah!
"Running Free"
Now alter boys are after me.
Now all the boys are after me.
"Running Free"
Pulled her at the bottle top,
whiskey nazi, disco hop.
Pulled her at the bottle top,
whiskey, dancing, disco hop.
"Sanctuary"
Out of Dale Winton came a walrus of steel.
Out of the winter came a war horse of steel.
"Still Life"
Madness...spirits calling me.
Nightmares...spirits calling me.
"Tail Gunner"
Live like father, kill like son.
or
Nail that f***er, kill that son.
Nail that Fokker, kill that son.
"Tail Gunner"
Nail that f*cker,
kill that son
Nail that Fokker,
kill that son
Fokker was a Dutch company that used to built airplanes
"Tailgunner"
Climb into the sky, never wonder why
Attila the Hun, you're Attilla the Hun.
Climb into the sky, never wonder why
Tailgunner, you're the tailgunner.
"Tailgunner"
Climb into the sky
Never walk away.
Climb into the sky
Never wonder why.
"Tailgunner"
Climb into this guy
Never wonder why.
Climb into the sky
Never wonder why.
"The Angel And The Gambler"
Don't you think I'm a saviour?
Don't you think I could save you?
Don't you think I could save your wife?
Don't you think I'm a saviour?
Don't you think I could save you?
Don't you think I could save your life?
"The Angel and The Gambler"
I love you, handsome.
Out of your hands now.
"The Evil That Man Do"
The evil that men do runs to the ground.
The evil that men do lives on and on.
"The Evil That Men Do"
I love a raisin.
Love is a razor.
"The Evil That Men Do"
Living on a razor's edge
Bouncing on her legs.
Living on a razor's edge
Balancing on a ledge.
"The Evil That Men Do"
Living on a rising eggs
Balance is on my legs.
Living on a razor's edge
Balancing on a ledge.
"The Evil That Men Do"
Living on a weetabix
Balancing on my legs.
Living on a razor's edge
Balancing on a ledge.
"The Evil That Men Do"
The evil Batman do
The evil that men do
"The Evil That Men Do"
The evil Katmandu lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on.
"The Evil That Men Do"
The evil fat men do lives on and on.
The evil that men do lives on and on.
"The Evil That Men Do"
The evil that men do lives in my bathroom.
The evil that men do lives on my head.
The evil that men do lives on and on.
The evil that men do lives on and on.
"The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner"
Run! Nobby Stiles!
Run! Over Stiles!
"The Number Of The Beast"
But I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hums.
But I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes.
"The Number Of The Beast"
In the mist Darth Vader moves and twist
In the mist dark figures move and twist
"The Number Of The Beast"
Just what I saw in my old dreams
Were they reflections of my walkman staring back at me?
Just what I saw in my old dreams
Were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me?
"The Number Of The Beast"
Just what I saw in my own dreams
Were they reflections of my old man staring back at me?
Just what I saw in my old dreams
Were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me?
"The Number Of The Beast"
Sex, success, the number of the Beast
666, the number of the Beast
"The Number Of The Beast"
The reflection of my woman staring back at me.
The reflection of my warped mind staring back at me.
"The Trooper"
And the bastards fire another round.
And the Russians fire another round.
"The Trooper"
The Manowar and the Russian guys
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
"The Trooper"
The manowar, the Russian guns
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
"The Trooper"
The many holes from the machine guns.
The mighty roar of the Russian guns.
"The Trooper"
The smell of ostrich smoke and horse's breasts.
The smell of acrid smoke and horse's breath.
"The Trooper"
The smell of smore acid breath as I go into further debt
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
"The Trooper"
You take my life but I take Your shoes
You take my life but I take Yours too
"Two Minutes to Midnight"
Two minutes to midnight
To kill, the young boy in the wood.
Two minutes to midnight
To kill, the unborn in the womb.
"Virus"
Hole in your head
All in your head
"Virus"
The rats say 'Zelda'.
The rats in the cellar
"Virus"
The ratskin seller, you know who you are!
The rats in the cellar, you know who you are!
"Wasted Years"
When you camp in the woods to stay.
When you can't find the words to say.