Iron maiden lyrics

Hallowed By The Name

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
cos at 5 o'clock, they take me to the gallows pole
the sands of time for me are running low
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 thatthere'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 criesfrom 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
lifedown here is just a strange illusion.

The Number Of The Beast
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
Cos in my dreams it's always there the evil face that twistsmy mind
and brings me to despair
The night was black was no use holding back
cos i just had to see was someone watching me
in the mist dark figures move and twist
was all this for real or some kind of hell
666 the number of the beast
hell and fire was spawned to be released
Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised
as they start to cry hands held to the sky
in the night the firesburning bright
the ritual has begun satan's work is done
666 the number of the beast
sacrifice is going on tonight
This can't go on i must inform the law
can this still be real or some crazy dream
but i feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes
they seem to mesmerise me...can't avoid their eyes
666 the number of the beast
666 the one for you and me
I'm coming back i will return
and i'llpossess 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

Fear Of The Dark
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 constantfear 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
thoughtyou 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 folklores
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 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

El Dorado
Gotta tell you a story
On a cold winters night
You'll be sailin for glory
Before you know what is right

So come over here now
I got a vision for you
It's my personal...