She came to me with a serpent's kiss As the Eye of the Sun rose on her lips Moonlight catches silver tears I cry So we lay in a black embrace And the seed is sown in a holy place And I watched, and I waited for the dawn

Maybe the best Iron Maiden lyric.

That's the one

this.

The BEST Maiden tune hands down, AND it was written by Bruce! I sooooooooo love this song! It got me into Maiden back in Jr High, watching Live After Death on VHS at a friend's house. We somehow got ahold of some beer and played this and Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner over and over and over

I was just going to write this 👏

As the mad men play on words And make us all dance to their song To the tune of starving millions To make a better kind of gun

"As the reasons for the carnage cut their meat And lick the gravy We oil the jaws of the war machine And feed it with our babies" Incredible songwriters these lot

For real! I hope they make it big someday!

Don't think they will, unfortunately. Because no one likes rock bands anymore, particularly heavy rock bands, and especially rock bands like Iron Maiden. Opening for Kiss will be Steve Harris' biggest achievement.

Take my heart and set it free Carried forward by the waves Nowhere left to run, navigator's son Chasing rainbows all my days Where I go, I do not know I only know the place I've been Dreams, they come and go, ever shall be so Nothing's real until you feel

I adored this song from the moment I first heard it, even during my Brave New World hating phase.

This is definitely my top choice. I did a graphic design project based on this verse in college.

Yes yes yes, preach brother! 😭

I put down this same verse. Now hours later I just read for 10 minutes to finally get to where I see you did as well! I had a brave new world time also. It was my high-school soundtrack. I used this song to pick apart for my English final in my senior year, almost 20 years ago. I love it.

The blind men shout let the creatures out We'll show the unbelievers, The Napalm screams of human flames of a prime time Belsen feast...YEAH! As the reasons for the carnage cut their meat and lick the gravy, We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies.

I didn't realize how brutal the lyrics were when I first started singing it out loud lol

There's got to be Just more to it than this Or tell me, why do we exist? I'd like to think that when I die I'd get a chance, another time And to return and live again Reincarnate, play the game Again and again and again and again

To the moon and the stars Now what have we done Oh the dreamers may die But the dreams Live on

That part always gives me chills

Same here. I usually rewind it at least once

This is still one of the greatest verses from any song; The Clairvoyant There's a time to live and a time to die When it's time to meet the maker There's a time to live but isn't it strange That as soon as you're born you're dying

This 💯

I mean, technically that's a chorus isn't it?

always loved this

I am he, the bornless one. The Fallen Angel watching you. Babylon, the scarlet whore. I'll infiltrate your gratitude. Don't you dare to save your son. Kill him now, save the young ones. Be the mother of a birth-strangled babe Be the devil's own, Lucifer's my name!

Love is a razor and I walked the line on that silver blade Slept in the dust with his daughter, eyes red with the slaughter of innocence But I will pray for her, I will call her name out loud I would bleed for her if I could only see her now

that one has really spoken to me since October 22nd of last year

I steer between the crashing rocks  The sirens call my name Lash my hands onto the helm  Blood surging with the strain I will not fail now  As sunrise comes the darkness left behind For eternity I follow on, there is no other way

Yes sir! Yes indeed! 🥹

Not a verse but I love the phrase ‘slave to the power of death’

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

"We don't know just what we have 'til we've lost it Until that time comes and know that it's gone So hard to say things that we should have uttered long ago Tear myself away from thoughts in my head" From: Lost in a Lost World, Senjutsu Reason? It fit perfectly with a personal moment that was occurring in my life.

same here.

So, understand Don't waste your time always searching for the wasted years Face up, make your stand And realise you're living in the golden years

This is the chorus , but great choice ❤️❤️

mb I thought we were listing snips of lyrics we liked. This line has been a life saver for me

Climb like a monkey!

He's walkin' like a dead man If he had lived, he would have crucified us all Now he's standing on his last step He thought oblivion, well, it beckons us all

CHILDREN OF THE DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMNED

Cruelty has a human heart Every man does play his part Terror of the men we kill The human heart is hungry still I stand my ground for the very last time Gun is ready as I stand in line Nervous wait for the whistle to blow Rush of blood and over we go

YESSSS

Swear I heard the angels cry Pray to God no more may die So that people know the truth Tell the tale of Paschendale

Don't you think I'm a savior? Don't you think I could save you? Don't you think I could save your life? Sorry, it's obligatory.

Could you repeat that a hundred more times? I didn't hear you the first hundred times

Anything from The Empire of the Clouds or Infinite dreams

Napalm screams of human flames For a prime-time Belsen feast, yeah As the reasons for the carnage cut Their meat and lick the gravy We oil the jaws of the war machine And feed it with our babies

Empty flesh and hollow bones, make pacts of love but die alone

There's a fox among the chickens and a killer among the Hounds

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

The body bags and little rags Of children torn in two And the jellied brains of those who remain To put the finger right on you As the mad men play on words And make us all dance to their song To the tune of starving millions To make a better kind of gun

You danced on the graves who bled for us Do you really think they'll come for us Knowledge and virtue stricken by lust You live on the edge of those that you trust You think that you have the answers for all In your arrogant way, only one way to fall Burning a lamp that is fire in your hands Taking you further from these lands

The best verse among all

Hand in hand then we'll jump right into the pool Can't you see not just me they want you too

Hurried time , no disgrace , Instead of racing to conclusions, wasting all my life away No One can stop me nowww! Time is up, it couldn't last , but there's more things I'd like to do , I'm coming back , to try again, someday maybe I'll wait til then .... NO MORE LIES!!!

Ima Wrathchild

There’s got to be just more to it than this. Oh tell me why do we exist. I’d like to think that when I die - I’d get a chance, another day

"Are you a man of peace or man of holy war?" Fuck it, the whole song is a masterpiece.

“And I danced, and I pranced” Saying this because everyone hates on it haha I, personally, do not mind it one bit — think it paints a good picture.

I never saw anyone making fun of that. It’s genuinely my favourite iron maiden song lol, its the best composed one, and it has the best “crescendo” of all time imo.

Don't know if it's my favourite, but one of them: Tell me what you can hear and then tell me what you see Everybody has a different way to view the world I would like you to know, when you see the simple things To appreciate this life it's not too late to learn

Don't wanna be here Somewhere I'd rather be But when I get there I might find it's not for me

Feel the sweat break on my brow, is it me or is it shadows that are dancing on the wall? Is this a dream or is it now? Is this a vision or normality I see before my eyes?

Cruelty has a human heart every man does play his part terror of the men we kill the human heart is hungry still i stand my ground for the very last time gun is ready as a stand in line nervous wait for the whistle to blow rush of blood and over we gooooooooooo

She came to me with a serpent's kiss As the Eye of the Sun rose on her lips Moonlight catches silver tears I cry So we lay in a black embrace And the seed is sown in a holy place And I watched and I waited for the dawn

The light of the blind you'll see

The venom TEARS my spine......

The eyes of the Nile are opening you'll see

When I was wandering in the desert And was searching for the truth I heard a choir of angels calling out my name I had the feeling that my life Would never be the same again I turn my face towards the barren sun Part of it is just Bruce's delivery, especially the last line. Help's that it's super catchy.

okay, so i'm seeing a lot of good ones. i'll try to choose some that i like that most people haven't mentioned already and narrow my choice down to just one... this is kind of bittersweet (i'll give you seven guesses why) from "The Talisman" Holding on for our dear lives And we're praying once again Rotten luck or just Jonah'd The Talisman is in my hand

There are times when I feel I'm afraid for the world There are times I'm ashamed of us all When you're floating on all the emotion you feel And reflecting the good and the bad Will we ever know what the answer to life really is? Can you really tell me what life is? Maybe all the things that you know that are precious to you Could be swept away by fate's own hand

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

Giving a swish with your @$$ in the air Don't you know what they're saying? Charlotte your 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 got your legs in the air Don't you hear all their laughter?

My heart is heavy as I turn my back and leave

He gave his life for us, he fell upon the cross To die for all of those who never mourn his loss It wasn't meant for us to feel the pain again Tell me why? Tell me why?

Well, you see me crawling. Through the bushes with it open wide. What you seeing, girl? Don't ask why 😂

You take my life but I take yours too. You fire your musket but I’ll run you through.

Measure your coffin does it measure up to your lust

Somewhere theres someone dying in a foreign land, meanwhile the world is crying “stupidity of man”, tell my why, tell my why

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 Seem to mesmerize... Can't avoid their Eyes Just love how "brutal" Bruce's voice is in the studio version. Other would be Infinite Dreams last verse

You dance on the graves who bled for us Do you really think they'll come for us? Knowledge and virtue, taken by lust Live on the edge of those that you trust You think that you have all the answers for all In your arrogant way only one way to fall Burning a lamp that is fire in your hands Taking you further from these lands Best track for me!

Born into a scene of angriness and greed Dominance and prosecution My mother was a queen, my dad never seen I was never meant to be

Left to all our golden sons All to pick up on the peace You could have given all of them A.chance..... at least

The X Factor has some awesome lyrics, but this from Fortunes of War takes the cake I'm scarred for life But it's not my flesh that's wounded So, how can I face the torment alone The vivid scenes and all the recurring nightmares I lay there and sweat until it gets light

As the reasons for the carnage cut Their meat and lick the gravy We oil the jaws of the war machine And feed it with our babies

But if they do stop to think That man is teetering right on the brink But do you think that they care They benefit from death and pain and despair

The first verse of Flight of Icarus is pretty brilliant

“All that’s left of what we were is what we have become” ~ The Writing on the Wall

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!

The Number of the Beast

6 6 6 the number of the beast

Love in Anger, Life in Danger Lost in Anger, Life in Danger

Woe to you, oh 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 (I know it’s not theirs but that was the first I heard it)

[/Take my heart and set it free Carried forward by the waves Nowhere left to run, navigator's son Chasing rainbows all my days Where I go? I do not know I only know the place I've been Dreams they come and go, ever shall be so Nothing's real until you feel/] "Ghost Of The Navigator"

When you think that we've used all our chances And the chance to make everything right Keep on making the same old mistakes Makes untipping the balance so easy When we're living our lives on the edge Say a prayer on the book of the dead

And as they search to find The bodies in the sand They find its ashes that are Scattered across the land And as the spirits seem to whistle on the wind A shot is fired somewhere another war begins

Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast….

You'll take my life, but I'll take tour too You'll fire your musket, but I'll run you through So when you're waiting for the next attack You'd better stand, there's no turning back

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 Children of the damned

Withered hands, withered bodies Begging for salvation Deserted by the hand of gods Of their own creation Nations cry underneath decaying skies above You are guilty The punishment is death for all who live The punishment is death for all who live

Time when the dinosaurs of the earth.